Family entertainment centers make children’s birthdays easy
When it comes to hosting children’s birthday parties, parents can save themselves a lot of time, trouble, and expense by hosting the party at a family entertainment center. This could mean reserving the party room at a movie theater, bowling alley, skating rink, or sports center, or reserving a table at a kid-friendly spot like Chuck E Cheese’s. Depending on what’s available locally, parents could even arrange to host a party at a children’s museum, aquarium, zoo, or city park.
While the sky is the limit for any given parent in terms of party location, the best locations are those that offer a full party planning and coordination service. For example, family entertainment centers that really court the birthday party business will offer to handle everything from decorations to tableware to food to entertainment to cleanup.
The three main reasons why parents prefer to organize their children’s parties in an outdoor location are:
convenience
By far the number one reason parents love using family entertainment centers for birthday parties is convenience. Especially in families where both parents work, it can be very difficult to find time to shop for all the party supplies, send out invitations, book entertainment, protect the kids, and decorate the house, etc. When they invest in the assistance of a family entertainment center, on the other hand, parents can complete virtually all of the steps with a simple phone call to the location. Once the date and time are set and a few questions about the food and other details are answered, all the parents have to do is buy the child a gift and show up at the venue.
Value
Just think of all the items needed for an amazing birthday party: balloons, streamers, and other decorations; cups, plates, cutlery, napkins and tablecloths; gift bags and party favors; cake and sandwiches… the list could go on! As if that were not enough, all these items must be coordinated with the theme of the party. Buying everything separately can quickly become very expensive. However, when parents allow a family entertainment center to provide all of these supplies, significant savings can be realized. This is because family entertainment centers purchase their supplies in bulk at a reduced price and are able to pass those savings on to parents. Family entertainment centers also offer built-in entertainment, further reducing the cost of the party for parents.
Clean up
Cleaning up after a child’s birthday party can be a real pain, especially if very young children are involved. Children do not intend to make masses, but at a certain age it seems to be in their nature. If parents are hosting the party away from home, they can avoid the hassle of spending hours trying to scrape chocolate icing off the wall or rubbing pizza sauce off the carpet. Family entertainment centers offer kid-friendly spaces that are easy for staff to clean, so parents don’t have to worry about cleaning up every spill right away. Instead, they can leave it up to the venue staff.
With so many benefits of hosting kids’ birthday parties away from home, it’s surprising more businesses aren’t jumping on the bandwagon and offering kid-friendly spaces!