The Nesting Place
Manpreet and her son, Lukas, play at the Nesting Place on May 3 in Yaphank. Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca
This "play lab" boasts plenty of comfy seating and complimentary tea/coffee, as kids check out two playhouses, manipulate neon lights at a sensory light table and clamber on a climber. Additional locations in Farmingdale and Merrick don’t offer open play, but feature classes such as "parent and me."
Target age 6 months to 6 years
Cost $19 per child, $10 additional child for 90-minute open play. Reservations required.
