Calling all little chefs! Mama Merrick Bakes is hosting a little baker’s workshop on Halloween right here at Wild and Wonderful Play Cafe!

Best for ages 4+, children will receive a branded apron and chef hat, and make 4 delicious treats to take home!

This event is following our Halloween Party and playtime is not provided or included.

We’re turning 2 in October and thought, “wow this has been a scary 2 years with the fire and a new baby…what better way to celebrate than with a Halloween party!?”

Tickets are going to look a little different for this event. We’re doing a “treat” ticket and a “trick” ticket.

Treat ticket: Simply pay $10 per child! No tricks. Just come in and celebrate the play cafe!

Trick ticket: Come in for free! …BUT when you arrive we will have you do something else that supports us such as write a google review, leave a nice note for another family, help us make a TikTok, or clean/fix something.

At the party you can expect:

• costumes

• cake

• a goodie to-go bag

• a potion-making station

• a community mural where we’ll all contribute to make a new corner of the play more colorful!

• and of course lots of playtime!

A ticket gets you in for the day from 9am-noon.

Directly following the event, our own baker, Nicole Merrick, is hosting a bakers workshop from 1-2pm. Learn more about that and grab tickets here!

Join local author Jennifer Urrutia-Richardson as she shares her own story in this special story time!

Learn more about Jennifer and her family here.

Story time is free with the purchase of a play session on Sunday October 11 and starts at 11am.

NEW IN OCTOBER!

Get ready to move, dance, laugh, and perform with our weekly movement class!

Before opening WWPC, Lizz danced for over 30 years, and performed professionally for over 10 years with the Washington Wizards, Washington Redskins, and for an DC-based dance company called Capitol Movement. Her love for dance never left, it was just put aside while she followed her dream of opening a play cafe and becoming a mom. She’s excited to be back dancing and sharing her passion with our little (and big!) community.

At our weekly dance class, you can expect:

• fun themes with matching music and outfits

• easy choreography that focuses on balance, coordination, confidence, and memorization

• bubbles

• prop play with scarves, shakers, a parachute and balloons

• obstacle courses that practice and drill in the specific movements

Class is included with a play session and occurs every Wednesday from10-10:30am starting on October 7. Best suited for ages 2+. Caregivers are welcome to join in (you may not be able to help it!)

Bring in the grandparents for a special story time and celebrate family bonds for Grandparents Day! Book a play session for September 16 at 10am to reserve a spot to story time. Story time is free with the purchase of your play session!

Pop like a bubble!

Join us for a full BUBBLE BASH with all things bubbles.

This choose-your-own adventure enrichment activity includes:

Storytime & Active Play: Book about bubbles, active play with bubble party and parachute with “Bubble” like balloons

Regulation, but make it fun!: A little class on how to use bubbles as a regulation tool

Bubble Wrap Dance floor- Children can dance and pop on our custom-made bubble wrap dance floor!

Photography backdrop outside - Bubble-themed, for impromptu portraits with bubbles galore to capture that magical twinkle in each child's eyes.

Take-home art - Colorful bubble process art station. Children will dip bubble wands in colorful bubbles, then blow them onto a canvas to pop colors upon the page.

Outside interactive bubble stations:

• Be inside a bubble station- bubble pool with hula hoop, and bubbles for parents and kids to be “ inside a bubble”

• Wisk up bubble cafe - Mud Kitchen set up with ways to froth bubbles to put in cups and bowls ect.

• Ducky bubble bath- Frothed-up bubble container with duckies

• Baby bubble pool: Taste-safe colorful aguafaba bubble foam made for 1 year and under

• Clean up station

The cats are back! Cats are visiting the play cafe for a special cat-themed story time. Join us for a story, craft time, bubbles, dance party and of course…cats! This story time is included in the price of the play session. Reservations are highly recommended.

To book, reserve an open play spot on September 2 at 10am.

You might notice that stores are already setting out Halloween costumes…which is crazy because it’s August! Plus, you already have a few years of costumes in storage. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to re-use those costumes and get a new one for free? They’re only worn one night after all…

Introducing the Wild and Wonderful Play Cafe BOO-tique Halloween Costume Swap.

Starting September 8, bring in your old Halloween costumes. We will collect everything and organize them on a rack. Then starting September 22, come in to shop for a new costume during your next visit. We’ll keep the rack out until Halloween or when everything is gone.

Join Merrick Mama Bakes at Wild and Wonderful Play Cafe for a hands-on baking adventure! Each little baker will decorate 5 delicious treats and create their very own bakery gift box of sweet treats for someone special. With back-to-school right around the corner, this makes the sweetest gift for your new teacher. We of course won't judge if you want to keep all the goodies for yourself, though.

Workshop includes a 2-hour indoor play session.

Yoga in Color returns every first Friday of the month for a children's yoga class with stories, accessible stretching, games and a craft.

You've probably seen kids do photoshoots rolling around and playing in watermelon mess...and think "wow I can do that!" Then you think about it more and immediately pictured yourself picking watermelon seeds out of your deck, washing sticky fruit out of hair, and finding watermelon chunks three days later.

Yeah. Let us handle that part.

Join us for our Watermelon Mash Bash, where kids are encouraged to get gloriously, wonderfully, ridiculously messy while we take care of the setup and the cleanup.

