We hosted our daughters 4th birthday party at Little Adventures and it is one of the best parties…read morewe have hosted! The venue is extremely clean and has a great vibe! The toys and play area are extremely well organized and the owners are a joy to work with! They are extremely gracious and did a fantastic job with the decorations and the theme that we requested! They did all the prep work prior to the birthday and also did all the clean up after. We just had to show up!!! I would highly recommend this place...kudos to the owners! Great gem in our neighborhood!!!!

This place is good to host a party. There is enough space to play and run around for the little…read moreones. The staff is helpful and available. They provide a lot for parties and work with you in setup. The space looked clean and staff wiped down toys.

Broke Bestie indoor playspace is a small but cute space. There's a slide, climbing wlibrary nook,…read morepretend play toys, seating for parents. Theres a space where kids can eat and they have items for purchase too. All Day play pass: $11/ per child Parking: free street parking

My 4 year old Grandson had a blast when we visited last week. It's an adorable indoor place place…read morefor the littles. It's clean, has lots for the kids to do and the owner was very welcoming. We will go back soon.

Our daughter loves her weekly science class with Mr. Michael. He is very creative and extra patient…read morewith the kids. We love the different topics that covered, the variety of materials available for the kids to use and create, and the summary of the activity, provided to the parents, at the end of each class. Mr. Michael encourages each child to experiment, don't be afraid to make mistakes, and dream big. We are so happy with our Kids Science Lab experience that we are going to do the camps that they offer throughout the year and during the summer. Make sure to try one of their free trial classes. We did this, and it was a great way to see how our daughter would like it. Check it out!

We've done camps and many birthdays here and it's always for the kids. The staff all truly love…read moreworking with kids and it shows. We did the camp for the first time this year and they did some really fun but educational stuffy son loved. We'll try the other themes for camp next year for sure. Also there's a coffee shop in the same building where you can get your caffeine and a pastry without leaving the building.

Since it is the same address as The Paintbrush art studio, I though my daughter should be creative…read morewith pottery clay. Before class started, she kept saying, "this is going to be fun!" She wore a smock and prepared to work with the clay. The pieces are perfect imperfections and obvious a 6 year old created those pieces. I can't wait to pick up these pieces within 2 weeks. Rather than just painting ceramics, which is still fun, she has the opportunity to mold clay into shapes and paint them! $55 for a spring break class and a DIY keepsake treasure or two. Suitable for 5 years and older. Drop off class.

The kids classes are so well curated and every artist gets a finished piece! My oldest just started…read morethe wheel throwing class after dozens of hand building classes and she loves both so much. What a treat to have such a wonderful studio that provides such a genuine art experience with ceramics. Highly recommended.

We have a kid who isn't naturally athletic and isn't interested in playing sports so my wife and I…read morehave been taking the whole family climbing for physical activity and it has been absolutely wonderful for everyone involved. My wife and I climb with the kids and everyone makes personal progress every time we go. We drive here every other week from Naperville. There are a lot of walls here, they are clean and spectacular! All of the employees here are great, too. The high ropes section is huge and the zipline part of it is very cool. There are always plenty of open walls to climb, even when they're busy so your kids won't have to wait in line unless they want to climb a particular wall and even then it'll only be a minute. We've eaten most of the food on the menu and everything we've gotten has way exceeded my expectations. A++ family fun

This place was incredible! My kids had so much fun! They…read morehad climbing structures of varying levels of difficulty for my bigger kids & a fun toddler area for my littles . They even had ninja warrior style ramps up to some of the climbing structures which my kids could do safely with the harnesses. And in the back there is a zip line obstacle course, video games, laser, tag, and more. We did not have time to do everything because there was just so much to choose from! I definitely recommend the physically active options over the video games. It is a bit on the pricey side, but definitely worth it!

we LOVE playing at Waterlemon! It is such a fun space for little ones to play and hang out it. I…read morewas super impressed with the space layout and all the separate areas of play that are all close enough to keep a eye on everything at once. The big fire station was a hit with my two year old son but he also really loved the little tent to "camp" in. The girl who checked us in was beyond kind and helpful as well

$14 per child for all day. Outside food is welcome and the staff are super friendly. Check their…read morewebsite for updates about weekend hours since they often have it closed for bday parties. Great spot because parents can grab a coffee while the kids stay busy. I would even recommend this if you are meeting up with someone who doesn't have kids and your little one is tagging along. It doesn't feel overly obnoxiously "kid playground-y" in the best way, even though that's totally what it is :)

