A budget-friendly birthday party in Berwyn
Ice cream parlor birthday parties are pretty commonplace among families in our Oak Park community, but not one of the 5 families we invited to A’s 3rd birthday party had ever heard of–much less been to–Over the Rainbow. Located 2 blocks west of Oak Park Avenue along the train tracks in Berwyn, Oak Park’s blue-collar sibling suburb to the south, Over the Rainbow is a charming old fashioned Hershey’s ice cream shop decorated with memorabilia from the owner’s favorite childhood story, The Wizard of Oz.
For an unbelievably affordable $70 fee (good for up to 10 kids), we had the run of the place for 2 hours. The owner organized games, read to the kids from a pop-up The Wizard of Oz storybook, and served hot dogs, chips, juice and enough ice cream cake to feed all the kids, all the parents and bring home leftovers. Everything was included except for the balloons and Tony was enthusiastic and animated, keeping the kids entertained the whole time. They tried on ice cream cone hats, played musical chairs, a ring-toss game and hot potato, and ended with a modified version of BINGO that everyone won simultaneously. Tony even handed all the kiddies a small goodie-bag of candy.
We had a fabulous time, and I highly recommend Over the Rainbow for an outsourced birthday party that doesn’t break the bank.
This post was originally published on Alma K’s personal blog, Marketing Mommy. She received no compensation or consideration from Over the Rainbow.
Wow that IS an amazing price and it sounds like a GREAT time!!!
Did you happen to notice if Over the Rainbow has dairy-free options? One reason we love The Brown Cow in Forest Park is because they always have soy ice cream and sorbet for The Allergic One.
Yes we carry lemon sorbet and usually carry 2 soy flavors, currently chocolate, chocolate chip cookie dough. Another alternative we carry is frozen chocolate dipped bananas and pineapple chunks.