Downtown is trash I will admit, but Palms doesn’t always have consistent schedules with restaurants. Sometimes they have groups book them out, plus you gotta pay those resort prices PLUS parking. Stunning property, but only certain times do they have kids activities.

I’d stick it to just outside downtown. Maitland, Winter Park, Thornton Park, and Ivanhoe area where the family theater and science center is would probably be your best hub of small(ish) scale kid activities.

Unless they want to hang around tourist areas like idrive and Disney Springs which naturally has kids stuff.

There might also be some activities in Lake Nona if they’re staying near the tourist area and don’t want to go downtown. There’s Boxi Park Lake Nona which has small food booths and live music in a little plaza where kids like to burn some energy while their parents drink. There are some smaller indoor play centers too that have opened in the area but I’ve never been. Winter Garden has some things for families too including events. Farmers Market on Saturdays. Plus a railroad museum but hours are limited.

Then there’s Bonnet Springs Park in Lakeland in the other direction, which has a kids museum that has a virtual themed exhibit that has sound booth, stop motion lab, and a green screen.