Summertime means no school, water sports, beach and vacation. But, it also means lots of birthday parties! There are so many places that cater to children and their birthday parties now that it is hard to remember all of them when the time comes to plan your child's birthday! Of course, the list includes the local zoos, children's discovery museums, skating rinks and gyms. But, there are a few other options too. The Hayward Nature Center provides a birthday package with the introduction of 3 animals and a short discussion of nature and animals. We have been there for a birthday and it is nice and shady in the summer months too. Picture perfect in Dublin and Superfranks in Pleasanton are kids' activities centers that cater to kids and make it easy on mom and dad as they take care of much of the party details from invitations, activities, entertainment and more. A more unique bday party can incorporate science demos or cooking classes! There is also an option to contact the Parks and Rec Dept as they now have theme parties organized in their community centers - ballerina, princess and pirate packages are listed in the Fremont Parks and Rec Spring Guide. If you would prefer to have the festivities at home, you can rent the usual bouncy house or even bring in a magician, face painter, balloon artist or princess to sing a fairytale song. If you need some ideas, see the list below of things to do.
Places:
Superfranks - http://www.superfranks.com/
Oakland Zoo - http://www.oaklandzoo.org/
Pets and More - a safe and hands on experience with exotic reptiles and furry friends - San Jose - 408-374-9722
Happy Hollow in San Jose -www.hhpz.com (however, they close in July for a remodel)
Discovery Museum in San Jose - http://www.cdm.org/
Sulphur Creek, Hayward Nature Center - http://www.haywardrec.org/sulphur_creek.html
The Golden Skate in San Ramon - http://www.thegoldenskate.com/
Silliman Center in Newark (pools and water slides) - http://www.ci.newark.ca.us/play/recreation.html
Little Gym - http://www.thelittlegym.com/
Gymboree - http://www.gymboree.com/
Color Me Mine - many locations in Bay Area (ceramic crafts) - http://www.colormemine.com/
Parks and Rec community centers - http://www.regerec.com/
Bouncy house opening in Pleasanton - http://www.bounceu.com/
Young Chefs Academy - all inclusive bday parties in Sunnyvale - www.youngchefsacademy.com/sunnyvale
Mad Science Birthday Party - www.madscience.org/southbay or www.madscience.org/mtdiablo for ages 4-12 years.
In-house entertainment:
Bay area jump - bouncy houses - http://www.bayareajump.com/
Princess entertainment - http://www.magicprincess.com/ and http://www.firepixie.com/ and http://www.funtasticparties.us/
Varied entertainment from ponies to face painting - http://www.mostunique.com/
The Other Cheek - local face painting and balloon artist
Dreamstart Parties - bubbles, balloons, face paints, real princesses, crafts - http://www.dreamstarparties.com/
Mary Ellen Hill Storyteller - http://www.mehstories.com/
Party Jumps with bouncy houses, live entertainers adn even concessions and equipment to rent - http://www.appianpartyjumps.com/
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