Planning kids’ birthday parties keeps getting tougher. You’ve done the bouncy house and the character visit and really, you just want to go somewhere so that your kid and their friends can have a blast, everything including clean up is taken care of and you can look like Parent of the Year (at least for the 1.5 hours of the party). The problem is that you want something new and different and your kid’s birthday is just around the corner. Fortunately, we’ve rounded up four big-time kids’ birthday party ideas guaranteed to blow their socks off (and their candles out).
Posh Princess Palace
With respect to the royal kids, they’re not the only ones worth all that pomp and circumstance. Birthday princesses and princes stateside are worthy of royal treatment, too, and this beauty-themed party palace in Lodi knows just how to give it to them. Book a Pamper & Party package (starting at $439 for up to two hours) and let the Posh team pull out all the stops to make your birthday kid and up to a dozen of their besties feel fabulous. Guests are greeted with pink, fluffy robes and “Beauty Bubbly” (aka sparkling cider) before being whisked away to a glam-filled afternoon of beauty and craft-filled fun topped off with pizza and cupcakes. Better yet, add a photographer and gift bags for an additional fee. Call (862) 899-7647 for booking.
Tay + Te Imaginative Play
Is there anything kids want more than to feel like a grown-up? Well, this birthday, they can—without the stress and expense that comes along with it—thanks to this awesome indoor play space in Northvale for children ages 0-6 that focuses on learning through pretend play. Tay + Te has created an entire kid-sized city, complete with grocery store, doctor’s office, auto repair shop, police and fire departments, veterinarian clinic, and more. Kids can safely explore whatever and wherever their imaginations take them. On top of open play, classes, and special events, T + T now also offers a number of private birthday party packages(starting at $595 for 90 minutes of supervised fun) that provide plenty of Insta-worthy moments parents can feel good about. Call (201) 660-8388 for booking.
GaGa and Beyond
No, not meat dress, Bradly Cooper Gaga, but a birthday party star has been born at this full-service special event studio in Bergenfield that’s themed around GaGa Ball—a variant of dodgeball—and other summer camp games like Four Square and Hopscotch. A one-hour-and-forty-five-minute Standard party package($599) accommodates up to 15 guests (GaGa players must be 5 years or older) and includes pizza, juice, setup, and party favors. Upgrade to a Platinum party package for even more great perks for up to 20 guests. Call (646) 402-2690 for booking.
The Cupcake Carriage
Get ready to hop on board one of the sweetest trains—er, carriages—to pull into the kids’ birthday party station in quite some time. The brainchild of celebrity cake designer and owner of The Ellinet Cake Collection, Tennille Ortiz, this fully equipped mobile bakeryparks right outside your front door to get the party started. Once they’ve climbed inside, the birthday baker and their BFFs throw on aprons and chef’s hats and get down to some serious instructor-led cupcake-designing fun. We’re talking custom-colored icing, DIY fondant flowers, sprinkles galore, and more. The Cupcake Carriage offers a wide range of party packages and themes in a variety of price points, but our favorite has got to be the Cherry on Top package, which lets the birthday kid design and decorate his or her own full-sized birthday cake! Call (201) 238-8265 for booking.
Looking for even more birthday party ideas? Check out our past roundups for the hottest birthday parties in North Jersey!
