Activities

Magical children’s birthday party packages

The Taz (Montreal)

The Taz is a huge indoor sports center that contains a Roulôdome to practice recreational or acrobatic rollerblading and a Skatepark which lets our teenagers practice their favorite sports like BMX, skateboarding and more. The center offers two complete children’s birthday packages:

Roulodôme party
For children aged 5 to 14
Discipline: Rollerblading
Duration: 3 hours
For 8 children
Included: Access to the Roulodôme with all the equipment you need, animation, a private room, free admission for parents who are accompanying their children.
$ 190

Skatepark party
For children aged 7 to 14
Discipline: skate board, rollerblading or BMX
Duration: 3 hours
For 8 children
Included: Access to the Skatepark with all the equipment you need, a table reserved close to the Skatepark and free admission for parents who are accompanying their children.

Bowling

If your child is a big fan of bowling, most bowling alleys have great children’s birthday packages that let your child and his friends enjoy a game of bowling before starting the festivities.

  • Roussillon bowling alley (St-Constant): 3 packages are available (1, 2 or 3 games of bowling) and all include shoes, a hot dog, chips and juice for all the children 12 and under. $ 8,75 per child for 1 game, $ 10 per child for 2 games and $ 11,25 for 3 games. Adults who want to play can do so for $ 3 and an additional $ 1,75 for shoe rental.
  • Bowling G Plus (Several locations in Montreal, Repentigny and Mascouche): They offer a birthday package that includes 1 hour of bowling, shoes, a private party room with a meal and refreshments, party hats, flutes, balloons, invitation cards and a small birthday gift for your child. $ 12,95 per person.
  • Bowling Vezina (Rimouski): This bowling alley offers you a turnkey service that allows you to plan the party you envision with no hassle and at an affordable price. All packages include supervision and assistance to entertain the little ones, the « moonlight » ambiance if requested, animation, catering (must reserve in advance at an additional fee), equipment rental, a changing table for the babies, Wii games for the kids and more. Prices vary depending on the options you choose and the number of guests.
Putting Edge (Montreal and Laval)

Putting Edge indoor mini-golf centers offer a unique and unforgettable experience: a whimsical fluorescent indoor minigolf that will delight the kids and which is the perfect place for a birthday party!

Silver package
For a group of up to 10 children
Includes: One 18 holes minigolf game, a private party room for an hour with a host, neon bracelets and ID badges for the guests. You also get a group photo, a special birthday announcement at the microphone and a special festive display that is personalized for your child’s birthday.
$ 154,50

Gold package
For a group of up to 10 children
Includes: everything that comes with the silver package, meals (pizza or hot-dog), juice and table accessories as well as a turn of the lucky wheel.
$ 186,50

Platinum package
For a group of up to 10 children
Includes: Everything that comes with the Silver and Gold packages, a basket of popcorn, goodie bags for the guests and a birthday gift for your child.
$ 229,50

Many extras can also be added a la carte.

Cineplex Odeon

For movie lovers, head to the Cineplex Odeon theater in your region to choose one of their great children’s birthday packages:

Fêtes Cine-spatiales
Minimum 8 children 13 and under
Shooting star package: movie with reserved seats and a kids combo (popcorn, drink and candy) for all the kids, a host responsible of the mission, a party room for an hour and gift for your child (the movie and combo is free for him).
The Space special: everything that is included in the Shooting Star plus food and drink for the kids.

See the party calculator to see how much your party would cost you.

President’s Choice Culinary School

Introduce children to the pleasures of cooking with President’s Choice culinary school which offers several kids birthday packages that teaches the kids different cooking techniques and which are ideal for children between the ages of 4 and 10 and for teens between the ages of 11 to 16. The classes are given at your closest Loblaws and you can book the package you want on their website.

