Lollipop Dream

The best place to be a kid with very kid friendly entertainment. My neice came and enjoyed meeting and taking pictures with the princesses. It was a great experience and the staff is awesome. If I had a child I would bring them to every event. more

I had a party here for my daughter. Overall, it was a cute party. The place is small so I wouldn't recommend it for a large party. I liked that we could bring in our own food for the adults-so many places make you use their caterer, etc. 1. I intentionally asked for the first party of the day. I guess they changed their mind between the month I booked the party and when I had my party because when I arrived, image my shock when another party was in progress!! They only allow 15 minutes for set up and when they are in a mad rush cleaning up from the party that just ended and you are trying to set up and the prior parties guests are lingering, you can imagine the chaos. 2. They make these really cute heart shaped sandwiches for the kids-however the obviously make them early that morning or the night before and leave them out because when my daughter wouldn't eat hers I went over to encourage her. It was hard/stale. 3. My party was at 12:30-2:00 and they didn't serve the food until 1:30 ,the kids were really hungry and thirsty by then. 4. I had two party hosts and one of them was adorable and read the pinkalicious book absolutely adorably-I will never be able to read the book to my daughter in the same way!! 5. They called about the same things (one time within five minutes apart) asking the same questions. I was terrified how things would actually turn out because there seemed to be no communication or organization amongst each other. 6. I was VERY annoyed because they let two different people "check out" my event during my event. One couple in particular was very intrusive-going over to check out the table to see what the kids were eating, walking through the party to use the restroom, checking out the personal food that I brought in and stood at the doorway with the employee who works there discussing their party plans very loudly. I had two of my guests make comments about how rude they thought it was. It is a small place but they didn't need to discuss their party plans in the doorway of my event. I did bring it up to two of the employees at the end and whereas one handled it professionally the one that had been standing there with the potential clients rolled her eyes and acted like I was being ridiculous-I did not receive an apology. As I watched video of the event this morning I was very disappointed to see that strange lady in my event pointing out "I don't like this and don't want that at my party" to the clerk at the store. Too bad I don't know how to edit videos, this isn't something I want to show my daughter ten years from now when I show her that this was her Valentines Day party. 7. I was told we would be decorating purses. Well, no purses were decorated. They had boxes and the kids glued on jewels, it wouldn't be that big of a deal except on the invitation I wrote "come and decorate your Valentines Day purse!" Overall, it is a cute, small place. The location is a little hard to find and I had to remind my guests many times it was on the OUTSIDE of the mall, next to Bloomingdales and two still got lost. They book their events way too closely together and I resent the lie that I would be the first party of the day. They need to not let people infringe on my paid for event and need to handle criticism with more professionalism. I would definitely not recommend this event to a friend and will not be using them for the school fundraising events that I had been considering (I run two different school PTA's) and help a lot of friends with their events. This wouldn't be an event I would work with again. It's too bad-there is a lot of potential with this venue. more

My daughter Sophia had the best time at the Monster Bash! We will look forward to doing it every year! more

We just attended the most amazing birthday party ever at Lollipop Dream. This place is beautiful and amazing. It is pristine. We had a ball at this place. We attended a 4 year old reptile birthday party with my 6 year old son and 2 year old daughter and they did not want to leave!!! They had reptiles, crafts, beautiful face painting (think Hollywood make-up artist, not your typical), balloon animals, hats, swords, whatever the kids could dream up, games that really entertained the range from 2 - 7 yr olds. I was impressed. I even had a great time. It was the right mixture of individual activity and group fun with dress up, dancing, making crafts, whatever a kid could dream of. It was by far THE BEST KIDS party I have ever attended, and with 3 kids from 2 - 8 years old we have been to many. Many, many cheers for the amazing staff. They are friendly, talented, helpful, entertaining, the sweetest and most amazing group of people! more

Lollipop Dream is a place where children's imagination & minds are allowed to flourish. A fantastic world for kids where creative learning combined with events, classes, & parties in which the children are the "stars". My grandchildren love this place every single time. The staff are super attentive & considerate. It is a great place to take kids & great place to buy clothes for children. Lots of activities, fun for kids ... they offer many classes too. I definitely recommend this place. Celebrate your child's birthday and make it memorable. The coolest place in town. more

