North Carolina Children’s Museum at The Nest

As indoor kids museums go, Kidzu is a great small 2 hour visit for any family with kids under 10. There’s just enough to do for young kids between the Maker space, imaginative play areas - video board and dress up or restaurant, and climbing structures. And with the cost being 1/4 of other kids museums, it’s easy on the budget. The quiet space to read is also really neat for those that need it. With older kids we may visit again but I would highly recommend this place for kids toddler to 6!

However there is a lot to fix in this place and it’s truly a 3.5 star review here. There are many busted items that need repair or some TLC, the climbing wall gets no use, and many of the dress up items are tattered. There’s no staff walking around cleaning up items, instead two sitting up front doing nothing but waiting. The space needs a good dusting and cleaning too.

We had a wonderful time at this museum! The price is very reasonable. The staff were very friendly & helpful. The variety of play areas was a lot of fun to explore. I like that there were activities for both my 1.5 & 4.5 year olds. Definitely worth a visit!

The Nest has so many fun little activity areas for my toddler. Her friend who is 4 also had a fun time. The people working over the weekend were very sweet to our kids.

It’s funny. I used to live in Chapel Hill and would take my toddler to Kidzu. I really enjoyed the museum and convenience, but once we moved to Raleigh I was super excited to live in close proximity to Marbles Children’s Museum. I was so impressed by how big it was. Fast forward 4 years and oh how do I miss Kidzu. It’s the perfect size to explore but not exhaust the kids (or parents!). It’s enriching, warm, and magical. We went back recently and now that my toddler is older (5 1/2) she’s the perfect age for the maker space. Having all of those materials to create with was so inspiring to her. We also enjoyed the Ada Twist traveling exhibit while we were there. It was so neat. In the future I think we may make the trek all the way back to Chapel Hill just for a calmer, gentler, but lovely kexperience.

Brought a 3yr old, 5yr old, and 8yr old here. They all LOVED it. The woman running the Makery was absolutely the best, super patient with the kids doing crafts and let them make lots of different things. We could have easily spent all day here. I also appreciated their sanitation and mask protocols.