https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:10:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birthday-party-help#post-2769634 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:09:15 +0000 shabang 2769634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We rented a room at the park at that age, bounce house, coloring, and we and a couple other families brought all the ride-on toys we had. The kids had a blast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birthday-party-help#post-2769632 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 14:58:14 +0000 jhd 2769632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you rent the room at the park could you bring toys to play with or set up games? Maybe do cupcake or cookie decorating for the dessert plus activity in one? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birthday-party-help#post-2769629 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 14:51:41 +0000 skipra 2769629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some local farm/farm stand type places host parties and have the kids decorate pumpkins in the fall. I kind of wish we had an October birthday to do that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birthday-party-help#post-2769625 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 14:44:06 +0000 catlady 2769625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD's birthday is also October so I agree with you about the iffy weather thing. The majority of parties around where we live are either at a public playground or at a local kid place. We went to like 4 in a row last year at the same place and it was fine. The kids had fun every time and I didn't think it was a big deal. For DD's party this year, I asked my local mom's group for recommendations and there were actually tons more options than I realized. We have booked a gym-like place (basically a tumbling place for young kids), which we haven't been to before but gets good reviews. FWIW, DH wanted to do a Lego thing but it was like 3x as expensive so we decided to wait for an older birthday for that one. So in your shoes, I'd probably do the gymnastics place or else ask around and see if there are other options you haven't thought of. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birthday-party-help#post-2769624 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 14:38:25 +0000 Ms. RV 2769624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Chick-Fil-A's around here do birthday parties. Maybe that is an option for you? Basically they let you have exclusive rights to the play area and also provide food. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birthday-party-help#post-2769592 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:30:31 +0000 ElbieKay 2769592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have always hosted at home. We invited like 5 kids and and their parents, and my son's grandparents, over for brunch and basically had a huge playdate. And then we served cake and sang happy birthday. There were a lot of balloons and a few (but not unreasonable number of) presents. It worked out really well but it was a lot to clean up.</p> <p>My son once went to a second birthday party at a pizza parlor. They basically just went there and ate pizza. He came home with a tshirt from the place. (It was on a weekday with a kid that he met on the playground with our nanny, so the nanny took him to the party.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birthday-party-help#post-2769587 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:06:52 +0000 SweetiePie 2769587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a cute ice cream parlor that does parties, they provide activities (I think decorating crowns to wear and stuff like that) and obviously ice cream. I think kids build their own sundaes. Froyo places here have it too but I think the ice cream parlor is more charming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birthday-party-help#post-2769575 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:38:47 +0000 snowjewelz 2769575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like you'd need entertainment for sure like balloons, face painting, bouncy houses, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birthday-party-help#post-2769571 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:35:16 +0000 shellio 2769571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It probably depends on your area but in ours, just about everywhere seems to host birthday parties. That age group is a little young for many locations as you mentioned. I'd say there is nothing wrong with doing the gymnastics place where everybody else has theirs - we go to a lot of parties at our local bounce house place and my kids still love and look forward to going. Other options: museums of all types (science, art, children's), restaurants (some places kids can make their own pizzas or other food), climbing gym, nature center (they have a small dinosaur center outside town here where there are some fossils and I've heard they host fun parties), cooking schools, dance schools, toy stores, performing arts center. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birthday-party-help#post-2769565 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:19:59 +0000 Cole 2769565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm way over thinking this but I'm in a newborn fog and decision making isn't my strong suit! </p> <p>My daughter is turning 3 in October and she loves birthdays so I definitely want to do something for her with a few friends but I have zero desire to host at our house. </p> <p>I can rent a room at the local park (weather is too iffy for outside unfortunately) but then what do I do to entertain a bunch of 3 year olds other than serve food? I could host it at the gymnastics place but we've already been to a bunch of parties there already. I could also host it at a place that does Lego/building parties, my daughter loves it there and would do great with it but I'm not sure all of the other kids would enjoy it and it's pricey for them to not really get into it. Any brilliant ideas for me? I was thinking about a Goldilocks or Fairy Tale theme but I'm open to ideas! </p>