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Kids 'N Shape | Children's Fitness Play & Party Place for Kids

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Open Play

Kids ‘N Shape fitness play open sessions feature an exclusive combination of interactive fitness attractions designed to improve your child’s motor skills and engage them in safe, open physical activity.

Birthday Parties

Birthday Parties are legendary at Kids ‘N Shape. Unlike many other venues, we give our customers free reign of the entire facility for all their guests.

Play Dates

Play Dates are available for Kids ‘N Shape fitness play. We offer two hour play dates, Monday through Friday during which your small group class may come and enjoy the facility to themselves without interruptions.

Children enjoy themselves while gaining a love for physical play.

Kids ‘N Shape party place for kids has been serving the New York City area since 1989 and continues to be owned and operated by the Guarneri family. Although children’s fitness play is inherently physical, Kids ‘N Shape takes great care to ensure your child’s clean and safe environment. Contact Kids ‘N Shape for modern children’s fitness play.

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Positive Atmosphere to Develop Skills

The Kids ‘N Shape facilities are designed to improve your child’s motor skills and engage them in open physical activity. Our uniquely unstructured fitness play provides a healthy alternative to a sedentary afternoon. Our 6000+ square foot facilities have a variety of equipment designed to create a positive environment where your child will feel comfortable to explore and interact. Fitness play open sessions provide decision making and social skill learning opportunities.

Family Owned & Operated Business

Kids ‘N Shape has been serving the New York City area since 1989 and continues to be owned and operated by the Guarneri family. Rob, Paul, and Joanna grew up in Kids ‘N Shape and continue Roberts vision of teaching children how to stay fit and active. In today’s world most children would rather play video games than do physical activities. Our mission is to show children ways to enjoy themselves while they gain a love for physical play. This is taught to them without them even realizing it every time they come to a Kids ‘N Shape facility. Contact us to learn more.

Safety is Our Priority

Although children’s fitness play is inherently physical, at Kids ‘N Shape, we have taken great care to ensure your child is in a clean and safe environment. From our quality padding and bounce rides to our strategic layout and attentive and experienced professional staff, Kids ‘N Shape is designed form the beginning with safety as a priority. Both Kids ‘N Shape facilities feature one party or group at a time per location (an exclusive to Kids ‘N Shape, only your guests will be using the facility with you). Kids ‘N Shape is a registered NYC Dept of Education business and fully insured. All rides and equipment are regularly cleaned and disinfected.

Kids ‘N Shape History

Kids ‘N Shape of Howard Beach, Incorporated was founded in February of 1989 by Robert J. Guarneri a.k.a. “Coach Bob.” His goal was to get children exercising through equipment, activities, and friendly competition. Originally located in the gymnasium of the Christ Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn with limited equipment, Kids ‘N Shape has rose from a modest beginning. Family owned and operated since the beginning, the Guarneri family now operates two facilities located in Queens and Staten Island.

Robert began his career as a physical educator at the young age of 22 for Saint Francis De Sales School for the deaf. After becoming fluent in sign language and working with the deaf for 7 years he then took his passion to the New York City Board of Education where he would work and educate for the next 26 years of his life. During his time with the Board of Education, Coach Bob worked with all levels of needs. In 1991 the Board of Education awarded Robert with the honor of Adaptive Physical Educator of the Year. He organized many special events during his time with the City and also managed the P.S. 102 track team, leading them to win their district championship every year he coached.

While working as a full time physical educator, in 1989 Robert founded Kids ‘N Shape of Bay Ridge, Inc. It began as a small after school program teaching children how to stay fit while instilling in them lessons of teamwork and friendly competition. At the end of each school year Kids ‘N Shape hosted an infamous event for its students called “The Olympics.” This unique event was a friendly competition where students were able to demonstrate their physical skills in front of their parents and piers. It was looked forward too by all participants and the tradition of Coach Bob’s Olympics continues each year as part of our Summer Camp finale.

As Kids ‘N Shape’s popularity and following started to grow, stemming from its classes, Robert began offering birthday parties for children up until 10 years old. The combination of excellent staff, interactive activities, and fun yet physical equipment quickly made Kids ‘N Shape a local favorite for parties in the Bay Ridge area. Birthday Parties at Kids ‘N Shape facilities have since become exclusive events and one of our more popular attractions.

