Planning a birthday party?
Here you can find some ideas for party planning in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois!
Indoor Facilities
Chuck E. Cheese's – (“Where a kid can be a kid!”)
Chuck E. Cheese has a wide variety of games and play areas for children to have a good time. They offer party packages and more! Having a party here is not necessarily cost friendly but you can assure that your children will have a good time!
WEBSITE: https://party.chuckecheese.com/reservation/When.aspx?city=Bloomington&state=IL&id=345&restype=0
*reserve your party online and get great deals!
Michael's- (Arts/Crafts)
Michael’s store actually does birthday parties! This would be a good idea especially for winter birthdays. Having a party here children get to make a special craft that they can take home with them. Being able to have hands –on activities will keep everyone occupied and be lots of fun. Also cost friendly.
WEBSITE: www.michaels.com/
*checkout the website to find a location near you!
Children's Discovery Museum- (“Inspiring the love of learning through the power of play”)
The Children’s discovery museum has multiple activities for children. The building has three stories and there is a different setting on each of them; very exciting! A lot of the activates are educational to the children. They provide you a host and a party room to use and give the birthday child a special gift! Not at the top of the list of cost friendly but it’s worth it!
WEBSITE: www.childrensdiscoverymuseum.net/
*review party packages and activities in the facility online!
AFM Circle Lanes (bowling)
Circle Lanes offers 34 lanes so booking a party here should be pretty easy. They are conveniently located on veteran’s parkway and they usually have pretty good deals. They have a concession area so you can even order you food right from the location.
WEBSITE: www.amf.com/circlelanesil
*check out specials coming up online!
Pheasant Lanes (bowling)
Pheasant Lanes usually has more business however bowling parties are always fun. They have accommodations for children such as bumpers and ramps for children who can’t hold the heavy bowling balls. They also have a concession area where you can order your food directly from the location.
WEBSITE: www.pheasantlanes.net
*check out specials coming up online!
Home- (There's no place like home!)
Having a party in your own home allows you to be creative. You can’t go wrong with having a party in your own home because everything is up to you! In the summer you can have a backyard barbeque or winter order pizza and have games and activates for everyone. There’s nothing like a good old fashion sleep over for the kids. The only negative is the mess you have to clean up afterwards, but the trick is to clean as you party!
*Google activates to do at the parties or great sites like Pinterest for party ideas!
Outdoor Facilities
Grady’s pizza is a family fun oriented place. Grady’s has bumper cars, batting cages, amusement park rides and much more! Having a party here will defiantly have all of your guest having a good time. Children must be at least three years old for rides; you may want to save this place once they are a little older. Unfortunately most of their activates are outside however winter babies can still come here on a summer night just to have some fun!
WEBSITE: www.gradyspizza.com
*view what actives they have to make sure your little ones will be old enough to participate!
Who would think you can have a birthday party at a zoo? Miller park zoo has an area designated for their parties. They also have special animals they bring out to the parties to show the children which are really cool! You can have a party at the zoo in the summer OR the winter and it is also conveniently located within Miller Park so you could even have your party at the park and take a trip right over to the zoo!
WEBSITE: www.bpard.org/
*view the animals that will miller park has at the zoo currently and also get fun facts to learn a little bit about the animals with your children before the party!
Swimming Pools – Any family aquatic center is great for a party everyone gets to come out and enjoy nice weather, and who doesn’t love swimming on a hot summer day!
*Usually reserving pools and public parks you want to contact the local parks and recreations committee.
· Fairview Pool
· O’Neill Pool
· State farm Pool *must have a state farm pass to get into state farm pool
· Holiday Pool
Parks - Grab a grill and have some fun at a local park! If you don’t have a big house to throw a party in head to the park down the street and be creative there are tons of games and activities that children can do outside at birthday parties.
· Miller Park (Miller Park Zoo located here)
· Anderson Park (Anderson pool located here)
· Franklin Park
· McGraw Park
· Clearwater Park
· Forrest Park
· Maxwell Park