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Children's birthday party ideas in our area.

located at 7115 Main St. in Trumbull offers birthday parties for your little artist and friends. Children can party the day away in a fun nature themed room of their choice. The Arts and Nature Center will decorate your play room how your child wants it.

Choices include Bugs and Butterflies, Deep Blue Sea, Awesome Animals, Enchanted Garden, Fantastic Fish and plenty more. Parties for up to 16 children are priced at $250 for 90 minutes. One hour will be dedicated to a studio art lesson and the last half an hour is for birthday cake and refreshments.

All you need to provide are the food and/or snacks, invitations and tableware. Adult supervision is required at all times. The TNAC will provide goodie bags for the kids.

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Rooms are available most Fridays and Saturdays as well as other days which are based on availability. For more information contact Kathy Vincent, TNAC ArtSmart! Program Director at 203-452-4421 or reach her by e-mail at kbvincent152yahoo.com You can also learn more by visiting the website at Trumbullnaturecenter.org.

Creative Music Center located at 701 Main St. in Monroe wants to your child to rock out on their birthday. The music school holds birthday parties for children of all ages. The Shake, Rattle and Roll program for children ages 1-5 includes the experience of a staff professional who will sing age-appropriate songs and get the kids moving.

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Children ages 6-10 can channel their inner musician with Rock Star Karaoke. The Creative Music Center will set up a karaoke machine on stage with lights and all the trimmings. Karaoke participants can choose from a variety of songs to sing to the crowd.

For the older kids (ages 8-11) is the party option of Instrument Exploration. Kids will try their hand at the electric guitar or even tuba! Any child interested in continuing a lesson will receive their first one free.

Birthday parties at the Creative Music Center cost $199 for the first 10 children for 90 minutes which includes a 45-minute music event of their choice detailed above. Goodie bags are also available. For more information on reserving your space call 203- 261-7301 or register online at Thecreativemusiccenter.com.

BounceU located at 305 Hathaway Drive in Stratford is dedicated to kids' birthday parties. The clean, climate-controlled environment is fully equipped with bounce stadiums that will light up kids' faces.

There are numerous party packages but a popular one is called the Spectac-U-Lar Party. For up to 25 children, this package includes an hour and 15 minutes of playtime in a climate-controlled private Bounce Room which also has giant inflated toys and of course, music.

Also in part with this package is an extra 45 minutes to indulge in birthday celebration in a seperate private room where food and cleanup is included. Two "Party Pros" will be on-hand to make your job supervising more relaxing. Complimentary invitations are yours upon booking.

Food includes five pizzas (enough for 30 people), four 2-liter beverages, goodie bags, a 1/2 sheet cake, a balloon bouquet and ice cream cups for the kids. Pricing varies and additional fun add-ons are available. For more information on this package as well as BounceU's other party packages, visit BounceU.com or call 203-375-2700.

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers, located at The Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, offers fun birthday bashes for boys and girls of all ages. Watch a great game of hockey from a variety of seating.

One of their packages includes 12 tickets (2 are for adults) in priority seating, 12 food vouchers for hamburger or hotdog meals, a VIP arena tour and a signed jersey for the birthday child.

Whichever package you choose, a visit from the team mascot Storm is in order. Your child will also receive their name in lights on the video and message boards in the area and a shoutout over the PA system. Invitations are included as well as a detailed party itinerary.

A party with eight children and food vouchers runs $199. For Storm's Birthday Terrace Package, you can sit way above the ice and have your own private area. Upgrade options are available including birthday cakes, goodie bags and t-shirts. Other packages are available. Details and pricing are all included on their website at Soundtigers.com or call 203-334-4625. 

  in the Westfield Trumbull Mall is ready for your child's party. Each guest will get the opportunity to stuff their own animal and an assigned Party Leader will guide the guests step-by-step through the process. Guests can also personalize their new friends with outfits and accessories.

Included in the package is a Party Leader to entertain guests, a photo and gift for the guest of honor, a party favor for each partygoer, printable invitations and thank-you cards and access to a fun virtual Build-A-Bear community online. Price can be set according to individual budget. Starting at $10 a guest with a minium of six, you can make this celebration affordable. For more information call 203-372-2700 or to book your party online visit Buildabear.com.

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