A Fun Place to Take 8 Yo for Her Bday!

Not necessarily a party place, but how about Build-A-Bear? If there are more kids, they will do a bear party. Or you could just go there, let your daughter do the bear thing, and wrap up at a fun restaurant. If you're in the city, you could do Ed DeBevics, if in the burbs, you could try to find a Joe's Crab Shack or something equally loud and obnoxious, but fun for kids!

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It may be more than you were looking to do but have you ever been to the Key Lime Cove indoor waterpark in Gurnee? It would be a nice getaway for everyone:)

A fun restaurant, off the top of my head, is Bucca de Beppo. It's a bit irreverent, food can be served family style, decor is interesting and entertaining. It's been a while since I have been there for a birthday - but, years ago, the "birthday cake" that came to the table, was an obnoxiously HUGE multi-tiered piece of cake. They also come to the table and sing "Happy birthday" in Italian. A couple locations near you: Orland Park and Lombard (York Town) but they also have one downtown, Chicago. You can go Ice skating, first, on State Street, then head over there. Have fun!

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Red Robin is always fun!