A Place Just for Kids
Austin’s Playrooms provide a safe, fun, and engaging atmosphere for kids while their families focus on health and healing in the face of difficult medical challenges. Millions of families have found comfort in Austin’s Playroom, Military Playrooms, and the Lemieux Sibling Center.
Little Kids and Big Kids, Too
Kids will be kids and Austin’s Playrooms are the perfect place for kids of all ages and with diverse interests to enjoy themselves. There’s always something to see and do.
How It All Started
The vision for Austin’s Playrooms was born as the result of Nathalie and Mario Lemieux’s experience when their premature son, Austin, spent 71 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. While the Lemieuxs were focused on Austin, it became clear that there was nothing within the hospital to occupy and engage their other children. Today, Austin is grown and healthy, but his namesake playrooms continue to give kids a home away from home during a stressful time.
Who Austin's Playrooms Help
Austin’s Playrooms seek to benefit families and improve the quality of a child’s hospital experience whether as a visitor or patient by establishing cheerful playrooms that are safe, fun, and engaging. To date, more than 1.5 million families have benefitted from them.
Come On In
Bright colors, engaging artwork, toys, tech – there are so many things that make Austin’s Playrooms wonderful spaces for children of all ages. Each playroom has a similar look and endless activities to keep kids entertained.
Play Tables
Sand Tables
Engaging Toys
Gaming Systems
iPad Tablets
Fun Books
Televisions
Aquariums
Electronics
Table Games
Safe, Soft Seating
Much More!
Locations
There are currently 43 Austin’s Playrooms throughout the region. Here's where you can find them.
Purchase Toys
You can support Austin’s Playrooms by making a donation which will go to purchasing new toys, games, and books for our Playrooms.
Austin's Military Playrooms
The Mario Lemieux Foundation joined forces with the U.S. military in 2011 and established the first Austin’s Military Playroom at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Through the Walter Reed playroom and other Austin’s Military Playrooms, extraordinary military families are able to concentrate on health and healing during difficult times.
