There are hun­dreds – nay thou­sands – of pos­sible ven­ues in our fair city for chil­dren’s parties. Today I bring you one that I have recently used and enjoyed.

The YMCA on Tas­man St is avail­able for hire at a very reas­on­able rate. It is pretty rough, which actu­ally is nice and relax­ing when you have 20 under 4s hoon­ing around. There are crash pads, a huge foam pit, beams, balls and lots of oppor­tun­it­ies for kids to run them­selves ragged.

You can take your own food and there is chilled water on site.

No alco­hol allowed, so I’ll be rethink­ing it as a ven­ue for my own birth­day. A mar­tini in that foam pit seems very appeal­ing.

I did­n’t spot a single Young Chris­ti­an Man, nor did any­one per­form YMCA. We had a goodly dose of the Spice Girls though.

YMCA of Great­er Wel­ling­ton INC
69 Tas­man St Wel­ling­ton 0–4‑385 4091