New Indoor Play Facility Opens in Downtown Redmond

Parents and kids looking for something fun to do during the cold winter weather have another indoor play option in Redmond with the recent opening of HappyNest Play Centers.

The indoor facility, located at 16701 Cleveland Street next to , was opened Dec. 21 by three Redmond moms who were looking for a warm and inviting place that would allow them to get out of the house and socialize with other parents and children.

“The idea is to create this place that will (offer) some kind of community of families," said Edith Nuri, who owns HappyNest along with Sharon Horowitz and Rachel Yedidia.

HappyNest is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. most days (click here for complete hours), and guests can purchase passes for up to three hours ($10 for first child, $6 per additional sibling) or all day ($18 for first child, $12 per additional sibling). Families with day passes are welcome to come and go as they please, Nuri said, and everyone is allowed to bring in outside food.

The facility caters to children who are 7 years old or younger. Older children are permitted to come to HappyNest but are not allowed in the main play area, Nuri said. A separate enclosed area for children younger than 18 months is also provided. 

Inside HappyNest, kids will find an "indoor playground," complete with a large "ball pool," dress up clothes, gym equipment, a train table and a reading corner.

“It’s heaven for kids,” Nuri said, adding that a slide will be installed in the coming days. 

But HappyNest hasn't forgotten parents, either. The facility has free WiFi and a snack and coffee bar so parents can tend to their own needs while the kids have fun.

For Nuri and her business partners, HappyNest is designed to be a refuge for parents and kids who would otherwise be stuck at home during the region's long months of rain and cold.

"It’s really something that’s needed here,” she said.

For more information about HappyNest, visit the center's website or Facebook page.