Kids' Activities, Sports and Fun Things to Do in Ventura County!
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Center Stage has closed its doors.
Center Stage Performing Arts is a small theater and music store located at 28311 Agoura Rd, Agoura Hills, at the corner of Lewis Road. Center Stage offers music and acting instruction as well as live theater performances. Learn more at www.centerstageagoura.com or call 818.991.3030. They also offer birthday party options at the theater.
Paintball USA is located in Oxnard at 5011 West Gonzales Road. Paintball USA offers Co2, compressed air, paintballs, markers (guns), and safety equipment on eight different fields.
Designed for all levels of players, from beginners to advanced. Professional staff briefs all players on paintball games and safety. Air guns, camouflage outfits, paintballs and safety headgear are available for rent and for purchase.
Open weekends from 9am to 4pm. Airsoft and Splatmaster parties are offered.
For more information, visit www.paintballusa.org or call 805.585.2227.
THE CLUBHOUSE FUN ZONE PERMANENTLY CLOSED ITS DOORS IN 2020
The Clubhouse Fun Zone is located at 4535 McGrath Street, Unit B in Ventura. This indoor play facility appeals to both adults and children in that in addition to all of the play equipment, it offers three computer stations with free internet access, free WiFi, satellite radio, couches, chairs and a variety of reading material.
For the kids, there is a tri-level clubhouse themed modular climbing structure featuring two large slides, a zig-zag step climb, teeter tunnel, snake pit and ball pit, a large collection of Children’s Factory soft play activity components, an inflatable bouncer, Little Tikes play structures that create an imaginary town (including a café and gas station, school bus, fire truck, etc.), ride-on vehicles, train table, air hockey table and popular ride-on roller coasters. Recommended for kids 6 and under but all ages welcome.
The Clubhouse also offers a range of drinks and snacks that includes self-service gourmet coffee and tea as well as birthday party packages. The facility is open to the public Monday through Friday and weekends for private parties.
Admission $9 per child as of February 2020. Sibling and military discounts available. Open 10am to 4pm Mon-Fri (available for private parties on weekends). For more information, visit www.theclubhousefunzone.com or call 805.639.0414.
Note: We Rock the Spectrum Simi Valley announced that they are closing their doors at the end of December 2016.
We Rock the Spectrum Kid's Gym at 2888-B Cochran St, Simi Valley opened to the public in July 2015. Open 7 days a week, 9am to 7pm for open play, birthday parties, break time, camps and more.
The gym provides children from infant to age 13 with a fun and motivational environment to help them with strength, movement, vestibular development, sensory processing, communication and social interactions.
Activities at the gym include: zip line, full sized trampoline, rope wall, slide, monkey bars, swings, tunnels, sensory-based toys, motor play toys and equipment, arts and crafts area and more.
Learn more at www.werockthespectrumsimivalley.com or call 805.387.6444. Also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WRTSSimiValley.
The SkateHouse is a new indoor skatepark in Chatsworth, located at 9725 Variel Avenue. It is the only privately owned indoor skate/BMX park open to the public in the City of Los Angeles. 13,000 sq ft facility offering vert, street and transition for skateboarders, BMX, scooters and roller bladers. Also offers private lessons for skateboarding and BMXing. Learn more at theskatehouse.com.
BUILD-A-BEAR VENTURA HAS CLOSED ITS DOORS, I BELIEVE IN 2019
Build-a-Bear Workshop opened a location at the Pacific View Mall, 3301 East Main Street, Space 1024, Ventura in September 2016. Hours 10am to 9pm Monday through Saturday and noon to 6pm on Sunday.
Build-a-Bear offers kids to selected a stuffed animal from over 30 in stock (and not just bears), stuff them, outfit them, accessorize them, give them a heart, sounds and scents, name them and take them home. Quite an enjoyable experience for the younger set.
Visit www.buildabear.com/shopping/storefinder/storeDetail.jsp?storeNumber=344 for more information.
Young Art Lessons closed their store at The Oaks in Fall 2018.
Young Art Lessons, the children's art store and studio, is located at The Oaks Mall, offering "drop in" art lessons seven days a week.
Instructors promote each student's individual style and creativity offering techniques in the use of oil pastel, watercolor, acrylic, and colored pencil, while assisting the children to achieve a completed composition to take home at the end of the lesson.
Parents are able to select from a variety of class time lengths ranging from 15 minutes to multiple hours, depending on their shopping, dining or theatre plans at The Oaks. Students may choose from a variety of compositions including animals, still life, landscapes, floral, and cartooning using Young Art's quality products.
Classes start at $12.95 for 15 minutes, $19.95 for 30 minutes, and $29.95 for 1 hour. The studio offers multi class discount passes along with birthday parties. All art materials are provided courtesy of Young Art.
For more information call 805-795-9400 or visit www.youngartusa.co. Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10am-9pm, Sunday: 11am-7pm
Gull Wings Children's Museum opened in 1988 and has dozens of fun, interactive, educational exhibits geared towards ages 2 to 12. There is a tidepool, fire engine, emergency room, ambulance, space station, astronaut room, live animals, mineral/fossil room, camp-out area, an actual car, toddler area, western area, recording room, reading room and the list goes on!
Gull Wings was located at 418 W. Fourth Street, Oxnard. For more information on future plans for the museum and how to help visit www.gullwings.org or call 805.483.3005.
AFTER 21 YEARS, SKATELAB HAS CLOSED ITS DOORS AT THIS LOCATION AT 4226 VALLEY FAIR STREET, SIMI VALLEY.
However, Skatelab founder/owner Scott Radinsky posted on 1/6/19 that a new Skatelab location will be coming soon. Check for updates at www.facebook.com/Skatelab.
Skatelab has a large indoor skate park that your kids will love. It is located at 4226 Valley Fair Street, Simi Valley. Visit www.skatelab.com or call 805.578.0040 for more information. They offer skateboarding classes on Saturdays and Sundays for beginners and novices too!
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