Now enrolling for our Summer Day Camp. Spots are limited this season.

Green Elephant Play Plan your visit
An indoor play space in Cincinnati

A calmer, greener place
for little ones to play.

Green Elephant is an eco-friendly indoor play space for kids ages one and up. Natural wooden toys, a big ball pit, sensory tables, and free coffee for the grown-ups.

Plan your visit Book a party
  • Ages 1 and up
  • Plastic-light & clean
  • Free coffee for parents
Two happy children playing in the colorful ball pit at Green Elephant Play
The warm, string-lit play room with wooden climbers
Free coffee while they play
Why we are a little different

Playtime should be fun, safe, and a little kinder to the planet.

We built Green Elephant around natural materials and far less plastic, so kids can climb, build, and imagine in a space that is easy on them and on the world they are growing into.

Every corner is set up for open-ended play. You will find real wooden toys, a ball pit, sensory tables, and quiet nooks, all kept clean and watched over so you can actually sit down with a coffee.

Made in Cincinnati, run by one mom who has wanted this for eighteen years.

Ways to play

Drop in, throw a party, or stay all summer.

Children's wooden climbing structures and play areas inside Green Elephant

Open play, any day you need it

No reservation needed. Come in, kick off your shoes, and let them explore the whole space for as long as you like.

  • Day pass, ages 1 and up$10.50
  • Infants under one$5.00
  • Six-day play pass$55.00
Plan your visit
The pom-pom sensory pit set up for a party at Green Elephant

Birthday parties, the whole place to yourselves

Two hours of full access for up to fifteen kids, with thirty minutes on each side to set up and clean up. Tables, chairs, and every play area are yours.

  • Private party, up to 15 kidsfrom $350
  • Each additional child$8.00
  • Add popcorn, a movie screen, or extra time$50 each
Book a party date
Two children playing at a sensory table in front of the Green Elephant chalkboard wall
Now enrolling

Summer Day Camp

Full days of play, sensory projects, and time with new friends, all in our space. Spots are limited each week, so it is best to reach out early.

Ask about camp dates
Inside our space

Real wooden toys, warm light, room to roam.

A toddler playing at the wooden play kitchen
Natural wooden toys arranged on pine shelves
Hand-carved wooden animal toys
A wooden play grill with pretend food
Close up of small wooden figures on a shelf
Renee, the founder of Green Elephant Play, with her family
Meet Renee

Hi, I'm the mom behind Green Elephant.

I'm a mom of two and a career nanny, and I have spent years watching how much kids light up with simple, natural play. Opening this space has been a dream of mine for almost eighteen years.

I wanted somewhere I would happily bring my own kids: calm, clean, full of real toys, and welcoming to the grown-ups too. That is what I built here, and I am so glad you stopped by.

Come see us

Plan your visit

Drop-in play runs most days. Send us a note for this week's hours, to lock in a party date, or to ask about Summer Day Camp, and we will get right back to you.

Where
528 Reading Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45202
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The Green Elephant chalkboard wall with kids playing