Following her soccer game this morning, Eleanor had a very busy day, and now it's time for her to prepare for a 6th birthday celebration at Kanga's Indoor Play center with family, friends, and her BFF Miss Nevaeh. Eleanor indulged in pizza, snacks, and crumbl cookies with her friends that attended the party, then it was time to open presents. She had very many exciting expressions while opening presents then sang happy birthday and off they went to go play. Eleanor enjoyed the pirate ship swinging back-and-forth with Nevaeh. Miss Avery enjoyed her time in the toddlers ball pit, but Nathaniel not so much he did not like it and started crying. And Scarlett left with a gorgeous cotton candy butterfly. I believe Eleanor had a very good time today with her friends! Happy 6th birthday, Eleanor. If you're looking for a birthday party event for a young child, I would highly recommend this indoor playcenter you can rent a room out have it for 2 1/2 hours. Pick your food choices for each child and then they have unlimited play. They have a toddlers area for three and under. every person does have to sign a waiver online if you're going for a birthday party you have to RSVP online. They have a wonderful snack bar with lots of food options, chicken wraps, mozzarella sticks, pizza, coffee, Café and more. Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Saturday 9 AM to 6 PM they're closed on Sunday read more

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If I had a dollar for every time I heard "I want to go to the Pirate Ship place!", I'd be a very rich woman. This spot takes the fun of a play place, adds a bounce house, ride and rock climbing. As a parent, one of my favorite things is that they have food...and not just snacks, but salads, chicken, pizza and snacks too. We can stay most of the day and the kids will get all their energy out without being starving when we leave. I just wish it was not as expensive (and closer)! read more

Kanga’s Indoor Playcenter - Kids Activities Near Me - Independence, Missouri

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Took my 7-year old here. Entry fee is $15.50 for kiddos. 13+ are free. Filling out the forms on the tablet before going in takes forever. There was a wide range of kids there as far as age. We stayed for two hours and during that time they opened the pirate ship ride and the climbing wall once each. Kanga himself even made an appearance and gave high 5's and hugs to the kids. There were about 3-4 staff members total there and they were polite. We didn't order food so can't comment on it. They seemed to have had a nice variety, but I couldn't justify a $11-13 sandwich. I understand the price of everything is going up nowadays. There are 4 party rooms for those wanting to reserve them for birthday parties. I did not see bigger kids in the toddler area, but can understand how this could happen since it looked about half and half as far as parents watching their kids. Half of the parents watched their kids like a hawk. The other half were playing on their phones. I saw one parent there with earbuds in, watching a movie on his phone, and not once did he look up from it to check on his kid. My daughter had a good time here. The reason I'm giving it 3 stars is because the tables and chairs were sticky, the restroom was out of soap in the dispenser, and the music was blasting so loud that I actually felt nauseous the first 20 min I was in there. My husband sat at the same table as me and I couldn't even hear him when he spoke. read more

Great indoor playground. These wads of dirt and hair really grossed me out. This sat on the floor for at least 15 minutes before I couldn't take it anymore. How could employees walk past this at a children's playground. Nasty read more

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Went here Today for the first time and got my wallet stolen, the place wasn't willing to show me footage to cooperate to help me investigate who took my wallet out of my backpack while I was watching my child inside the playground. read more

Great place to take the kids to unwind. The food was just ok. But the kids played til they were worn out. I highly recommend this place. Comfortable seating and nice staff. read more

I brought my 3 year old granddaughter and she had a wonderful time! Every staff member that we encountered was friendly and sweet to the kids, the food was good and reasonably priced comparatively. There's plenty of room for adults to participate, it's safe, clean, and lots of fun. The whole center is geared towards 3-11 and then there's also a separated spot for 1-3yo. We drove 30mi and it was worth every one for well priced, well done place perfect for any weather. read more

Kanga’s Indoor Playcenter - Kids Activities Near Me - Independence, Missouri

My two toddlers ADORE Kangas. It's a long drive for us, but worth it because they have so much fun. As a parent, MY experience is very much dependent on the staff. We've been here numerous times and they tend to schedule either all their male staff to work or all their female staff to work. In our experience, the male staff have been extraordinary while the female staff seem to all be trainees and not sure how their business works. Needless to say, if you come on the right day, Kanga's is endless amounts of fun for young ones with a gigantic play structure, a bounce house, and a swinging ship ride that we call a rollercoaster. They even serve expensive, microwaved chicken nuggets. But hey, toddlers love those! read more