Lollipop Dream is definitely a dream when it comes to hosting a party. I love that all I need to do is write a check and show up! They handle the food, the games, the craft, everything. I just get to relax and watch my kids have fun without stressing about all the random details. I definitely recommend it! more

Lollipop Dream is a wonderful place for parties, playdates and fun time! The owner is also very generous in supporting local schools, including our school in Encino. I've been encouraging all the parents at our school to check it out! more

I am parent with a child at a local Sherman Oaks Elementary school. We are a public school, and as such, do a lot of fundraising to cover the costs of educational cuts the state of CA has made. Lollipop Dream is one of our amazing sponsors. Not only have they donated directly to the school to become a bronze sponsor, but they also donated to our Halloween Carnival. They were wonderful at the carnival. They came and fully sponsored a face painting booth. It was so popular, that we had to assign extra volunteers to help with the line. Children and parents, alike, couldn't stop raving about how great the face painting was. The staff was friendly, experienced and talented. They were very professional, showed up on time, and set-up a fantastic booth. All the proceeds were donated directly to the school. We could not be happier, and the families that attended our carnival were also extremely pleased. We conducted a survey among attendees after the event to ask what the favorite attractions were. Lollipop Dream's booth was one of the favorites. I recommend Lollipop Dream highly to anyone who is planning a party or is looking for a great store for kids. more

I am one of the directors of a elementary school in the area and Sharon the owner has always been so willingly ready to give to our silent auctions or do corporate sponsoring. Lollipop Dream's banners are up on our school fence. She is incredibly supportive of the school's events all throughout San Fernando Valley. We are very grateful for Lollipop Dream, a special kids place for parties, story time and brunch with princess! more

I was a true skeptic when booking for my son's event. Unfortunately, I had a not so great experience before with another company. This place had a staff lacking in experience with children, and offered some scary Pirate performer! Lollipop Dream though, from start to finish was completely different! I was so impressed, and felt that my money was well spent for all that was offered! What I loved was how attractive, experienced, and cheerful the staff was! My son and the girl guests were allowed to play games that both girls and boys enjoyed, do crafts, storytime, and have the most amazing facepainting designs ever! The Pirate who came as the special guest was also a huge hit as well. Not scary at all! He was delightfully funny and charming! Also, I cannot thank the owner Sharon for being so sweet and helpful in assisting me to decide on my date and time. She even offered these amazing goodie bags that the staff put together for me . This was worth the small extra cost , as I have no time ! I also loved that I did not have to buy, prepare food for the kids, nor clean up. Wonderful! Whew! Overall, it was an amazing experience. My son cannot stop talking about his Pirate party! more

My daughter had her birthday party here last weekend and it was everything she imagined and more!! The space is absolutely gorgeous! The costumes were beautiful and the children were in complete awe! I was nervous at first because I had invited 15 4 year old children and I was concerned that they would be bored or not involved, but to my relief that was not even an issue. The party staff was so helpful and all 15 children participated and were thoroughly involved in all the magical activites! It was a wonderful event and I can not wait to see my daughter's face when I happily tell her she is going to have her party there again next year!! more

My daughter just had a Birthday Party here and it was amazing! Everything that my daughter had hoped for and it was so worth it! They have an amazing staff, especially the face-painter was terrific. I love the space and the costumes, had so much to choose from. Great gifts to find there and fun events to attend. more

This place would be a good idea if it wasn't for the owner. She is very rude! She thinks that if she got a few good reviews she can now treat her customers like crap! We were actually thinking about using them for a big birthday party, but after interaction with the owner we definietelly changed our minds! And to think that she was acting this way in front of her own daughter! She talked to parents as if they are children: very condencending and belitleing! I do not recommend anyone to go there unless you like this type of treatment! more

