Studio Grow, Berkeley

1235 10th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 526-9888   www.studiogrow.com

Berkeley is the home of one of my favorite kid stops, particularly if you have kids of different ages. The first great find is Studio Grow. This is an indoor facility that has multiple rooms with endless imagination toys and fun. In one room are tables of wooden figures (on one a farm theme, on another a house theme, etc.) and a dress up area where some of the younger kids tend to congregate. Through that room is another full of climbing type structures. In another room is a dance floor, a huge wall of mirros, a disco ball on the ceiling, and streamers or other things to make dancing irrisistable.  There is an arts and crafts area complete with large sinks for cleanup, and a snack area where you can enjoy lunch.  One of the best qualities of this place is that every thirty minutes they have a scheduled short activity. It could be a multi-lingual guitarist leading everyone in songs or it could be a different staff pulling out a parachute and leading the kids in some parachute play.