I have a lot of friends with children who are around the same ages (18 months and 3). We love to get together for playdates and chat (or at least try to chat) while letting the children have fun. The following are some of my favorite places to meet for playdates:
1- Go to the Park.
Kids love to roam, play on the jungle gyms, and burn up energy at the park. I like to bring sunscreen, sunglasses, sanitizing wipes, and depending on the park, an umbrella for shade.
2- Spend time at the mall.
If there is a kids’ play area, meeting up at the mall is always a lot of fun and can be done on rainy or cold days! At our mall nearby there is a little train that my kids like to ride.
3- Play at a splash pad.
A splash pad provides a way to cool off while mothers can observe from the side lines.
4- Meet up in a backyard.
I love having playdates in our backyard with our in-ground trampoline, sandbox, and toys. In the summer we turn on a sprinkler and fill up a kiddy pool. This is a great option for playdates on nice warm days.
5- Go to Chuck E. Cheese’s.
We just went to Chuck E. Cheese’s today and had way more fun than I was anticipating. Every single ride was enjoyed immensely by our kids. They went on ride after ride after ride!
Denali was obsessed with the safari boat ride.
Aurora wouldn’t get off the toddler carousel.
Brystal loved the horse.
Kenai (yes these are all Alaskan names!) had a blast riding the train.
I really enjoyed playing the arcade games with my son. We threw plastic balls into a hippo’s mouth, shot down things with a pressure water gun, played air hockey, and more.
All of the games and rides were in great working order. Everything was very nice, extremely clean, and newly updated!
My friend and I enjoyed knowing that our kids couldn’t leave the building without us. When you come in, they stamp your arm and your kids’ arms with a number (which is invisible without a certain kind of flashlight). When leaving they made sure all of our numbers on our arms matched! They explained this as we came in, which brought a lot of peace of mind because there were five kids (3 of hers and 2 of mine) and only 2 of us keeping track of them. We really appreciated knowing that if they managed to get out of sight for a minute they wouldn’t leave the building without us!
After the children got a lot of their energy out, we stopped to eat from the Chuck E. Cheese’s lunch buffet.
Chuck E. Cheese’s Buffet is open Mon-Fri 11am – 3pm and is very inexpensive: $5.99/adult & $3.99/child. At our location 2 and under ate free! The lunch buffet includes unlimited pizza, salad, and a dessert pizza.
I was really impressed that the pizza was freshly made (not frozen) and really yummy! I got the Hawaiian and the chicken Cali-Alfredo which they cooked to order for me by request (if a certain pizza isn’t out you can order it upon request). My friend had the supreme, and the kids ate cheese, and pepperoni.
After lunch, they had fun playing again and got to meet Chuck E. Cheese!
We redeemed their tickets for some fun prizes and reluctantly left…until next time. Which hopefully won’t be long. They honestly can’t wait to go back to Chuck E. Cheese’s!
It’s been raining nonstop this week and was great to find an inexpensive indoor playdate and lunch option that is extremely fun!
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I love how Chuck E Cheese manages kids! As in the arm stamp thing. Makes me feel a lot safer about letting them run around and play!
I know! It is so so nice as my kids are always going in two different directions!
Chucke cheese is great. We have lots of fun every time we go
Thanks Rachel, so glad you could come along. You’re the best!!
We love going to chuck E. Cheese. The kids love the pizza and the games. I love the kid check system.
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Thanks! Yeah we just went again tonight. It was a ton of fun. My kids love it!
we’ve been trying to plan our trip to CEC! I didn’t know they had a buffet. Definitely bumping CEC up our list of to do’s!
Thanks for the chance, when I clicked on the above link it said page link broken.
I had my 7th birthday party there and have been obsessed ever since then. My favorite is Skeeball, and my kids love the ride-one. The pizza is pretty good, too.
I like Chuck E Cheese on Facebook and everywhere we go. My daughter just like me enjoy every single minute at Chuck E Cheese. She dances and likes to walk around with Chuck E. Thanks for the chance to win such an AMAZING giveaway. I really hope to win.
I like Chuck E Cheese’s Facebook page. My family like to go to Chuck E Cheese and have lots of fun. My children like to dance with Chuck E and play different games. I hope to win this AMAZING giveaway. Thanks for the chance.
We went to Chuck E. Cheese yesterday and had a blast!