Today Kids ‘N Shape facilities are operated by three of Roberts four children. Rob, Paul, and Joanna grew up in Kids ‘N Shape and continue Roberts vision of teaching children how to stay fit and active. In today’s world most children would rather play video games than do physical activities. Our mission is to show children ways to enjoy themselves while they develop their gross motor skills and gain a love for physical play. This is taught to them without them even realizing it every time they come to a Kids ‘N Shape facility.

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All of our Birthday Parties are 100% PRIVATE.   The Entire Facility Is Only For You And Your Guests!

“Fun for everyone! We had our 8 year olds’ party here and we had a range of kids from teenagers to toddlers. There is a lot of different things to do to keep everyone happy. Even the adults were able to sit, relax and easily watch after their kids. The staff was very friendly and helpful. One of the best things is there is no set schedule. Kids were free to play wherever they wanted to (the only exception being the zip line which the staff would regularly man). Also the entire facility is private.” – Kelly G. Flushing, NY

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Queens – Birthday Party Pricing

Birthday Child and Adults are always FREE and we only count Children at parties from 3 to 12 years old

All Birthday Parties at Kids ‘N Shape include: Invitations, Paper Goods (plates, cups, napkins), Party Balloons, Carvel Ice Cream Cake, Drinks for all, and Pizza for the children!

Additional Children: $15 per Additional Child on Weekdays, $20 per on Fridays, $25 on Weekends

  • Weekday Party
  • $495
  • Monday – Thursday
  • 2 hours
  • Up to 10 Children
  • Friday Party
  • $595
  • Friday
  • 2 hours
  • Up to 10 Children
  • Weekend Party
  • $695
  • Saturday or Sunday
  • 2 hours
  • Up to 15 Children

 

Book Your Queens Birthday Party Online

* Products and pricing are subject to change at anytime.

Additional Time

Staten Island: $150 per half hour – Queens: $175 per half hour, with a max of three hours (subject to availability).

Party Favors

$3 per favor, Goody Bags that include an assortment of 5-6 toys.

Edible Treats

$75 per party, choose one: Cotton Candy, Popcorn, Sno-cones.

Costume Character, Clown or Magician

$250 per party, includes balloon twisting and tattoos. Character package also includes face painting.

Photo Package

$150 per party, professional photo package sent to you on digitally after the party.

Face Painting

$100 per party

NERF WAR – $100
All Nerf Gear Provided.  Children will be geared up, take target practice, and participate in several interactive games

BALLOON ARCH – Starting at $150
Beautiful Party Addition.   Great For Pictures. Matching Colors For All Themes

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Kids ‘N Shape Additional Catering Options

Kids ‘N Shape features a variety of food options for your Birthday Party. Catering at our Queens location is provided by All American Channel Market. Catering at our Staten Island location is provided by Towne Deli & Pizzeria.

Food & Catering available at the QUEENS Location

All American Bagel & Barista, bagelbarista.com
82-41 153rd Ave, Queens, NY 11414, (718) 322-7722

Food & Catering available at the STATEN ISLAND Location

Towne Deli & Pizzeria, townedelipizzasi.com
5373 Arthur Kill Rd, Staten Island, NY 10307, 718-227-1985

Do children need geometric shapes?

Why teach a small child geometric shapes? Surely, many parents do not even think about this issue, simply paying tribute to fashion and teaching mathematics to the baby almost from birth. Meanwhile, geometric shapes for children, their timely study play a big role in the knowledge of the environment, introducing one of the main properties of objects - shape. This is necessary for the development of logical thinking, spatial representations, and the improvement of mathematical abilities. That is why it is important to start getting acquainted with geometric shapes as early as possible, reinforcing the knowledge of the children with exciting tasks in everyday life. nine0003

What a child should know about geometric shapes

Important: Geometric shapes - generally accepted standards, measure of the shape of objects. Therefore, the home familiarization of the child with the forms should not take place separately, but in the system of sensory (sensual) education. Best of all, the baby will remember the shape when he simultaneously considers the color, size, purpose of the object, since knowledge is actively used in a variety of activities and is better remembered. nine0003

