4 banging and splashing rooms near St. Louis where kids can make a mess

You and the family can experience the pleasure of total destruction in one of these broken or splattered rooms within a two-hour drive of St. Louis. From throwing hammers to throwing brushes, these spots offer the perfect way to let off steam for your whole group, without the consequences.

Smash Rage Room

You can choose to break or splatter for 20-minute sessions at this rage room in Imperial. Release your stress and energy by wreaking havoc on various household items in a rage room. By-appointment-only anger sessions cost $48.78 per person and are limited to those age 16 and older. Closed-toed shoes are a must for smashing. However, splatter paint rooms are open to all ages and include canvas and non-canvas options. Paint packages range from $15-40. Tip: You can save some money by bringing your own canvas. 1558 Miller, imperial.

Pinspiration Chesterfield

This art studio is not only concerned with making and crafting candles. Go a little wild and create a Jackson Pollock-inspired masterpiece to take home with the Splatter Experience at Pinspiration. The Splatter Room can accommodate up to eight guests at a time for $20 per person. Canvas prices vary by size, and you can upgrade to a date night package with chocolate and champagne or a glow package, which lets you paint under a black light with neon paint. 164 Chesterfield Commons East, Chesterfield.

Splatter ‘N Rage

In this fully accessible veteran fun zone in Rolla, the messier the better. Choose from the $20 splatter room package, the $30 rage room package, or go all out in both rooms for $45 per person. Sessions last 30 minutes per room. As Splatter ‘N Rage explains it, attendees can release all the tension – no deposit required. 945 Parkwood, Rolla.

Project Human X

At this community art center, studio, and gallery in Carbondale, Illinois, families can participate in neon splash parties, teen splash parties, toddler splash parties, and more hour-long special events starting at $12 per adult and $24 per child, or you can book a private event so just you and yours can splash and play solo. 715 S. University, Carbondale, Illinois.