Our Favourite Kids Birthday Party Places in Chicago

Purple Monkey Playroom and Tots Land both offer private, young-kid-focused play spaces, Razzmatazz brings bowling, laser tag and arcade games for a bigger group, and The Kids Table turns cooking pizza or pasta into the party activity itself. All four are private, indoor rentals rather than shared play spaces.

Purple Monkey Playroom is built for ages 1 to 6 and can host up to 65 guests, while Tots Land offers a fully private playroom with slides, tunnels and bounce houses specifically for smaller kids — both keep younger children away from the bigger-kid chaos of a place like Razzmatazz.

All four venues on this list are fully indoor: Purple Monkey Playroom and Tots Land for younger kids, Razzmatazz for bowling and arcade games, and The Kids Table for a hands-on cooking party. Good options regardless of Chicago’s weather.

None of these four venues publish flat online rates — Purple Monkey Playroom offers four tiered packages (a basics package, two deluxe packages, and a custom build-your-own), while Tots Land, Razzmatazz and The Kids Table all price by guest count and add-ons. Call ahead for a current quote before you book.

The Kids Table folds the entertainment and the food into one activity — kids cook their own pizza, pasta or Mexican food as the party itself, cake included. Purple Monkey Playroom’s two deluxe packages also bundle food and drinks into the play time.

Yes — none of these four venues supply a costumed performer themselves, and hiring one separately is exactly what most Chicago parents searching for a "party entertainment company" are looking for. Yombu’s vetted Chicago entertainers can come to any of these venues (or straight to your home): balloon artists and face painters run $175–245/hr and $190–225/hr, magicians run $265–390 per show, and party characters run $245–300/hr.