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Birthday Party Guide: Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Hillsborough, Cary & Raleigh NC

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Monkey Joe's
Monkey Joe's parties are full of bouncing, sliding, and jumping fun for kids 12 years-old and younger!  You can sit back, relax and enjoy the party while Monkey Joe's friendly staff does all the set-up and clean-up. Monkey Joe's offer a variety of party packages.  Monkey Joe's fun-filled inflatable play center features bright, cheerfully-colored wall-to-wall inflatable slides, jumps, and obstacle courses will keep your kids active, happy, and healthy. The play center is suitable for kids 12 years-old and younger. The Mini Monkey Zone is a separate toddler play area for the little ones.  Monkey Joe's is also lots of fun for walk-ins.
2 CONVENIENT MONKEY JOE's LOCATIONS:  
CARY, NC:  1747 Walnut St., Cary, NC 27511, (919) 461-7171;
RALEIGH, NC: 6220 Glenwood Ave. Ste. 104, Raleigh, NC 27612, (919) 510-6979; (919)  967-3433.


Balloons & Tunes
Offering balloon deliveries, balloons to go, portable helium tanks, balloon decor, party supplies, cards, gift baskets, stuffed animals, and more for over 25 years.
208 W. Main St., Carrboro (corner of Weaver & Main).
(919)  967-3433.

Bounce 'N Fun! Moonwalk Rental
Moonwalk rentals for parties  in many themes (for example, Disney Princesses, Spider-Man), and lots more. 
(919) 942-4242.

Cely's House - Craft Parties
Celebrate your important event with imagination and creativity! Cely's House offers craft events that highlight your important birthday, anniversary or special day.  Choose your age appropriate activity from a diverse list of crafts. Pottery projects and crafts may be designed around your party theme. (Hand Building with Clay (Porcelain or Stoneware);  Dream Catchers; Jewelry and Bead Work; Paper Crafts; Painted Rocks; Sculpey; Tie Dye T-shirts.  Make your next birthday a day to remember with a craft party at Cely's House!  All ages welcome.  Times Offered: Saturday Morning 10am - 12:00 pm; Saturday Afternoon 3 pm - 5:00 pm; Sunday Afternoon 3 pm - 5:00 pm.  (Cely's house also offers after school art programs and summer camps.)
For more information email celyc@mindspring.com or call
(919) 929-3591.

F&M Entertainment - Bouncy House Rentals, Rock Climbing Wall Rentals, Pony Rentals & More!
F&M Entertainment is a locally owned operation that has been in business in the greater Raleigh area for over fifteen years.  They will help make your event a truly special occasion!  F&M Enterntainment rents rock climbing walls, dunk tanks, inflatable moon walks, inflatable kiddie crawl-throughs, inflatable velcro jumping walls, and more. 

Gymcarolina Gymnastics Academy - Tumbling Parties
(further afield) 9321 Leesville Rd., Raleigh,  NC  27613
Gymnastics classes for children 12 months - teens, Summer Camps, Tumble & Cheer Camps, Birthday Parties
(919) 848-7988.

Hill Ridge Farms - for a Birthday to Remember! (further afield in Youngsville, NC around 20 minutes outside of Raleigh, NC - and worth the trip!  Open year round; check website for current hours and days of operation.  Don't miss the Fall Harvest & Pumpkin Festival every day from mid-September through October 31st!)  Birthday party packages includes hayride, farm animal corral, fish feeding dock, picnic area, playground facilities, old-fashioned toy for the birthday child.  Additional services available:  bonfire, clowns, magician, pony rides, moon walk, train rides, DJ/Karaoke, catering available, and use of "Big Red Barn" for indoor parties.  Hill Ridge Farms has beautiful facilities and also hosts weddings, business retreats and more!
703 Tarboro Road, Youngsville, NC  27596.  (Located 2 miles east of Youngsville at the intersection of S.R. 1100 and S.R. 1105.  The farm is 20 minutes north of Raleigh, 4 miles east of US1/N. Capital Blvd.)
www.hillridgefarms.com
(919) 556-1771 or 1-800-358-4170.

Interactive Playgrounds
Games for special events, including rock climbing wall, moon bounces, sumo wrestling, giant slides, giant trikes, pedestal jousts, miniature golf, and more.
(919) 832-7209 or (866) PLAY-INC.

Not Just Paper
1010 W. Main St., Downtown Durham, NC.  Birthday party and catering supplies (as well as office supplies, educational resources, and more.
(919) 688-6886.

Museum of Life and Science
433 Murray Ave., Durham, NC.  Offers "Super Science" birthday parties and lots of different party themes for ages 3-11.  Meet animals, unearth fossils, design and test rockets!
(919) 220-5429.

Pump it Up - "The Inflatable Party Zone"
Pump It Up has inflatable designs that are engaging, challenging and interactive.  Kids can play on recreational inflatables in the indoor arenas, and the inflatables are available for private children's parties and other special events.  Bouncing, sliding, climbing, and tumbling for kids of all ages.  The indoor inflatables include a custom inflatable bounce house, inflatable slide, inflatable obstacle course, inflatable boxing arena, inflatable jousting arena, and many other interactive inflatables.
10700 World Trade Boulevard, Suite 112, Raleigh, North Carolina 27617.  (Located near the Airport.)

Wild Dan the Animal Man
Wild Animal Encounters, Inc. is a non-profit animal sanctuary that offers entertaining, educational programs to the public.  At birthday party events children can meet an alligator, African serval cat, a python, a great horned owl and others.  
(919) 279-8897. 

Raleighwood, (further afield) Falls of Neuse & Sandy Forks Roads, Raleigh, 27615.
Special birthday movie party package includes movie admission, popcorn, cheese pizza, soda, and a hot fudge sundae; regular menu items are available for adults.  Advance reservations required.
(919) 847-8370.

Special Events - Caricatures/Face Painting for Birthday Parties & Special Events

Caricatures for Birthday Parties & Special Events
Local artist Richard W. Cloudt offers caricature drawings for birthday parties and other special events.  (He also does commissioned portraits in pastel and charcoal, and teaches art classes at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro.)
Email:  rcloudt@bellsouth.net
(919) 942-6404

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