Screen-free play for little hands and big imaginations
Little Innovator is back with a fresh new look — a redesigned indoor play area plus hands-on mini workshops, made for kids under 8 and the grown-ups who love watching them figure things out.
The play area
A whole new look, built for under-8 energy
We've completely redesigned our space. Where we once focused mostly on workshops, the new Little Innovator is play-first: room to climb, slide, build and explore — with our workshop corner right by the entrance when it's time to make something.
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Climb, slide, dive in
Soft play structures and a ball pit sized for younger kids — big fun without the big-kid chaos.
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Tactile, hands-on play
Textures, blocks, puzzles and building toys that reward curious hands — and develop real skills while they play.
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Grown-ups stay close
The space is designed so parents can see, join in, or take a breather nearby — you're always part of the visit.
How a visit works
Buy 60 minutes. Use them your way.
Play time works like a balance, not a countdown you have to beat. Buy a 60-minute block, play, and whatever minutes are left simply wait in your account for next time.
Check in & sign
Buy your 60 minutes online or at the desk, sign the quick guardian form, and pick up grip socks if your child doesn't have a pair — socks are required in the play area.
Play — minutes tick only inside
Your balance counts down only while your child is checked in on the play floor. Need to head out early? Check out and the minutes you didn't use stay in your balance.
We email you — extend anytime
We'll email you when time is running low and again when it runs out, with a one-tap option to add more time. No surprises at the door, ever.
Your minute balance
Minutes you buy are minutes you keep
Little kids run on their own schedule — naps, snacks and sudden sleepiness included. So unused play time never goes to waste here.
Come back and use the rest
Played 35 of your 60 minutes? The other 25 stay in your balance, tied to your email, ready for your next visit — no re-buying, no starting over.
Friendly emails, not surprises
We email you when your balance is getting low and when a session ends, so you always know where you stand — and can add time before you even arrive.
One capacity, one fair line
Everyone plays by the same rules: the play area has one capacity limit, and online guests and walk-ins share the same check-in line — nobody skips ahead.
Your account, one email code away. Sign in to My Account with a one-time code we email you — no password to remember — to check your minute balance and keep track of your workshop and birthday bookings.
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Everything for your visit, on one screen
Admission, socks, workshops and take-home favorites — pick what you need, pay securely online, and your minutes land in a balance tied to your email. When you arrive, we find your booking at the front desk, print your wristbands and check you in — that's when your play clock starts.
Build your visit
Prices are per child. Grown-ups always enter free with their kids.
Buying ahead for a visit in two days — or just topping up your balance — works the same. Set blocks to 0 if you're only shopping below.
Grip socks are required in the play area, so pairs start matched to your child count — adjust freely, or set to 0 if you're bringing your own. Pick them up at the front desk when you check in.
Guided make-and-take sessions at our workshop tables, added to the same visit.
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From our front-register shelves — pay online, pick up at the front desk.
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Your arrival time helps us plan the day. Entry is first-come, first-served: the play area has one capacity, and online and walk-in guests share the same check-in line.
Your balance lives under this email. We'll send your receipt here, plus a heads-up when time is running low or runs out — and when you'd like to add more.
Used for your visit text updates if you opt in below, and for one-time sign-in codes for your customer account.
You're booked!
Observer agreement () — please scroll & read
1 · How we reach you
Your minute account — receipts and banked minutes live here.
For visit notifications and anything urgent during play.
2 · About you (the observer)
3 · Your child(ren) playing today
4 · Emergency contact
Someone we can reach if we can't reach you.
5 · Your relationship to the child(ren)
6 · Your agreements
7 · Sign here — last step
Sign with your finger or mouse, exactly as you'd sign on paper.
The line above is your signature.
Your payment went through and your minutes are in your balance.
When you arrive, just give us the email you paid with at the front desk — we'll pull up your booking, print your wristbands and receipt, and check your child in. Your play time starts counting at check-in, not now.