For the first time, we decided to take our 21 month old daughter to a social holiday event on Saturday AM. The entire event was planned out to be 2 hours long with many mini planned out children’s activities, including making Slime, gluing decorations to paper, face painting, and a few other messy activities. While all the parents were chaotically managing their children, my daughter grabbed a crayon, and walked towards a massive mirror cladded wall on the back side of the table, and scribbled a few lines. After seeing this I approached one of the girls working there and asked if they had something for me to use to wipe the mirror. She responded “It’s ok, we’ll take care of it – it’s all part of the hazards of this job.” I looked around and saw other scuff marks on the walls, and figured, she is right, this is a children’s place, and considering the activities planned out for this event, a little mess should be expected. Not long after this, the owner of the store YANKED my wife’s arm, pulled her aside, and with a screechy witch like voice whispered “Sweetie, next time STOP your child from doing this, or you are going to pay for this…” Both of us were shocked to hear this from an owner of a children’s store… The icing on the cake was that she managed to call our daughter a “Graffiti tagger” At that point the two of us grabbed our daughter, and asked for refund… of course our request was denied, which was expected from that type of a store owner… regardless it was only a $15 cover charge, but since it was a matter of principal, we filed a complained to our credit card company, and decided to write up a review based on our experience. Bottom line… the owner of this store should not be running a children’s store. I suggest for her to run for prison warden. more

We went there for a Halloween Monster Bash. The kids were making slime, were given crayons to color pages, stickers etc. Basically making a mess and having a good time! My 20 months old daughter grabbed a crayon and started scribbling on a mirror. I tried to stop her but she was about to throw a fit and I didn't want to disturb the party. Finally I was able to distract her and divert her attention to something else. As she was drawing i grabbed a wipe and was wiping her scribbles. I stopped to follow her while she was doing something else. My husband asked one of the workers for something to clean up and the very nice girl said that it was part of a hazard. All of a sudden the owner grabs my arm and says in this very condescending manner: Sweetie, next time tell you child not to draw on the mirror or you are going to pay for it!" WHAT!?????? What does she think she is running? A five star spa? This is a kids place. This type of thing is expected. I told her that and she said that we are welcome to leave and she ran out of the store. Her staff wouldn’t give me a refund and we didn't get any of the promised treats! The owner is a total BITCH! She was talking to us as if we were the children, in a very condescending and belittling manner! I think her head got too big because some of the people gave her good reviews. The place is totally over hyped and definitely over priced. more

I attended a birthday party here with my daughter and she had a great time! They have a fantastic selection of dress-up and do a lot of fun activities. Decoration is very cute and cheerful too. The staff is very friendly and helpful. It's good to see in today's world of big corporations taking over everything that there is still a place like this that really seems to care about their customers and personalize every experience. more

Its very cute! Nice place to go have a mother and daughter day! more

My daughter Audrey absolutely loved her birthday party at Lollipop Dream! From picking out a dress and jewelry to getting her makeup done and doing a craft and learning how to drink tea properly, it was perfectly sweet from beginning to end. The store attached to it has beautiful merchandise as well! Great place for baby gifts. more

This is the best place to get kid's clothing and have their parties. I have seen many parties and the staff are sweet and they take good care of the kids. The children truly enjoy themselves and the leave laughing. They want to come again and again. The store it's self is designed very beautifully. The staff are pleasant and their outfits are gorgeous! They are great!! more

I would definitely recommend Lollipop Dream to my friends and I have. My daughter and I go to storytime, every week. We also joined a music class that my daughter really enjoyed. The staff are all excellent, they know who you are by name and make you feel welcome. The store also has some really nice gifts, clothing and toys. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 star is because the floors could be better. In the kids story time/ class area maybe some of those sponge padding because the floor is hard. Hard wood floors also get dirty easy. Also the other reason is the kids area isn't child proof, chairs, stands, craft stuff out in the open and the kids can run out into the store. Not that I don't watch my kid but it's hard when they want to touch everything and explore to say no to everything. But I do love you all at Lollipop Dream! Pros: Friendly Staff, Great opportunities for Education and entertainment for the kids. Cons: Non- child proof kids area, Flooring more