Indoor birthday party season is here! Below are some fun ideas to celebrate your little one’s birthday inside during the cold months.

A great resource to look into is your local park district or community center for birthday party ideas.

Go Ice Skating  – Lace up your skates and celebrate at the Winnetka Ice Arena, Centennial Ice Rink or the Weinberg Family Recreation Center.

Cooking fun – Get those littles in the kitchen with a cooking class at Tastebuds Kitchen. Choose from items and they’ll do kitchen games and activities too! Feed & entertain them in one swoop.

See a movie – You can rent out a movie theater for a one-of-a-kind birthday experience. Try The Wilmette Theater, CMX Old Orchard or AMC Northbrook Court.

Go Bowling – Your child’s party will be a strike at Wilmette Bowl or Pinstripes.

Have a Dance Party – Snap, Rootz, Soul 2 Sole and R&B Dance Center are all great options for dance parties.

Make Jewelry – Make necklaces or bracelets at Sweet Buddha. This venue also offers slime making, custom t-shirts, paint or dance party too!

Tea Party – Deer Path Inn is the perfect spot for a celebration tea party, pinkies up!

Spa Party – For Caroline’s 4th birthday party we did a manicure party at Pinkalicious in Wilmette. A few other spots to host Allure, Girlfriends or Oak Spa Nails. A fun idea is to invite a princess character to read or do face paint while some kids are getting their nails done.

Express your artistic side – You can have a guided art project at Artzy Twinz. Or paint a pottery creations at The Painted Penguin or Color Me Mine!

Do a Science Project – Kids Science Lab is the best spot for this!

Get moving! – Hi-Five Sports Club has endless sports and games options for a birthday party. You can also do the fun zone at Funtopia or play in the 10,000 sq ft Wilmette Gymnastics facility. The Little Gym or Kid Motion is always a hit and for the older crew Ultimate Ninjas!

What’s a birthday party without balloons? I love Bashy Bash for celebratory balloons and paper goods. For goody bags enlist Susie’s Sugar Buzz to create the most adorable and sweet party favors.

For sweet bday treats, my favorite North Shore bakeries and a list of toy stores for gifts!