Although 'Clay & Cupcakes' is a public establishment, it's been THE ideal setting for some of the…read morebest activity-based, one-on-one bonding experiences I've had with my teenage son AND my husband. My Love Language is 'Quality Time', and C&C's public-yet-surprisingly private environment is a game-changer. Whether you're painting an item or decorating cupcakes, it's perfect for all skillsets: from curious, 1st time beginners to advanced regulars honing their skills. I adore the woman who was working at the front desk both times I've been there (thus far)... she is extremely positive, helpful, encouraging, and not the slightest bit judgemental towards newbies like me and my family. After all: practice makes progress, and I'm looking forward to many outings at Clay & Cupcakes in the near future (while spending quality time with the people I love most!)

Absolutely wonderful staff - everyone working was super accommodating and helpful. There's a wide…read moreselection to choose from. we've come here a handful of times and it has always been a wonderful time.

I've been here a couple times and have enjoyed it each time. It's always busy on the weekends so if…read moreyou're a bigger party make reservations! The staff are friendly and helpful. I do wish they offered payment options outside of cash & e-transfer so keep this in mind when you go. There's also a parking garage about a block away. Overall it's a fun time

My experience started by being shown where my assigned seating was. Next, I went to the shelf where…read morethere was a pretty decent selection of ceramic trees to choose from. I had prepaid via Eventbrite for a $50 tree. When I saw a bigger and fancier tree, I chose to upgrade to the $100 tree. I just had to pay the price difference. After this, I received a brief explanation of a couple of paint options I had to choose from and then I started painting! This wasn't set up like one large ceramic painting class. People came and went at different times. Each group that came in would get separate instructions by the staff members. This worked out because painting times definitely varied. I honestly underestimated how long it would take to paint a ceramic tree. I think I must've painted a total of 6 coats of paint. It's partly because of the paint option I chose. I required a base coat to ensure my tree would come out shiny dark green. It took me about about 3 hours to paint! I wanted to make sure all the crevices of my tree were covered. I did this activity after work on a Wednesday night. It was a fun way to unwind and chat with my friend. However, in the future, I would prefer to do this on a weekend instead. I finished painting right before the store closed around 9pm. It would've been more relaxing if I knew I didn't have to work the next day. Once I was finished, I painted my initials under the tree. I was told it would take about a week for my tree to be ready for pick up. When I was reunited with my tree, I was super happy with the result! The wiring for the light bulb was inserted. Light bulb not included. I also received a bag of multicoloured mini plastic bulbs and a plastic star topper to decorate my tree. Overall, I had a good time here! I would definitely consider coming back to paint something else. The staff were helpful and the products are good quality. I know I could've easily bought a ceramic tree instead of painting one. It might have been less expensive and definitely easier to just buy a finished tree. However, I'm proud to say that I painted my tree!

I enjoy going to this every year... it feels like admission cost is rising but at least the price…read moreis valid for all 4 days rather than day of and next day only. There's also no scratch n win promotion cards for next season like previous shows. It's very warm in there, so expect to use $2 coat check. Your admission ticket also equals one ballot for their prize draw. There are draws for free admission pre-event on their Facebook page. If you're really keen, they have links that showcase the vendors this season. Vendors offer a large variety of unique crafts, some are similar to each other though. Prices and deals vary depending on the vendors; but keep in mind that unique tends to be more expensive than big box stores. It's mostly the same vendors as previous years, so it's easy to shop if you know what you want... or if you had regretted not buying something from this year, you'll probably get a second chance with the next year's craft sale. It easily gets crowded despite the decent amount of spaces between booths. If you can avoid using a stroller, you'll be able to get around more freely for sure. That being said, the butterdome is wheelchair & stroller accessible, which I appreciate. I also like how most of the food vendors are along the same area. There's always a bunch of samples to be had & popular items to pick up are wild dried mushrooms, butter tarts, bread, and maple products; just to name a few.

I rarely buy anything at the Butterdome Christmas Craft Sale - not that there isn't a million…read morethings to buy (I gal could spend a fortune!) no, for me I just love strolling the isles, with my Mom, Sister-in-law and Aunt, spending time together and getting in the Christmas Spirit. For me, the Butterdome Christmas Craft Sale is a tradition, and I love it! I love meeting the busy vendors, seeing the new or "it" products side-by-side with classics like hand carved wooden toys or home-made fudge. I love the hustle and bustle of people doing their Christmas shopping in one big go, and trying to find my yearly must-gets! The Craft Fair is usually the last week in November or first week in December, so keep it in mind to add to your list of holiday events. Make sure to bring cash!! That's a must. Parking can be tough, the SUB parkade is the best bet, but you can take the LRT! And wear your comfy winter boots, it's a lot of walking! Happy Crafty Holidays!

Honestly, this place is awesome. I'm a sucker for Korean…read morefood and to top it all off, they've got an indoor playground for my kids. That's a win win for me. I'm surprised at how big the place is. It looks like they are still doing some improvements and adding some more stuff. Can't wait to see what it'll look like down the road. Service was great and the food tasted amazing. Nothing goes wrong with Korean fried chicken with kimchi and pork belly served with rice. This place needs to be visited more. Definitely will be coming back.

It seemed like an odd mix of playground and Korean bbq but the food was Great and the kids had fun,…read morewe'll be back.

