hello! Welcome to Main Line Parent’s Guide to the Ultimate Bash Jam-packed with diverse vendors and venues, this one-stop party-planning resource offers everything you need to celebrate all kinds of special moments, not just birthdays. Our list of great party spots (and planners!), entertainers and bakeries is the most comprehensive around. Whether you’ve got toddlers or teens, or a mix of both, this Ultimate Guide is all you need to get the party started. In fact, there’s so much fun and creativity between these pages, you might start thinking about expanding your family just for the excuse it’ll give you to put this “little black book” to work all year long. Here at Main Line Parent, everything we do is driven by the desire to build community. Online, in print and through inclusive events, we strive to bring families, grandparents, businesses, schools and non-profit organizations together in the most meaningful ways possible. And, we aim to have a little fun in the process. We thank all of the businesses and individuals who supported this project. Without the support of you and other local businesses, we could not succeed in carrying out our mission. Resources Editor: Liz McClearn Logo/Guide Designer: Barbara Chotiner / bzdesignstuff.com Published by: Sarah Bond Media LLC Public Relations: The Whole Enchilada PR Visit mainlineparent.com/resources for more local resources. 2 2011 / PARTY WITH US / RESOURCE GUIDE welcome 2011 / PARTY WITH US / RESOURCE GUIDE 3 bakers Allison’s Cups n Cakes Pamcakes Cupcakery savemeaslice.com / 215-435-2181 pamcakes.com / 215-546-2860 Drexel Hill Philadelphia More than just dessert, helps the memories of your special day linger. A Philly Cupcakery, offering a rotating cupcake menu with flavors changing daily Bredenbeck’s Bakery and Ice Cream Parlor Smidgens Bakeshop Chestnut Hill bredenbecks.com / 610-585-9319 Delighting customers for a sweet century with cakes, cookies, pastries and more. Clay’s Creative Corner Bakery Berwyn claysbakery.net / 610-647-2119 Custom and colorful cake decoration in the heart of Berwyn. Philadelphia smidgensbakeshop.com / 215-284-6608 Cakepops, cookies, cupcakes, and more! Because everybody deserves a little something sweet. Splendora Cake & Tea Company Warminster splendoracakeandtea.com / 267-685-6122 Divine Cakes Special event cakes/cupcake towers, dessert tables, cupcake parties, and tea party catering. divine-cakes.com / 484-368-9251 Sweet Freedom Bakery Media Delicious custom cakes, cookies and cupcakes to make your next event Divine! Philadelphia sweetfreedombakery.com / 215-545-1899. Handel’s Ice Cream Philadelphia’s first and only completely gluten-free, vegan, allergy-friendly bakery! handelsicecream.com / 610-640-1606 Sweet Jazmines Berwyn Homemade Ice Cream, made fresh daily. Using the best ingredients available, in abundance. Kathy’s Just Desserts Blue Bell kathysjustdesserts.com / 610-348-5284 Made-from-scratch, preservative-free cakes Main Line Baking Co. Wynnewood mainlinebakery.com / 484-213-2222 Best of Philly 2011 – Gluten-free & allergen-friendly cupcakes, towers, birthday cakes & more! Berwyn sweetjazmines.com / 610-644-1868 Luscious, all natural, made-from-scratch creations. Viking Pastries Ardmore vikingpastries.com / 610-642-9227 Providing our customers the finest and freshest hand crafted creations. Whipped Bakeshop Philadelphia whippedbakeshop.com / 215-598-5449 A custom bakery specializing in custom cakes, cookies and cupcakes. NOTE: Ultimitate Birthday Bash Sponsors are listed in Bold 4 2011 / PARTY WITH US / RESOURCE GUIDE CATERERS Carlino’s Specialty Foods & Catering Occasionally Yours carlinosmarket.com 610-328-9360 Specialized in providing home-made food for any type of catered event. Swarthmore Ardmore & West Chester occyours.com 610-649-4046, 610-696-3788 Relax & entertain in style with with seasoned catering coordinators who orchestrate your event. Pagano’s Italian Specialties DiFabio’s 9th Street Market & Catering Media d9catering.com 484-444-0850 Specialty Italian market in Media catering all events with an Italian flair. Eatible Delights Drexel Hill paganosdeli.com 610-853-6410 A traditional Italian Delicatessen providing the finest and freshest products. Philly Soft Pretzel Factory Multiple locations phillysoftpretzelfactory.com eatibledelights.com Philly-style pretzel bakery, custom catering trays available. 