Valcartier Vacation Village

Located 20 minutes from Quebec City, Valcartier Vacation Village is open all year long. In summer, you can enjoy their water park, which offers more than 35 water slides for the whole family, 2 thematic rivers, one wave pool and several heated pools. In winter, the park turn into a winter wonderland where you can go sliding, skating and more!

Summer children’s party
Minimum 8 people (at least 5 children)
Includes: Access to the water park, a reserved table at the bistro with a choice of birthday cake and candles, mascots, party hats and flutes, goodie bags and more. Prices to be determined, please contact the Valcartier Vacation Village for more information and to make reservations.

Winter children’s party
Includes: Access to the winter game center, a table reserved at the Resto-pub with meal of your choice and a cake with candles. Mascots, party hats and flutes, goodie bags and more. Rates: 12 years and older: $ 38,75, 5 to 11: $ 35,79, 3 to 4: $ 25,28, free for children 3 and under.

Ceramic Café Studio (Montreal, Laval, Greenfield Park, Quebec)

Young artists will get to create beautiful pieces by painting ceramic (prices vary between $ 8 and $ 20 per ceramic piece) of their choice from their wide selection of fun or decorative ceramic pieces. The festive event lasts an hour and thirty minutes and costs $ 6 per child. You can add a birthday meal that will be served during the event for $ 4,95 per child. Activity will last 30 minutes longer when you add a meal. Decadent cakes are also available a la carte. Ask to visit the ceramic ovens to make it even more special! Minimum of 6 children.

Indoor amusement park

Indoor amusement parks are really popular with children and most offer different birthday party packages that are affordable and that allows them to have fun in the facilities before celebrating with his friends.

  • Pio (Longueuil): Two packages are available. The Captain package ($ 297 for 4 hours) is for 8 children and includes access to the rides, a private room with animation, a meal of your choice, a cake, balloons, party accessories, a t-shirt and ticket for a free entry to your child and many other surprises. The Admiral package ($ 397 for 5 hours) also offers all the same options as the Captain package in addition to a ticket for a game of skill and a goodies bag for all the kids.
  • Le Petit Gym (Montreal, Laval, L’Assomption): Their birthday party package is for children 1 to 12 and gives you access to an entire room where kids are invited to participate in fun activities and games that gets them active. The package includes invitations, 2 animators, decorations and balloons, preparation and cleaning, all table accessories, drinks for the children, a Le Petit Gym t-shirt for your child and a coupon for a free class to all the kids.
  • Park-O-Fun (St-Georges): The basic package ($ 129,99) is for 6 adults and 2 children and includes access to the facilities, a private room, popcorn and chips, drinks, a cake and a small gift for the birthday child. Other packages are available for those who want to include meals or get access to the adjacent bowling alley. Several a la carte options are also available.
Action 500

Action 500 is one of the largest indoor paintball and karting center in Canada and they have birthday packages that are ideal for teenagers who want to go on an adventure!

Paintball party packages
Several packages available. All packages include: an exclusive playground for your group, an arbitrator, unlimited play and C02, semi-automatic weapon, a private reception hall with a birthday cake, a free hat and a 6 months subscription for your child. The animation is free if your group exceeds 20 guests. See the different paintball party packages.

Karting party packages
The Mini Grand
Prix ($ 34,99): Includes explanation and training, 25 minutes of racing, a medal ceremony on the podium and a private reception room.
The Classic Grand Prix ($ 42,99): Includes explanation and training, 35 minutes of racing, a medal ceremony on the podium and a private reception room.
The Championship
($ 52,99): Includes explanation and training, 50 minutes of racing, a medal ceremony on the podium and a private reception room.

At home

If you prefer staying in the comfort of your own home, have you considered contacting an entertainer or turnkey birthday packages company to take care of all the planning? Here are some ideas for thematic birthday parties that are really popular with children:

If you are looking for more inspiration to help you plan the perfect birthday party for your child, you can visit the website Wooloo, which lists all the best children’s birthday packages deals around the province!
 

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