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Magic Meadows in Clifton Park features a miniature town, fenced toddler area and open play spaces designed to support imaginative, interactive and inclusive play for young children and families.
Courtesy Magic Meadows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Carol Ann Conover<\/p>\n

Cassie Pinn opened an indoor children\u2019s play facility in Clifton Park not to follow a business trend, but to fill a need she had seen for years while raising seven children and running a home day care.<\/p>\n

Magic Meadows, a 3,000-square-foot imaginative play facility, opened in late January or early February in a former dance studio next to Ravenswood Restaurant. Pinn is the only staff member on the floor, and the vision is unmistakably her own.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was hard to find a place that wasn\u2019t overwhelming, that wasn\u2019t overstimulating, where kids could just go and actually play \u2014 not just run around, but interact with each other, have that imaginative play,\u201d Pinn said.<\/p>\n

The facility centers on a miniature interactive town. Children can ride pedal cars along a road to a diner, grocery store, veterinary clinic, schoolhouse, camping area, construction zone and working boat where they can pretend to fish. A mail truck and mailboxes at each \u201chouse\u201d let children play letter carrier. A fenced toddler area serves children under 2, while a second room \u2014 the \u201cjungle room\u201d \u2014 has a foam pit, obstacle course and open space for children who need to move.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>\u201cEverything that they touch out there has a purpose,\u201d Pinn said. \u201cIt\u2019s motor skills, it\u2019s very occupational in a sense \u2014 occupational therapy. It\u2019s very interactive and it all just has a secondary purpose to it that they don\u2019t really quite understand yet, but it\u2019s building knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The facility serves children from newborn through about age 8, though older siblings often find plenty to do when they come with younger children. Wide-open fronts make each play area accessible for children with mobility challenges. A parent lounge overlooks the main room and offers free coffee, Wi-Fi and seating, drawing working parents, grandparents, nannies and caregiver groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have seen so many parents who have just made this little group,\u201d Pinn said. \u201cTheir kids are playing, they\u2019re doing their work \u2014 it\u2019s turning out really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

A homeschooling parent who visited with three children summed up the experience for Pinn. \u201cThis is the most work I\u2019ve ever gotten done,\u201d the visitor told Pinn. \u201cThey have never entertained themselves like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Admission is $20 per child age 2 and up, with no time limit and sibling discounts available. Children under 2 pay a lower rate. A 10-visit play pass costs $150, saving families $50, and has been popular with regulars. On Wednesdays and Fridays, \u201cMini Meadows\u201d playtime offers half-price admission for children under 3.<\/p>\n

Magic Meadows is open Tuesday through Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. Pinn is considering extending Friday hours for school-age children who arrive after dismissal.<\/p>\n

The buildout brought challenges. A week before the planned opening, a code enforcement inspection found the freestanding, house-shaped play structures exceeded New York state\u2019s height limit for indoor structures. They stood 6 feet, 3 inches; code required them to be under 6 feet.<\/p>\n

\u201cA week before we opened, we had to chop all of our houses down by three inches in order to pass code,\u201d Pinn said. \u201cIt was some long exhausting nights, but we got it done, and now we\u2019re within code and nothing is combustible. That\u2019s all that matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pinn cleans and disinfects every toy and play area each evening with a hospital-grade disinfectant. She also uses a \u201cyuck bucket\u201d system to set aside toys that have gone into a child\u2019s mouth for separate cleaning. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of parents say it\u2019s so clean, and I\u2019m like, that\u2019s the best compliment you could give,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The facility has joined the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce and is building community partnerships. Local vendors sell handmade goods on-site, preschool field trips have visited, two local authors have a reading planned for after Easter, a photographer will offer spring portraits during regular play sessions, and a family paint-and-snack evening is scheduled.<\/p>\n

Pinn also is developing a \u201ccommunity days\u201d model in which local businesses sponsor free admission in exchange for on-site visibility. \u201cIf a big business says, will you put our sign up in your room for the day and have pamphlets out \u2014 then these kids in the community can come play for free,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

For Pinn, the business is personal. Her son has special needs, and she said she designed the space from the start for inclusive play.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just wanted an inclusive area for all,\u201d she said. \u201cI think we are building this area up for all children. All families are welcome, and it\u2019s turning out exactly how my brain envisioned it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Magic Meadows is located at 1023 Route 146 in Clifton Park, N.Y., next to Ravenswood Restaurant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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