215-236-3900 Catering your event as an art form. Pizzarella Grille Philadelphia Global Dish Philadelphia theglobaldish.com 215-592-9944 Event artists, designing a custom experience for each client. Joseph’s Catering Media josephscatering.org 610-892-1333 Quality, affordable catering for your next corporate or social event. Luigi & Giovanni Catering Newtown Square luigiandgiovanniCatering.com 610-353-2080 Offering the finest in Italian catering and Italian food specialties. Bryn Mawr pizzarellagrille.com 610-525-2200 Committed to excellence, and obsession with great-tasting pizza. Private Affairs Catering Drexel Hill pvtaffairs.com 610-789-9496 Private Affairs provides several food services including off premise catering. Udi’s Gluten Free Foods Multiple locations udisglutenfree.com / 303-657-6366 Committed to creating delicious baked goods, which just happen to be gluten-free. 2011 / PARTY WITH US / RESOURCE GUIDE 5 entertainment Alex and the Kaleidoscope Band Loopdihoops kaleidoscopesongs.com Main Line’s premiere hula-hooping resource, brings hoop-making birthday parties to you! Greater Philadelphia area Children LOVE to sing and dance with award-winning musical sensation Alex Mitnick! Arty Pantz Greater Philadelphia area loopdihoops.com / [email protected] Music Monkey Jungle Philadelphia Malvern musicmonkeyjungle.com / 732-687-8134 Theatrical parties with beautiful handmade costumes, props, puppets, instruments, & matching craft! O’Boy Organics artypantz.com / 610-644-8088 Creating Exciting Balloon Memories For little music monkeys and the primates who love them! Drexel Hill oboyorganic.com / 484-466-3374 Douglasville Fantastic Kids Cooking Parties emphasizing on “Local In Season” ingredients. Captivate, amuse, inspire and enchant your guests (decor, twisting & shows!) Rain Star Temporary Glitter Tattoos christinetheballoontwister.blogspot.com 610-858-6571 Dove Chocolate Discoveries Wayne www.facebook.com/Glitzico Main Line Bright, glimmering, waterproof and cosmetic-grade glitter tattoos. Chocolate Buffet for Weddings, Birthdays, Candy Making Workshops, Chocolate Tasting Parties! Stacey’s Face Painting dove-chocolate-discoveries.com/ divamelissa / 610-463-5597 Fabulous Faces Glenside facepaintingphiladelphia.com / 267-625-4127 Face painting, balloon twisting and glitter tattoos. Kitchen Wizards Newtown Square staceysfacepainting.com / 610-356-9093” “Best of Philly”, experienced, professional, and amazing! Moving canvasses are our specialty! Tom’s Music Fun Havertown tomsmusicfun.com / 610-446-6772 Blue Bell We Dance, We Laugh, We Sing. For Children 1-6. In-home culinary birthday parties! Wondergy kitchenwizards.com / 610-348-5284 Listen Learn Play Ardmore learnlistenplay.org / 866-478-8344 A non-profit mobile music and creative arts program. 6 2011 / PARTY WITH US / RESOURCE GUIDE Philadelphia wondergy.com / 866-653-2853 Parties and Special Events - Exploring the science you encounter every day! gifts BabyPop Designs Earth & State babypop.com / 267-303-0181 earthandstate.com / 610-566-9270 Wyncote Custom Superhero Costumes starting under $20 Saving One Backyard at Time! Character Development Wynnewood Media Something for everyone: unique gifts by local and international fair trade artists. Generations Phoenixville generationsonmain.com / 610-933-8100 Quality educational toys, art supplies, musical instruments, and books for kids. Wide selection of items that inspire creativity, encourage growth and educate the mind. Children’s Book World Latitudes Fine Craft Gallery childrensbookworld.net / 610-642-6274 215-482-0417 characterdevelopment.net / 610-668-1545 Haverford Manayunk Full-service children’s bookstore featuring a comprehensive inventory and exciting author/illustrator events. A creative gift shop that features handcrafted jewelry, greeting cards, journals and more. Kids ‘N Kribs Lucky Duck Toys kidsnkribs.com / 610-687-5437 luckyducktoys.com 888-705-3700 Wayne A family owned company, we pride ourselves on providing quality children’s furniture and unique gifts. Wayne & Haverford Your neighborhood toy shop featuring quality playthings for children of all ages. Nurture Mapes Toys shopnurture.com / 610-649-0424 mapesstores.com 610-658-9505 Ardmore Ardmore Gift registry, layette, birthday parties and classes for parent and child. Family run, full service toy store. Print Art Kids T. Bumble’s printartkids.com / 610-892-2722 facebook.com/TBumbles 610-544-8199 Media PrintArtKids transforms YOUR KIDS’ ART into Birthday Cards, Invitations, ThankYou Notes and other printed treasures! Swarthmore Selling intriguing, non-violent, battery-free