KidZone Museum

Super fun for little ones
They just changed there museum Exhibit to and Egyptian theme and the kids seem to love it
They have an awesome art room and a jungle gym with a slide my kids think this place is great
Especially on a rainy day

This is not a big place. Our 3 and 2 year old had done everything several times in one hour, which is great, but the KidsZone is $ 8 PER PERSON. 2 kids, 2 adults = $ 32. It’s over priced. If the price was $ 4 per person it would a better deal — and simply, that’s what it’s worth.
We were on one side of the wall and balls were being thrown from the other side. We we getting hit with plastic balls from the other side. When we got to that side to play, it was a boy throwing the balls over the wall. His mom and the two museum directors standing next to him. As the boy would throw the balls over, I looked at directors, who just let this continue to happen, and they looked at me with a sheepish shrug. And then you hear a girl crying on the other side as another ball is thrown over. Did they tell the boy to stop? No. And it continued. And they watched. Maybe it was a psychological experiment.

Ideal for a breezy-​too-​cold-​for-​the-​outdoors day! A little indoor play, discovery and wonder-​land for younger children (with a designated area for 18mo and under). Our two-​year-​old had a wonderful time with the silk scarfs and the wind tunnel, the big 12′ x 4′ train tracks landscape, and the indoor climbing structure with slide. There also is a science lab, an art studio, musical instruments, outdoor play structure and more.
Entrance fee is $ 8 per child (over 12 mo) and per adult for the whole day (you can come and go have lunch somewhere and come back). Membership available and maybe more affordable –but we didn’t look into it, since we’re just visiting.

This is the last time I will be going to this museum. Without fail every single time I take my kid here he gets sick… With that $ 8 have a person buy some Lysol spray and keep on it. Such a shame too my son loves this place! But I can’t stomach paying what I do to go to the doctor 3 days later. I have also noticed that kids are allowed to play where they want even if there is designated areas for babies to play. The staff stays in one spot, on the front desk using the company computer for Facebook.

KidZone is THE place to take your kids for some interactive learning in the Tahoe area. Many different exhibits with a wide range of themes. There is also an outdoor area for those nice spring days. We take our little one here regularly and he always has a great time. The yearly membership is super reasonable too. Highly recommended!

Great place to go with younger kids — indoor place space, ART, and fun activities. Highly recommended.

We were on vacation in North Lake Tahoe only to discover that our 21-​month old hates the snow and cold! This museum was a great way to spend an entire afternoon indoors during cold weather. Very interactive exhibits and the train set up is wonderful. Our daughter played with the trains for over an hour which is saying much for a toddler!

This place has some very unique play experiences for kids I haven’t seen elsewhere. Lots of room for imagination to work. I could hardly tear my toddler away from the train table simply because it has a hole in the center where he could pop up through. Perfect for 1.5 hours or so. Nice for cold days. Indoors but outstanding natural light throughout. Also an outdoor play space but it was too cold for me to go out and enjoy it. Next time!

I loved this place! I wish we could have stayed for much longer but made it a pit stop before heading home. I agree with other Unilocalers– this is for younger kids but my 17 month old had a blast! We even had a visit from the Truckee high school marching band. I wish I had seen the reviews before we went as we belong to the CDM San Jose but I did not know they would allow free admission with our membership. I do agree that having parents pay seems a bit out of the ordinary, but I felt the money was going towards a good organization.
I would highly recommend a stop here especially if you have kids under the age of 5. We will be back on our next visit to Tahoe!

This place is ok, but there was no one walking around to monitor people and their kids. The moms were just on their cell phones and not watching their kids, and their kids were sometimes nightmares. It’s a small place too!

This place is ok, was expecting more. The place is a little small compared to the other places that I’ve been, and the ventilation system is not that great. I normally don’t have any problems with allergies or anything, but when I came into this place my nose started acting up. The submarine side was the worse, it was super stuffy and musty smelling. The kids had an ok time but could not last more than 1.5 hours as they got bored. I wouldnt come back if I’m in the area, it’s a waste of $ 24 for a family of two adults and two kids.

