Twelve Oaks Mall

Lovely mall! Many malls are going down but this one is not - it's thriving and that's so nice. Although I do some shopping online, I prefer to shop in person to see the merchandise quality and feel. For clothes that's essential for me, but I prefer to shop in person for most things. A mall is perfect for that and this mall is wonderful.

This is one of my favorite malls in the tri-country area. One for its central location off of the major freeways. In the mall parking lot surroundings, you have a Red Lobster, McDonald's, and Chick-fil-A ( this location is always crowded so download the app to order and move along faster). This mall opens its main doors an hour before the stores open. This is great for mall walkers. This is great especially once the colder, wet, and snow begins to roll in. The reason why I love this mall so much is because it's a great affordable activity for preschool. I love to enter at the “mall main entrance “ near Macy’s Department Store. That entrance has the Puppy store. The staff is great about letting people socialize with the puppies even if you have no intention of purchasing! Bring quarters so you can feed the pups!! Its never any pressure to buy a puppy. Then further down you have Auntie Annie Pretzels and they usually have free samples! Download that app for great deals and freebies. Kiddie corner from there is the kid's play area. You can't wear shoes so remember to bring socks. It's a cool fun time for the kids. Across from this free-play structure is a small arcade. You can use cash or a card to buy a reloadable card to play games. A notable game is the claw machines! It's play until you “win”. So at least you get something every time you play! There is a “convenience store “facing this play structure. This is great if you happen to forget your beverages/snacks or like us stay way too long. Then we need a little something. On the other side of the kid's play structure are a few coin games that you can ride on. They only take quarters. I mean they are your quarters bc I've never seen them work. The kids have just as much fun crawling around on them. Across from this area, it's a really cool toy store. It reminds me of a small Toys R Us. It's a wide range of toys for all ages and every price range. We go in and usually grab something small. We also get an idea of what the kids are eyeballing for their birthday. If you walk to the food court there is a much bigger and nice coin ride on machines. At this location, they actually work. Kids still have a lot of fun if you put money into it or not. Everything I just described I do and it takes about 4-6 hours with a 2-year-old. So this is great if you want to get out and get them tired and ready for a nap. Literally perfect for a playdate.

Great mall with awesome stores! Very clean mall and bathrooms. I visited from out of state and enjoyed my trip around this mall 😁

I took my kid to the Mall slightly before 10am. The whole building was very clean. Kid friendly. Plenty of space for kids to roam and rest. We played at the play area, which is very well maintained. We love the unique design of it. There's a ride-on area right next to the play area. It costs $1 for a ride. Only 1/5 rides worked at our visit. We lost $3 due to not working rides. We went to the management office to report the issues and got our money back. The staff was friendly and helpful.

Love 12 Oaks mall ! A indoor mall in a northern state. What a brilliant idea. Who wants to shop at a "outside mall " when it's 17 degrees outside. Whoever designs outdoor malls in northern parts of the country should be forced to do their holiday shopping at outside "mall"