toys, and 23 years later we are still having fun. NOTE: Ultimitate Birthday Bash Sponsors are listed in Bold 2011 / PARTY WITH US / RESOURCE GUIDE 7 party planning AboutOne Cinema Cake AboutOne.com / 801-797-9333 cinemacake.com / 866-989-0158 Online Wayne Online family management - the fast, easy way to organize your busy life. Producing films that capture your event in a powerful and creative way. Anthony Party Rentals CloudFish Designs anthonyrental.com / 610-272-2800 etsy.com/people/cloudfish / 240-344-0203 Norristown Philadelphia, NJ & NY Full service party rental company providing you with the best event services available. Invites, Thank Yous, Decorations & more! Unique paper creations for life’s most memorable events! babyBdesigns EventQuip babyBdesigns.com / 215-350-1924 eventquip.com / 215-368-6700 Philadelphia Lansdale babyBdesigns.com celebrates children’s milestones with birth announcements, party invites and e-cards. Eventquip provides tents, structures, flooring, lighting, generators, and climate control for Philadelphia area events. Banners Fast Karen Pecora Events bannersfast.com 610-449-1553” karenpecora.com / 610-955-8115 Havertown Balloons and personalized banners for all occasions. Beanie Bounce Norristown Chesterbrook Stellar...If this is how you want your party described... Let’s chat! Party Land Ardmore & Newtown Square beaniebounce.com / 484-685-4752 partyland.org / 610-896-4300, 610-353-2622 Inflatables of any kind, concession foods, carnival games and much more! Party supplies and balloons for all occasions. bz designstuff Paul’s Moonbounce Rentals bzdesignstuff.com / 215-760-0744 boingbounce.com / 610-716-4FUN Wynnewood Graphic design studio. Creating fun, unique invitations and anouncements! (Also a featured designer for tiny prints.) Springfield The area’s premier inflatable rental company. Equipment is clean, safe, and delivered free! NOTE: Ultimitate Birthday Bash Sponsors are listed in Bold 8 2011 / PARTY WITH US / RESOURCE GUIDE photographers Abbey Bradshaw Photography Heather O’Mara Photography abbeybradshawphotography.com / 609-351-7884 HeatherOMaraPhotography.com / 484-680-9282 Philadelphia Serving PA, NJ and DE. Portrait and Event Photographer. Capturing life’s moments as they happen Wedding, Portraits and Event Photographer. Appleberry Photography Katie McMenamin Photography Philadelphia appleberryphotography.com / 215-908-1870 Fine art approach to portrait and lifestyle family photography Brittany Ostrov Photography Serves Southeastern PA, NY & NJ brittanyostrov.com / 215-917-3564 Portraiture, Event, and Lifestyle Photography | Capturing personalities, not poses Carrie Hill Photography Serves Eastern seaboard from NYC to DC carrielynnhillphotography.com / 267-664-2604 Modern, natural light photography of newborns, children and the people who love them. Dan Brody Photography Bryn Mawr danbrodyphotography.com / 610-520-9290 Photographing babies, children, teenagers and families at our comfortable studio. Fireflies Photography Conshohocken kmcmenamin.com / 215-962-5105 Baby, Children and Family Photography. Love.Captured Katie Osborne Bradford Photography Philadelphia kbophotography.com / 304-206-8323 Specializing in fine art portraiture and the perfect gift for your little diva a Super Little Model portrait session! Mama Owl Photography Philadelphia Suburbs mamaowlphotography.com / 610.764.3463 A simple approach to photography: you do your thing, and Mama Owl will do the photography. MK Photo Chadds Ford mkphoto.com / 610-388-7808 Photojournalistic style - one the most sought after studios in the area. SilvinaB Photography West Chester Newtown Square silvinabphotography.com 610-368-6024 All about capturing natural expressions and of course having fun! On-location professional portrait photographer specializing in newborn, baby and child photography firefliesphoto.com / 610-355-7727 2011 / PARTY WITH US / RESOURCE GUIDE 9 venues Anthony Wayne Movie Theater Gumdrops & Sprinkles clearviewcinemas.com 610-225-0980 gumdropsandsprinkles.com 610-254-8409 Wayne Wayne Book a private screening on the big screen! All inclusive packages available. Homemade premium ice cream, a variety of candies, and unique party options Bettes Family Fun Center Hidden Valley Horse Farm bettesfuncenter.com 610-579-3960 hiddenvalleyhorsefarm.com 610-892-7260 Aston Ridley Creek Bounce your way to fun birthday party memories! Birthday parties on the farm! Pony rides for children, spacious lounge for adults. Bounce U