She seemed to have forgotten about it this year, but when I was invited for a family fun outing to Chuck E. Cheese's I thought it would be a fun surprise. We invited one of her good friends and I marked the date on my calendar. I knew I couldn't tell her in advance (similar to Disney World!) because she would ask constantly if we were going. As the date approached something very fortunate for her happened: Nia got invited to her first birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese's just a few days before our surprise visit. She was SO excited and I was curious to get a preview for our visit since it had been years since we visited.
It was a busy Saturday and while Grayson was asleep at the beginning he popped up and began running around screaming with excitement - he's definitely a fan of Chuck E. Cheese's and had no fear of the mouse!
I don't remember a ticket muncher as a kid! |
Our gift card included their new Thin and Crispy Pizza and drinks so Nia and her little buddy picked plain cheese and I may have had more than my fair share - it really is good pizza! I got a tour of the kitchen and found out why: Chuck E. Cheese's has a new recipe that even beat out Pizza Hut's in a recent nationwide taste test. And the most surprising part is that it's made fresh right on site!
Take a look:
And I thought it was a challenge making pizza dough in my KitchenAid! |
If you'd like to give it a try with your kids #Chucktober is definitely the month to go and dress your child in their Halloween costume too so you can get 50 free tokens! I highly recommend going on a weekday if you can.
Have you taken your kids to Chuck E. Cheese's before? What are your childhood Chuck E. Cheese's memories?