  1. Experts say that purposefully teaching a child geometric shapes at home should begin in the third year of life. At this time, the children have a motor and tactile experience of studying the world around them. They know how to speak, they are distinguished by curiosity and the desire to explore everything, they strive for something new. That is why, for the further formation of knowledge in children, work is needed to replenish ideas about geometric shapes: a circle, a square, a triangle. In an exciting game (not on purpose!) the baby gets acquainted with the ball (ball), cube (cube). nine0016
  2. Four - five-year-old children, in addition to triangular, square, round shapes, recognize rectangular and oval. It is believed that at the age of 5 children already master geometry, therefore, by the next age stage, they must clearly name a circle, oval, triangle, square, rhombus, distinguish them and find them around them. Preschool children should be able to analyze and generalize the shape of objects, noting the main properties, and even solve logical problems by comparing shapes. For example, in the popular game "What are the similarities and differences between a circle and a square, a square and a rectangle, a circle and an oval?". nine0016
  3. Older preschool children already know the names of all the figures well, they are introduced to new ones: planar (polygon, trapezoid) and volumetric (ball, cube, cylinder and cone). For school education, children need to learn how to divide and assemble shapes in different ways (cutting and folding), solve problems - puzzles, for example, "Do you know how to make a square, rectangle, triangle out of two parts?", "How many squares (circles, rectangles ) on the image?".

Learning Geometric Shapes with Toddlers: Basic Rules

Important: How to teach a child to name and distinguish geometric shapes quickly and easily! To do this, you need to follow certain rules. With chaotic, inconsistent learning, the baby can confuse the figures, not see their similarity and difference.

  • Teachers insist that the main rules for homeschooling be systematic, consistent, accessible. It is not necessary to torture yourself and the child with any abstruse tasks and manuals, it is enough to use developing books, toys (designers, cubes, cars, doll utensils) and the familiar environment (furniture, household items, dishes). nine0016
  • Acquaintance with new figures must be carried out in research activities: invite the baby to feel, circle the contour with your finger, "draw" in the air, put the figures together, roll, stick through the holes.
  • A child will quickly master new material if he practically acts with it in games, creative activities, looking at and reading books, and household processes. For example, when introducing a baby to a square, you can invite him to find square objects in the environment: a seat by a highchair, a handkerchief, a face of a cube, a napkin. During a walk, ask what shape the bench in the park is, the wall of the house, mom's bag, the ball that the older guys play. At the same time, the adult himself clearly and clearly names all the geometric shapes that the baby encounters. nine0016
  • It is good if adults use rhymes, fairy tales, riddles, cartoons, the heroes of which are geometric shapes, when teaching. You can not only read them, but also draw to the rhythm of the verse. These techniques will make learning exciting, help to activate the processes of attention, thinking, speech.

Riddles in verses

I have no corners and I look like a saucer, a plate and a lid, a ring and a wheel. Who am I, friends? Name me (circle).

He has been my friend for a long time, every corner in him is straight. All four sides are the same length. I am glad to present it to you. What is his name? (square).

Look at the figure and draw in the album, three angles, three sides connect with each other. It turned out not a square, but a beautiful one (triangle).

There is such a circle - a very strange appearance. The circle became flattened, it turned out suddenly (oval).

We stretched the square and presented it at a glance. Who did he look like or something very similar? nine0053 Neither a brick, nor a triangle - became a square (rectangle).

Fairy tale "Two brothers" (an adult draws to the rhythm of the verse)

A long time ago in a dark forest in a figured hut there lived two brothers, two squares. And they were twins. See for yourself:
See in the picture - each has 4 sides, 4 corners and 4 tops.
Somehow the first square was walking among the bushes, knocking on the path with four corners.
And the animals say: “Who is this? The first square or its brother, the second square? How similar they are! nine0053 Remember in the picture: 4 sides, 4 corners and 4 tops.
The square is tired of being confused with his brother, and he decided to change, to turn into another figure.
He took scissors and cut off four corners. Turned into a circle and rolled along the path.
And now the brothers live wonderfully, now it is difficult to confuse the brothers:
One rides along the paths, the other walks on four corners - four legs.
Two brothers are still friends - a circle with a square!

