PlaydatePal is a sincere attempt to affiliate kids and families to other kids and families in the community or neighborhood at a common place like a park or any other outdoor area by organizing playdates. We believe that “All work and no play makes Jack a Dull boy” and organizing such play dates would help kids to be more active and it could also act as a medium to help them socialize with other kids ,exchange their ideas and knowledge.

At PlaydatePal it is not necessary that the kids and families who participate in the playdate know each other. It is an attempt to make families in the neighborhood/community to know each other better and develop a healthy relationship. Organizing such playdates could help many get friends for a lifetime.

PlaydatePal believes that by making kids meet regularly and allowing them to play together will develop their socializing skills and keep them active and energized. Simply put, PlaydatePal makes room for kids to make a lot of friends taking away the burden of parents worrying about their kids not playing outdoors and spending their time in front of the tv or computer. It helps the kids to be properly socialized. It carves the qualities of sharing, togetherness and humanity in a child’s heart.

Well, the reason behind PlaydatePal is to get kids out of their homes and spend sometime playing. It is important that the kids spend some time playing as it keeps them active and also brings out their talents and interests.

Our lives are too hectic. Too much to do, too little time. Parents find it too difficult to cope up with the growing demands of the kids. They are too tired to play with their kids after they are back from work. Also not all kids have kids of the same age in the neighborhood with whom they can play or they are not introduced to the children in the neighborhood. Kids have lot of time to play, but do they have friends to play with? This leads to frustrations among parents, and the kids tend to get themselves lost into video games and computers and other means of passive indoor recreation.

These days’ kids are living in their own world consisting of just their family and the computer, the tv and the videogames. This is very unhealthy and their lifestyle needs a change. PlaydatePal is trying to bridge this gap by providing a medium where families can post a request to have a playdate at a nearby place and allowing other families to join the playdate. The families meet outside with their kids and arrange for some interesting games and fun activities. The families can socialize and continue to organize such playdates frequently helping their children have a fun filled and memorable time.

Hey, it’s Simple. Visit PlaydatePal and check whether there is any playdate organized at the location you wish. If you would like to participate, you will have to complete an easy registration process with a valid email id at PlaydatePal. Once you become a registered user, you can join any of the existing playdates and attend it. Any signed up user can organize their own playdates and invite known people for the playdate .Other members can join your playdate if interested. Once other interested families join your playdate, the families would gather at the selected location on the chosen date and the planned activities would take place.

We suggest the initiator of the playdate to be available at the location 10-15 mins before the start time. Carry a PlaydatePal PrintSheets and paste it such that it is visible to other families joining you so that the other PlaydatePals can easily identify you and introduce them. We highly recommend the initiator and the participants to share their ideas on how they want to conduct the playdate session in the comments box when they join the playdate.

Remember, the playdate is going to be with strangers. So provide as much information as you can to each other on where to meet, how to identify each other, what to bring or what not to bring etc., However we do not recommend to share any of your personal sensitive information like phone number, address etc., to strangers anytime, until otherwise you get to know each other well and trust the other person.

PlaydatePal is just a medium that helps connect kids and families in the community. So it is really necessary to be cautious about the safety of your kids, you and others as you are going to meet strangers whose background you are unaware of. Below are some safety measures that we recommend

• Always an adult should accompany the kids to the playdates, and do not leave your kids unattended till the end of playdate gathering.

• Have one or two adults monitor the kids during playdate gatherings.

• Atleast have one participant to have a first aid kit with them.

• Do not share any personal sensitive information with other participants on the first introduction until you really feel comfortable in doing so with the other family.

• Organize more playdates with the families you met at the first playdate only if you are comfortable letting your kids around them.

Rightnow we are in the process of building the functionality where users can share their happy moments in playdates. Once it is there you can publish your cherishing moments and share with others.

You can visit PlaydatePal anytime and leave your comments. We value your feedback a lot.