The days are getting longer and warmer, which means spring is right around the corner! That also means it's time to start thinking about fun spring activities to keep your kids active and engaged. Look no further than Keystone Kidspace for an amazing lineup of events and open play times perfect for kids of all ages. Mark your calendars for these upcoming events:
| Open Play |
Saturdays 10am-5pm
Sundays 12-4pm.
Admission is $12 per person for a whole day of play (children 3 and under are free).
Parents Night Out: March First Friday |
March First Friday is right around the corner. Don't worry about finding a sitter - Keystone Kidspace is hosting another "Parents Night Out"! Drop your kids off for a night of supervised fun while you hit the town. Evening includes fun maker activities, dinner and snacks.
Friday, March 7, 2025
5:30-8:30pm
Pre-Registration is required!
This is a drop off event for ages 6+.
Price: $20
Preschool Open Play |
Second Tuesdays of the month are for our littlest fans!
We will be open the second Tuesday of each month from 9-11am for preschool age children and their families to play!
The building will be limited to the first floor only, and we will have special activities specifically designed for ages 2-6.
Tortoise Obstacle Course Experience |
Participants will work individually or as a team to create an obstacle course for tortoises. Race the tortoises or just challenge their climbing and agility with a course built from recyclables.
Sunday, March 23, 2025
12:30-2:00pm
This is a drop off activity for ages 8-12.
Price $40
| Snake Painting Class |
Participants will collaborate with one another and a variety of snake friends to create both large collaborative snake paintings and a smaller individual painting. We will use non-traditional painting tools alongside snakes to create abstract and representational artwork.
Sunday, March 23, 2025
2:30-4:00pm
This is a drop off class for ages 8-12.
Price $40
WITF Presents Be My Neighbor Day |
Hi, neighbor! Celebrate being a caring neighbor with us at Be My Neighbor Day at Keystone Kidspace in York!
This FREE family event, supported by PNC Grow Up Great®, offers a lot of space to wonder, imagine and create together. Meet our community helpers and learn how to be a helper in your neighborhood!
Plus, you can meet and get your picture taken with Daniel Tiger from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood!
Families and children can:
- Enjoy bilingual story times in English and Spanish
- Design Caring Neighbor Kindness Cards to send to loved ones
- Search for community helpers in an “I Spy” game
- Build a boat and a plumbing pipeline
- Explore how coding and robotics can support our community
Families who attend will receive:
- FREE admission to Keystone Kidspace!
- A FREE book (1 per child) that explores how to be a kind neighbor and an active participant in your community!
Be My Neighbor Day activities encourage STEAM career exploration, creativity, innovation, kindness and collaboration. Families with children of all ages are welcome.
Families can check in anytime between 10am and 1pm; we are usually busiest the first hour. We suggest allowing at least one hour to visit all the stations, but the pace and number of activities you choose to enjoy is up to you.
Free parking is available just a short walk away from the Keystone Kidspace entrance.
Be My Neighbor Day is supported by PNC Grow Up Great® with additional support from Highmark Bright Blue Futures
Saturday, April 5
10:00am -1:00 pm
Free Admission
Mini Science Camp: Animal Inspirations |
The natural world provides inspiration to many groups of people, including engineers and designers. We will explore how animals build their homes, and other ways that animals have inspired technology and architecture around us.
Participants will then work in teams to create an invention or building structure based on features of animals they have learned about in a design challenge!
Monday, April 21, 2025 from 9:00am-12:00pm
This camp is a drop off opportunity for kids 7+ years old. Kids may bring a snack and water bottle with them.
Price $45
| Mini Makers Gift Market |
Support Mini Makers by shopping kid-crafted holiday gift items for under $10!
Mini Makers (aged 6-18yrs) are invited to join us at Keystone Kidspace for our first ever Mini Makers Gift Market on Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 3-5pm. This market is by kids and for kids! All giftable items for sale will be handmade or created by the Mini Maker and the majority of your goods under $10.
What is a “Mini Maker”?
Creative entrepreneurs aged 6-18 years old.
What will be for sale?
All items will be handmade, crafted, or created by the Mini Makers. Most items will be priced under $10.
What is “By Kids For Kids”?
All items for sale will be made by Mini Makers and will be ideal for other kids to purchase for gifts or for themselves.
Are you interested in selling your creations at this event?
Pre-approval is required to vend at this event. Vendor Application: https://u7c4xkw1w4f.typeform.com/to/EN9sXaQm
This event is free and & open to the public to come and support our community of makers. There is no registration or admission required to shop.
| Parents' Night Out: Give Local York |
Don't worry about finding a sitter - Keystone Kidspace is hosting another "Parents Night Out"! Drop your kids off for a night of supervised fun while you hit the town. Evening includes fun maker activities, dinner and snacks.
Friday, May 2, 2025
5:30-8:30pm
Pre-Registration is required!
This is a drop off event for ages 6+.
Price $20
| Keystone Kidspace Summer Camps!! |
Looking for awesome Summer Camps to keep the kids engaged and having fun this summer?
Look no further than Keystone Kidspace!
We're thrilled to offer an amazing lineup of hands-on Art, STEAM, and specialty Summer Camps guaranteed to spark creativity and excitement.
Budding artists will have a blast in our Characters & Cartooning Camp, learning how to draw their favorite animated characters while telling their own stories through art.
Our Anime Art Camp is perfect for the anime fans, with lessons on how to draw in Japanese manga style.
For the tinkerers and makers, our Maker Breaker Camp will let imaginations run wild with hands-on building challenges and creations the kids can take home.
And our Mindfulness Camp will teach important emotional intelligence skills through art therapy, meditation and more.
With something for every interest, Keystone Kidspace Summer Camps are the place to be for non-stop discovery and fun this summer!
Learn more about all our camp offerings and register today by clicking here.
About Keystone Kidspace:
Keystone Kidspace belongs to the Mess Makers, Tool Tinkerers, Computer Coders, Paint Pushers and Flapjack Flippers. At Keystone Kidspace, kids can have fun while learning about science, technology, engineering, art and math through interactive exhibits, hands-on activities and unique classes.
Here’s when we’re open for families to drop-in to play and explore:
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pre-registration is not required. Memberships & Day Passes pricing options here.
Please refer to our calendar for additional open drop-in hours, including select holidays, in service days and other special days.
Parking & Directions
You’ll find us at 10 East Hamilton Avenue York and easily accessible from I-83, Route 30 and the Heritage Rail Trail. Free Parking is available — with the exception that each car must have a parking tag or daily pass displayed. During York Revolution home games, members and visitors will be required to pay for parking.
