Category: Families – Young Children

Type:  Outdoor day trip

Pack:  Lunch

Change of clothes (may get wet on the boat)

Breakfast / Buy Lunch: Bagel Time – Local drive or walk

Kid-friendly breakfast

Order lunch for the Everglades Alligator Farm

Activity 1 (4+ hours): Everglades Alligator Farm – Estimated 1-hour drive from Bagel Time

A snake show, an alligator show, and an alligator feeding show. An airboat tour through the Everglades (you may see alligators, fish, turtles, and birds). Noise-canceling headsets are available, as the boat’s motor is loud. Find a spot for your picnic lunch. 

Dinner: Carlos and Gabbys – estimated 1-hour drive back from Everglades Alligator Farm 

Kid-friendly menu

Type: Local outdoor activities

Pack:  Leggings for biking

Breakfast: At home

Activity 1 (2+ hours): Jungle Island – estimated 20-25 minute drive from 41st street area

Shows, animal exhibits, hands-on parrot exhibit, playground, and a petting zoo. Picturesque walkways through jungle-like plants and streams.

Lunch: 41 Pizza & Bakery – estimated 20-25 minute drive from Jungle Island

Kid-friendly menu

Activity 2 (1+ hours): Haulover Park – estimated 20-25 minute drive from 41 Pizza and Bakery 

You can rent kites or bikes.

Dinner: Pita Loca – estimated 20-25 minute drive from Haulover Park

Pita Loca is located on Prairie Avenue, which is right off of 41st street. 

Kid-friendly menu. 

Type: Rainy Day/ Local indoor activities

Pack: Lunch

Breakfast / Buy Lunch: Bagel Time – Local drive or walk

Kid-friendly menu. 

Order easy-to-bring lunches for lunch at the museum, like bagels and bottled drinks. 

Activity 1 (2+ hours): Miami Children’s Museum – estimated 20-minute drive from 41st street area

The exhibits include a pretend grocery store (mini shopping carts, grocery products, and check-out counters), a pretend fire station, a fishing center, a construction zone, a bank, a hospital, and more. 

Lunch: Inside Miami Children’s Museum

Find a table at the Subway restaurant there- you are allowed to bring your own food in. 

Activity 2 (1+ hours): Planet Kids Indoor Playground – estimated 10-minute drive from Miami Children’s Museum

Indoor playground for young kids. There is one section for babies and toddlers with educational toys, imaginative play, and age-appropriate developmental toys. There is another section for kids 3-7 with a three-story Jungle structure, a slide, a ball pit, and a climbing wall. You can also buy coffee and some kosher packaged drinks and snacks there. 

Dinner: Carlos and Gabbys – estimated 10-minute drive from Planet Kid’s Indoor Playground

Kid-friendly menu.