What better way for a kid to ring in turning 9 than running around a terrifyingly awesome course with great friends?! And parents, who needs CrossFit when you can have children aiming and hurling objects your way? You're gonna be moving your body in all kinds of surprising ways.
We booked our time slot here for our kiddo's birthday for a Wednesday afternoon. Check in was super easy, because all the kids had had waivers completed online beforehand. We got there 15 min early, the perfect amount of time for check in and set up. And maybe some light stretching for those of us who aren't children. I recommend loose fitting, easy breathing clothes. And probably throw on an extra swipe of deodorant before heading over, cause you're about to get a workout.
Once the games were set up, our arena pros, Tarzan (or as I accidentally called him, Thor ) and Zack explained all the events and rules in fun and easy ways for the kids (and grownups) to understand. They both were very chill yet enthusiastic, and were really at ease with kids, which is always a huge plus for a kid's birthday party. It's always been weird to me when it seems the staff at a place doesn't appear to know what to do with kids or seem to not want to be there. Thankfully, that was definitely not the case here. The staff was having fun with us and even joined in some games. BONUS!
From Nerf Wars, to Dodgeball, to Laser Tag, we tried it all, and 3 (yes THREE) hours later, we were all literally dripping with sweat and happy exhaustion. Talk about a workout.
The laser tag course is a serious setup, with plenty of places to hide as well as ambush. I loved all the nooks to squeeze into. With a variety of different kind of games in there, it kept things challenging for every skill level we had. Listen, I'm the person who, when playing any kind of shooter video game, is the one who gets herself immediately stuck behind a door looking up at the ceiling. And even I was able to fully understand, and to some degree of hilarious success, actually do what I needed to do to help my little troupe of soldiers out. We all seriously had (pardon the puns) a ball and a blast.
So if you're looking for a place for a birthday party, a team building place, or really, just a place to blow off steam and burn some calories on a weekday afternoon, grab some friends and head here.
Our son is already asking when we're coming back. Kid, give me a minute to recover, I haven't run around-- heart pounding, ducking for cover, and laughing-- this much in a long time. read more