Tried this for the first time. SO AWESOME. Teenagers looked to be the best at this as they were…read moreFearless but was so fun as a full adult as well. Sooo many obstacles to try and I felt safe in my harness. The lesson to use the harness was fantastic and really easy - didn't catch/pinch my fingers at all. Wish staff were on the higher levels more often as we could not figure out how to work the unicycle but no staff in sight. 2 hours was perfect as by then we were physically exhausted. We did use the full 2 hours. We came exactly at opening hour and was totally worth it as we didn't have to wait for others to use the obstacles and didn't feel rushed. If you buy a ticket there is a bathroom in the campground you can use (need to buy a ticket so they tell you the bathroom code) before you climb. Lockers are quite small (but free) so leave what you can in the car - lots of parking, and it is free! Creekside Eats in the same park was really tasty and had tons of really nice outdoor seating. Our ticket (buy a ticket = get a discount to the other attractions) also came with a 15% discount on target golf which was so much fun too! (worth getting the unlimited buckets for 1 hour).

We walked up and they said Online bookings only. But they helped us make the booking nonetheless…read more They got a concession stand on one side of the parking lot. Closed toe shoes are checked. 2 hours playtime was plenty for us. Sent an email about our photos but never heard back. I signed the waiver and everything too. That's why I'm giving it only 2 stars. Maybe they didn't even snap the photos we asked them to. Staff looked bored and were not attentive. So it was hard to get their attention to take our photo. So I wonder if they even did. Also there was one person who had fallen from the monkey bars. He was just hanging there. His friends were trying to get help but nobody around. I finally found someone. He was on the same level too. Just not paying attention sadly.

Happened to be in the area and wanted to try this one out…read more Lots of parking in the strip-mall communal parking lot. Lots to see and lots of board games. Place was 100% full 6PM so there wasn't room to play a game or too even if we wanted. I wanted the twist Ice cream but staff said they could not swirl it so he recommended the milkshake. BUT turns out he was wrong and they are able to twist the ice cream and so I paid more for no reason. We tried an Ice Cream and Milkshake - same toppings - oreo, brownie, cookie dough. Milkshake was 4/10 pretty bad. Super thin, like 1% milk thin, oreo cookie started to separate immediately (fall to the bottom). Cookie dough was either not added or so blended it got lost. Texture was Not good. Ice cream with same toppings was 8/10. Could find cookie dough in this one and ice cream was decent. NOTE staff did say it was his 3rd shift so I understand he is new but it was too bad I paid more for his lack of knowledge and query not accurate recipe as I do hope the milkshakes are better than the one I got.

This Pokemon themed cafe absolutely delighted our family, my kids both LOVE Pokemon so they loved…read moreeverything about the place. The service was very friendly, they're a newer cafe so speed of service will likely come with time. The drinks were very tasty; my husband had the Chai-mander Latte, I had a Wyndon Fog (which may have been the best "London fog" I've ever had) and the kids had a Pika Juice. The decor was very cute and fun, they had an area to get pokemon trading cards, a shelf of games you can play while you're there, all in all a very fun place to be. I would've rated higher if they had more poké-menu items, when I read there was a pokemon themed cafe I got excited for a wide range of interesting pokemon themed coffee, tea, and treats, but the special menu selection was a little underwhelming.

An incredibly adorable indoor playground for your little ones to enjoy. They had a beautiful space…read morethat seemed very well cared for and clean. Located on the west side and there was quite a bit of parking available. But it was crowded in the cafe and even the playhouse was quite busy. They said they limit the number of kids in the space and you have to pre-book your 60 minute time slot. 60 minutes flew by! And it felt like we didn't get quite enough time to explore and really appreciate all the little houses and details. But that must be the allure of going again! Our babies favourite activities at the playhouses were the slide and the little play restaurant. The slide was busy and tight quartered. But the little stairs and crash section at the bottom were well placed. The play restaurant was good great, they had all the condiments and so many cute plastic food items for a variety of kids to play with. I recall one kid yelling out 'Ice Cream, Ice Cream'. So fun! There was also costumes, a colouring station, suction building blocks, a wooden play body/operation table. The baby area also looked nice, cozy and with some great stimulating toys. It's a bit pricey and it's too bad it's only a 60 minute booking but in February they had a 1/2 price deal so for just under $5 I felt like that wasn't too bad to check it out. If you do get to check out the cafe I would recommend their signature blue Butterfly Pea latte- it was super sweet and creamy and delightful.

As we were heading west towards Jasper from Edmonton, we were in search of a nice vegan option for…read morebreakfast/lunch on our way out of town and discovered this great little place. Cute little place in a residential neighbourhood, all-vegan, run by a friendly woman. I phoned in our order (curry tofu wrap and tofu scramble wrap) and came to pick it up half an hour later -- the woman sure was persistent over the phone about upselling me add-ons to our order. ;-) When we arrived, the wraps were ready, and we got some spanikopitas and coffees for the road. Both our wraps were very tasty and certainly filling. When it came time for our afternoon snacks, the spanikopitas turned out to be amazing. I never really liked spanikopitas before I went vegan, but this vegan rendition was amazing -- the tofu/spinach filling was delicious, the pastry was delectable but rather oily, and the dip it came with was the perfect accompaniment. This was a gem of a place and I'll definitely return when in Edmonton.

Nice clean place with friendly staff happy to help kids. Place was bigger than I thought. While the…read morekids wait, they can draw on the whiteboard table. There is a big glass wall where you can sit behind to enjoy your little ones after they go into the gym. No shoes or socks when in the gym. There is also one washroom in the establishment but plenty of public washrooms in the same building. The establishment is on the second floor of the building. Can't wait to go back again!

From the owner: The Little Gym of Edmonton is the worlds premiere enrichment and physical development center for…read morekids 4 months through 12 years. Our trained instructors nurture happy, confident kids through a range of non-competitive programs including parent/child classes, gymnastics, dance, sports prep, and pre-school prep, plus enjoyable extras like camps, Parents Survival Nights and Awesome Birthday Bashes. Each week, progressively structured classes and a positive learning environment create opportunities for your child to try new things and build self-confidence, all with a grin that stretches from ear to ear.