Make your child the star of the day!
Tailor-Made Parties
Our parties are tailor-made, joyful celebrations of imagination and play!
Themes
We develop a party around any theme to celebrate what your child loves most.
Teaching Artists
Our theater teachers bring improvisation and play to a whole new level as we make your child the star of the day.
Just Imagine…
With a focus on imagination and creativity, we throw a spotlight on games and play for a party your child will never forget.
Customize Your Day
We can even combine multiple themes for a truly unique day!
Venue
We can host your party in a park, home or neighborhood studio.
Let’s Get Started!
We can’t wait to plan an amazing event for your child! Inquire here.
Dynamic Events
Check out our theater events for your party – where we make literature come alive!
Let us create a spectacular Birthday Party for you!
All parties are staffed by Child’s Play NY lead teachers – expert players and lovers of kids.
We staff all parties with a minimum of 2 teachers, and add more depending on your headcount. The headcount is due the Monday before the party so we can staff accordingly!
If you’re hosting an outdoor party, we can hold a rain date for you when we initially confirm your party. As we get closer, we can rebook for the rain date within 24 hours if the weather looks questionable.
We create parties for kids ages 3-11.
In-person parties are 75 minutes and start at $475 for up to 10 kids. The price scales as follows:
11-15 kids: $550
16-20 kids: $625
We also can do virtual parties, which are 45 minutes and $200 for up to 20 kids. Contact us to schedule a virtual party.
For in-person parties, we do our dramatic play and games for 75 minutes! If you’d like the teachers to be there for the the start of the party we can be – but we find that starting 15 minutes in generally works great!
Here is a sample schedule for a party from 1:00-3:00.
1:00-1:15 – Guests arrive and do a small craft that we suggest to you. This activity helps grounds kids and ties in the theme. It also is usually a better party favor and we even use them during our games. (Craft examples: super hero capes, decorated microphones, magical mirrors, etc)
1:15-2:30 – Child’s Play NY teachers inspire and delight with games and activities that make the party guests and the birthday kid super happy and engaged.
2:30-3:00 – You do food and cake and guests say good-bye!
We come to you! Our parties take place in your home, common room, favorite spot in the park or other space that you provide.
We are passionate about tapping into kids imagination and play and do not rely heavily on external toys or costumes. That said, we have plenty of easy crafts we can suggest for the first few minutes of the party that can then be used as a prop during our play time. Occasionally, we do make suggestions for props to have on hand for our games!
If you are not in NYC, you can make your own Child’s Play NY birthday party, or we can lead your party virtually.
Check out Jocelyn’s Birthday Party Game Plan for a customized look at how to play the games that truly work!
We sure do! Check out Time Out New York Kids to see us featured as a Top Kids Party entertainer.
We are also a finalist in the Red Tricycle Awards and you can hear what parents have to say by checking out our Google reviews!
We all had such an incredible time with Alia, Aline, Aurora and Sariah at our daughter’s Encanto-Moana-Frozen mashup birthday party. They were so imaginative, joyous and kind and they made every aspect of the party accessible for even the most reserved of our guests. We look forward to celebrating with Child’s Play NY again…our son is already planning his party for next fall!
Jocelyn and her team made my daughter’s 4th and 5th birthdays pure magic! From a Paw Patrol performance to a Monster Mash dance show, the kids were completely engaged, the teachers the MOST creative and interactive, and the birthday girl completely on cloud 9 from start to finish. Truly believe there is nothing like this company in NYC. Thank you so much to the Child’s Play team!
When I approached Jocelyn with my daughter’s request to “be in a Wonder Woman play” for her 4th birthday, Jocelyn knew exactly what to do! The Child’s Play teachers who came to our party were fun, great with kids, and unbelievably prepared with a thorough plan that engaged all the kids in a Wonder Woman play that blew everyone away– including my daughter! We all had a great time!