We had the best time at my nephew Ari’s 4th birthday party at the California Pizza Kitchen. His Mom also thought the price was right, and it was just the right amount of time. The best part – the kids made a mess and then we all left!
The total party run time was about 90 minutes. We arrived at California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) before its standard business hours and were greeted by a very friendly and accommodating staff and a long table filled with paper chef hats (with a disposable plastic glove and spreading spoon inside). The kids all picked their seats and each received a little to-go pizza box with crayons and the kids menu with coloring pages.
The kids decorated their hats while the parents helped, and also mingled, nibbling on the apps our hostess ordered. Once the chef hats were decorated and ready, the kids received already-rolled-out pizza dough and 2 little containers of sauce and cheese.
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The kids made their own pizzas and one of our waiters added their names so each kid would receive his or her own pizza once it was ready. While the pizzas cooked, the kids and parents got a tour of the restaurant. The kids loved the pizza ovens, soda machine, bread slicer, freezer, kitchen and prep areas. By the time our tour ended and everyone had one last round of drinks, the pizzas were ready!
The guests all loved eating their own culinary creations. Out came delicious ice cream sundaes with whipped cream, M&Ms, and a cherry - and then to make sure our kids were as sugared up as possible, we sang happy birthday, had cake. Any leftover pizza was wrapped up and ta da!, the party was over. The mess was left at CPK. We had a bunch of happy and well fed kids. Oh, and we all left with a coupon for a free kids' meal.
The birthday boy and my friend were really happy with the event, and the price was right, at about $10 per kid (including the free lunch). I would definitely consider a birthday party at CPK for my kids in the future.
What a cool way to celebrate a birthday! It was definitely a learning experience not just for the birthday celebrant but for everyone in the party as well. Wow! I want to have a party just like this one!
ReplyDelete-Carlene Boley