We'll have giant pools filled with watermelon for little ones to:
 squish
 smash
 stomp
 hammer
 burst
 splash
 and of course eat!

We'll also have a watermelon-themed sensory bins, a fun story time, and a watermelon craft to round out the morning.

Best of all, a professional photographer will be on site capturing the sticky hands and smiles, so you can stay present and enjoy the cuteness.

Bring your kids. We'll bring the watermelon and clean-up. It's a win-win and the perfect way to round out summer.

First child: $19
Siblings: $14 each

Includes an indoor play session (bring towels and a change of clothes!)

Join Allie from Faeble's Little Library for a night of child enrichment, sensory activities, stories and camping pretend play - all while in PJs! Children will get cozy and enrich all their senses in a pretend camping environment while having the most fun of their day in our climate control play area.

Spots are limited!

What’s the best way to cool off in the middle of summer? Celebrate Christmas!

Join us on July 19 for a Christmas in July celebration with ice cream, Santa, vacation-themed photos, refreshing Christmas-themed drinks, bubbles, playtime, a Christmas dance party and more!

Indoor spots are limited. Reserve a spot now!

Learn the power and benefits of baby massage in this workshop hosted by Ms. Allie! Through the knowledge and practice of this class, you’ll be able to bring in baby massage to your squishy little baby’s everyday routine. Best for babies under 12 months and their caregivers. The more the merrier! We welcome multiple caregivers at no additional cost. Older siblings are welcome to play in our play area (play session must be purchased.)

Baby Hour is always FREE for members.

Join us every first Friday of the month for a big + little yoga class led by Yoga in Color.

Kids will learn important regulation and breathing exercises as well as beginner yoga poses inspired by engaging stories.

Includes a play session before or after class. Ticket is just for child(ren), adults are always free!

Join your fav Miss Emilee with a guided craft creating your own bedazzled sunglasses.

Participants receive 2 pair of sunglasses to bedazzle and decorate through Miss Emilee’s class and a 2-hour play session before or after the class.

Attention! A royal visitor is coming to Ranson!

Wild and Wonderful Play Cafe is partnering with The Enchanted Princess Company DC to bring the icy Queen of Arendelle to our community for a magical morning of play!

Before heading to the kids show at Ranson Fest & Car Show, the Queen will stop by the play cafe for a special private play session where little ones can:
- play together
- meet the Queen
- take photos
- enjoy an intimate, air-conditioned morning away from the summer heat

Private Play Session Pricing
- $12 for non-members
- FREE for members, including Wild & SUNderful members

Space is limited, and all guests must register ahead of time, including members, so we don’t overcrowd the Queen’s royal visit

Give your kids a “YES” day with their own kid-safe rage room and indoor nerf gun battle! Kids can rip cardboard, dump puzzles, rip wrapping paper, untie ribbon to find their own nerf gun to then partake in a fun, safe, indoor battle royale! There will be prizes, music, bubbles, games and contests.

Brunch, drinks, live music, specialty coffee, handmade crafts, shopping, beauty services, and more!

Join us to celebrate mother’s day & womens empowerment:

What to expect...

• A fun, inclusive, & welcoming environment

• Live music

• A curated lineup of women-owned small businesses to shop from

• Brunch and drinks included with your ticket

• Access to a gourmet espresso bar menu w/ a professional barista on site

• Specialty Mother’s Day latte menu

Hey little artists! Join us next week for a special Mini + Me art class with our own painting guru: Miss Catherine! Miss Catherine is in school for art education, and this guided class will walk you through step-by-step on how to paint your own tote bags you'll be proud to carry around!

This is a ticketed event and we need at least 5 sign-ups to proceed! Come paint something beautiful while also burning out some extra energy.

Join us April 22 for indoor/outdoor playtime and crafts with rock painting, flower-planting and garden sensory bins. Ticket includes a play session before or after.

Fit4Mom Free Workout Class (free class with purchase of a play pass - $10).

The $10 will allow your kids to play in our indoor custom play area.

Workout will be held in the greenery room and kids will be free to come and go as they please.

This workout is intended for parents, but kids are welcome to join in.

Every day of Spring Break we’re bringing something new and exciting to Wild and Wonderful Play Cafe!

Yoga in Color will be here teaching two yoga classes on Friday April 10! Yoga in Color's mission is to help children to connect with themselves, each other, and the world around them. She believes in nurturing the whole child - mind, body, and spirit, in a playful way - think taking deep breaths by blowing bubbles, pretending to be an animal to hit different poses. The normal yoga things, but made for kids!

10am - 3 years and under
12pm - 4 years and up

We’re proud to partner with Faeble’s Little Library every Wednesday at 10am to provide a FREE storyime + exploration art project.

Allie, from Faeble’s Little Library, has a degree in art and a passion for early childhood development. Her mission is to provide a beneficial creative outlet that allows toddlers to be…well, toddlers. Her story times are gentle, forgiving, and FUN. She not only allows wiggles and for kids to move around, but encourages it.

The art projects are one of a kind and so thoughtfully designed to allow for little hands to explore, learn and create.

Please RSVP with the link below to ensure enough supplies are prepared.

NOTE: the purchase of a play pass ($10) is required to partake in story time.