Head Over Heels Gymnastics

I can’t speak to the training but I have attended two birthday parties here. After my last experience, I don’t think we’ll be considering this place for my daughter’s next party. The kids have to spend a lot of time waiting because of the nature of the activities. All of the kids do the same activity at the same time so they’re always waiting for kids in front of them to finish on the rope swing, the trampoline, the obstacle course, etc. The most recent party we attended made me think I won’t go back. Toward the end of the party, they made all of the kids sit on a white line and face a giant rope-​type swing. They buckled the birthday boy in and told him to run, when he did then they hoisted him in the air and he swung back and forth. It looked like a blast. Everyone was cheering and clapping. When they lower him down, the other kids start to jump up thinking they are going to get to go next. Then they tell the other kids, «It’s just for the birthday boy.» Who does that to a group of five year olds? Either do it before or after the party or while the rest of the kids are doing other activities, but certainly don’t make the other kids sit and watch. My daughter pretended not to be upset so I didn’t bring it up but in the car on the way home she mentioned it. «Mommy, I was kind of sad when I didn’t get to do the flying thing.» I tried to turn the conversation to the fun she DID have but I could tell she was still a little disappointed. They should think twice about this policy in the future. Other than that, the place is pretty clean, the party area is kind of small, and some of the kids working there act like they have somewhere better to be.