HOW TO START AN INDOOR PLAYGROUND

DEVELOPING YOUR PLAY CONCEPT

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Looking for some assistance to get your project completed?

Smart Playgrounds with over 27 years experience in operations, planning and design along with  providing services and equipment for children’s entertainment centers in countries around the world, can help.

Developing Your Indoor Party Center

Our experience includes; operations, playground design and installation, facility design and layout, content development, birthday party operations, playground manufacturing as well as face-time working behind the indoor party center service counter.

With experience in both operations and manufacturing we bring a unique perspective to playground design and development and offer this one-stop Smart Playgrounds Concept Development package :

Concept Development Package

To complete your party center plan and secure your funding you may need the following:

Indoor Playground Design

  • Activity Options – What playground activities are necessary, which are not and how much to pay for them.
  • What percentage of open play elements vs. slides, crawls and tunnels gives the best play-experience?
  • How much ceiling height do you really need?
  • Your #1 customer (mom) and her 4 major concerns; Visibility, Cleanliness, Safety and Value.
  • Your #2 customer (kids) and their 3 major concerns; Fun, social-comfort and challenge.
  • How you can maximize your facility space and playground through-put to double your weekend revenues.
  • Themeing – Manufacturers make a mint on themeing. How to gain control of this high-margin add-on and make it work for you.
  • Add these activities to make your playground act larger than your budget.
  • Thoughts and ideas on extending the play-a-bility and revenue opportunity beyond your core users.
  • Open floor concept allows parental interaction while emphasizing visibility and safety – Creative tips for good design.
  • How to save thousands of dollars on installation fees.
  • Design ideas to turn mid-week lows into revenue highs.
 

Planning Services

  • Market specific, Indoor Play Center Business Plan — or full review and critique of your own.
  • Construction and start-up budgets.
  • General seasonal volume trends.
  • Pricing structure & guidelines : admissions and activity pricing.
  • Industry averages and comparisons; Operating costs, expenses and revenues.
  • Children’s Entertainment Center sample floor plan.
  • FREE Guidebook – How to Raise Start-up Capital from Friends and Family

Concept Development, Layout &
Playground Design

To succeed, your project concept must match your target market opportunity. Does the center size, activity mix, playground design, budget, and facility layout fit with your potential customer?

Most indoor play centers are community-based, which means year to year your center must pull from the same market area. Family (A) has their 6 year old’s party at your place, how do you ensure he and his 12 guests will all come back next year and the year after?

Startup Academy

For new indoor party center developers, we offer the Startup Academy program. A ongoing coaching and plan development DIY feasibility program to help steer you on the right path.

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