Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Firefly Cafe with a side of Easter Eggs

There is a hidden gem not too far from us that we just discovered. Although we have only been once, Firefly Play Cafe will become my new rainy day spot. It is an indoor play cafe that is just what mom's with crazy kids on a rainy day ordered. Inside there is huge open space, slides, two play houses, climbing squares, magnets, toy trains, a bounce house, & dress up clothes! Additionally, there is a "cafe" for adults to purchase coffee/drinks and also juice boxes for the kids. There are tables, magazines, and @ 10:30 the day we were there a man came in a played guitar and sang kids songs. The only complaint I have is that there are concrete floors and I did get a little nervous at times. It is clearly stated that you are responsible for your own child when there (just like at a park playground) but unfortunately, not all the parents were watching their kids. I suppose if you are responsible and keep an eye on your little one, there shouldn't be much problem.

Mallory and I were invited to Firefly Cafe by Katherine and Liam. She had been several times and had told me about it so we planned to go on a Wednesday. The kids had so much fun, and I had such a good time watching the two of them together. Katherine watches Mallory on Friday's and often says how well her and Liam play together, but I never really got it until we went here. I am not saying that these two are going to grow up and get married or anything, but there is a definite chemistry between them. While they were there they weren't inseparable by any means, but they were frequently "checking in" with each other. On one of the play houses the door would get jammed and Mallory couldn't open it by herself. She would call for Liam and he would stop what he was doing to go open the door for her. When he ran to the bounce house, he would call after her and she would run along with him almost as to keep him company. And as soon as the guitarist came out, they sat right next to each other on the climbing squares and clapped along with the music.

After our excursion we traveled back to the house and prepared some colored eggs for the Easter Bunny and had lunch. The kids really enjoyed having their artistic outlet and made quite a mess of their hands. However, it was worth it to see how proud they were of their work. :)









2 comments:

Katherine said...

Love it! You'll have to send me copies of the pics of them together.

TS said...

she got big air on that jump!