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Kid-Friendly Fun in Mansfield

Take advantage of time with your kids and get out and enjoy these hot spots. Your Patch Passport gives you options for great local spots for kid-friendly fun.

Summer’s here, school’s out, the kids are bored, and the sounds of video games and the television are driving you crazy. It’s time to turn off the gadgets and explore some of the best summertime activities in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff.

There are dozens of things to do in Mansfield, and here are two of the best.

The Sweet N Crafty, founded in 1983, is a throwback to the ice cream parlors of the 1930s and 40s. It offers a wide variety of flavors of ice cream, frappes, frozen yogurt and other sweets. There is an indoor parlor and and outdoor seating area with a serving window.

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There are also gaming rooms with checkers, tic tac toe, and other children’s games to play while scarfing down frozen treats. The shop also offers free live music on Sunday and Thursday nights from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Stylin' Kids is a hair salon specializing in haircuts for kids._ It features games and cartoons for kids to play during and while waiting for their appointment. There is also a wide variety of toys.

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The most unique aspect of this barber shop is that there is a goldfish pond, not aquarium, inhouse where children can feed the fish.

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