Such a fun place to kill some time! Super clean and the staff is younger kids but so friendly parents are free just bring socks for yourself if you want to play in the jungle gym. Food was okay but you get free refills on the drink! Bonus for us lol They have a separate area for toddlers as well read more

Kanga’s Indoor Playcenter - Kids Activities Near Me - Independence, Missouri

My daughter love it here but every single time we come the food is never available and I think its a bunch of crap that you close the food that early that turns alot of people away and when you push the button for snacks stuff not a single person comes over there I get being short staff and then there is also being lazy and not doing your job read more

Visited for a birthday party and was pleasantly surprised! Staff on duty was attentive, polite and respectful. The facility is clean and definitely appreciated the toddler play area and exit safety feature. Party space occupied two rooms and table & chair set up was great for the number of people that attended. Heads up-- party food must stay in your party room, not in the outside seating space :) Towards the end of party, the climbing wall and rocking boat were open for the kids to enjoy. Both restrooms have baby changing stations. read more

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly, and the pricing was very reasonable. However, our visit was at opening on a Sunday and the toddler play zone was disgusting. There were hairballs in the corners on the floor, dirt/debris, etc., and dirt caked on the balls in the ball pit. My 14-month-old contracted a rash on her nose post visit despite a bath post-visit, and heavily monitoring her while on-site. I understand that keeping an indoor play zone clean likely comes with its fair share of challenges. However, I would expect given the clientele and this being indoors where food is also served, that they would do a better job to ensure cleaning protocols are followed. I will likely not be back despite the fun she had simply because the lack of cleanliness and the associated risks as result. read more

I took my daughter here using her pogo pass and she loved it ! There is so much for kids of all ages to do and even the parents can get on the equipment. We went back a few weeks ago with her friend and they both had hours of fun! read more

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I took my grandson here yesterday. We loved it! The toddler area is great and their indoor jungle gym and exploration area was incredible and so much fun! The areas are cleaned continually and easy for the adults to navigate through as well. The associates are so kind and friendly. I love their personal engagement and follow up. read more

Very fun indoor play place! The staff are very friendly and helpful. They have free WiFi, which allowed me to work while my child played. read more

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Giving this a 3; unfortunately this isnt the business' fault. But, I have a 3 year old daughter, we have visited here several times, all of our times visiting have been stressful. I take my daughter for her to go and play, she loves this place. Unfortunately it's really hard to deal with the chaos of the other kids who run around like crazy people.. I've had my daughter being hit by other kids. Just today we witnessed two boys in the bouncy house physically WWE wrestling with little ones in the bouncy house just trying to bounce... no one around to say or do anything... except for a sign that says" bounce at your own risk" opportunity shouldn't be taken away from your kid just because parents can't control their kids. Also, when ordering food there is almost nowhere to sit, almost considered eating on the floor because of the lack of seating.. I don't know; I just wish they'd either change the number of people they let in or do something about the chaos of the location mainly to protect the kids.. read more

It's absolutely insane in there. This 10 year old hit my 4 year old in the face with one of the big hanging punching bags point blank. Completely on purpose. Not a place for small kids. There should be a limit to how many guests they let in.... read more

We have had the misfortune of being invited to two birthday parties here now. I'm not against birthdays, but Kanga's can be a bit of a letdown. No outside food or drinks are allowed, so you're required to buy from them. The pizza tasted oddly like soap. They also don't seem to do much in preventing older children from trampling younger kids. There is a toddler area, but multiple older children were in there throwing balls at each other and occasionally hitting the smaller kids the area was intended for. Despite this area being right next to the front desk, no employee enforced the under 3 years old rule. The place has potential for fun and on a positive did seem like they keep it clean, but they need better food and better staffing if you plan on bringing smaller children with you. read more

Kanga’s Indoor Playcenter - Main play area for older children - Kids Activities Near Me - Independence, Missouri

there were so many different things for the kids to play on. had a snack bar overlooking the kids. my grandchildren loved it. we will go back read more

Visited on a Monday. Semi busy. Appeared clean. Helpful staff, but not enough showing up to open the climbing wall.