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A play cafe for toddlers in BF Homes, with coffee for you

Kinderplay Cafe opened on El Grande Avenue at the end of September, with a climbing wall, a ball pit, a pretend farm and Bean Block coffee for whoever is watching. Playgroups for ages 1 to 4 start on 3 November.

By What's On Manila editors

Kinderplay Cafe is on El Grande Avenue in BF Homes, in a white building with its name in coloured letters over the door. It opened at the end of September. Inside is one bright floor laid with soft green mats, where children from 9 months to 7 years can climb, dig through a ball pit and run a pretend shop while their grown-ups sit a few steps away with a coffee.

The ball pit and slide
The ball pit and slidePhoto: Kinderplay Cafe

A climbing wall sized for small hands

The centre of the room is a set of wooden climbing frames with coloured holds and soft mats underneath. Next to it a slide runs down into a round ball pit, and around the edges are train tables, a reading and colouring corner, and a small piano.

The climbing wall, on a busy afternoon
The climbing wall, on a busy afternoonPhoto: Kinderplay Cafe

Pretend play, done properly

A lot of the toys are for pretending. There is a little farm with a barn and plush animals, a kitchen with a pop-up toaster, wooden tanghulu sticks to sell from a shop counter, and costumes for whoever wants to be the chef. The toys are wooden sets and Melissa & Doug, chosen for toddlers.

The farm corner
The farm cornerPhoto: Kinderplay Cafe

Coffee for you while they climb

The coffee is from Bean Block Coffee Roasters, with matcha, Yakult lemonade and milkshakes for the rest of the table. The kitchen does pasta, sandwiches, nuggets, siomai and waffles, from ₱79 for a fruit cup to ₱179 for a baked macaroni. Tables sit right beside the play floor, so you can watch from your seat.

The whole cafe is cleaned with UV light and ozone every night after closing.

Tables beside the play floor
Tables beside the play floorPhoto: Kinderplay Cafe

New: playgroups from 3 November

Kinderplay is starting two playgroups that learn through play: Little Buds for ages 1 to 2 and Blooming Minds for ages 3 to 4. The first sessions start on Tuesday 3 November. Registration is through their sign-up form.

Kinderplay Cafe on El Grande Avenue
Kinderplay Cafe on El Grande AvenuePhoto: Kinderplay Cafe

Before you go

  • Where: 311 El Grande Avenue, BF Homes, Parañaque. Open in Google Maps
  • Hours: Monday noon to 7pm, Tuesday to Thursday 10am to 7pm, Friday to Sunday 10am to 8pm.
  • Ages: 9 months to 7 years.
  • Walk-in: Monday to Thursday ₱230 for an hour or ₱430 for 3 hours. Weekends and holidays ₱260 for an hour or ₱460 for 3 hours. One adult per child is included.
  • Bring: grippy socks for everyone on the mats. A waiver is signed at the door.
  • Groups: playdate packages for 5 kids are ₱1,959 Monday to Thursday and ₱2,099 on weekends and holidays, with 3 hours of play and one companion per child. Each extra adult is ₱100.
  • Pay: card, QR or cash.
  • Birthdays: party packages from ₱10,500 (Monday to Thursday). Message @kinderplaycafeph on Instagram.

This is a paid partnership with Kinderplay Cafe.

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