We were staying in North Lake Tahoe for a long weekend and had heard about this place from a Bay Area website so we decided to check it out with our 15 month old son.
This place, although it didn’t look like much from the outside, was awesome! They had different play areas including a sand table, bubbles, art area, science area, play structure, and outside area and his favorite this submarine that he could climb in filled with buttons and cubbies to explore. It is built with busy children in mind and filled with all things that they like to play with.
It was spotless, granted we were there first thing, but I got the impression that everything was really well taken care of.
It was so nice to be able to let him explore and touch everything after being in our rental condo and him hearing a lot of ‘no, you can’t have, touch, chew on that” for the last couple days.
I only wish there was a place like this near us.

I enjoy taking my children here when it’s raining or snowing. The facility is super cute with lots of kids activities to do. I like that they have 2 separate play areas one for smaller children, 3 and under and the other for older children 3+. They also have a art area and eating area inside as well as large bathrooms. They have tons of soap to wash hands and require everyone to take their shoes off at the door. The only reason I gave them a 4 star instead of 5 is that I think they could wash down the play areas a bit more because every time I go there my kids get sick a week later.

Fun place for my 2 an 4 year old. Kept them busy for a few hours. If the weather is bad and you need to get the kids out of the house this is the only place around. Other then charging for adults I think the place is great.

My 3.5 year old boy was very entertained here for two hours. He played with the wooden trains. He climbed on the indoor playground equipment. He had a good half hour at the sand table. He loved the large collection of magnetiles. This a very good place.
It is a little hard to find… it is 200 yards from the road on a service road between a school and a public building. The service road runs parallel to highway 80. Look for the BIG TENT… that is what it is: a BIG TENT with play areas inside.

Positives: My girls thought it was fun. They managed to play for about an hour. It was clean and seemed to be aimed at VERY young kids. Mine are almost 7 and 4, and they both seemed happy in there.
Negatives: I thought Adults should be free to get in? I obviously can’t drop off little kids and come back later, so charging for adults to sit there and watch them play seemed to make it just expensive enough to not be any kind of ‘deal’? We paid $ 19 for 2 kids and one adult to go in (if all 4 went in it would of been $ 24). We have been to other children’s museums at this price and they have been 3 – 4 times bigger in size with many more learning activities, and even people working and showing the kids things?
Reason for the rating: I gave it a 3 based on the fact that the girls liked it, but with it being a little pricey for what you get I can’t see it being a must see place when visiting unless you have a pass from your local kids museum? Had adults been free to sit and watch and the place either been bigger, or a bit cheaper it would of fit the bill.

This smallish museum will keep toddlers busy for hours and seems to be very well kept. A nice gem in the mountains.

A «micro-​museum» for the under 6 set in Truckee — housed in an actual Yurt just off Donner Pass Road, next to the high school, this place is a haven for people trying to entertain the super little ones who don’t yet love the ski school all day and meet mommy and daddy at Apres Ski mode of living in Tahoe. You can use your Bay Area Discovery Museum or Children’s Museum Passport to get in for free. It can get crowed on weekends — sometimes such that they turn you away (I did say it was small right?) and usually if you hang out for a bit they let you in when someone leaves. Has a baby area as well as big indoor jungle gym and art rooms. We love it when the kids noses are completely red and the sledding is getting old.

Our seven-​year-​old god-​daughter and 9-​year-​old godson have been attending two of the Kidzone’s Summer Camps — Sierra Watershed Art Camp and Sierra Watershed Science Camp. They are having an incredibly enriching AND fun experience at the camps.
The «counselors» (really teachers /​guides is more appropriate here) bring a wonderful combination of creativity, warmth, learning and spirited play to each day. The kids came home with wonderful portfolios of art projects in a wide variety of media. They also had tons of fun «messing around» in nature — getting muddy, catching a water snake, examining bugs, climbing in and around streams and lake shores.
The science camp includes «training» towards becoming Junior Botanists — and already after the first day the 9-​year old knows how to identify 5 different trees (and he’s really proud to show us his new skills).
The total experience has completely exceeded our expectations — so if you’re looking for a great day-​camp experience here in Truckee /​North Shore — definitely check this out. Note that the summer camp experiences are generally targeted to older kids than the museum. Each session has a recommended age range (the 2 camps our kids attended are for ages 7 — 10).

Small museum — very small by bay-​area standards — that’s a good way-​station for small children. Note that this is for *small* children. I was with a mixed group of children 5 to 9 years old. The eight-​year-​old is young for his age and did OK. The nine-​year-​old absolutely scorned it and declared it «lame».
A gaggle of happy three– and four-​year-​olds passed him by on the way in, surely disagreeing with his assessment. You can clearly see they love it here.