BellaBoo's Children's Play & Discovery Center

08/27/2025

📚🍎 A is for Apple... and for Amazing Homeschool Friyays at Bellaboo’s! 🍎📚

Friday September 12th ,2025

Kick off your Friday with interactive fun designed just for ages 3–9!
Each Homeschool Friyay includes:
🎨 Art Projects
👩‍🍳 Children’s Cooking
🌿 A Wild Wonders nature experience

🕘 9:00 AM Arrival
🕙 10:00 Program
🕚 11:00 Wild Wonders

✨ It’s the perfect blend of learning, creativity, and play—all in one spot!

📍 Bellaboo’s Play & Discovery Center
⚠️ Limited space—preregistration required!
👉 Sign up now at mybellaboos.com

Let’s make learning an adventure! 🎉

08/25/2025

Reminder that we are closed tomorrow, Tuesday, August 26th.
We will be open for business on Wednesday! 😃

‼️ Attention! ‼️ Bellaboo's will be closed on Tuesday, August 26th.
Spread the word so all Bellaboo's goers receive the message.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding! 😊

08/21/2025

Early Childhood & PLAY Summit Registration is Closing, Last Call!
REGISTER HERE!
https://www.inpra.org/professional-development #!event/2025/8/26/early-childhood-play-summit
Rooted in Joy: A Day of Play, Nature & Learning!
Tuesday, August 26 🕣 8:30 AM – 4 PM
BellaBoo's Children's Play & Discovery Center
Calling all early childhood educators, caregivers, park programmers, science educators, nature-based homeschool instructors and play-based learning advocates! 💚
Join us for a hands-on, joy-filled day of professional development and playful discovery designed to inspire YOU while supporting the little learners in your life. Check out this incredible line-up of talented experts:
Choose Your Learning Journey (9:30 AM - 12 PM):
🌿 Growing Up WILD Curriculum Certification (Only 15 spots!)
OR,
Cultivating Everyday Wellness Purdue Extension
The Growing Brain: Everyday Play Spark Learning
Late Morning Sessions (11 – 12:15 PM):
Sensory Serenity: Calm & Cozy Play Spaces Bridges of Possibilities, LLC
Accommodating Abilities in Play
LUNCH + Keynote (12:15 – 1:45 PM)
Jen Cullerton Johnson (award-winning author of Seeds of Change) presents:
“Roots of Play: Growing Strong Futures through Nature & Joy”
Afternoon Breakouts (1:45 – 3 PM):
Talking is Teaching: Language Builds Brains First Things First Porter County
Seeds of Change / Semillas de Cambio – Story, song, and scratch art! Jen Cullerton Johnson
Spots are limited—especially for the WILD certification!
👉 Register today to lock in your sessions and join a community of (unconventional!) educators who believe in the power of play, nature, and joyful learning.

08/19/2025

Reminder that Bellaboo's will be closed next Tuesday!

‼️ Attention! ‼️ Bellaboo's will be closed on Tuesday, August 26th.
Spread the word so all Bellaboo's goers receive the message.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding! 😊

08/12/2025

Back to school hours take effect TODAY! ✏️🍎
Closed Mondays
Tuesday-Friday: 10am-3pm
Weekend: 10am-4pm

Best of luck to all the kiddos going back to school! 😄📕

08/12/2025

‼️ Attention! ‼️ Bellaboo's will be closed on Tuesday, August 26th.
Spread the word so all Bellaboo's goers receive the message.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding! 😊

08/04/2025

BellaBoo's Children's Play & Discovery Center is entering the sweet spot of summer fun! Splash elements are fixed and fantastic. Check out our last Friday of excellent superhero play in a back-to-school (but not yet!) way! https://greatnews.life/article/bellaboos-gives-a-super-fun-goodbye-to-summer-with-a-superhero-super-fun-back-to-school-bash/

08/01/2025

🦸‍♀️💥 Calling all heroes! Do you feel that? That’s your super senses tingling… because it’s time for Bellaboo’s Superhero Back to School Bash—and it’s happening TODAY!

Grab your cape, suit up in your favorite superhero costume, and fly on over for a day packed with fun, adventure, and back-to-school excitement! 💫🎒

Let’s make this day super! 💪✨

07/30/2025

Thank you to everyone that attended our "Let's Talk Parks" community conversation at Bellaboo's this morning. We loved getting all the feedback about our parks especially from future park designers.

Missed it this morning- you can still give us feedback by taking the online park survey. Just click the link below and take the survey for a chance of a family 4-pack of Bellaboo's admission tickets or other great Lake County Parks prizes

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVGtMFdRUXNnrcKy7uFFG8_lRp6-3uZgdsO9rV-JeEvzrrng/viewform

07/29/2025

Here's the deal, it's true:
We want to hear what's on your mind, what matters to you!
Speak your piece, let your voice ring clear,
Then after the chat, the fun is right here!

We'll have yummy refreshments to start your morning off right, so you'll be fueled and ready with all of your might! And listen closely, we've got a treat that's grand, a chance to win a family 4-pack of admissions to Bellaboo's – the best place to play in the land!

Stay and play, let the good times roll,
We've got something for every single soul!
So set you alarm clocks, don't delay,
Come join the conversation, then stay and play the day away!

Let's Talk Parks at Bellaboo’s Play and Discovery Center

Join us at Bellaboo’s on July 30 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM to share your thoughts and help us envision the future of Lake County Parks. We want to hear from you!

Lake County Parks is developing our upcoming 5-year master plan, and your feedback is crucial in shaping the future of our parks. Join us for a community conversation, where you can share your ideas, enjoy light refreshments, and enjoy complimentary admission to Bellaboo’s afterward.

These informative conversations are a fantastic opportunity to discuss what you love about our parks, what you'd like to see improved, and help up plan for the future of Lake County Parks. For more information email [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you there and hearing your valuable insights!

04/13/2025

🎉 Registration is NOW OPEN for Camp Bellaboo! ☀️
Give your child the BEST. SUMMER. EVER! Packed with fun, creativity, and adventure, Camp Bellaboo is the place to be!

Sign up now at 👉 www.mybellaboos.com

Spots fill fast—don’t miss out!

04/07/2025

We’re HOPPY to announce a 🐰 visit, courtesy of Lake County Park’s Buckley Homestead!
Hippity Hop on over at 11:00a on Tuesday, April 8th for your chance to sit with this playful pet.

Regular rates and hours apply. We can’t wait to see you!