Who Else Wants To Learn About Indoor Playground?
indoor playgrounds manufacturer playgrounds have existed for a little while, and there are lots of of these in our city of Burlington and neighbouring cities of Oakville and Hamilton. They are the places you take your children to when they wish to burn off their energy if it is too cold outside to visit the park, or when you don't want them to tear your house apart. They are the places where your kids can run throughout mazes, climb ropes, and slide down slides and let out all the mad!
It was really at an indoor playground that the notion of Chickadee Family Cafe was born in my head. I'd taken my then two-and-a-half year old into a favorite indoor play area in our hometown Burlington and tried to keep him up as he raced down slides and through mazes. I crouched into tiny corners pursuing my little man around and came out utterly exhausted (proceed, insert jokes about how out of shape I am here).
When I emerged in the play structures, I looked around me at the other parents. Many were standing around trying to maintain a visual in their own kids' whereabouts. Some were phoning their kids' titles, trusting that they were not stuck in a maze...'trigger c'mon, most of us know no grownup wants to need to climb all the way up those structures to regain a crying child. Mostly, they seemed exhausted and tired. Perhaps their children woke up at 6am too.
I had fun with my son, which had been the major aim of visiting the indoor playground, but at a place full of other moms and dads around my age with kids around my son's age, there was a huge chance for building relationship with my community that I believed was completely overlooked. However, the air didn't actually lend itself to having a real conversation.
I started to research what was out there for a few superior mommy -- son time that didn't require me to crawl on my hands and knees and then squeeze my butt through a tunnel fit for a toddler. I found drama cafes. Play cafes are relatively new to Canada, but are around the UK, Australia and the US for several years. A play café combines the requirements of both parents and kids, fueling parents with caffeinated beverages while providing ample play space for kids to explore and have fun.
Play cafes accept the community-focused approach of a café and incorporate a play area for children. At Chickadee Family Café, we supply that coffee shop atmosphere that you're utilized to sipping your latte in as well as an enjoyable child-friendly environment filled with creative and toys based drama actions. Once the play area is closed along with the kiddos are in bed, our distance can quickly transform into an evening assembly area for parent workshops, a couples' date night or a meeting place for mompreneurs.
While most indoor playgrounds either do not offer meals or function up fast food choices or vending machine snacks, a drama café is a full-service café with espresso based beverages and a hearty menu of healthy snacks and lunch items.
A play café is a bridge between an early years' center and your local trendy café. Most play cafes provide parent and child classes and parenting supports through workshops and support groups, many things you can anticipate at Chickadee Family Café.
I expect that helped to explain the gap between an indoor playground and a drama café. We can't wait to open our doors and invite you to experience the difference for yourself.
