From what I know most of those party places are for kids 4 or 5 and up only. what happen is that parents drop their kids off and leave and the staff there take care of everything. So they can't really do much w/ toddlers. If you really want to have a party for your little one, I'm afraid doing at home is the only option. My experience tells me if you childproof the kitchen cabinets, toilets, gate the stairs, etc., having lots of toys to distract the kids, you should be fine. It would be lot of work and preparation ahead of time, but hey, it's a party. It also depends on how big you want the party to be. If your tod. doesn't have lot of friends yet, you can simply invite families over and have a small party.