Disclosure: This is a sponsored post as we were invited to visit the Playfair.
We were so excited to head to the first event of PlayFair at the Javitts Center Saturday morning. Unfortunately the event is sold out, but I still want to share our experience with you!
We ordered our tickets before the mailing deadline, so we had our badges in hand so we were able to walk right in. Sadly, if you did not have badges it was a long wait outside. Due to the severe cold, this was rectified by the afternoon session. Right inside the door was a coat check, and plenty of employees directing you.
Lets start with the basics:
- There are plenty of parking lots near the center. We chose one about 3 blocks away. Easy.
- If you don’t NEED a stroller, don’t bring it. With the crowds it can get hard to maneuver.
- Use the coat check so you have empty hands for taking pictures and having fun!
- There are ample clean bathrooms with changing tables
- There are food options – hot pretzels, popcorn, smoothies, fruit, ice cream etc. You can also bring in your own food.
One of the great parts is that once you are in you don’t need to pay for anything (except food). At certain booths you are able to purchase items, but it was also easily avoidable to prevent meltdowns.
The center is huge and full of interactive stations with games and toys to explore. Crayola, Legos, Thomas the Train, Nickelodeon, Toys R Us – you name it! With give-a-ways at almost every one!
There was so much to see and do, I am going to narrow it down to the big stuff!
Through out the session there were numerous Character Photo ops – Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol, Ninja turtles, Shimmer and Shine to name a few. Each Session has different characters available, so be sure to check the website for a list. The lines were long, and a bit unorganized so we decided to save our meet and greet for our favorite, PJ Masks!
There were also characters roaming around – Captain America, Princess Belle, Geoffrey the Giraffe, Play-dough, all available for photo ops.
There was a really neat camera at Crayola that would take your picture and turn it into a coloring page! Boys got a kick out of that.
The LEGO area was awesome. It was a lot like being at LegoLand! Buckets of legos to build with, racetracks to race your cars, a lego wall to build tiles. Super cool!
(W)’s favorite part was the pedal kart racetrack! Berg toys set up a racetrack letting the kids try out their amazing pedal bikes. He was so proud of himself afterwards. “That was really hard at first, but I really figured it out!”
We really wanted to get in to see the Nickelodeon station. It looked fun with slides, photo ops, and creative stations. But the line was incredibly long, so we had to miss that one.
The session went fast! We were so busy having fun, next thing we knew it was time to go! Being that it was a brand new event in its FIRST YEAR we expected a few bumps. The lines were long, and the event was over crowded, but the boys had a blast!
