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February 2024 by Therese Cifers Kleinschmidt
10/10 experience from the place, staff, setup. It was perfect, my son turned 1 and we had his party here. They say there isn’t parking but there is street parking or 1 block away a nice parking lot
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October 2023 by Mikey Ilagan
My kids are school-aged now and a little too old for this play space but I still think fondly of all the countless times we came here to play from when our oldest was just under a year. We came here all the time with her and then later with her and her younger brother. We hosted a 2nd birthday party, attended others' birthday parties, took a music class and more. Always had a great experience in a very clean and safe play space for our little ones.
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September 2023 by Linda F.
My husband and I brought our son here for a birthday party. He had so much fun! There's a ton of stuff to do for kids of all ages. The play area is huge, bright and organized. It's clean and the toys are clean as well. There is a cafe area on a second level loft type area and you can watch your kids from there. There's a corner section for infants as well. There is a reading corner with many cute books. There are classrooms as well, but we didn't see them due to us being there on a Sunday. The staff is friendly and accommodating. They were on hand and available the entire time we were there. There is street parking and a paid lot a block away if needed.
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April 2023 by Yaidymar Morales
Great place and the staff really are super nice and welcome.
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January 2023 by Jody S.
My daughter was invited to her friends birthday party hosted by PlayArts and she as well as her school and neighborhood friends had an amazing time!We attended on a Saturday afternoon after nap times. For the party we were instructed to enter in the back side, not on front street, and we signed our waivers in advance of attending which made the intro experience speedy. Once we entered we took off our winter wear and shoes as the facility only allowed socks in the play space.The space is amazing, it has great sections to run around, climb, and experiment. The climbing part can be a little stressful if you have adventures little ones but it's designed for them to navigate correctly with parental support. It was a great time to connect with other parents and consume beverages as our kids run wild.There is a separate room for the birthday food which we used as a wind down, pictures, and celebrating.Now that I'm aware of this space, will definitely use it on a day for my little one to run wild as others have mentioned. They also have events or programs that you can register your little ones, which is exciting.
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September 2022 by Dennis S.
As someone who is not a parent, this is not a place that I would usually seek out. But I was lucky to have the opportunity to stumble upon PlayArts for my friends' daughter 1st birthday party yesterday. The building of PlayArts is interesting as it used to be a historical public bath but it's converted into a children's activity center. The entrance to PlayArts on Front Street was a bit confusing as I had to go to the back entrance on Lee Street. But the staff didn't really communicate it properly and I had to call my friends who were hosting the event for directions to the birthday party entrance. The back entrance for the event has multiple shoe cubbies where you can put your shoes in. Then I entered a spacious room which was where the birthday party was in with a very long picnic table and birthday decor. What was very notable for me was seeing staff interactions with the children and how kind, genuine, and engaged they were with the child attendees in the birthday party. PlayArts seems like a great spacious place to customize into any theme and definitely is a great place to host events for children! Thanks PlayArts :)
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June 2022 by Dominique R.
It's a cool building but there's no toys in there ... it's pretty boring use of space with not much to do.
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February 2022 by R. S.
This place is everything! Hosted a 6-year-old birthday party at the peak of omicron and it worked -- the space is large with good air filters and circulation so people felt comfortable coming. We had about a dozen, masked the whole time, and the kids ran around like crazy having the times of their lives. We were afraid a party wouldn't be possible...PlayArts to the rescue!
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December 2021 by Selena H.
What an amazing space! I've been wanting to attend a drop in play session for a while, but when PlayArts held a special mini photo session in collaboration with a local photographer, and free play after the photos, I jumped on the deal!While not part of the normal business operations, the mini photo session was amazing - in a private room in the back, plenty of time for my daughter to feel comfortable and get a number of amazing photos. Then we moved to the play space and let my toddler go wild! The space is truly safe and entertaining for crawling babies through older elementary aged kids, with areas only the older kids could access and plenty to keep the younger kids entertained. We spent a solid hour, my child had a ball, and she was exhausted and took a loooong nap afterwards. I'm so happy we have a space like this in Fishtown, and we look forward to more playtime!They also are available to hold private parties, and it's definitely a space I'll consider as my child gets older and we have parties with other kids attending.