When my now 4 year old son requested a super hero birthday party for him and his almost 1 year old…read morebrother I found there were very few local venues that could hold 60+ kids. I realized the Takiff Center (Glencoe Park District) was my best option and had a super hero themed carnival in mind...where kids ages 0-6 could play lots of different super hero games and win prizes. Now I just needed to find someone to plan such a carnival...and thanks to Yelp I discovered George's Gym. Rachel from George's Gym was very responsive, enthusiastic and seemed very capable of making my super hero carnival idea a reality. She even hooked me up with super heroes from Melissa's Royal Parties and had a plan to work them into the carnival. A week before the party I received the following well thought out plan from Rachel: Stations: 11:30-12:10ish #1: Bozo Buckets (They will receive tickets for this game) #2: Catch the Bad Guy- Each child will get a turn to knock over one of our big wedge mats while pretending it's a bad guy (They will receive tickets for this game) #3: Potato Sack Races- We will tell the kids, the potato sack is a super hero outfit that they must put on and then race another super hero (They will receive tickets for this game) #4: Obstacle Course- Using our Tumbling equipment, we will set up a small obstacle course area for the kiddos that might be a little too young to play the games. It will be completely padded and designed for 2 year old's to simply explore. It will have balls, ramps, folding mats, a tunnel and more. A PARENT MUST BE PRESENT WITH THEIR LITTLE ONE AT THIS STATION. (No Tickets given) #5: Prize Store/Craft Table- Not only will they be able to pick out a prize on one side of the table, but on the other they can also take some time to make a Super Hero Mask or Super Hero Finger Puppet! 12:10ish- We will shut down the stations and bring everyone together to play a couple of group games Group Game: Bat Cave to Avenger's Tower- This is an imagination/creative movement game where we incorporate various well known Super Hero's with various physical actions. We add more and more as the game continues, so by the end the kids are running around doing 6-8 different Super Hero commands all in a row Final Game: Parachute- We will bring out the parachute and finish by putting bday boys in the middle and singing Happy Birthday! 12:25ish- We will assemble the kids for a group picture for you and then clean their hands for cake time! -------- All sounded great and I added a bounce house the last minute (via the Park District) just to have one more station for all the kids. Rachel and her just as enthusiastic team arrived with plenty of time to set up for the party and the games were ready to go when the children arrived. Everything ran smoothly until the super heroes showed up 45 minutes late (apparently Captain America and Spider-man had an emergency), but Rachel scrapped the organized games and just kept the games/bounce house open since the kids were having fun. Captain America and Spider-man ended up entertaining the kids during lunch/cake instead which was fine...and Rachel apologized profusely even though they were from a different company. Next time I may hire my own super heroes, but I'd definitely hire George's Gym to organize a bday party in the future. A few of my friends have also used their for America Ninja themed parties and been very satisfied. I believe they also do programming at schools, daycares and even play-dates if you're looking for something outside of bday parties.

George's Gym is operated by Rachel, Max and George. I teach at Grace Christian Academy in the…read moreLittle Village neighborhood in Chicago. George's Gym comes to the school and provides a gym class for each grade level from preschool through eighth grade once each month. The students have a fantastic time and get a great conditioning workout. George's Gym bring their own equipment and supplies. They are very caring and are able to communicate well with the students. The faculty love it when they come, for they get a day off of leading gym class. George's Gym also does birthday parties and play dates that provide healthy fun exercise.

The animatronic dinosaurs are really cool but the actual exhibition and what you can do in there is…read morepretty small for $30. I'm not sure it's a great value- if you want to do the bouncy castles afterwards it's an additional $10. Parents or caregivers- if you're just going to watch your kids bounce, you don't have to pay the additional fee. I took my son to a similar exhibition (I mean it was the same dinosaurs) in Denver at our convention center as part of a traveling show. I don't know if this is a permanent exhibition here in Chicago as they try to extend the life of these dinosaurs, but yeah, definitely a steep price for what you get.

I guess maybe I stepped into the UK or Great Britain because they are doing a sort of layout where…read morethey have a ground floor because I hit floor two and ended up above the exhibition instead of on the exhibition floor. Whoops! Anyway, there are stairs to get to the exhibition floor but right next to it is an elevator. The space is very large; I hadn't been here before nor had I even really noticed it was here, even though its just a few miles away. I was here to attend Disney100 and the exhibit was a large and spacious, so it would be interesting to see what other things take place here and how the building can be transformed. There's a small amount of parking to the north of the building, and what's in front is mostly disabled parking. On Sunday, the paid parking north of the building is free, so that's a cool deal.