When my now 4 year old son requested a super hero birthday party for him and his almost 1 year old brother 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. read more

George's Gym - My little super hero racing at the super hero carnival organized by George's gym - Party & Event Planning Near Me

George's Gym is operated by Rachel, Max and George. I teach at Grace Christian Academy in the Little 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. read more

We hosted our son's 2nd birthday yesterday and I hired George's Gym. From start to finish, I had incredible experience with this company. I really appreciated the help and support from its owner, Rachel. She prepared an amazing activity plan that kept the toddlers at the party engaged and throughly entertained. They also helped cut up our cake and got dessert out to its takers. To be totally honest, had I been the one to plan/execute anything for the kids or been the one to help make sure anyone was fed, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to visit with our guests and soak in my son's joy. This service is exemplary and I'm grateful for having found it. read more

George's Gym, helped facilitate a fantastic birthday celebration for my 6 year old daughter. Rachel was my contact person. She came to my home with her staff and handled all of the activities and games throughout the event. I choose to handle cake at the end of the party on my own, but she is willing to assist with that as well. I was (as the other adults that stuck around) so impressed with the professionalism, structure and manners of the staff that came and participated. She came in set up, did her games and activities, packed up, cleaned up and was out the door before cake was over. It was by far the BEST thing that I ever did. I could sit back and enjoy the party myself, instead of running around trying to do it all. Rachel had great games to play that the kids loved being a part of. I would of never had all of their attention like she did. My daughter stated that she really had a great party. Thanks Rachel and your staff that helped. read more

My 3 sons and 1 daughter(4 yrs, 5 yrd, 7 yrs, 9yrs) all enjoyed the fun, motivating energy of each class. They learned skills and the staff is very goodat managing their students' behavior! The staff is ALWAYS enthusiastic, encouraging and in control of their students. The staff explained and enforced the importance of safe gymnsatic form and to respect everyone in class. My children were eager to participate and they LOVED the fun warm exercise/games and the closing class games. read more