My daughter will be turning 4 next month and I was hoping for some fun ideas on places for a bday party. I think I've pretty much run though every possible place, but thought maybe has some places I haven't thought of yet. We were going to do it at home (we have 5 acres) and rent a bounce house, hayrides, let the kids paint their own pumpkin, etc. but seeing as how it's at the end of October and living in KY, you can't really predict the weather. We had it at the Orchard last year but I want somewhere with more of our own space this year. Our basement in unfinished so thats not an option.
I have considered Gattitown, Bounce U, and the Explorium. These all feature prive or semi-private rooms where we can sing Happy Birthday, do cake, and everyone can eat together before all the kids play. Has anyone had a bday experience at these places or have suggestions to others? This will be the first year I will be inviting her entire pre-school class (about 10 kids), so we are looking at around 20 people. Thanks in advance!!
We did GattiLand for granddaughter's 5th birthday - it was the last time she'd be with most of the kids in her daycare as we live in a different school district than most of the kids did. Just go for the earlier times as it will get crowded quickly!
I had my daughter's 7th Birthday Party @ Oogles and Googles. She loved it! They have really cute themed parties!! I would consider shortening the invite list. 20 children is a lot of noise/commotion & you want it to be *her* special day. We recently went to a party for a 5 year old @ GattiTown with 20+...and it was more than a little chaotic...for the parents & the children.
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We've had a couple birthday parties at Monkey Joe's. You can have up to 25 kids for one price. They have private rooms and after the party you can hang out and let the kids play (not in the room) but they have tables and chairs in the main area. You get a visit from Monkey Joe himself. It's a lot of fun.
Bounce U doesn't have smaller bouncy castles appropriate for this age (more appropriate for like 2/3rd grade and up). We've also done Kid's Place, and that was ok, but just OK. We really enjoyed my daughter's 4th bday party at the Explorium last year! Her bday is in Feb so we always have to have one indoors.... It was definitely her favorite. We just got the room, setup, and face painting....we provided the food and drinks, cake and ice cream, crafts, etc.... then they cleaned up! We had ages newborn to 10 in kids (plus all the adults) and everyone seemed to love it, had a great time, didn't run out of stuff to do and the party didn't drag....best part was I didn't have to clean up - for a VERY reasonable price. Then all the kids loved the museum! Several of the parents hadn't even known it was there! Totally recommend the Explorium.
