Top 10 Kid’s Birthday Activities
To all you brave mothers out there who are planning a party for your child, venture to this week’s blog post on what kids will probably enjoy doing for a birthday.
We have put together a top 10 list covering a variety of activities and locations to host your super fun, super special, highly-energised child’s birthday party!
- Hobbledown (minimum 10 children)
Looking for fun on a farm in Surrey? Hobble down to Hobbledown as party packages start at £14.50 per child at off peak times for an all-day fun. From classic to deluxe parties, this location offers laser tag, high rope courses, archery, zorbs and even a teddy bear workshop!
You can party in the barn or in a themed Hobbler rooms. You can even stay after the party package finishes and wander around the land of fun activity! They offer a party feast, a party host assistant, a free gift for the birthday boy or girl, and party goodie bags.
- Laser Tag
If you’re close to Enfield, or if you want a good game of laser tag, head to this circuit! It’s an hour of fun for the kids to duck and dart the red lasers. With only a minimum age of 7, there is no contact, running or climbing so it is entirely child-friendly. From £5.24 per person, this is the perfect activity to sweat those kids out and get a big group together for a fun birthday!
- Science Museum
From a fun group sleepover, to testing out cool experiments in the Wonderlab, or watching a science movie in the IMAX theatre, or even an International Space Station simulator, it’s a good time for every child involved.
It’s a good way to get your child academically and energetically involved in the world of science! Book a party here now:
- Battersea Zoo
What place is better to host a party than at the zoo? With a mini-tour including facts about the animals, everyone invited can meet and stroke a rabbit, create their own animal badge and paint a brick on the “Birthday Wall of Fame”. Starts from age 4 upwards.
It’s a good place to make new furry friends and to celebrate with old ones!
- The Polka Theatre (for younger children)
Tea-time, play-time and showtime all at once! Only an hour long, the party doesn’t have to end there and you can reserve an area of the building to play and eat as much cake as you desire. Head over to their website below to explore the range of treats this theatre can offer you. Bring the west-end to your end and enjoy an afternoon of dress-up.
- Hire a Pitch
If you’re tired of having football being played at your house, take your kid and their friends to an outdoor football pitch for an afternoon of sports and treats! Whether it’s for a birthday or even just a good day of fun, they tailor each party to your individual style: so it can range from football, to inflatable events, to murder mystery games!
- Hamley’s Sleepover
Home is overrated: take all the kids on a night out to Hamley’s for a sleepover! Only available Saturday, you need a minimum of 10 children and 2 supervising adults. Even though prices are available upon request, you are guaranteed a magician and a rofessional face painter and the opportunity to run around the entire Hamley’s Store! With sleeping equipment provided, there will be films, treasure and store hunts, games and activities and a luxury gift back for every attendee! Film out the form here and get ready for a sleepless night of fun.
- Flip Out
If every day is a constant squeak from the couch with your kids jumping around, avoid broken furniture and exchange it for a day on the Trampolines! With Flip Out Trampoline Park, you can hop on over to various locations around London that offer two hours of birthday bouncing. From £180, you will get an open jump dodgeball, air bags, tumble tracks party hats, tableware and not a care in the world. Check out your closest Flip Out here and more information on birthday parties:
- Kidzania
Kidzania is birthday galore. Your child can be an air hostess, a firefighter, a princess: anything their heart desires! Known as the city for kids, ran by kids, it’s a day of fun for everyone involved! Not only is the experience adapted for children, but it teaches them a direction for their future and independence in shaping their own mini-world. The three package deals go from Bronze, Silver and then to Gold. Each includes different variations of goody-bags and what they have access to. Head over to their website so you can choose what fits your experience best!
- Biscuit and Cupcake Decorating Class Party
Why not have fun and get those creative juices flowing at the same time? Introduce them to a new passion that might just last a life time with a biscuit and cupcake decorating class. Spend an hour with a professional baker who will guide your child through the different processes of piping and crafting to make the perfect birthday treat.
To find out if your kid is the next Mary Berry just follow the link to the MY BAKER website!
An extra treat…
Of course, we will make your child’s birthday cake, brownies, cookies, cupcakes, and bespoke party bags. It wouldn’t be a MY BAKER blog post if we didn’t include a sweet treat. If your kid wants a salted caramel and Oreo Minion cake, in blue, holding a football, we can make it. If you want 300 cupcakes with red and green frosting, or peanut butter brownies that have their name piped on then look no further. And, even more, we can offer bespoke party bags with small treats so every child remembers the party beyond the party.