I can't believe we've been wasting our time at Cosi lol, this is so much more spacious and my 2 year old can literally touch every thing. Everyone was so nice as well, both patrons and staff. I'm also glad they make you keep your shoes on unlike momiland which smells like feet. I love how clean everything was as well. We drove 40 minutes and we will be back! I wonder if they have memberships?? I have never seen her so upset to leave somewhere before. I love that the water table was her height level too, at cosi the kids her age have to stand on stools which isn't very safe for the kids or relaxing for mom. read more

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COSI too far? Too expensive? Just need a safe place for your kiddo to play indoors and stretch their legs and imaginations? This is for you! This place is essentially like the kids space at COSI. Different areas for them to play and get creative. Dress up, read, sing on the little stage, climb on the construction equipment, pretend to grocery shop, play on the splash table and build a pipe line for the water to travel through, and much more. My sister and I took our little ones here on a rainy day, and they definitely enjoyed themselves. We (unfortunately) went on a day when a HUGE daycare or playgroup was also visiting, so about 15 mins after arriving, this swarm of over 50 adults and kids came in and it just got insane. I overheard another mom say that she's never seen so many people in there, so it reassured me that it's not always like this. This place isn't super fancy, and I did wonder about their sanitation procedures because I didn't see any buckets or bins for toys to go in if a kid had put it in their mouth. My LO being under a year, and my nephew being 18 months, you know everything goes in the mouth. They had a little "plop zone" which is the sacred safe space for babies under 2 to not get trampled. My daughter liked it, and liked chewing every toy, which takes me back to the germs... Butbi tried to let it go. The one thing I truly disliked about this place is that you have to pay to get in, even as an adult. $8 for me to supervise my own kid? Okay... Luckily my daughter was free because she was under 1, but I thought it was kind of ridiculous that adults have to pay for their child and themselves. It would make me think twice about coming here regularly once she's over 12 months because I don't think $16 is worth it. As of right now, all she can do is sit in the little baby plop zone. So if you really need something to do on a rainy day, definitely come here. It's safe and the kids for sure have fun. But if it's not a rainy day or you have a lot of kiddos, weigh out all your options, lol. read more

AHA! Hands-On Adventure Children's Museum - Children's Museums Near Me - Lancaster, Ohio

An inexpensive play area for kiddos, especially perfect for a rainy day! A lot of different themed areas in one space makes it easy to let kids play from one area to the next and still keep an eye on them. They occasionally have scheduled craft events, although when we came today it was suppose to be making confetti pops at 10a. Instead, the worker doing the confetti pop craft arrived almost 2hrs after the scheduled time, which was a bit of a disappointment because we drove from Columbus to arrive on time for the craft. (there was still a lot of prep work needed to be done before the craft started and I had an little girl with me who was super excited for making confetti pops) Overall it was a great day for imagination play and to get some energy out! Just a bit disappointing the schedule couldn't be kept for events. read more

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I've been to Aha several times with my toddler, and it's fantastic! Well worth the drive out. There's lots of activity areas for the kids to choose from. Examples include a little grocery store, a doctor's office, a fire truck, a construction crane, etc. There's also a water activity table, and a nice outdoor area with slides, a sand pit, and some outdoor toys. In the summer they have tricycles and toddler bikes available to borrow in the outdoor area, too. read more

This place is a fun little place that you can take kiddos to have a good time. They have several "exhibits" including a Water play area that even has a place that you can sit babies in and they can play with the water without making too big of a mess. The "plop zone" is a safe place to put babies that can crawl and have a nice "tummy-time". My 4yo enjoyed the sand and dinosaur zones as well. The outside play area has a sand pit area and a track to ride bikes (provided) around. You DO have to pay for adults and children alike... but it's not a large amount and well worth the money that is needed to pay employees, along with updating and maintaining the play area. The staff is also nice as well. I will be returning... And also looking into the $100 year membership. read more

AHA! Hands-On Adventure Children's Museum - sand play area outside - Children's Museums Near Me - Lancaster, Ohio

Nothing was what I was told it was gonna be and right after I had paid and told the manager I'd like a refund she said well what do you expect and got the snottiest attitude with me. 10/10 would never dream of recommending anyone here and I have kids of friends in town and in the area. read more

We had my daughters 2nd birthday here and it was an absolute blast! The staff were so kind and helpful. The facility was clean and well taken care of. Their party room was perfect for 30 people. It's a wonderful place for exploration and play for kids! read more

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Really not a bad place but it's the little things that keep me away from here. The biggest downfall of this place is that they charge you to enter and watch your own children. It's not like the zoo where I am also going to enjoy the animals and activities. It's specifically a kids play place so why do they charge parents to enter? Additionally they charge different prices for different incomes to enter. Why not just charge everyone the same price and only charge them for the kids?!? Does not make sense. Pros - It's clean and there are some fun activities for cold days. Cons - Cost and it's current location is segmented with large activities that limit visibility. I recommend Jolly Hoppers or Northwest Branch Library for a Lancaster kids activity. read more

We love the children's museum! There is so much to do, including but not limited to a pretend grocery shopping area, pizzeria, bank, gardening area, construction site, stage with a dress up area, water table, play dough area, craft area, pretend fishing, legos, vet station, and an amazing outside play area. They also have a room with tables for a packed from home lunch or snack. I LOVE that you can bring your own food! My kids never want to leave when we go, my youngest (4) could stay all day. The only thing that i don't like is that adults also have to pay the admission fee. Typically at places like this the adults are free, but that doesn't stop us from going. I live in columbus and think that it is worth the drive. I highly recommend checking it out! There is usually a groupon available to. read more

