Our family had a wonderful first-time experience at the Bee's Knees yesterday. As a mom of 4 (which includes a 2-month-old), I was anxious about taking them all to an indoor playground and being able to keep track of all of them.
I called ahead and spoke with Suzanne, who was so reassuring and really empathized with my concerns. She said that she had had similar anxieties when her 3 kids were younger, which is why she created a place where you can basically do a 360 from anywhere in the Bee's Knees and have eyes on your kid.
So we headed over there and enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of play for 2 hours. We would have stayed longer but they were closing.
She has several stations set up of different themes and there are so many toys to choose from. I like that one of the signs notes that nothing has batteries and so it's truly active, Montessori-type play. I also loved that she had some relaxing international music from Putumayo playing. It made the whole experience feel relaxed, despite my kids being quite engaged with all of the toys and activities.
She even offers gummies/goldfish to everyone who comes as well as stickers on the way out.
In the end, my children had an amazing and memorable time and I didn't leave feeling frazzled/over-stimulated myself as a parent. It was a lovely visit and we plan to return soon! I highly...
Read moreWe absolutely love The Bee's Knees Learn & Play! Today was our first visit and my toddlers had an amazing time. It's such an adorable children's play venue with an endless amount of sensory toys and imaginative play props, etc. I have two girls, one is four years old and the other 22 months. It's often challenging to find a local venue to entertain both age groups for over an hour - Both children were entertained for two and a half hours! The owner is the sweetest soul and has a passion for children and education. I actually prefer this concept over the typical Children's Museum, or kids gym set up. There is a small trampoline area in the back that my 4 year old loved, a dress up area, tons of play sets, magna tiles, instruments, rocking horses, toy cars, puzzles, pretty much anything you can think of to entertain curious toddlers. Excellent location for play dates and parties. 5 star first experience. We can't wait to play again...
Read moreI caution all parents! Do not take your toddlers here. I took my two year old and will never be back. This place was filthy! And so many places where she almost got hurt. They have dirty rugs everywhere that my daughter almost tripped on and hit pointy toys. We only stayed for 10 minutes and I took her to the bathroom basically washed her down with soap and water and we left. As a parent I wrote this review to help you not waste your time like we did. So many things are broken as well. This is a hazard and they do not keep it...
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