Important: Features of children's perception of geometric figures are not at all the same as adults. For example, an adult sees objects according to their shapes (a saucepan is a cylinder, a window is a rectangle). The child, on the contrary, first objects the shape (a square is a kite, a triangle is the roof of a house, a circle is a ball, several circles are glasses, beads). With proper training, he begins to abstract from objects and perceive a familiar figure in the environment, for example, a glass as a cylinder (cylindrical), a roof as a triangle (triangular), a ball as a ball (round). nine0003

Playing with geometric shapes!

Teachers remind that preschoolers receive basic knowledge about geometric shapes in kindergarten, and homework is aimed at consolidating what they learn. Therefore, the best means at home will be the game, as the main activity of the kids. It is in the game that, unobtrusively, easily and quickly, the child will learn all the names of the figures, learn to compare and distinguish them. Among educational games for learning geometric shapes, board games are the most popular. They can be played in the evenings, during family leisure, made part of any home activity, entertainment. nine0003

"What's Hidden"

The classic game is understandable and accessible even to a two-year-old baby. An adult lays out images of familiar figures in front of the child: a circle, a square, a triangle. Since there must be at least five cards, figures of different colors and sizes are used for the quantity, for example, two squares - large and small, two triangles - blue and yellow, one circle. Consider them with the child, discuss, make sure that he understands what figures are in front of him and can name them correctly. Then the baby closes his eyes, the adult hides one of the figures and asks what is hidden. With age, the number of figures increases, new ones are added to the old ones. nine0003

“With one word”

The game "geometric figures" is aimed at developing in children a generalization of the same type of figures. An adult needs to prepare circles, squares and triangles of different sizes and colors. The preschooler must distribute the presented figures into groups, regardless of color and size, call them a generalizing word, for example, all squares. Alternatively, you can complicate tasks by offering to group shapes only by color or size.

Wonder Pouch

Games like the "wonderful bag" are well known to children of kindergarten age. They are useful in that they give an idea of ​​the contours of objects, teach examination by touch and exercise in distinguishing shapes. An adult prepares a bag with objects of various shapes, for example, a cube, a ball, a ball, a brick, a conical pyramid. The player examines them and names the shape of the toy they want to get. To complicate the task, older children are invited to find a specific form, for example, "Find a round toy." nine0003

“Magic Glasses”

Improvised glasses made of thick paper of various shapes are preliminarily prepared: round, square. The game is interesting for all the guys, it helps to expand their understanding of geometric shapes, to find objects of a certain shape in the surrounding space. For example, a child puts on round glasses and looks for everything round around him: a plate, the bottom of a vase, a ceiling lamp by a chandelier, a carpet, grandmother's glasses. For each correct match, the player is awarded a chip, and then receives an incentive prize at the end of the game. nine0003

"Patches - Patches"

For a lesson on fixing ideas about geometric shapes, you need a selection of pictures depicting various objects in which there are "holes" - unpainted places of different shapes, for example, a dress has a round hole, a boot has a square one. Among the different "patches" the child chooses the right one and connects it with the object. It will be interesting if an adult himself prepares images for the game, for example, cuts out things from paper (sweater, skirt, trousers, boots, hat). As a variant of the game of "patches - patches", you can purchase a didactic game of "Velcro", which are very similar in rules and content

“What's broken”

This task will help teach children to notice what form is missing in the depicted object, develops attention. For the game, you can use pictures, appliqué from cut out parts, building material. The main thing is that the object should consist of parts of a geometric shape. For example, an adult lays out the application "house", where the details are a triangle - a roof, a rectangle - a wall, a square - a window, a small rectangle - a door, a circle - a window in the attic, a quadrangle - a pipe. The child carefully examines the image and closes his eyes, the adult removes any detail, mixing it with any others. You need to guess what broke at the house and "fix" by finding the missing part. In the future, you can complicate the task by not immediately adding a certain form or removing two forms at the same time. If this is a drawn image, then the child paints on the missing details, for example, a circle is a wheel by a car, rectangles are windows by a turret. nine0003

"Playing with sticks"

