As Lucas gets older, I’m finding that it’s harder to find “cool” Birthday party venues. He has a spring birthday and the weather is always iffy. I surely don’t want a house full of kids on a rainy day. Gone are the days of bouncy houses and play places for my big 9-year-old.
Last winter, I was introduced to Butch Santucci, owner of Glen Burnie Fitness and Nutrition. Butch's excitement and motivation is infectious. You can't help but want to be around him. At our Marley Station Train Garden Opening last year, he captured the kid's attention with his mini-workout challenge for hours. I just knew hosting Lucas' birthday party at Glen Burnie Fitness and Nutrition was going to be a hit.
We arrived Saturday evening and were welcomed right away by Butch! It was a gorgeous evening, so we moved some tables he provided outside and set up our food to enjoy the weather. As soon as the kids arrived, Butch was ready to go! The kids started with a warm-up: running in place, burpees, squats and more. Then they hit up a rad obstacle course. Those kids were workin' it! Climbing over boxes/weights, forward rolls, low crawls, jumping from stepping stone to stone, hurdles. And they just kept going. Then the kids got to chalk up their hands and hit the monkey bars, and they brought all their monkey up those bars (even some parents got in on the action it was so much fun!). Next were rope swings. Butch set up two boxes and they got to swing on the ropes from one box to the other. They ended the party with a Rowing Relay-and let me tell you, these kids were motivated. Long after the competition was over, I found kids still rowing to 'hit their new goal'.
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Glen Burnie Fitness & Nutrition kept the kids burning energy for over an hour! We finished up with 20 minutes of pizza and cupcakes-but honestly, the kids were having so much fun, we had to FORCE them to sing happy birthday! Even the birthday boy didn't want to stop getting his fit on. 💪💪 Best part? They were all EXHAUSTED when we left! I heard from so many parents that the kids went right to bed that night and even slept in the next morning. Thanks for burning all that energy, Butch!
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I have received services in exchange for this review, but all of my opinions are my own.
