Throwing a birthday party can be time consuming and expensive. Thankfully, Toronto offers a bunch of great options where you can take your party to a venue and have someone else do all of the prep-work, clean up and entertaining! Some will even provide food and loot bags (for a fee). Here is a list of some affordable venues across the city where you can to celebrate your child, and sit back and enjoy the party.
Toronto West End
All Fired Up Paintable Ceramics
Explore your party guest’s creativity at All Fired Up Paintable Ceramics. The kids will have a blast painting their pottery pieces and creating their own pieces of art to take home. Pretty much everything is included in the party packages. You just need to bring food and drink! Visit website.
Packages from $200 for up to 8 kids8 & 10 Brentwood Rd. N., Toronto
Fantasy Fair
Enjoy watching your party guests enjoy one of Toronto’s favourite indoor playgrounds and Ontario’s largest indoor amusement park. Fantasy Fair is the perfect party for your carnival lover, who will enjoy the all of the rides and attractions, including a full-size carousel and drop tower, while celebrating with their friends. Visit website.
Packages from $149 for up to 5 guests
500 Rexdale Blvd., Etobicoke M9W 6K5
4Cats Baby Point
Explore your guests’ artistic talents with art-themed parties at 4Cats. Whether the birthday boy or girl wants to play with clay, collage, or paint, 4Cats offers the perfect art party. Parties include an hour of instruction and a finished piece to take home. Booking the room for a party (pizza/cake) afterward is $20 for 45 minutes. Visit website.
Packages from $225 for up to 10 kids417 Jane St., Toronto
Hooray for Play
Bring your group of young, rambunctious party guests to Hooray for Play where they will enjoy a two-story play structure with slides, a climbing tower and other play structures. There is also a separate toddler area for your younger guests. Visit website.
Packages from $249 for up to 12 kids and 24 adults
486 Evans Ave., Toronto
Toronto East End
Oaks ‘n Acorns
This is a great place to entertain kids with fun, interactive parties in a space. Packages are a little pricier than other budget options, but parties accommodate up to 40 guests and are longer than average, at 2.5 hours. So, for celebrations with larger guest lists it’s still a relative bargain. Visit website.
Packages from $329 for up to 40 guests1856 Danforth Ave., Toronto
416-425-3213
danforth.parties@oaksnacorns.com
East York Gymnastics Club
Your party guests will have a blast jumping on trampolines, playing games, learning gymnastics, and jumping in a giant foam bit at East York Gymnastics club. Visit website.
Packages from $195 for up to 9 kids6 Dohme Ave., East York
Kids Fun Town
Let your party guests bounce the afternoon away at this indoor playground, boasting an inflatable bouncy castle with attached slide, a climbing tower, a basketball game, ride-on toys, and other play structures. There is also a toddler area for your younger guests. Kids Fun Town will do all the work to host your party, including providing cake and food. Visit website.
Packages from $299 for up to 10 kids2040 Danforth Ave., Toronto
4Cats The Beaches
Kids’ art-themed parties at 4Cats in The Beaches are themed around fun activities like clay character design, painting, collage, and “pouring parties” to make modern resin art. Parties include an hour of instruction and a finished piece to take home and time for a pizza/cake party after the art-making. Visit website.
Packages from $225 for up to 10 kids2138A Queen St. E., Toronto
Toronto Central (Downtown and Midtown)
Kidnasium
Located in the heart of Midtown Toronto, Kidnasium offers a variety of recreational gymnastic programs to help challenge and entertain children with a host of activities. Visit website.
Packages from $250 for up to 12 kids745 Mt. Pleasant Rd., Unit 201, Toronto
Avenue Road Arts School
Bring your birthday party to Avenue Road Arts School and let them be entertained and taught by qualified teachers about visual arts and drama. Choose from a variety of themes including theme-based art projects like Picasso Portraits, Animals in their Habitats, Magic Wand and 3D Landscapes. Visit website.
Prices from $22/child460 Avenue Rd., Toronto
North Toronto
North Beach Indoor Volleyball & Rock Climbing
For something a little bit different, host your next birthday party at North Beach Volleyball Academy! Your guests will play a bunch of beach games, indoors, including beach volleyball, a treasure hunt, and a good ‘ol Tug O’ War match. Visit website.
Prices from $14.50/child74 Railside Rd., North York
Mad Science
Science! Parties at Mad Science include an interactive show with an exciting line-up of awesome chemical reactions, dynamic illusions, fun kitchen chemistry, and special effects, followed by a cool take-home experiment. Visit website.
Packages from $230 for up to 14 kids14-1170 Sheppard Ave. W., Toronto
RINX Real Entertainment
The perfect venue to enjoy fun and interactive games: play laser tag or cosmic mini golf, or host a roller-skating party at the indoor rink. Fun add-ons like a glow-in-the-dark party room, custom candy making, and a photo booth are available. Visit website.
Packages start at $22/child65 Orfus Rd., Toronto
Just what I was looking for…need to plan my twins birthdays…could you also share some ideas on what gifts to give for boys of 9 years n a girl of 6 years
I appreciate your work. Thanks for giving such birthday party venue ideas. This will be helpful to celebrate the birthday party on different theme locations.