Planning a birthday party with Zone Bowling
Picture this: you’re a busy parent, juggling a million priorities, when suddenly you realise your kid’s birthday is around the corner… And you must find an exciting birthday party venue. What to do? Head to Zone Bowling for a bowling party, that’s what!
We take the hassle out of birthday party prep, from the food to the good vibes – we’ve got you covered! Below we have provided a step-by-step to celebrating a special day with Zone Bowling, along with our top tips on games and challenges you can incorporate into our activities to make it the best birthday bash ever.
How to plan a birthday party
When it comes to planning, you can pretty much sit back and relax! Our team are on-hand to take the pressure off and help ensure everything runs smoothly from start to finish. We have created party packages that all have a dedicated party host so that you have to do as little as possible. Below are the key things to consider when it comes to organising/booking the party, then we will take over from there:
Explore our birthday party packages
First step, delve into our party packages! Packages are suitable for a range of budgets and preferences, below are the common inclusions, however, may vary from package to package.
- Dedicated party host
- A dedicated party area (up to 45 minutes)
- Choice of fun-filled activities (including bowling or laser tag)
- Time on the latest arcade games
- Meals for each child
- Powertickets to use in the prize shop
- Online birthday party invites/RSVPs
- Choose a venue near you
With a wide range of kids birthday party venues to choose from, explore our locations to find your nearest Zone Bowling! Please note, not all venues offer party packages – click on your preferred venue page to find out all the activities available, or contact the team directly for more information.
- Select your preferred date and time
Simply click the ‘book now’ on your favourite package, check your ideal venue has been selected and then complete our booking journey with your preferred date/time, including the number of party guests. If you have any trouble completing the form online or have any additional queries, please contact us on 1300 368 067 and our team will be happy to assist!
- Book, sit back and relax!
From the moment the booking is complete, our team will help organise everything and be there on the day to make sure your birthday superstar has the best birthday possible!
Game ideas to make a bowling birthday party extra fun!
You can add a whole range of games, challenges and special prizes to make it the best birthday party ever.
- Bowling Bingo
Give a classic game of tenpin bowling a twist with Bowling Bingo. Create bingo-style cards featuring images of different bowling-related activities to tick off, such as getting your bowling shoes, picking a ball, bowling your first strike or spare, knocking a certain number of pins down, doing a victory dance, and even bowling a gutter ball. As your young guests bowl, they mark off the items on their cards. The first one to complete a row shouts ‘Bingo!’ and wins a prize.
- Mini awards
There can only be one overall winner for a game of bowling – but that doesn’t mean there can’t be a range of mini-awards given to guests while they play. Recruit other parents (or even young guests) to choose those players that deserve a reward for skills other than winning at tenpin bowling. Prizes can be handed out for the ‘most improved bowler’, ‘most enthusiastic bowler’, ‘best team spirit’, ‘best bowling outfit’ or ‘most encouraging player’, for example.
- Bowling trivia quiz
Take a breather between games and test the kids’ bowling knowledge with a fun bowling trivia quiz. Prepare easy questions related to bowling history, terminology, and fun facts – choose trivia that’s funny or quirky to capture their attention and make them laugh. Kids can answer as individuals or form teams, and high scorers can be rewarded with small prizes.
- Best bowling pose contest
Capture the fun moments with a ‘Best bowling pose’ contest. Encourage them to strike their most hilarious poses while holding their bowling balls, and take pics – these can be sent to guests afterwards as a good memory of a great time. Have a panel of judges (or the parents) choose the best pose, and award a fun prize to the winner. You could mix it up by challenging the kids to arrive wearing bowling-related fancy dress costumes, and encourage them to come up with a bowling chant or tenpin bowling dance, too – it’s a great way to forge team spirit!
- Mix things up
Hosting a child’s birthday party at Zone Bowling comes with one big advantage: besides tenpin bowling, your party guests could also access loads of exciting arcade games and laser tag challenges that make great kids birthday party activities and keep the youngster entertained.
Ready to start planning your next birthday party? Find out more about our kids birthday party packages here.
