Durham mom wants to open cafe designed for tots, their parents
Emily McCall envisions a place that caters well to both young kids and adults. Through Kickstarter.com, she's raising money for her Stay & Play Snack Cafe.
Posted — UpdatedEmily McCall is a mom of two kids under two, but she wants to put even more on her plate.
The Durham mom has started a Kickstarter.com project to open a play cafe for young families in the Triangle. McCall envisions a place where parents and kids can spend time together in a space that is tailored to both of them.
McCall says she hasn't found many spaces in the region that cater well to both young kids and their adults. At the same time, there are days when she just needs to get out of the house.
"Some are too adult-friendly, kids either lose interest and melt down or drive the other patrons crazy with their happy antics," she writes. "Others are so kid friendly that moms leave just dying to collapse on the couch with something to eat and drink after chasing their babies around an overstimulating environment for a couple of hours."
McCall says she's heard the same complaints from other moms.
Here's how she describes the cafe:
McCall is scouting out possible locations around downtown Durham, picking toys, testing a snack menu and working on the interior plan.
"After a lot of thought, and some discussion with other parents, I am convinced that a place like this needs to exist here, and I am ready to make it happen for us," she writes.
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