Rainy Day Activities for Kids in Scottsdale
22 indoor and rainy day activities for kids in Scottsdale. Museums, entertainment centers, and indoor play spaces with age-fit and planning notes.
Highest rated: Kids Empire Tempe, Activate Scottsdale (Paradise Valley), Slick City Action Park. 19 listings are indoor. Qualified listings include age ratings, stroller access, and practical planning tips.
How to use this rainy day activities list
These are the backup plans worth saving before weather pushes everyone indoors. KidPaths is currently tracking 22 indexable picks for this page in Scottsdale, AZ, with details for cost, age fit, stroller access, weather backup, and parent logistics.
Quick fit
8 for infants, 10 for toddlers, 22 for little kids, 20 for big kids.
Weather and access
22 indoor or mixed-weather picks. 3 outdoor or partly outdoor picks. 9 stroller-friendly stops. 21 rainy-day backups.
Cost scan
19 paid picks. Open the cards for family-of-4 cost notes and savings tips when we have them.
Top Picks

Kids Empire Tempe
5 starsKids Empire is a premium indoor playground concept with multiple themed zones, a toddler village, climbing structures, slides, sensory play, and a caf

Activate Scottsdale (Paradise Valley)
5 starsActivate is a physical gaming experience where kids run, jump, and compete through rooms of motion-sensor games, think obstacle courses meets video ga

Slick City Action Park
4.8 starsSlick City is an indoor foam slide park where kids zip down giant foam-covered slides on specially designed sleds, no water required, but the same fee

Jordan's Corner
4.8 starsJordan's Corner is a soft-play indoor playground specifically designed for babies through early elementary, with age-appropriate equipment that doesn'

Museum of Illusions Scottsdale
4.8 starsThe Museum of Illusions is a room-by-room walk through visual trickery, rooms that make you look upside down, optical illusions that break kids' under
EntertainmentKids Empire Tempe
Ages: 1 to 10 years
Sports & RecreationActivate Scottsdale (Paradise Valley)
Ages: Best for ages 6 and up
Parks & PlaygroundsSlick City Action Park
Ages: Best for ages 4 and up
Parks & PlaygroundsJordan's Corner
Ages: Newborn, 6 years
Tours & ExperiencesMuseum of Illusions Scottsdale
Ages: Best for ages 6 and up
Parks & PlaygroundsPartially FreeMcCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
Ages: Best for ages 2 to 10, with model trains and railroad history adding interest for older children and teens.
MuseumsWestern Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West
Ages: Ages 8 to 14, with some all-age scavenger-hunt appeal for younger children
EntertainmentRush Extreme
Ages: 5 to 17 years
EntertainmentGlow Putt Mini Golf
Ages: Best for ages 4 and up
Parks & PlaygroundsPlay & Stay
Ages: Best for ages 0 to 6
Tours & ExperiencesButterfly Wonderland
Ages: Ages 3 to 12, with exhibits and school programming extending through grade 12
EntertainmentCyber Quest at Arizona Boardwalk
Ages: Best for ages 2 to 10
Common Questions
- What can we do with kids on a rainy day in Scottsdale?
- Scottsdale has 22 rainy-day-friendly activities for families. Best options: Kids Empire Tempe, Activate Scottsdale (Paradise Valley), Slick City Action Park, Jordan's Corner, Museum of Illusions Scottsdale. All are indoor or covered.
- How many rainy day activities in Scottsdale are stroller-friendly?
- 9 of the 22 rainy day activities in Scottsdale are fully stroller-friendly.
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