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Even adults won’t get bored! Local couple invites you to have family fun at The Little Play Hut
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IDAHO FALLS – As John and Thainara Co have visited family entertainment venues in Idaho Falls, they’ve taken note of what they feel is missing at those places. Now they’re opening their own business with those things in mind.
The Little Play Hut is opening in the strip at 1588 West Broadway at the end of June with a grand opening scheduled for July 28.
John tells EastIdahoNews.com it will have amenities for kids and adults, including ball pits, a play house, an interactive 3D projector that displays games for kids to play, a giant iPad, a Lego and book area, as well as a corner with sensory items.
“We have an event room (that includes TVs and kitchenette space with a refrigerator) where people can host birthday parties and gatherings,” John says.
There’s also a play area for toddlers and a photo op wall where people can take photos or selfies.
John and his wife enjoy all the other entertainment options that are available. Most of them are designed with kids in mind and their goal is to “create a place where parents can hang out as well.”
“From November through January, we went to 18 birthday parties (at different venues) across town. The parents are always on their phone beause they’re bored,” says John. “We want to entertain the parents as well. That’s what’s lacking with all these other places.”
He’s set up a corner where adults can play on an iPad or bring a laptop to work while their kids play. It’s also a confined space so their kids are always visible to them.
“They’re not chasing their kids (like they do at other places). They can’t run anywhere because it’s such a small space,” John says. “My kids have been asking every single day, ‘Can we bring our friends here?’ I think we’ve created a special place.”
Though there is a cost for kids to play at the venue, adults will not be charged to accompany them.
See what it’s like in the video above.
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