Glow in the Dark games: Putting Edge and Laser Quest

DD#1 has attended parties at both Putting Edge glow in the dark mini golf and Laser Quest. As these parties were for her classmates she could not share the experience with us. Thankfully, she is at the age where she wants to go to these places with us. So, we make the most out of these times before things change!

On a couple of occasions, Hubby and I took the girls separately on a game of mini golf and laser tag where we entered a world of neon and had a blast (well, literally for laser tag :)). Either activity costs under $10 per person per game.

At Putting Edge, they have both adult and junior sizes of putters. After DD#1 and I secured our putters, selected our golf balls and got the scoring paper and pencil, we began our round of 18 holes. Various neon landscapes greeted us inside. There were actually some challenging holes and we had fun as we tried to get below par. Other players were also having a great time. The entire place was a good size. They even had a second floor/loft which had the last 6 holes and a couple of party rooms below.

After ceding victory to DD#1 (ok, so I’m a little bit rusty, but I did get a hole in one!), we checked out the arcade games that they had available--to make the fun times last just a little bit longer. It was entertaining, indeed!

I had the Laser Quest outing with DD#2 at a separate time. We were both excited to check this out after hearing so much about it from big sis. They gave us a coloured card upon payment/registration then waited for them to call out our card colour. We then went to register our code names. Here’s where you can get creative—DD#2 decided to call herself, Dark Shadow. Oooohhhh. And upon the suggestion of DD#1, I named myself after a dainty Little Pony, Twilight Sparkle. I actually got a few laughs from the other kids (Yeah, yeah. I actually think it was cooler than being called Underpants, mister!).

Anyway, upon registration of our code names, they gave us an activator (like a 6-inch plastic ruler with a silver round thing at the end) and waited to enter the prep room. In the prep room, they explained the rules then allowed us to grab a pack—consisting of a vest with a laser gun attached. The vest had lights in the front, shoulder and back, on which you aim to tag “enemies.” The pack was a bit heavy for my 6-year old (minimum age for the game) but she was able to manage. The “warden” (whom you can shout for if you have problems) then took the activator and brought our packs to life.

DD#2 and I joined forces and went against this party group of 9-year olds (with a couple of their parents). It was a fun mission—glow in the dark style as well! We went up and down the ramps and behind walls and fired our laser guns like crazy! Every time we got hit, though, it disabled our lasers for a few seconds. We also learned to avoid the mirrors which caused some inadvertent self-tagging. After about 20 minutes, we were called back to return the packs. To find our way back in the midst of darkness and neon, we followed orange footsteps to the prep room.

After we got out, the group gathered to check out our scores. And there it was on TV, for all the world to see, Twilight Sparkle at 4th place! Ok, so I was behind some very cool 9-year olds who had obviously done this before. Nevertheless, in a group of 33, I would have to say, that was pretty awesome—if I may say so myself! DD#2 also did great! She was #21 and beat out 12 other 9 year olds! Ha!

Well, until the next mission. This will be fun for all four of us. Next time, we will have a better strategy! Team Hubby and DD#1 is looking to be a formidable opponent.