Nook playspace - worth it?

[Anonymous]

Our just turned 6 and 4 year olds like it. We've been to both locations. Go to Ballston - it's newer and about twice the size, and has some climbing stuff that our 6 year old liked.

They kept themselves busy for about 2 hours. The 6 year old is on the edge of it being too juvenile for her. It's perfect for preschoolers. Make reservations in advance. They limit the number of kids in at a time so it's quite pleasant in that way, especially compared to Scrambles or the Tysons mall play area on a Saturday!

[Anonymous]

OP here. I have not been because of the cost factor. It would cost me $40 for my 3 year old and 10 month old who is not crawling/moving. It's only free if the infant is less than 3 months old. Looking at the pictures, it seems like a glorified playspace except for when they have the Mornings with Mozart or something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I have not been because of the cost factor. It would cost me $40 for my 3 year old and 10 month old who is not crawling/moving. It's only free if the infant is less than 3 months old. Looking at the pictures, it seems like a glorified playspace except for when they have the Mornings with Mozart or something.

I would definitely NOT go there during the Mornings with Mozart. Yes its nice and lovely but the space gets extremely crowded with too many adults and kids. You probably wouldn't be able to move without being in someone's way.

[Anonymous]

Meh.

It’s a little like what I would imagine a play date at Gweneth Paltrow’s house to be like. Everything was soothing and well curated and pretentious. And boring.

But, my preschooler liked it, because it was new. She played with the toy kitchen most of the time, even though she has one at home. She did find another little girl to play with, so that was nice.

[Anonymous]

If you have an energetic kid who is more into running aroud and jumping and climbing than imaginative play with costumes or doing crafts, it’s not worth it. But it’s very nice for the right kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meh.

It’s a little like what I would imagine a play date at Gweneth Paltrow’s house to be like. Everything was soothing and well curated and pretentious. And boring.

But, my preschooler liked it, because it was new. She played with the toy kitchen most of the time, even though she has one at home. She did find another little girl to play with, so that was nice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's incredibly overpriced for what it is. For two kids, I can't justify the price (and we have a mid six figure combined income, so I assume we are their target market). I'd rather go to one of the jumping places-- that's at least more novel than the same train table or play kitchen we have at home, or at a friend's house on a play date.

Just curious what is a “mid six figure combined income”. Does that mean 150k or 500k?

I'm not that poster, but that sounds like she means 500K

Yes, in the $500k range. And I LOVE the Gwyneth Paltrow comparison. If GOOP launched a kids playspace, I'm sure it would be something like Nook. Though, they'd probably serve some kind of detoxifying activated charcoal drink for the adults instead of coffee.