Royal Oak With Kids
10 stops · about 5 hours · Updated October 10, 2026
Build a day with kids in Royal Oak, MI around team puzzles, outdoor play, pizza and pastries. At Breakout Escape Rooms Royal Oak, MI, costumed hosts guide families through private themed rooms with puzzles, challenges and scavenger hunts; a staged group photo follows the game. Sandbox VR welcomes children into virtual reality gaming rooms in the Hyatt Hotel Building. The Great Escape Room Detroit adds another team-based option, with clue finding, difficult puzzles and discounts for kids.
Take the outdoor portion to Starr Jaycee Park for slides, swings, sports fields and a kids’ train ride. Its picnic shelter, tables and barbecue grill also give lunch a place in the plan. Memorial Park adds a park stop on Woodward Avenue.
For lunch, Tania’s Pizza offers stuffed and regular pizzas, slices, subs and salads through counter service and takeout. Saroki’s Crispy Chicken & Pizza provides another pizza delivery option. Save Palazzo Di Pizza for later: it opens at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Finish with pastries and locally roasted coffee at family-welcoming Rehla Coffee House. For a celebration planned in advance, Artisan Buttercream creates custom cakes by appointment, with delivery and curbside pickup rather than retail bakery service.
Something to do
morning
Stop 1
Breakout Escape Rooms Royal Oak
5.0(17995)Royal Oak
Stop 2
Sandbox VR
5.0(505)Royal Oak
Sandbox VR welcomes children into virtual reality gaming rooms in the Hyatt Hotel Building, with party services and wheelchair-accessible entry.
Stop 3
The Great Escape Room Detroit
4.9(2112)Royal Oak
The Great Escape Room Detroit brings families together to find clues and solve difficult puzzles, and offers discounts for kids.
Run around outside
afternoon
Stop 4
Starr Jaycee Park
4.6(986)Royal Oak
Starr Jaycee Park combines slides, swings, sports fields and a kids’ train ride with picnic tables, a shelter and public restrooms.
Stop 5
Memorial Park
4.6(578)Royal Oak
Memorial Park adds an outdoor stop at 31050 Woodward Avenue, with round-the-clock hours and a Google rating of 4.6 from 578 reviews.
Lunch
midday
Stop 6
Tania's Pizza
4.8(923)Royal Oak
Tania’s Pizza supplies lunch through fast counter service, with stuffed and regular pizzas, slices, subs, salads, and vegan and vegetarian options.
Stop 7
Palazzo Di Pizza
4.6(696)Royal Oak
Palazzo Di Pizza welcomes families with pizza, vegan and vegetarian options, plus takeout, curbside pickup and delivery starting at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
Stop 8
Saroki's Crispy Chicken & Pizza
4.6(441)Royal Oak
Saroki’s Crispy Chicken & Pizza adds a pizza delivery option on Woodward Avenue, with a Google rating of 4.6 from 441 reviews.
Treat
afternoon
Stop 9
Artisan Buttercream | Custom Cakes by Appointment
5.0(213)Royal Oak
Artisan Buttercream creates custom celebration cakes reserved in advance by appointment, with delivery and curbside pickup for individually designed orders.
Stop 10
Rehla Coffee House
4.9(282)Royal Oak
Rehla Coffee House welcomes families with artisanal pastries, desserts, tea and locally roasted coffee, plus seating both indoors and outside.
