The Coastal Children's Museum — Attraction in Rockland

What a wonderful place to spend the day. And I mean that - full of wonder as kids do each hands on, just-my-size activity. It took my kids 2 hours to work their way through and they probably could have spent 2 more. I was afraid my almost 9 year old would be bored but he found a few things he loved and stuck with those, though your mileage may vary. It was very clean, very homey and cozy. Not full of bells and whistles but each small station or area had well thought ought activity for children to actually engage with such as a vet corner, a book area with soft chairs, a dress up area with stage, a checkers board, an art table, a moveable marble run on a Velcro wall (I want my own!), A "food store", a "woodworking shop" and so much more. It was cheap for what we got and I've been to other similar places with triple the fee and not half as nice. They used the space well. There were 2 stalls in each bathroom. No space for eating so eat before you come, plan a picnic or give your business to a local restaurant or cafe. Great for ages 1-8, but up to age 10 depending on your child's flexibility. They do birthday parties and...

I really don’t like posting bad reviews, but I’m doing so in hopes it’s brings improvement.

My first concern was the fact that children had to remove shoes(nothing wrong with that) but the parents didn’t? So of course I saw several parents walking in the same areas where the kids were playing. Pretty gross. That rule should be applied to everyone. It’s the same type of nasty as when people wear shoes in their own homes.

The second issue was I didn’t really seeing any staff monitoring or cleaning, just signs explaining parents and toddlers need to be picking up after themselves. Again, nothing wrong with that, except for the fact when we went not one single parent was enforcing this, leaving a mess at every station we went to.

The third issue, is there should be a requirement for parents to have good hygiene! The B.O from one particular person made the cooking station unbearable to be near. Maybe some better ventilation in the building should be looked into.

Lastly, better lighting would be a good improvement

2 stars since the staff was friendly and the price...

The kids did have fun here and enjoyed their stay, but I was a little disappointed. I don’t understand why the charge for adults is $12. I feel adults should not be charged since there is nothing for them to do. The charge for kids is decent, there’s a variety of activities. It was expensive. Two adults and three kids for $60 for a couple hours of fun. I don’t get the no shoes for kids rule. Seems like another way to make a few bucks on socks. Adults are able to wear shoes so it seems it would negate the cleanliness of the kids going without. The dog being on site was weird. It seemed friendly enough, but there’s always a chance even the friendliest dogs can bite and it was barking up a storm when we came up. Overall it was an ok experience and killed a few hours, but way too expensive for what was...