Winter Indoor Birthday Party Ideas
Hi. I am looking for recommendations for indoor birthday parties for an 8 and 5 year old. My kids bdays are in Jan and Feb and, while I would love to have it outside, I don't want to take the chance of the weather not being good. They want to invite their whole class so I need something indoors that can accommodate about 30 kids. Thanks so much for any suggestions you can share!
Nov 10, 2022
Parent Replies
https://www.traversefit.com/parties -- This place has a maximum limit of 25 kids. This would work for your older child but not your younger one.
https://www.bowlero.com/location/bowlero-alameda -- Bowling is fun for both 8 and 5 year olds. 30 kids should not be a problem.
https://hohathleticarts.com/birthday-parties/ -- Gymnastics up to 25 kids
https://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/bayarea/groups-schools/birthday… -- up to 50 kids
https://www.tapgym.com/ -- Athletic playground
We went to an indoor community center party. There were race tracks made by cardboard boxes and kids got toy cars to play with and as a party favor. Cupcakes, snacks and simple decorations and painting the car as an activity. Another indoor community center / Rec room party I went to had a magician who performed and they had party games.
You can rent the Arlington Park rec room fairly inexpensively. We did that once and had a double party for both kids with a space theme and activity stations, got a friend to bring his guitar and play some songs for the kids. The kids like running in and out of the room into the park and it's not crowded or noisy.
Athletic Playground in Emeryville! They have kids' birthday parties for parkour, it was a hit with my kids' class!
I just went to a 5-year old's birthday party at Pump It Up in Oakland, and I don't know the cost but it was really great. The kids get to use a bounce room privately, and then they set up your eating/cake party space with whatever you bring FOR YOU so you can enjoy watching the kids play as they get everything ready. The play rooms are huge too so it feels a little less like a stuffy/pandemic situation.