Often, parents like to show their love for their children by throwing them a birthday party. These celebrations create lasting memories of laughter, joy, and fun. Yet, with so many birthday places near me to choose, you can become overwhelmed trying to find the perfect location. Mario’s Pizza, a family-friendly Italian restaurant with locations throughout the Triad, is an ideal solution.

Birthday Party Ideas

When planning your child’s birthday party, you’ll find a seemingly endless number of possibilities. Places like Dave and Buster and Chuck E Cheese offer both food and activities to keep kids fed and busy. While older children may enjoy celebrating at jump places, bowling alleys, or roller-skating rinks.

Another idea is to rent a character of your child’s favorite personality – princess, superhero, animal, or cartoon character. Sometimes these characters provide activities like themed face painting or balloon twisting. However, for this birthday party idea, you’ll still need to provide the party venue and food.

Having A Birthday Party At A Restaurant

While an all-in-one birthday party idea works for some parents, they can be pricey options. Moreover, many of these places have minimum and maximum guest requirements. Yet the thought of cleaning your home and preparing food is overwhelming.

Another alternative is to celebrate your child’s birthday at a restaurant. All you need to do is show up while the staff handles cooking and cleanup. Plus, many eateries are family-friendly and welcome parties. And if you choose a restaurant serving everyone’s favorite food, pizza, the celebration is sure to be a hit.

Yet, restaurants present some challenges if you’re throwing a party with young children. Kids may become restless and bored when waiting for food. However, you can plan several fun things to do with minimal effort.

Often, you can find simple, printable activities online. For example, kids love to play bingo with the chance of winning a prize. To keep with the celebration theme, you can download and print birthday bingo cards.  You can also print placemats with games on them. Even small children can do mazes, dot-to-dot pictures, or simple word searches.

Pizza Party At The Park

Another alternative is to rent a pavilion at one of the many parks in the area and serve carryout pizza. Kids love playing on the playground with their friends and pizza is one of their favorite foods. Plus, with 9 Mario’s locations throughout the Triad, we’re never far from your party venue.

Combined, Greensboro and Winston-Salem have over 300 parks within their borders. Before reserving a shelter, visit the park to see the distance of the shelter from the playground and restrooms. Below, are a few great park party venues:

Greensboro Area

  1. Triad Park

A joint venture between Forsyth and Guilford Counties, Triad Park encompasses 426 acres. The park has 3 playgrounds as well as horseshoe pits and volleyball courts.

  1. Barber Park

Located just minutes from downtown Greensboro, you can enjoy 109 acres of beautiful parkland grounds. In addition to a tot spot and playground, Barber Park has a sprayground. A sprayground has water features for a fun and refreshing experience. Moreover, at Barber Park, you can reserve it for a party giving you private use for a limited time.

  1. Country Park

This 250-acre park is part of the Battleground Parks District in Greensboro. Its handicap-accessible playground allows every child to have fun. Plus, you can rent pedal boats shaped like dragons, ducks, and geese.

Winston Salem Area

  1. Tanglewood Park

In addition to a playground, Tanglewood Park in Clemmons has a riding stable. The stable offers horseback riding or pony rides for children under the age of 6. You can also reserve an hour-long hayride through the scenic countryside.

  1. Hathaway Park

A few minutes west of downtown Winston-Salem lies the 17 acres of Hathaway Park. It has a castle-themed playground as well as a cooling sprayground.

  1. Washington Park

Nestled in the neighborhood of the same name, Washington Park offers 75 acres of land. If your child loves dinosaurs, they’ll love this themed playground featuring a T-Rex and stegosaurus kids can climb.

Birthday Places Near Me FAQs

Every parent wants their child to have a wonderful celebration and so does Mario’s Pizza. Our staff can help make your planning easier and less stressful. When deciding among birthday places near me, choose our restaurant. Below, we answer a few commonly asked questions about our eatery.

Can Mario’s Deliver?

Mario’s Pizza partners with delivery service companies like DoorDash to deliver your food fresh and hot.

How Many Pizzas Should I Order For A Party?

Usually, children younger than 5 will eat only one slice of pizza. For kids 5 and up, plan for 2 slices of pizza, and for adults, 3 slices per person. Of course, this depends on the size of the pie. At Mario’s Pizza, we make our pizzas in several sizes:

  • 10-inch feeds 1-2 people
  • 15-inch feeds 3-4 people
  • 17-inch feeds 5-6 people
  • 19-inch feeds 7-8 people
  • 24-inch feeds 8-10 people

What Other Menu Items Can I Order For A Large Celebration?

In addition to our delicious NY style pizza, we have party trays of your favorite Italian food:

  • Garden salad
  • Greek salad
  • Garlic knots
  • Spaghetti with marinara/meatballs
  • Lasagna
  • Baked ziti
  • Chicken parmigiana
  • Eggplant parmigiana
  • Ravioli
  • Cannoli

Moreover, if you call ahead, we can tailor your order to meet your needs. Simply call your local Mario’s Pizza for more information or to place a catering order.

Is there an anniversary, family reunion, graduation, or some other celebration soon? When considering birthday places near me, remember Mario’s Pizza for catering (keep in mind, we don’t deliver our catered food) or in-house celebrations.