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    What Matters For Kids

    3.0 (2 reviews)
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    Terrible customer service and a waste of money.

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    Small Town Play Café

    Small Town Play Café

    4.0(21 reviews)
    3.2 km

    I found the play place to be pretty small and tight compared to others I've been to, especially…read moreconsidering the price. My 2.5 year old had fun, but everything felt geared to even younger toddlers/babies...and that's who was mostly there. I didn't order coffee so I can't comment on that. However, you do have to wait on the same line for coffee to check in, even with an online reservation. It was frustrating to have a set time to be there (with a 2-hr play time limit) and then wait in line for 15 minutes just to go play.

    We came to this cafe to attend a birthday party event. At first look, the cafe appeared really nice…read moreand comfortable. The children play area is absolutely stunning with all parts of it designed with beautiful interior and decor. At floor level there are play area, climbing wall, a small market and in upper level there's make believe home, walkway to the giant slide. The children's party table is in the back. Also two restrooms including a family one. They have cute small sink and water filter for the kids too. Few sitting spots available around the play area to watch the kids. Through out the party the cafe employees assisted with handing out pizzas to the kids, organizing the cake cutting ceremony and finally wrapping up left over. They are strict with hours, so everything was wrapped up right on time. The cafe has their own hot and cold drinks, bakery goods and to go wraps. The cupcakes at the party were dry and hard. So I didn't have good impression of their food. But I'll surely recommend the play area to others.

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    Pump It Up Roselle Park

    Pump It Up Roselle Park

    3.3(88 reviews)
    4.1 km

    They were absolutely amazing for my sons 6th birthday party! It was the easiest party I've thrown…read moreyet. Booking was easy and flexible. The hosts (Steven and Jonathan) were great! Constantly checking in with me to see how things were going as well as interacting with the kids. I dropped off the cake and some themed decorations when we first got in, and the staff set up the room beautifully ! Best part is that it is ONLy your party in each room at a time. The kids LOVED both jump rooms! The variety of bouncy houses was nice. First room is 3 big slide style bouncies , plus a air hockey table. Second room was two obstacle courses , a standard bounce house with basketball hoops, plus a bunch of toys to play and build with. Both rooms had plenty of benches for parents to sit on. Pizza and juice was included for the kids , I had to purchase additional food & drinks for adults as well as water bottles. The kids will definitely need these water bottles with all the activity. The food comes from the Italian restaurant across the street and was very good. I got a small wrap platter and 3 cheese pies for 15 adults and it was perfect (even took a full pie home). While I highly recommend booking a birthday party here or maybe even scheduling a private play session with friends, I would not return for an open play session again. While the staff was just as great as at the party, the number of children in the rooms of various ages was way too overwhelming for me. The bouncy houses look a little worn out, but that's to be expected with all the use. Thank you Pump It Up for a great party!

    This was our first experience with a place like this for my husband's coworker's daughter's 4th…read morebirthday party this past Saturday. It was allotted for two hours, and seemed to be enough space for 8-9 children to run around. As a safety professional myself, I appreciated that they actually played a safety video for everyone, children and parents included, to watch and take note. The staff were all fairly young, but would have to comment that there isn't much staff walking around and monitoring that children are playing safe and following the rules. Some children were too scared to come down on the inflatable slides, and parents (myself included) had to rescue their child to come down. There was no staff around the several times this took place, which was a little frustrating. The music is LOUD - parents had to almost yell to each other to have any kind of meaningful conversation. You had to talk very closely to get your point across. As another Yelper mentioned, a song would be playing one minute and then silence for another 3, and then a song would pop on. It was very disjointed. The songs were appropriate for the most part, so no complaints there. The music was LOUD, but that didn't bother me as much as the LED strobe lights flashing the whole time - in every room, even the party room for lunch. It's very overstimulating, and seems to be unnecessary since the whole experience is stimulating enough as it is. The play room #1 was much better than #2, where some toys meant for younger children, are clearly very dirty and/or very old and should be replaced. I also didn't understand why when you walk into the establishment, they have charge cards to play games, but when you go into the play rooms for the party, they want cash! What's the point of that? I just spent x-amount of money on a charge card that can only support the 4-5 "play until you win" crane games in the lobby? My son was bummed that I wasn't willing to give him cash to play these games since I had a charge card that was barely used. I will say that they food they offered was decent - the pizza was the right temperature, and they offered several rounds of seconds and thirds to adults and children. Apple juice, iced tea, and sprite were offered, and there was plenty for everyone. The party room was bright, clean, and spacious to have the kids play freeze dance and run around a bit until transitioning to end the party. I am motivated to go back when they have open play hours so we can use up his charge card, and to tire him out!

