Kids Parties

Play Parties @ SWPMA For Children Ages 0-7

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Do you have a special occasion to celebrate and small group of children with energy to burn?  Seeking an indoor physical play environment outside of your home for them to let loose? We host active private Play Parties for youth ages 0-7!

Staffed by longtime educator (state-certified teacher) movement-arts instructor and experienced party host Lara Jones MEd, children are closely monitored at all times; the modular environment is adapted to suit the needs and interests of all children as each tailored session unfolds.

Our parties take place at our fully padded campus at 6315 SW Capitol Highway. While they do not involve food, they DO include big body fun with Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Parkour and PE play equipment. Our parties feature: hanging, rolling, vaulting, climbing, jumping & crawling, hitting, kicking, swinging, throwing, obstacle course fun, archery, and/or formal Martial Arts options such as stick sparring or bag work! We can help customize your party experience in advance (at booking) – or just play it by ear as we go.

For less ambulatory children (babies/toddlers), adults remain on site.  For older youth, these are ‘drop-off’ events, as there’s not enough room to safely build a “mega” obstacle course and for adults to sit and visit indoors. A partnership with our neighbors at Casa Colima Restaurant allows families to make reservations, where adults may sit and visit at the restaurant while the children play, and then are picked up to walk over to dine together after playing at the gym. By all reports, the staff at Casa Colima is extremely flexible and accommodating, and the adults appreciate being able to first spend time together over drinks at the restaurant in quiet company.

Live-streaming the party is an option, if adults would like to be able to watch in real time, or after the fact.

***These parties can be physically dynamic, fairly loud, and can involve a lot of “contact” with (padded) equipment and transitions. Children with sensory and self-regulation concerns may become easily dysregulated.  If you know that children will be attending – for whom we will need to specially design the event, we will absolutely want to know and plan for this up front to help accommodate and ensure their physical and emotional safety. We reserve the right to attach an additional fee for parties that require significantly more planning, formal instruction, and direct teaching time.

Details

• Dynamic, one hour party
• 8 children max for a “no wait” play environment where partiers give active input
• The experience includes formal introductions to materials/protocol & expectations/rules for safety and help with setup and cleanup. The teacher facilitates, monitors, and helps adapt the action to keep everyone safe and happy 
• The final 10 minutes is for last jumps, relaxed cleanup and getting shoes on/out the door in a calm, safe, orderly manner. 
• With younger groups, we do count babies if they are off-body, interacting with our play area in any way in which we’d have to sanitize after them