While it's good to know fun kid activities in your area, what happens when you travel out of state? Yelp's "Most Saved Kids Activity List in Every State" can be a resourse for traveling families.

This newly unveiled Yelp list helps find fun activities to keep kids entertained and educated, whether at home or on the road. Yelp did a deep dive into what parents are eyeing and saving the most across every US state (and DC), including children’s museums and trampoline parks to mini golf and play cafes.

For families in my local New York area, Color Me Mine seems to be the top pick. Now I have to make plans to visit with my family.

To see your own state, along with the other states top kid activieiss, visit the Yelp article - www.yelp.com/article/most-saved-kids-activity-every-state

Yelp’s 2026 Play Trends List

Yelp’s report also pulled the trends that parents and kids can’t get enough of, including “STEAM time,” indoor play spaces (increasing 61,420% in searches on Yelp), and activities that boost creativity.

“STEAM time” is the new screen time

Families aren’t just looking for ways to burn energy — they’re saving places on Yelp that sneak in learning, like at Discovery Center of Idaho and Spark Imagination & Science Center in West Virginia.

The STEAM approach (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) blends hands-on experiments, interactive exhibits, and educational play to foster critical thinking and creativity.

Indoor Play Spaces are Skyrocketing

From play cafes that cater to parents too, like Chirpy’s Play Cafe in Nebraska, to indoor trampoline parks like Shell We Bounce in Delaware, Yelp users are drawn to all-age and all-weather havens where little ones can run around while adults grab a coffee, answer a few emails, or chat with friends.

Searches on Yelp for “indoor playcenter” skyrocketed 61,420% and “play cafe” searches went up 27%, comparing 2025 to 2024.

Creative spots are climbing the charts

More families are searching for places where kids can paint and create. On Yelp, searches for “children’s art classes” rose 34% and “kids arts and crafts” went up 32%.

From painting pottery at Meg-Art Pottery Painting Studio & Espresso Bar in North Carolina to joining a handcraft workshop at The Craftsman & Apprentice in Colorado, craft-focused outings are now top of the bucket-list.

Yelp Mobile App

Planning a staycation, plotting a cross-country road trip, or just trying to survive a daycare-free Tuesday? To keep these spots handy, follow the Most Saved Kids Activity in Every State Collection in the Yelp app.

Don’t forget to tap the bookmark icon on any business that catches your eye to start building your own family-fun adventure list.

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