Guides

Guides answer the questions parents ask before a birthday party or a day stuck indoors, from what a party package really includes to where a toddler can play. Prices sit on the venue cards beside the text, each with the month we read it, so no figure goes stale inside a guide.

• Chuck E. Cheese vs Kids Empire Birthday Parties: What Each Price Buys How each chain prices and runs a birthday party, so you can work out which one fits your child and your guest list. Published Oct 7, 2026
• Indoor Activities for Kids in NYC When It Rains Where to take children in the five boroughs when the weather wins, chosen by what the child needs from the day rather than by what's famous. Published Oct 5, 2026
• Summer With Kids Around Phoenix and Mesa: Where to Play Indoors How to get a family through a summer of indoor days in and around Phoenix and Mesa, from tickets that last until dinner to rooms scaled for a toddler. Published Oct 2, 2026
• What a Kids' Party Package Really Includes: LA, the Inland Empire and San Diego How to read a birthday party price before you pay the deposit, with real venues in Los Angeles, the Inland Empire and San Diego as the worked examples. Published Oct 1, 2026
• Rainy-Afternoon Indoor Activities for Kids, Miami to Pembroke Pines Where to take children indoors when a South Florida afternoon washes out, chosen by who's coming with you rather than by what's nearest. Published Oct 1, 2026
• Kids' Birthday Party Ideas in NYC, Age by Age What each age actually needs from a party in a city of small apartments and cross-borough trips, and where to start. Published Sep 30, 2026·Last reviewed Oct 1, 2026