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FAVORITE BIRTHDAY PARTY VENUES IN THE VALLEY FOR 2018

The holidays are over, the tinsel coordination and cleanup. This is a may be the birthday party and lights are coming down great choice if you want to minimize destination for you. You soon. So what’s next? Well, at the headache of planning and hosting can host a glitzy, girly our house it’s time to get ready for a party, and not a bad price when you party with a variety of Ladybug’s Birthday! There are many add up all of the effort. themes from rock star to great places to host birthday parties princess. And again, the in the Valley. The venues we list here THE PLAY FACTORY staff at Girly Girlz takes range in price, size and location, and The Play Factory is similar to Pump It care of everything for you. will help you if you are going plan your Up, but a smaller venue and great for Give your little girly a youngster’s birthday party this year. younger kids. Conveniently located birthday to remember with in the Desert Ridge Marketplace, the her best girlfriends – and PUMP IT UP Play Factory specializes in kids parties leave the work to Girly One of our favorite venues for a and typically reserves weekends just Girlz. birthday party is Pump It Up. This for booking these types of events. A venue provides rooms full of bouncy little less expensive that Pump It Up, JUMP STREET houses, slides, and other activities that this is a good choice for smaller kids A great place for super active, bigger to get your birthday party out of the kids love. There are several locations and smaller parties, but still lets parents kids to have a birthday party is Jump house? A Phoenix city park near you is around the Valley and one of the best host their party without having to Street. With a couple of locations in a good choice. You can reserve picnic features is that the entire party is worry about setup, cleanup or serving. the Valley, Jump Street will host your tables and plan events at many of the planned for you. You can pick from a birthday party so you don’t have to city parks around the Valley, while variety of packages to include different THE PHOENIX ZOO worry about setup, clean up, cooking others are first come first serve – at numbers of kids, add on pizza and The Phoenix Zoo is one of our family’s or serving. They offer a variety of no cost to you. If you want to bring a drinks, and have the staff at Pump favorite places to visit all year round, packages, but this is a great venue for bounce house or offer beer, you can get It Up do all of the setup, serving, but is a fantastic place for a fair the young trampoline fanatic in your a day permit for a small fee. A birthday weather birthday party. While family! party in the park is a great way to it is more expensive than many celebrate your kid’s birthday in a fun venues, booking a party at the PETER PIPER PIZZA location for a small price. Be sure to Phoenix Zoo will definitely Peter Piper Pizza is one of the most check out the city policies before you make the party memorable for popular venues for all kids at our plan, to make sure everyone has a great your child. These packages daughter’s school, and it’s easy to time. typically include zoo admission see why. Fresh pizza, fun games and and a reserved ramada, as well a custom party host let parents take There are so many other birthday party as a personal party host, party it easy, while the kids have a blast. venues in the Phoenix area that it’s favors, crafts, cake and ice Pizza and games may seem simple, almost impossible to list them all here. cream and other zoo activities. but sometimes simple things are the These are some of our favorites and the If you child loves animals and best and the kids enjoy every minute ones we’ve seen first hand, but watch going to the Phoenix Zoo, a of playtime together. If you are looking Ladybug’s Blog for more birthday birthday party here will make for a great venue on a smaller budget, party venues and ideas in the coming their day! Peter Piper Pizza is a great choice for a months!

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