How To Teach Indoor Playground
As an August baby, we always had small family parties outside at my residence. But, with sons born in November and March, we are constantly left to book an indoor place for their parties, if we decided to have them that year. While those with kids with summer birthdays might appear blessed to have numerous choices at their disposal, it may also often feel overwhelming.
While in Climbing Vines Cafe and Play we might be biased since we sponsor indoor celebrations, I wanted to share with you the 5 most common reasons we hear from past party customers to book indoor summer evenings with us. To these, the stress-free temperament of the indoor summer celebration is a no-brainer, and they are not looking back! After their first indoor playground equipment summer celebration , they continue hosting with us year after year.
The most common cause for a customer to reserve a summer indoor party with us is they do not have to stem the weather prediction for updates in the weeks leading up to the party. Nothing can derail a pleasure party quicker than having to cram all of your visitors within your home, waiting for a storm to pass. And if you've ever had to cancel or postpone your child's birthday due to weather, you know how heartbreaking that could be.
We get dozens of calls every summer a few days before somebody's outdoor party is supposed to happen to find out if we've got an open slot for them in our indoor party place due to weather woes. We can usually pull off this if the place remains open, but hosts will unfortunately need to starve and allow all their guests know of the change in venue and probably shift in time, and change all of their catering orders to accommodate their new party plan.
While of course rain is most probably the biggest obstacle you may face, extreme heat, unseasonably cool weather, and wind may also pose problems to your decorations, food, and your guests' possessions. You will likely end up investing in a tent another weather barrier simply to ease your mind a bit, which can be costly and take a great deal of precious time to set up and take down. I will not even tell the narrative of this time my Dad put up a tent for a party in a windstorm and wound up with a insurance coverage for 4 ruined cars when it blew away (weights and anchors and all!) ...
Besides the obvious weather concerns it's possible to avoid with an indoor party, there may also just be something really simple and lovely about an indoor summer party. Guests will not need to worry about bringing sunscreen and towels and sunglasses and swimsuits and changes of clothing and bug spray... you understand.
Sometimes it's nice to have a brief break from the outside, sip coffee in an air borne cafe, also have a real conversation with other adults while the children play, rather than chasing children around trying to receive their fur on them or keeping them away from your in-ground pool. I am not sure about you, but I can never quite relax at an outdoor summer birthday celebration with a two and a 4 year-old. While they sure do have a good time running around, we typically leave at a daze or with a tantrum, unsure whether we had the time to chat or check in with everyone.
While I absolutely adore a good barbecue or summer grilling extravaganza, I find it refreshing when we can take a rest from the same-old backyard bash and spend a couple of hours in a relaxing, cool, and most significantly -- included! -- air.
It's also freeing as a guest to have the rest of the day to do as we wish as a family, not have to worry about getting the kids to a tub right after the celebration or stopping home to cool off and change clothing.
I guarantee that if you reserve an indoor celebration for your son or daughter, guests (particularly family) might appear a bit confused at first (why not take advantage of the summer weather while we can, right?) But after hosting countless indoor parties I will tell you for certain that on the day-of, you and your guests will realize how nice it is to kick back within an air-conditioned private celebration for a couple hours.
Speaking of how relaxing a indoor, air-conditioned party could be, how can we discuss food for a second? Not only are food options limited with an outdoor celebration due to heat, but it can be hard to keep food covered and keep the bugs, bees, and other debris off.
Therefore, for our loved ones, the meals factor alone would be sufficient to justify an indoor party.
Eating in peace without having to find colour or a seat or a location away from bugs is one of these things you don't realize can be so glorious until you attend your fourth or fifth outdoor summer gathering and after that get a rest from them. One of the most common things we hear is how fine it is to just sit and eat and see the kiddos play with no any other venue-related cares or concerns. This is going to be particularly important if you are going to be needing older family members attend who will battle with being mobile in the sand or marijuana and locating seating at outdoor parties.
While party aesthetic might not be a determining factor for every household, it sure is much simpler to create a themed extravaganza which lights a child's face up when the party's inside. The decorations required are often less because the area is smaller and included contained, and you won't need to be concerned about balloons and streamers blowing all about or securing table covers down.
Because we do host mobile events outside at Climbing Vines Cafe and Play, I will also speak from experience when I say the time it takes to install (and take down!) Decorations for an outdoor party compared to an indoor party generally ends up being double. Finding good places to hang banner, needing two people to maintain and secure everything, and finding weights or other restraints for everything may be a genuine hassle on party day.
And you will have enough to worry about this afternoon, right?
Also, if your pinterest planks are full of cute centerpieces, a candy bar, or anything that may be affected by wind (or attract bees!) You will likely have to restrategize for an outdoor soiree.
Not to mention decoration typically can only be utilized once if used outside, but repurposed again and if used for an indoor event. Our guests that sponsor indoor occasions, notably those who invested significant money into decoration or labored hard to create their own, are very happy to find they could usually make a huge chunk of their cash back by reselling their supplies on something like Facebook Marketplace.
Speaking of money, probably the biggest misconception I hear from clients is that they want to host a party in their home to save the rental fee of an indoor space. I generally laugh at this because it makes great sense, in other words, if you have never hosted an outside party.
With all of the"extras" like tents, chair rentals, additional decorations, weather reinforcements, clean-up provides, games and activities for your children (which you won't have to supply at a play area!) It is very likely you are going to end up spending MUCH more hosting a celebration at your house or an outdoor place than you'd inside.
I am not sure how other indoor spaces manage their equipment, but we only charge guests to get additional drinks and provides and such on the day of the party if they wind up needing them, and we also allow parties to attract in their OWN food, dessert, and decor if they choose!
Money aside, spending countless hours cleaning before, during, and following the party may also have a toll. Would not it be wonderful to walk into a sparkling clean area and leave with your guests when the party's over, not having to be concerned about the cleanup, garbage removal, tent teardown, etc?
You can just head home and relax with your loved ones (yes, maybe outside!) In a nice clean home that was not just trampled by party guests and all of their sand, grass, and sunscreen.
Along with the time spent cleaning before and after the party, would not it ALSO be wonderful to not have to play"server" during the event? Even for clients that bring in their own food and decor, our dedicated celebration assistants set everything up, refill and fix food and beverages as necessary, clear plates, cut and serve the cake, and then package up all of the leftovers in the end of the celebration!
In the end, it is your child's special day and you wish to spend those precious hours making memories and seeing along with your guests-- not running around chasing your decorations or refilling the fruit bowl innumerable times.
So save everyone (and especially your family!) We would be honored to offer you an easy, enjoyable experience which will leave your entire guest list feeling refreshed, grateful, and filled with love after spending a relaxing (yet fun-filled!) day together.