An interesting task for middle and older preschoolers, at the same time develops motor skills and the ability to make geometric shapes. If there are no counting sticks, you can use matches or toothpicks, prepare them first, cut off the sulfuric head or sharp ends so that the baby does not get hurt. Such a task can be carried out in the form of a competition during family leisure, "who will make the figure the fastest?", "Who has the most difficult figure?". Then mark the winner with a prize. At some point, it must be a child. An adult, for example, may note his original solution or a carefully and accurately laid out figure. nine0003

“What was useful to the artist in the picture”

For older preschoolers, you can use the original task of looking at pictures, which not only reinforces the name of the figures, but also develops visual perception, the ability to see different forms in an unusual setting. An adult selects illustrations of the appropriate content, which the artist draws using geometric shapes. Then he invites the preschooler to look at the picture and find familiar shapes. If any of them are still unfamiliar to a preschool child, be sure to pay attention to them and tell what they are called, what objects are similar to them. Complicating the game, you can calculate how many geometric shapes it took to depict the picture. nine0003

"Geometric Lotto"

The classic task for familiarizing children with geometric shapes teaches them to compare the shape of an object with a geometric figure, to select images based on a standard. To get a competitive moment, interesting for the kids, it is better to play with the whole family. The rule is classic: on large cards - images of different shapes, for example, an oval, a circle, a triangle. The facilitator says the name of the item on a small card, for example, an apple, a cucumber, a handkerchief, a TV. Players look for the shape of the named object on their card and cover it with the corresponding picture. The player who quickly and correctly closes the card wins. nine0003

"Geometric Mosaic"

Such an educational game will help children to consolidate their ideas about geometric shapes. In addition, it will teach preschoolers to transform them, focusing on the standard (sample), will help creative imagination. The rules of the game are simple and accessible to children of any age, for older ones - the number of details increases, the plots become more complicated. Players must collect any objects from several geometric shapes. For kids, these can be houses of various sizes and configurations, cars, turrets, bridges, the sun, flowers, patterns; for older children - figurines of fairy-tale or cartoon characters, plot pictures: a vase of flowers, a street, a road, a carpet, animals, people of different professions. Be sure to note the creativity of the preschool child, to praise him. It is possible to leave the posted picture for a while to show to all relatives. The main thing is that such a developing mosaic can be purchased at a special store, or you can do it yourself like Montessori toys. nine0003

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Description

Smart Baby Shapes is an educational colorful application that introduces your baby to the basic colors, shapes and sizes in a simple and understandable way.
The application teaches to distinguish shapes, sizes and colors, as well as the correct pronunciation of the concepts being studied.

The application includes both static and moving objects, which contributes to the best development of coordination and fine motor skills of the baby. nine0003

The game is suitable for children from 2 years old.

Simple and clear controls make the first acquaintance with different colors and shapes easy and fun.

App Features:
- Includes 4 games to learn shapes, colors and sizes (over 40 levels)
- Levels are built from easy to hard so every kid can start playing regardless of age
- All shapes and colors are voiced by a Russian announcer
- Allows you to learn the basic colors and shapes that are necessary for the early development of the baby
- Simple and clear one-touch controls
- Develops logic, fine motor skills and attention of the child

Version 2.2

The app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- Bug fix

Ratings and reviews

ratings: 25

nine0153 Many errors

Great application, the child really likes it. But there are too many mistakes. In particular, it does not work in the background, if the child accidentally brushes it off, you have to start all over again. It also does not work in the background with Skype enabled. Please correct.

Terrible

I bought a paid version - the child played on the iPad for exactly 2 days. Today, playing on the tablet requires re-purchasing the version (((Not displayed in subscriptions. But on the phone as valid and everything works ((((

Where

I bought the full version where 40 levels of 8 colors and 6 shapes did not appear. Hundred wrong

The developer Viacheslav Fonderkin did not inform Apple about his privacy policy and the data processing methods he uses. Detailed information is available in the developer's privacy policy.

N/A

Developer will be required to provide privacy information when submitting the next application update. nine0003

Information

Provider
Viacheslav Fonderkin

Size
32.2 MB

Category
Games

Age
4+, for children 0-5 years old

Copyright
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Price
279.

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