Showing posts with label kids' activities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids' activities. Show all posts

Little Beans Cafe, where parents and kids can play


After this winter’s bad weather, many of families are looking for new play places for their little ones. Luckily Chicago has a brand new family oasis where parents can play too, Little Beans Café.

Little Beans Café is a 5000 square foot coffee lounge and imaginative play-space for kids and parents. Finding the right balance between a kid fantasy land and an adult-friendly outing can be difficult. The play environment has numerous options all kids. From the interactive play village to the sensory touch zone, the kids can explore and learn.

For the parents, Little Beans Café has offers a full line of Intelligentsia coffee and tea. But the indulgences don’t stop there. The café offers breakfast sandwiches, bakery items, Panini, and cupcakes. Of course, the café didn’t forget the kids. It offers kid’s favorites like grilled cheese, dogs and other kid’s snacks.

Currently, Little Beans Café offers open play but will add programming, including everyday classes, special events and birthday parties. Parents are required to stay on site with their children during open play but programs will be offered for parents to enjoy time alone in the café or to take a class while their kids are supervised by professional staff.

Little Beans Café is located at 1809 W. Webster Avenue, between Lincoln Park and Bucktown. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM, Saturday and Sunday 9AM to 2 PM.

Entrance to Little Beans Café is $12 for a day pass and siblings are $7. A 10 visit pass is $100. Monthly and yearly memberships are available. Memberships offer benefits including unlimited open play, coffee shop discounts, class discounts and other fun perks and discounts.

For more information on Little Beans Café, please see its website at www.littlebeanscafe.com or call (773) 251-1025.


Naperville snow day, ideas for getting your kids out of the house

The Blizzard of 2011 is over. Of course, we are still buried in snow, tired of shoveling and today, it is freezing outside. 

But with school out for another day, the kids want to do something. Rather than having the kids run amuck around the house, here are some suggestions to get the kids out of the house and stay active. 

Airtastic: 850 S. Frontenac, Aurora, Illinois 60504, 630-851-7525, www.airtastic.com
  •  Airtastic is an indoor bounce facility that offers open play. The facility has an area for older kids (big air- taller than 36 inches) and an area for little ones (42 inches and smaller).  
  • Parents are required to stay on-site while the children play.
  • Socks are required and long sleeved shirts and pants are recommended.
  • The cost is $8.50 per Child - 1 Hour of Play $9.50 per Child - 1.5 Hours of Play $10.50 per Child - 2 Hours of Play. Any child who plays must pay the entrance fee.
  • Hours of operation: Sunday: 11AM - 6:30PM,  Monday :10AM - 8PM,  Tuesday : 10AM - 8PM Wednesday:10AM - 8PM Thursday: 10AM - 8PM, Friday: 10AM - 8PM,  Saturday: 10AM - 6PM
Bogies Indoor Mini-Golf: 1501 Mitchell Drive, Oswego, 630-554-PARS, http://www.golfbigc.com/oswegoBogies/index.html
  • Bogies Indoor Golf Club will feature an 18 hole glow in the dark mini golf course.
  • Cost: general: $8.00, Ages 7-12: $7.00,  Ages 4-6:$6.00,  3 & Under: Free with General Admission;  Senior: $6.00;  Replay Rate: $4.00
  •  Hours of operations: Sunday, 7 am - 11:30 pm,  Monday – Thursday: 9 am - 11:30 pm,  Friday: 9 am - 1 am,  Saturday: 7 am - 1 am
  • For older kids and adults, Bogies offers full swing golf via a golf simulator.
Brunswick Zone XL: 1515 West Aurora Avenue, Naperville, IL 60540, http://www.bowlbrunswick.com/about-us/295/
  • The Naperville location of Brunswick Zone XL offers  40 Lanes, Game Zone Arcade, Lazer Tag and Bumper Cars
  • Cost: Per Game: Monday - Friday Open till 5 pm $2.99l  Sunday - Thursday 5 pm till Closing $3.99; Friday & Saturday 5 pm till Closing $4.49; Saturday & Sunday Open till 5 pm $4.49
  • Shoe Rental: $3.49
  • Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00 am to Midnight, Friday & Saturday: 8:00 am to 1:00 am, Sunday: 10:00 am to Midnight
Do you have a great place to take the kids on a snow day? Please share your thoughts in the comment section.