Where a kid can be a kid…and a Mom can RELAX!‏

September 4, 2012 77 Comments

As we are wrapping up our Summer, we are trying to squeeze all of the last minute fun in before School starts! This includes going to one of our daughter’s favorite places – Chuck E. Cheese’s. Do you remember Chuck E. Cheese’s growing up? Gosh – I do. It was one of my favorite places to go, I remember begging my Mom – absolutely begging her to take me to that wonderful place for kids where I could run around and have fun! Which made it no surprise to me that our children would love it just as much as we did.

Chloe recently met some new friends, and I figured what better way to get to know them than to meet up at Chuck E. Cheese’s? I knew the kids would run around and have a blast, while us Moms could chat and become friends! I hadn’t been there in a while, so this would be killing two birds with one stone. It was ideal.

We shared a large pizza over lunch, and the kids just loved it! It came out piping hot and fresh, and was gobbled up. It says a lot that they actually sat through lunch and ate, considering how many games were around us! No time-outs were had. It was awesome.

Everything was super clean. I actually found Madeline running around barefoot at one point and was surprised that it didn’t bother me that much. Finding her shoes after that, well that’s another story – ha! But we had such a great time.

The security was fabulous as well, once I established a homebase I was able to let the kids run around and just play. And want to know how I made this happen?

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Mom Tip #512:
When at Chuck E. Cheese’s, only give the kids ONE token at a time. This requires them to come back to you in between each game so you always know where they are!
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Works every time. I wasn’t concerned about where they were, as they were always checking in. I wasn’t concerned about security, as they have a fantastic kid-check system at each door matching parent with child by special lighting stamps. And I was able to just relax.

Speaking of which, did you know that each ride at Chuck E. Cheese’s is still just one token? I couldn’t believe it! I assumed that after all of these years, the admission would have went up for the ‘high tech’ rides. But no, admission is always free and each game is one token. That is AWESOME! What’s a token worth? Just about a quarter. We spent an entire 2 hours at Chuck E. Cheese’s for just about $5 in tokens. Seriously? Any Mom can tell you that is just about as amazing as it gets.

They even offered us some Purell Hand Sanitizer, so I didn’t need to worry about what my child may have picked up from another child while playing.

To be able to watch my kids play and have fun, while relaxing at the same time – that is a special treat indeed.

Of course by the time we left, I was already hearing this on the walk to the car:

“Mom, when can we come back???”

Soon honey, really soon. I promise.

Want to visit Chuck E. Cheese’s yourself? For more information, you can visit Chuck E. Cheese’s website HERE and stay connected by liking Chuck E. Cheese’s page on Facebook HERE.

But it gets better, because now you can enter to win a $100 Chuck E. Cheese’s Gift Card!

To enter simply leave a comment stating “Why does your family love Chuck E. Cheese’s?”

— Rules to Enter:
No duplicate comments.

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This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected. The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 9/4/2012-10/4/2012.

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Thanks so much for stopping by, and until next time…

Happy Sewing!