Getting ready forthe Five Oaks on Warson Indoor Playground.
The City of Olivette's indoor playground inside Five Oaks on Warson, with Sensory Friendly Playtime every Friday from 8:30 to 10 am: limited admission, free noise-reduction headphones and fidget toys to check out, grown-ups free, and a quiet Parents Room down the restroom hallway.
Sensory Friendly Playtime: Fridays, 8:30 to 10 am. Five Oaks on Warson: Monday to Friday 5:30 am to 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday 7 am to 5 pm. Open play is any time there is no structured play or program. Holiday hours: day before Thanksgiving 5:30 am to 5 pm; Thanksgiving closed; day after Thanksgiving 9 am to 3 pm; Christmas Eve 5:30 am to 3 pm; Christmas Day closed; day after Christmas 9 am to 5 pm; New Year's Eve 5:30 am to 3 pm; New Year's Day noon to 5 pm. During severe weather Five Oaks may open late or close early.
Five Oaks on Warson, 1200 N. Warson Rd., Olivette, MO 63132
“Noise-reduction headphones and fidget toys are available for free check-out.”
“Limited admission to prevent overstimulation.”
“The Parents Room at Five Oaks on Warson offers parents and caregivers a quiet and private space to take care of their little (or big) ones.”
Sensory Friendly Playtime runs every Friday in the Indoor Playground (Sassafras) and you register online; registration for each Friday stays open until 8:30 am that morning. Grown-ups and caretakers are free.
Sensory Friendly Playtime is on the schedule every Friday, holidays included, but Five Oaks opens at 9 am the day after Thanksgiving, is closed on Christmas Day, and opens at noon on New Year's Day. The schedule is “subject to change due to special events or holidays,” so call 314-991-1249 before you book one of those Fridays.
To check out equipment, Five Oaks accepts a Five Oaks card or a non-government photo ID.
Five Oaks posts a Virtual Tour video on its Five Oaks page.
Parents Room, at the end of the hallway with the restrooms and vending machinesquiet zone
Open Play, Sensory Friendly Playtime and full facility access: resident youth $6, non-resident youth $8, free with a Five Oaks membership, free for children 2 and under with a paying youth, and adults are free when supervising children. Residents live within Olivette city limits; non-residents who work in Olivette can get resident rates with proof of employment. A 10-Visit Pass gives 10 visits for the price of 9 and does not expire.
Daily fees are nonrefundable. Everyone 14 and older paying a daily fee shows a photo ID and has a picture taken at admission.
For registered programs, ask for a refund at least one week ahead (24 hours ahead for group fitness classes); later requests become an account credit. Five Oaks gives a full refund when it cancels a program or changes its dates or times, and may give one for illness or injury (a physician's note may be required).
Everyone enters and leaves through the main lobby near the Welcome Desk. Kids 13 and under come with someone 18 or older, and open play needs adult supervision.
Playground rules: no food on the play structure (eat at the tables or on the bench and clean up after yourselves); water in an unbreakable, spill-proof container; socks or shoes stay on.
Parking is in the designated spaces; parking in the drop-off lane is not allowed, and unattended cars there may be ticketed or towed.
Five Oaks also runs Sense of Play Dates, a hands-on art and sensory materials class for ages 18 months to 6 years, at 9 am Dec 9 2026 ($16 member or resident, $19 general, $11 for an additional sibling by calling 314-994-2410, siblings under 12 months free). Dress to get messy.