Mini workshops
Small projects, serious growing
Our workshops are short, guided and made for little makers. Every project is chosen to grow something real — early math and science thinking, fine motor control, patience, and the confidence that comes from saying "I made that."
Paint & Plant a Pot
Kids decorate their own mini pot, fill it with soil and plant a real seed to take home and grow. A first lesson in how living things work — and in taking care of something over time.
Grown-ups are welcome to make one too — planting is better together.
Birthdays, the Little Innovator way
Our redesigned space includes a dedicated corner for birthday parties and special workshops — play time for the kids, a celebration spot for the family, and a hands-on activity to make it theirs.
Party bookings open as we finish setting up the new space. Follow us on Instagram to be first to hear dates, packages and early booking.
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Questions parents ask us
Everything here is designed for children under 8, together with their parents or guardians. The play structures, toys and workshops are all sized and paced for younger kids.
Play is sold in 60-minute blocks that live in your minute balance. Your minutes count down only while your child is checked in on the play floor — check out early and whatever is left stays in your balance for your next visit.
We email you when your balance is running low and again when a session ends — no surprises. Want to keep playing? You can add more time right from that email or at the front desk, and play continues.
Yes — that's exactly what the minute balance is for. Check out whenever you need to (lunch, a nap, a meltdown — we've seen them all), and use your remaining minutes on your next visit.
The play area has one capacity limit that applies to everyone equally. Online guests and walk-ins share the same check-in line, first come, first served — and your minutes only start counting once you're checked in.
Grip socks are required inside the play area to keep little feet safe. Bring your own if you have a pair — or pick some up at the front desk when you check in.
No — walk-ins are always welcome, and you can also buy your minutes online ahead of time. Either way, everyone checks in through the same line and the same capacity rules apply to all guests.
You'll find us inside Lakeline Mall in Cedar Park — 11200 Lakeline Mall Dr, Cedar Park, TX 78613, just off Highway 183. Our workshop tables are right by our entrance.
Franchise
Bring Little Innovator to your city
We're growing — carefully. Little Innovator is a screen-free play and mini-workshop concept built for kids under 8, proven inside one of the Austin area's busiest family malls. If you're thinking about opening one in your community, start the conversation here.
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A concept parents already ask for
Screen-free, tactile play for under-8s — a clear niche in a crowded entertainment market.
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More than a play floor
Mini workshops, birthday parties and a minute-balance play model built in from day one.
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Guidance from a working location
Our Cedar Park store is the blueprint — layout, operations and programming come from a space that runs every day.
Careers
Join the Little Innovator team
We're building the team for our redesigned Cedar Park space. If you're patient, playful and good with little kids (and their grown-ups), we'd love to hear from you.
Front Desk & Check-in
The first hello: admissions, minute balances, wristbands and guardian forms — plus answering a lot of good parent questions.
Play Floor Attendant
Keeping play safe, kind and moving — supervising the floor, resetting stations and helping little kids get the most out of every visit.
Workshop Guide
Leading our mini workshops — painting, planting, bracelet making, soap and candles — and sending every maker home proud of what they made.
Contact
Questions? Talk to a human
Birthday planning, balance questions, group visits, feedback — if it's about a visit, we want to hear it.
Visit us
Inside Lakeline Mall
11200 Lakeline Mall Dr
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Fastest reply: Instagram
Message us any time at @littleinnovatorworkshop — that's also where reopening news lands first.
When we're open
We follow Lakeline Mall hours — see today's hours and directions in the Visit us section below.
Visit us
Find us at Lakeline Mall
We're inside Lakeline Mall in Cedar Park — climate-controlled, easy parking, and plenty to do before and after play.
Where we are
Little Innovator
Inside Lakeline Mall
11200 Lakeline Mall Dr
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Right off the intersection of Highway 183 and Lakeline Mall Drive — serving families from Cedar Park, Leander, Round Rock and North Austin.
Get directions Follow @littleinnovatorworkshopMall hours
| Monday | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
| Thursday | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
| Friday | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
Lakeline Mall hours — individual store hours may vary, and holiday hours can differ.