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This place was a major rip-off. They charged two adults and one 5-year old $24 even though the main attraction (water table) was broken and closed. I wouldn't recommend this place for a child 4 and over. read more

I loved AHA! when we first moved to Lancaster. It was my 2 year-old's favorite place. It was until they stopped enforcing their own rules. Really big kids have ran over my child the last few times we went. After my daughter continually was pushed and ran over, we stopped going and will not be renewing our membership. If you are going to have rules about not running, rough play, height restrictions, and toddler sections, please enforce them. read more

Fun open play for kids 8 and under. Both my 6 year old and 2 year old have a blast in this unstructured creative play space. All the activities are hands on from a water table to a dress up stage to a vet clinic and crafts, this place has it all. The price is incredibly reasonable at $6 for both adults and children. You'll be glad to spend and hour or three watching your kids have a blast learning and exploring. This is a must for kids. read more

AHA! Hands-On Adventure Children's Museum - Fun at the water table! - Children's Museums Near Me - Lancaster, Ohio

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I took my grandson there about a year ago. I thought I would leave a review but never really got around to it. He was 2 1/2 and very shy back then. I figured since I paid for my entrance, I was going to play. The older lady working there kept muttering under her breath but the young girl who worked there just reminded me not to climb on things (I'm very very heavy, so I already figured that out). We had a blast. For those parents who grumble at paying an entrance fee, are you figuring on playing on your cell phone while your child plays alone if there are no other kids there at the current time you arrive?? read more

We LOVED this place. Full of great activity stations for youngsters. My 2 and 4 year olds very very entertained, and there was seating for parents and grandparents. read more

Great place to take children in the Lancaster area! They have several interactive things for children to do from pretend fishing (with magnetic fish) to a water table. The downfalls are that it is not a huge place so I can see how it would get repetitive after a while, and all adults that come in have to pay $8 as well even though they're just watching their children. A family pass is only $100, though, so if a family of 3 was going to go 4 times a year you may as well get the pass! They're expanding the outdoor area as well and it looks like it will be awesome! It's worth a day of getting your kids out of the house to use their imaginations! read more

This place is incredibly disappointing the reason for the excellent reviews is simply there are so few options in Lancaster Ohio for families. It is basically a medium sized play room and they charge for anyone who walks into the door which is understandable if it were an actual children's museum and not a room with toys. read more

Took our 2 1/2 year old daughter here for the first time. She was on cloud 9 running and playing. She only lasted about 2 hours before hitting the exhaustion point. Staff was friendly. I've taken a star away because even after completing their fundraising for a new location, they are still charging adults to enter. I'm not playing with your toys, I'm supervising my children. Adults shouldn't have to pay. read more

I cannot day enough about this place!! Clean , friendly and so much to do !!! Adorable , innovative play for all ages!!! Moving soon so larger facility coming by the mall ! Becoming a member becuse I feel that we will be here all the time!! read more

I still like the activities offered. My kids always have fun. It is a nice place to go on a rainy or cold day. However, the lady who runs the place is not very friendly. I dodge her like the plague. One time she made a rude comment to me because she thought my kid was the one who dumped out the play cart full of food. It wasn't my kid. There have been other situations where I felt attitude from her. She always comes off rude/unfriendly. I enjoy the place but don't enjoy her. My other mom friends feel the same way. read more

I used to absolutely love AHA. We have been loyal customers for years and I feel they have created a wonderful, more affordable, hands-on learning space that was worth our hour drive. However, I was very disappointed today to find, after driving there with 5 kids, that they had closed half their facility (their outdoor natural playground) without any online communication. They had communicated other closures this week (prior to opening), but had not done so today. There was a heat warning going into effect around 4 pm, but they had it closed beginning at 10 am. I was very disappointed (as were my kids), especially considering it was 80 degrees and overcast all morning. However, my concern is not so much with the closure, but with how it was handled. When I spoke to a manager, just to get clarification on to why it was closed, she immediately seemed very annoyed, rude and came off extremely defensive and abrasive. I was very kind in my approach, complimenting the facility, smiling and simply asking for clarification. I was treated rudely and I felt it was very unnecessary. It truly does make me sad, but I don't feel that I can support an establishment that treats its loyal customers like this, simply for asking a question. I am not trying to shame anyone, but hope this can be used as a learning opportunity for how this could be handled and better communicated in the future. read more

Unfortunately you want to save your money. This place is not worth the $5 for every person regardless the age. I say hands down COSI is where you want to be. My kids were board within a half hour of being there and wanted to go to COSI and do everything they have to offer both outside and inside. My kids are 5, 3.5, and 2 yrs old. My 2 year old loves following her brother and sister and playing right along with them. We like to go around noon and eat then stay until closing @ 5pm. I have never heard them beg to go rather it is begging to stay @ COSI. I hope this helps you decide what is best for your family and budget. read more

Aha is fun for kids. My kids do love it but wont be going back. I think it is kind of ridiculous that an adult has to play to watch their kids play. They should drop the prices for adults and only charge for children. An adult has to be with them no matter why so why are you charging? That is all Lancaster needs. There are so many poor families that would love to go to one of Lancasters only childrens places but cannot due to their high pricing. On top of that, my church was handing out water bottles for community service and we were told not to bring religion around their building. So rude! I would recommend jolly hoppers, their growing fast and the kids absolutely love it. Its on ewing st in Lancaster. Cheap too! And very clean! read more