I found somewhere I had never heard of online-Romp 'n Roll. It looked perfect as it was geared towards kids 6 and under. It was private and affordable. I went to see the place (minus the kids) in August and booked it! It looked so cute and I knew they would love it.
We scheduled the party on their birthday, at 5 pm. Since brunch was at 11, I figured we would have plenty of time to get there. In actuality, we didn't have much time to spare!
It worked out okay though.
You started the party out in a little room painted to look like a house, called "Rompy's House".
Then, you moved to the main gym, which had a bunch of equipment kid-sized. We had a two hour party, so we got lots of free play time, plus a few instructor-led activities. I worried two hours would seem too short, but it was a perfect length and everyone-including adults was tired at the end!
Here are a few pictures from the fun.
Emilynn on the trapeze. This is where my little "monkey" spent most of her time. My cousin Kristen may have also gotten on the trapeze. Adults were welcome to do whatever activities along with kids!
My mom even got in on the action with the boys! That's her "laid out" on the balance thingy....not sure what you call that!
Cousin Hunter climbing the rock wall.
Getting instructions for an activity-we did a "snowball fight" with parents verses kids, a parachute activity, a bubble party, and had a bouncy house.
Trying to "blow up" the bouncy house.
Parachute activity. This was a lot of fun.
We finished up the night with a bubble party. We sealed it with a hand stamp and headed home!
It was great fun!
The cupcakes I made for the party. Each child got to keep the favor on top-either a princess or pull back Monster truck racer. Plus we gave calendars to everyone-either princess or monster truck. I thought that was a good favor. I'm trying to give nicer favors that won't end up straight in the trash. I get tired of throwing away favors, its seems so "un-green". :-)
As far as food goes- I took pizzas, cupcakes, ice cream cups, bottled water, and juice boxes to Romp 'n Roll. The instructors set all the food up, and cleaned it up. We didn't have to do a thing, which was nice.
On another note, we kept the party small. I had wondered about inviting dance or swimming friends, but in the end decided to keep it small and simple, with just family or close friends.
We had 8 kids plus Baby Landon there, and I think it was a good number. The place isn't huge, so I wouldn't want to overcrowd it. We only had 4 that couldn't make it, not counting the kids who would be older "helpers" like my niece and nephew who are too old for Romp 'n Roll.
I think it was the perfect place for a four year old party. It was super-age appropriate for them. Henry was a bit hesitant at first, but at the end when the lady said it was time to go home, he looked so sad. He was just getting the hang of it. A Romp 'n Roll party may be in his future in the next few years! I would definitely book it again.
I already have a 5th birthday party location in mind- the Y! They just started doing parties, and since we are members it would be super-reasonable. How cool to have a winter swim party, since that's what stinks sometimes about a winter birthday! I know my sister with a January birthday always wanted a pool party!
Anyway, I have a few months to figure that out!!! :-)
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