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    Pump It Up Roselle Park - At his birthday party

    At his birthday party

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    Princess Dreams - Great for Bday parties!

    Princess Dreams

    4.4(8 reviews)
    3.6 km

    I took my daughter to an event here this afternoon and it was wonderful. The staff went above and…read morebeyond to attend to all the little girls. The event was for, Minnie's Bowtique, they had a craft, dancing, pictures with Minnie, and even make-up. My daughter was very excited and really enjoyed herself. The children were given pizza, juice boxes, and cupcakes. I will definitely take my children here again for more events in the future. The only negative is that I wish it was located closer to my home.

    If you know me, I love fairy tales. Princess Dreams brings the experience out of the story books…read moreand into a 2nd floor store front space. Have you ever wanted your Princess' s birthday to allow everyone to feel like Royalty? This is the place! I stumbled upon the Instagram page one day and fell in love with the concept and event ideas. They don't just do birthday parties. They also host weekend and week day events to the public, host baby showers and birthdays. I registered my daughter for the Pajama party with Frozen ' s Princess Anna and it was worth every penny and the gas to New Jersey. I think I enjoyed it more than she did. It featured old fashioned popcorn machine, a huge old fashioned movie screen, pastries, arts and crafts ,live entertainment from the character, music with sing along and dance, photos, glitter tattoos and makeup. This was 2 hours of pure Princess Bliss. The talent blew me away! The Anna character had real vocal training. I feel like she was hired from Disney. She was very believable and was convinced she was the real thing. She engaged the children and led the song and dance like a professional. I was also really blown away by how they transformed this 2nd floor space above a bank, into a whimsical princess playland. There's a special room just for gowns for the girls to wear for the party. The attention to detail with the decor and art on the walls stole my heart. We will be back. And we lived happy ever after. THE END.

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    Princess Anna from Frozen ' s PJ party

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    Chisholm Park - Smaller jungle gym

    Chisholm Park

    4.0(2 reviews)
    4.9 km

    We have gone here many times with our daughter enjoyed a decent amount of options for various ages…read moreof kids.

    Line up, everybody- it's time to go outside! My almost 2-year old daughter spends hours here and…read moresometimes finds a playmate who instantly becomes her BFF-of-the-day. While it gets pretty busy around 4pm, it's often nearly empty. The fenced playground has wood chips covering the ground with an adjacent paved parking lot that fits about 20 cars, 2 large structures with several slides and climbing or hanging options (one for younger kids and the other for older children), a set of swings for babies, older kids, and children who need full neck support (with a harness and crotch strap), 2 flowers in which kids can sit and spin, and a bouncy structure for sitting with a dinosaur and car theme. A soccer/softball field area sometimes hosts organized games for children but otherwise, can be a great place for babies to experience the feeling of grass under their feet and for toddlers to run around in a big, open space or kick a ball. Since we're usually here for a while, I typically bring some water and snacks for my daughter who enjoys them at some picnic tables in a grassy area nearby. A bathroom's accessible in the nearby Community Center through the parking lot area during the day or through the front doors after hours. With all these features, kids won't want to leave.

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