Play Street Museum Southlake is now open in the Southlake Marketplace shopping center.

The business offers an indoor play area that has self-directed play, stimulates children’s imaginations, encourages them to problem solve and allows them to refine their social skills, according to the company website. The facility is for children aged 1-8 years old.

The space on weekends can be rented for special events, holiday events and birthday parties, said Melanie McBride, who runs the venture with her husband, Steve.

The Southlake location features a retail portion at the front of the store, and children will be given a wooden dollar to learn how to use commerce, McBride said.

Play Street Museum is STEM-focused and includes a kiln for pottery, a slime station, sensory exhibits, a train set, craft areas and a critter cage, which features a bearded dragon named Carroll, a nod to the mascot for Carroll ISD schools.


There will be five playtime sessions offered each day, each lasting 90 minutes, McBride said. In between sessions, the facility will close for cleaning.

According to the website, Play Street Museum has locations in 14 states and in Kuwait. Each location has a different theme, and Southlake is only one of three in Texas with the farm theme, along with locations in McKinney and Cypress.