fun ideas or places to go for my 3 year old's birthday??

Question

my son's birthday is coming up!!! He is turning 3, and i have NO idea what to do.

Any suggestions are open. we did a party at the house for year 1 and 2, but it's just as expensive as doing anything else, plus, my house is a mess for weeks afterward!!!!!

any tips or ideas are appreciated

chuck e cheese or mc donalds?? GAG.. I really like the hooters idea though!!

he likes trains.. i'd die at a monster truck thing, and also, we don't know many kid's, he has not started preschool yet!!

I don't want it to be boring for him.

Answer 1

HOOTERS!

Answer 2

Well, there's all the typical places, I suppose. (Chuck E. Cheesy, McGagme.)

Here's some creative/original ideas.

1) Call the entemology department at the local university to see if they ever allow the public to see their hatcheries. (Little ones LOVE bugs, often. This might be a real thrill for him.
2) Science museums frequently have activities and areas for toddlers.
3) Call the local fire-department. Ask if, as a birthday treat, you son could sit in a fire truck. One of my nephews got to do this for his birthday, and he was talking about it forever!
4) As a meal idea. . . . what about some sort of Buffet restraunt? It doesn't sound like a great place for youngsters at first, but toddlers love helping to make decisions. At a place like the Hometown Buffet, your son would get to make many decisions, like a 'big boy.'
5) Never underestimate the power of the zoo. Many zoos have special programming in the wintertime. You could visit some of their indoor sites. Like their reptile house.

Those are a few ideas.

I hope your son has a great birthday!

Quill.

Answer 3

I hate Chuck-E-Cheese or McDonalds. I did love renting out the local toddler gym for a couple hours. It was nice and private and the kids were free to run around. The downside is that it can be more pricey because you might have to provide all the food/drinks/cake/decorations.

Good luck and happy birthday little guy!

Answer 4

For my son's 3rd birthday, we had a train theme. What we did was very easy and fun for the kids. The main event was lining all the kids up train-style with an empty paper bag. My son was at the front of the line as the "conductor" (red scarf, pin-striped overalls)...the train had to make 5 stops along the track, where an adult was waiting with a goodie for their bag. It was a lot of fun for the kids to chug around OUTSIDE and not inside to trash the house!

Answer 5

He would probably like Chuck E Cheese the best. But who knows maby he likes Hooters.
Not mcdonalds for the love of god.

Maby a park?

Answer 6

In Australia, Adelaide we've shops that carry fairy events and supply the girls costumes and wands and play video games with them. additionally scrap booking shops, the place the youngsters get to make something to take homestead. in spite of if it fairly is a boy......i'm not so specific, purely have something at a park or at homestead with relaxing video games or hire a small petting zoo, additionally many zoos and organic worldwide parks do events.

Answer 7

Gymboree is fun

Weather permitting - a small zoo or a petting zoo

Is there a Monster Truck Jam in your area around that time? (I just took my 2 1/2 yr old to one and he had a blast).

Answer 8

Go to one of those ceramic places, where the kids can paint a cup or leave a hand print on a plate. Kids love painting and Grandparents will love to plate/cup

Answer 9

3 is a hard age to have a party for. Unless it is at gymboree, or small gym. Good Luck!

Answer 10

Do you have a community center nearby that does parties for preschoolers? That is always fun.

Answer 11

Chucky Cheese, or even MacDonalds, something along those lines would be great