Birthdays: Two Super Sporty Party Picks

Note To Readers: Our “Birthday Parties Of The Week” feature highlights birthday party venues and ideas that we love, or hear good things about. For more details and availabilities, check with the specific venues.

Kids of Summer: Kids of Summer trains over 1,000 children each year in both baseball and basketball. Plus, they offer great sporty birthday parties. Parties are 2 hours in length with 90 minutes of sports action and 30 minutes for pizza and cake. Most locations are on the Upper West Side of Manhattan but KoS can try and accommodate other areas by request and can organize food options as well by request as well.

Choose one or two sports from baseball, basketball, flag football, soccer, dodge ball, and indoor gym games. KoS will take care of finding a field or gym, great coaches to run the games, and equipment. Plus, they’ll organize an action-packed sports party and give out sports party favors to every child! kidsofsummernyc.com

Simply Sports: Simply Sports focuses on the positive, fun

aspects of sports, which let’s each child to enjoy the instruction and develop their ability and self-confidence. Their goal is to support and engage emerging athletes to be successful both on and off the playing field. At Simply Sports, games are taken seriously, but participation, effort, and good sportsmanship are emphasized above winning.

Simply Sports’ custom birthday parties for kids ages 4-12 ensure that every child has a very special day. Kids choose between 1-3 sports to play. Parties are offered on weekends on the Upper East Side. simplysports.net

Super Soccer Stars

Soccer Stars is New York&rsquo;s most popular youth educational soccer program! With 24 years of experience under our cleats, we have positively impacted over one million kids in our local community by putting the FUN in FUNdamentals in our weekly classes and camps. At Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as a vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but develop self-confidence and physical literacy, improve gross motor skills, build teamwork, and hone socialization skills. Our highly trained coaches and early childhood experts lead an age-specific curriculum with a low kid-to-coach ratio so every child gets individual attention and can grow at their own pace. Kids ages 1-12+ can join our seasonal programs, including Parent &amp; Me, FUNdamentals, Development Training, and Travel Soccer. Join us at one of over 80 locations in neighborhoods across across Westchester County, Connecticut and New York, available 7 days-a-week: Connecticut: <ul> <li>Cos Cob</li> <li>Greenwich</li> <li>Port Chester</li> </ul> &nbsp; Westchester: <ul> <li>Briarcliff</li> <li>Eastchester</li> <li>Mt. Kisco</li> <li>New Rochelle</li> <li>Ridgefield</li> <li>Scarsdale</li> <li>White Plains</li> </ul> &nbsp; New York City: <ul> <li>Bronx</li> <li>Inwood</li> <li>Upper West Side</li> <li>Upper East Side</li> </ul> &nbsp; Can&rsquo;t find a class or location that fits your schedule? Soccer Stars also offers private classes for small groups or individual training. Let our coaches come to you with a completely customizable program, anytime, anywhere. Birthday parties are also available!&nbsp;

Long Island Game Farm Wildlife Park & Children’s Zoo

Long Island Game Farm Wildlife Park &amp; Children&rsquo;s Zoo presents programming for children and families of all ages, animal encounters, zookeeper experiences, VIP tours, season memberships, and much more! Camp Zoo introduces and immerses children in nature through outdoor exploration, games, crafts, and other educational hands-on activities.&nbsp; In partnership with their nonprofit arm, the Foundation for Wildlife Sustainability, the game farm also offers culture, education, and wellness programs to connect people with wildlife and the natural environment.&nbsp; A critical aspect of the game farm is serving as a sanctuary to animals that&nbsp;have been rescued, rehabilitated, or re-homed, including Sicilian miniature donkeys, alpacas, African Sulcatta tortoises, peacocks, rabbits, goats, sheep,&nbsp;alligators, and our beloved Gomez, a Sulphur-crested cockatoo, and Nala, an African Serval cat!&nbsp; &nbsp;

Happy Birds Virtual

<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff; color: #5856d6;">The Happy Birds are REAL &nbsp;parrots that love to show off during a VIRTUAL show that is great for all ages. Six amazing parrots talk, sing, and perform over 25 tricks. During the performance, they will ride a miniature bicycle, scooter, play basketball, roller skate, sing songs, dance, and much, much more!&nbsp; Happy Birds a great fit for any age fun to watch for the whole family.&nbsp; Best of all, the birthday child will be included as a special helper during the show to make their day memorable.</div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff; color: #5856d6;">Since 1989, Ed and Julie Cardoza's Happy Birds have entertained children and adults alike. Their unique online experience is personalized for your child's birthday party or any special event. They also offer educational virtual school and library programs for at-home learning and fun. The birds have been featured on&nbsp;The Tonight Show,&nbsp;Ellen, and&nbsp;Pet Star, and they hold three world records in the&nbsp;Guinness Book of World Records.&nbsp;The Happy Birds are fun for the whole family and will provide a unique and memorable experience.</div>