Has anyone hosted a birthday party at Little Gym? If so, do you recommend? I'm considering a party for my soon to be 3-year old girl. Other suggestions are welcome.
Thank you so much for all of your wonderful ideas! It sounds like many of you have had great parties at the Little Gym! Also, thanks for the other ideas and recommendations. We're going to go w/ either Little Gym or one of the ideas other members provided. I'll keep you posted!
We just went to a party for a 2 aand 4 year old girls at Pretend Playground in Mundelein. Far away, but fun!
Fantasy Kingdom is a Child’s Birthday Party & parent-supervised indoor play center for ages 6 and under. Drop in anytime during our business hr’s & enjoy our space for children & adults alike! Costumes at each play area allow children to really become the little princesses, firemen or even dragons. The philosophy behind FK’s success is learning through play. By keeping the focus away from structured classes, kids are allowed to create their own fun. Kids can let their imaginations run wild!
Fantasy Kingdom
1422 N. Kingsbury St.
Chicago, IL 60642
312/642-5437
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we just had my kids party at monkey island end they love it. they provided cups,papper plates, is a great option! they are located at 2100 n. 15th avenue. in melrose park number is ###-###-####.
Hi W.,
Little Gym, Pump It Up & Khol's Childrens Museum have fun parties, but they are on the expensive side. Skokie Exploratorium & Chuck e Cheese party's are fun & a little more affordable. When my son turned 3 we had a park party. We chose a park that had bathroom facilities & tables. We brought lots of snacks & served pizza & cake. We gave each kid a sand pail & shovel to keep (part of their goodie bag). All the kids had a blast & it was so affordable. If I were you, I would wait to have the expensive parties until she is 4 or 5.
PUMP IT UP... kids love it.
We had my daughter's 3rd birthday party at the Little Gym & everyone had a great time. They are more than accomodating. Besides ordering pizza & bringing in the cake I didn't lift a finger. They really made my daughter feel like it was "her" day. I'd do it again.
Happy 3rd Birthday to yours!
Fantasy Kingdom on Kingsbury, just south of North Avenue is a great option!
we had our daughter's first birhtday party at little gym (she's been going to classes there since she was 4 months old, so it made a lot of sense as she knows the staff, space, routine, etc).
it was FANTASTIC! they did everything for us (would have sent invites for us had we not invited the entire world).. set up food, provided paper plates, cups, etc... i think they provide juice for all of the kiddos. best of all, the did all of the clean up... even helped us get presents and left-overs into our car. they were really engaging with all of the kids (ages ranged from 10 months-4 years) and knew all of their names w/in 2 minutes. very impressed and totally worth the money.
We had my daughter's 3 year old party at Little Gym and it was GREAT! The kids and parents had fun, the staff were great, and it was SO easy for us! I would highly recommend it!
R.
we are having my 3yrs bday party at Monkey island..its in melrose park. on the street where toys r us is. let me know if you need any more info.
its like Pump it up.
We had my daughters 4 year old bday at Little Gym in Glenview and it was great. We have also been to parties there for 2 yr old and 3 year olds. They do an amazing job of keeping a big group of young kids entertained. And they do everything for you except buy the food (we ordered pizzas and brought a cake). They even cut the cake and served it. It is so easy and so low maintenance. I am sure the chicago location would be similar, I highly recommend it!
I had my son's party last year at PUMP IT UP!!, and all the kids loved it too!! I have to start planning his 4th now, and I'm looking for places too. They host parties at Gymboree (not sure where you live, but I think they have 3 locations). I called to get a price, and it was comparable to what I paid at PUMP IT UP.
