Drop 'n Shop: Child Entertainment Center strives to “provide high quality childcare services” for up to two hours for parents shopping at the Mall. Children are free to play in the center's “safe, secure and stimulating child-friendly environment,” with activities such as art projects, mini-soccer, video games, yoga and zumba while being monitored by screened staff members.

Prices start at $15 on weekdays, topping out at $20 per hour Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with a slight price break for two or more children. Date night specials will also be available.

The two hour maximum is for a number of logistical reasons. The staff at Drop 'n Shop do not feed the children and will not change diapers. Parents are not permitted to leave the Mall premises while their children are at the center and triple-check security measures are employed to make sure no child is picked up by an unauthorized adult.

ABOUT MALL OF AMERICA

Mall of America® is the largest retail and entertainment complex in the Western Hemisphere. At 5.62 million square feet, the Mall is home to more than 520 world-class shops; Nickelodeon Universe®, the nation's largest indoor family theme park; the 4D FlyOver America multi-sensory experience; SEA LIFE® Minnesota Aquarium, a 1.3 million gallon walk-through aquarium; Hard Rock Cafe; Moose Mountain Adventure Golf; Theatres at Mall of America, a 14-screen movie theater with digital projection including 4K, digital sound and 3D capabilities; Radisson Blu Mall of America, a 500-room hotel, and the five-star JW Marriott, both connected to the Mall by skyway. The Mall opened in August of 1992 and is located in Bloomington, Minn., just minutes from downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. Follow Mall of America on Facebook and Twitter.