What a great giveaway. My fmaily loves to go to chuck E Cheese. They have great food and plenty for the kids to do.
great article, I liked Chuck E. Cheese on facebook
Liked on Facebook! I can’t wait to take my son again to try the lunch buffet. He loves playing the games and meeting Chuck E Cheese.
I am not sure if this giveaway is still going on. I like them on Facebook. 🙂 This would be fun to win.
my grandbabies LOVE Chuck E Cheese! Liked them on FB amy rouse
Liked and excited to hopefully check it out with the kids. They have been for parties but I have never gone with them.
We love chuck e cheese! Their food always surprises me with how yummy it tastes.
Great place for the family!! The kids love the games!! liked on facebook as well!
I am already of fan of Chuck E. Cheese on FB, we love it there. It’s so much fun and good food too.
Chuck e cheese is the place to take the kids and just have fun! Play games it’s all for the kids 🙂
I have four kids who would enjoy this. Liked the page. Thanks for the giveaway.
The Chuck E Cheese lunch buffet is my favorite!
Liked on Facebook.
I like Chuck E. Cheese on Facebook. We love to visit , the pizza is great and the games are fun. The boys and I compete against each other in Skeeball every time we go there to eat.
So fun!! My kids are always begging to go to Chuck E. Cheese’s. It’s heaven on earth for them!
We love Chuck E. Cheese, we had my hubby’s 47th birthday there lol! He wanted it to be fun for the our kids & our neices and nephews so we invited friends and family too it was such a blast they took care of everything, all we had to do was enjoy. The funniest part was booking the party the host asked how old is your child! lol. Awesome post thank you for sharing.
My son would flip!! He loves it there!
We love Chuck E Cheese! We celebrate our son’s birthday there yearly on Dec 26th!! So much easier after all the holiday rush!
We love going to Chuck E Cheese and having fun on all the toys and playing games. We have gone to birthday parties and the pizza is delicious. Thanks for a chance to win this gift card. I would have my daughter’s birthday party their!!
such a fun place for kids and adults to hang out and have a good time!
My daughters love chuck E. cheese. super nice stores and pizza delicious. thanks for a chance to win this gift card
Our family luvs going to Chuck E Cheese , we celebrate every one of my kids birthdays there and we always have a great time. We will be celebrating our little guy’s bday next week there. Thank you for the chance to win!
I liked them on Facebook! Thanks so much for the chance! We love going to Chuck E Cheese! Their pizza is so tasty and my toddler loves the salad bar (it’s so fresh and clean)! Our favorite thing to do there is to get our picture sketched 🙂 We’ve got some really funny ones with the kids!
My daughter adores Chuck E. Cheese…..we always have a hard time getting her to leave…lol
That’s a great lunch bargain with all the rides and games.
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Thanks for the contest.
I am planning to take my Granddaughter to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate her starting Kindergarten this year.
Never been to chuck e cheese but have been wanting to go ever since I was a kid. Maybe I can take my little brothers soon
We do have a huge family of young kids who loves going to this place on weekends during school year & now that it’s summer time we can go there 2-3 times a week. We love seeing them playing & enjoying being a kid at Chuck E Cheese. Those smile on their faces & laughter are priceless. Thank you for being the chance to win. Will be very useful.
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Haven’t gone to Chuck E Cheese in forever! At least a few years. This definitely has me wanting to.go again!
Love the idea of buffett at chuckie cheese.
We LOVE Chuck E Cheese! Go as often as we can, the kids have the best time and so do the parents! hehehe 🙂 I have already liked their Facebook page. Thank you for the chance to win, have a wonderful weekend! 🙂
Chuck E. Cheese is great! We love it there!!
I don’t believe my boys have been to Chuck E Cheese, my daughter hasn’t been since her 3rd Birthday which we had her party there. I would love to take my boys and my daughter again. I know they will love it! (mamis3littlemonkeysATyahooDOTcom)
I like the page. Great giveaway!
We love Chuck E Cheese. Will have to check and see if they have the buffet prices at the one we go to.
We love Chuck E Cheese. It’s clean and fun and the pizza is great!
I like them on facebook
Our 5 kiddos love Chuck E Cheese! We’d love to go again soon as it’s a fun place for the whole family!
Ahhh this is the BEST! Looks like a blast! 🙂 Thanks for hosting such a fun and generous giveaway! Happy holidays! xoxo
Thank you for the chance to win! Your pictures are making me hungry! They have great pizza!
They do have great pizza. We love going to Chuck E Cheese’s