What Warren Buffett Can Teach You About Indoor Playground

That is a question I have asked very frequently when I tell folks that I have a play café. "Is that like an indoor play gym with both slides and rock climbing structures and trampolines?" I guess that is what happens when you introduce an entirely new concept to your town.
Indoor playgrounds have been around for a while, and there are many of these in our town of Burlington and neighbouring cities of Oakville and Hamilton. They're the places that you take your children to when they want to burn off their energy when it's too cold outside to go to the playground, or when you don't need them to tear your house apart. They're the places where your children can run throughout mazes, climb ropes, slide down slides and let out all the crazy!
It was actually at an indoor jungle gym (https://www.twitarcade.com/) playground that the idea of Chickadee Family Cafe was born in my mind. I'd taken my afterward two-and-a-half year old to a popular indoor play space within our hometown Burlington and strove to keep up with him as he raced down slides and throughout mazes. I crouched into tiny corners chasing my little guy around and came out utterly exhausted (proceed, insert jokes about just how out of shape I'm here).
When I arose in the drama structures, I looked at the other parents. Many were standing around trying to maintain a visual in their own kids' whereabouts. Some were phoning their kids' titles, trusting that they were not stuck in a maze...'cause c am on, we all know no grownup wants to have to climb all the way up those arrangements to regain a crying kid. Mostly, they seemed bored and exhausted. Perhaps their kids woke up at 6am too.
Do not get me wrong, there was plenty of laughter and giggles. I had fun with my son, that had been the major aim of visiting the indoor playground, but at a place full of other moms and dads around my age with kids around my son's age, there was a huge chance for building relationship with my community that I believed was completely missed. As a new resident of Burlington I wished to connect with other parents. But the air didn't really lend itself to having a real conversation.
I began to research what was out there for a few superior mother -- son time that didn't require me to crawl on my hands and knees and squeeze my buttocks through a tunnel match for a toddler. I discovered drama cafes. Play cafes are comparatively new to Canada, but are around the UK, Australia and the US for years. A drama café combines the needs of both parents and kids, fueling parents with carbonated drinks while providing ample play area for children to explore and have fun.
Play cafes accept the community-focused way of a café and include a play space for kids. At Chickadee Family Caféwe supply that coffee shop atmosphere which you are used to sipping your latte in as well as an enjoyable child-friendly environment full of toys and imaginative based drama activities. When the play area is closed along with the kiddos are in bed, our space can easily transform into an evening assembly area for parent workshops, a couples' date night or a meeting place for mompreneurs.
While most indoor playgrounds either don't offer food or serve up fast food choices or vending machine snacks, a drama café is a full sized café with espresso based beverages along with a hearty menu of healthy snacks and lunch items.
A drama café is a bridge between a historical years' center and your local trendy café.
I hope that helped to clarify the gap between an indoor playground and a drama café.