Wanderlust World Wanderlust World A child's birthday party can be a fun and memorable event. However, it can also be very demanding, especially as more and more friends and family are invited to join the fun as the years go by. For some, having a birthday hosted at an outside venue is the best option, such as at a themed restaurant or park. There are several such businesses near Bordentown, New Jersey.
Located just five minutes by car from Bordentown is the Cool Cricket restaurant, which can accommodate children's birthday parties. The restaurant offers a private room for parties that includes a 60-inch plasma television. The restaurant serves a range of comfort food that can accommodate the pickiest eaters, including wings, pizza, chicken fingers and a variety of french fries. An outside pavilion area, which includes a volleyball area, is open seasonally, and can also be used for private functions. With its sports theme, the restaurant caters to older children, and occasional promotions such as karaoke cater to the adults in the crowd.
Just 11 minutes from Bordentown is a McDonald's restaurant, a freestanding facility complete with an attached play area for kids, called a McDonald's Playplace. An affordable option, the play area can typically be rented, and the restaurant can provide Happy Meals for all the children. Typically, a non-refundable small fee, generally around $25, is required to rent a Playplace or private function room. If arrangements are made with the establishment's management beforehand, the fast food eatery can even provide party fare and a cake.
Just 16 minutes from Bordentown, in nearby Burlington, New Jersey, is a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant. Famous for hosting birthday parties, the chain restaurant offers two-hour windows for its birthday party events, and includes the Ticket Blaster game, which allows kids to collect tickets redeemable for prizes. Typically, birthday parties also include a reserved table, complimentary drink refills and birthday decorations. The guest of honor will also receive a birthday hat, balloons and, of course, pizza.
Just a 20-minute drive or so from Bordentown is the Sesame Place amusement park for kids, a perfect spot to host a child's birthday party. In fact, the park offers "Birthday Party Experiences," which can include lunch or dinner with Elmo, one of the more popular Sesame Street characters. During winter months, the birthday experience can be moved inside to a heated room or theater. A birthday event package at the amusement park includes a birthday sing-a-long with numerous Sesame Street characters, souvenir cup and balloons and, with 10 day's notice, a delivered birthday cake.