Parent Club Review: Medieval Times Thrills Kids’ Birthday Parties

THE WHAT:

Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament – Toronto, ON castle

THE WHY:

It all started with a discussion about where to have Thing 1s 10 year old party. Being October, we couldn’t have it in the backyard. Being pregnant, I didn’t want to go to great lengths to host at home. Solution? I offered to take a few friends out to something special. Thing 1 said “I’m ok to go to Medieval Times for my birthday”.

THE BONUS:

• Kids study medieval times (the history – not the dinner theatre) in Grade 4 curriculum – so this party theme fit perfectly with things they had already studied #teachablemoment.
• Medieval Times has a complete birthday party package: dinner, activity, photograph, cake and souvenir programme & cup & banner (think: loot bag!). No clean up by parents required!

THE FOOD:

Eating with your hands has never been so fun! Tomato soup, half a chicken (the kids LOVED the chicken), a spare rib, half a potato, garlic bread (kids asked for 2nds of garlic bread – which the serf nicely and dutifully brought)and a pastry. Drink choices at table are water or Pepsi – beer & wine available at the bar.

THE TOURNAMENT:

Edge of your seat entertainment. From the horses, to the knights, to the falcon, to the story-line. Kids cheered & booed. Smiled and laughed. Completely kept their attention!

THE RECOMMENDATION:

Go forth to Medieval Times for your next celebration! With complete honesty, I can share the kids had an awesome experience. Be prepared to go past a gift shop in order to enter the stadium (read: “Mom can I get that?”. The noise levels can be loud. There is a bad guy who cheats. However, the tournament is action packed for the whole family. There are no bad seats. The food is good and servings are humongous.

Medieval Times is a great place for a birthday party – also a fun family field trip – so keep it in mind over the winter holidays as a go-to destination.

November/December promotion: Medieval Times is running a seat sale – all seats $35.95(upgrades additional) so it’s fun and affordable over the holiday break! (http://www.medievaltimes.com/)

Our friends at Medieval Times sponsored our experience