Jumpers Fun Center bounceu.com / see website funatjumpers.com 610-353-3377 Exton, Oaks & Horsham The perfect birthday party place where kids will have an unforgettable time. Color Me Mine Wayne Newtown Square A place for children to celebrate birthdays or to enjoy a day of fun with the family. wayne.colormemine.com 610-687-9777 Kehler’s Gymnastics Center Birthdays, showers, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs: give us a reason and we’ll give you a party! kidsfun.org 610-359-9999 Creative Clubhouse Havertown Broomall Repeatedly voted “Best Parties”! Moon Bounces, Trampolines, Ballpits, Playground, Rocks & Ropes Challenge. creative-clubhouse.com 484-504-9884 Learn Listen Play Creative Clubhouse... a place for children to explore, create and learn. learnlistenplay.org 484-416-3443 Dave & Buster’s Plymouth Meeting & Philadelphia Ardmore A non-profit mobile music and creative arts program daveandbusters.com 610-832-9200, 215-413-1951 Lens Friends Create a memorable birthday or your child incorporating our food, fun & excitement! lensfriendsstudios.com / 215-938-9801 Huntingdon Valley The do it yourself studio experience for the amateur photographer. NOTE: Ultimitate Birthday Bash Sponsors are listed in Bold 10 2011 / PARTY WITH US / RESOURCE GUIDE LibertyMe Dance Philadelphia Zoo libertyme.com 484-380-3777 philadelphiazoo.org 215-243-1100 Bryn Mawr Philadelphia LibertyMe Dance Center offers classes for all ages, and birthday parties! Birthday Zoofiesta is a party you and your guests will never forget! Linvilla Orchards Please Touch Museum linvilla.com 610-876-7116 pleasetouchmuseum.org 215-963-0667 Media Birthday parties for all ages. Outdoors, exciting and entertaining Main Line Art Center Haverford mainlineart.org 610.525.0272 One-of-a-kind parties (and classes) for your little Picasso! Nurture Ardmore shopnurture.com 610-649-0424 Gift registry, layette, birthday parties and classes for parent and child. Oasis Family Fun Center Glen Mills oasisfamilyfun.com 610-358-3501 An all indoor family entertainment center, with a full service snack bar. Philadelphia Sports Club Radnor mysportsclubs.com/kids 610-688-3342 Throw a high-energy bash without breaking a sweat. Philadelphia Have Your Cake & Museum Too! A Please Touch Museum birthday party is one your child will never forget! Pro Martial Arts Multiple locations promartialarts.com See website Party guests learn fun and safe karate moves while having a kicking good time. Radnor Activity Center at Sulpizio Gym Wayne radnor.com/egov/apps/locations/facilities 610-688-5600 Full size, multipurpose gymnasium available for party and special event reservations. Riverbend Environmental Education Center Gladwyne riverbendeec.org 610-527-5234 Riverbend parties are naturally fun, with nature exploration, discover, and live animals. 2011 / PARTY WITH US / RESOURCE GUIDE 11 venues continued Romp n’ Roll Willow Grove The Little Gym Narberth & Newtown Square rompnroll.com/willowgrove 610-659-1025 thelittlegym.com 610-664-6637, 610-755-7191 The ideal party place for 1st birthday parties, toddler, and school-aged parties! Parties are high energy, non-stop fun and worry free for parents! Snip-Its Exton The Little Treehouse Play Cafe Chestnut Hill snipits.com/locations/exton-pa 610-524-9100 treehouseplaycafe.com 215-247-3637 Snip-its! Kids, Haircuts, Parties and other things to make kids smile! A Philly Mag Best Birthday Party Venue! It is the place for stress-free birthday fun! Sweet Mabel The Saturday Club Narberth Wayne sweetmabel.com 610-667-3041 saturdayclub.org 610-688-9746 Handmade American Art and Craft, Found Object Birthday Parties, Workshops, Open Studio Beautiful clubhouse ballroom available for rent, also has an elevated stage. The Center on Central Paoli thecenteroncentral.com 610-710-1487 Upper Main Line YMCA Berwyn umly.org 610-647-YMCA, ext. 2007 Hosts your themed Creative Arts Birthday Party on weekend afternoons Let the Y be your perfect destination for birthdays (choose from seven themed parties!) The Creative Living Room Young Sports Swarthmore thecreativelivingroom.com 610-544-5800 Wayne young-sports.com 610-687-2737 Celebrating Creativity with classes, events, birthday parties, workshops, summer camps & more. 90 minutes of private gym time, refreshments, games and a party coordinator. The Handwork Studio Zoomdance Narberth thehandworkstudio.com 610-660-9600 A kids’ needle arts and fashion studio for kids 5-16. 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