Parenting Playgroups in Manchester, NH
Parent & Child Support Groups in New Hampshire
Find your people while the kids play. Our parent-led playgroups in Manchester bring families together for play, conversation, and new friendships.
Choose your group below: active play for toddlers and preschoolers, a dedicated gathering for foster families, or our baby group (currently paused).
Find your playgroup
Play Date at Cowabunga's!
Toddlers & preschoolers · 18 months–5 years
For confident walkers, toddlers, and preschoolers who love to bounce, climb, and make new friends. Parent facilitators welcome all caregivers, and younger siblings are welcome too. Non-walking babies and adults play free.
On arrival: Check in at the front desk, then find the tables with balloons to meet your facilitator.
Dates: See available sessions when booking. No groups during school vacation days or weeks.
$20 per child for two hours.
Free with monthly membership. Memberships start at $50 a month for one child.
Babies (non walking) and adults are free..
- This is an information meet up in our open gym area led by parent facilitators. When you arrive, check in at the front desk. Proceed to the table area and look for the tables with the balloons & sit in that area!
- Get settled & a facilitator will welcome you. You can hangout and play with the group or wander around the open gym area with your new friends.
- You can bring any items you need for your child.
- You can bring nut free food and drinks or buy items at our concession stand
- Please bring socks for you and your child to wear while playing.
We understand that life gets crazy & things come up! Unfortunately, we are unable to offer refunds once booked.
Bunga's Foster
Family Play Group!
Foster families · Birth–15 years
A welcoming gathering for foster families with babies through age 15. Kids enjoy unstructured play in our private gym while adults connect, share experiences, and make friends with support from a parent facilitator.
Schedule: The twice-monthly schedule begins September 2026. No groups during school vacation days or weeks. Check available dates when booking.
Want more play? Add an hour in the open gym afterwards for $6 per child.
This group is free for Foster Families that are currently licensed and active in the community. This group plays in our private party gyms.
If you’d like to stay afterwards to play in the open gym, it would be an additional $6 per child for an hour.
- The Bunga’s Foster Family Group will greeted by our parent facilitator. Our facilitator may ask guests to introduce themselves and share some of the highs and lows from the week while the kids play.
- There will also be opportunities to ask for or share advice to others.
- You can bring any items you need for your child.
- We ask that any food or drink be nut free & consumed at a table in the room.
- We are a nut free facility.
Bunga's Babies
Babies & grown-ups · Up to 18 months · Currently paused
CURRENTLY PAUSED
A group for babies up to 18 months and their grown-ups, with age-appropriate toys and facilitator-led conversation in a private gym.
Bunga’s Babies is paused indefinitely while we regroup and explore new ideas. There are no baby-group sessions available to book at this time.
Typically $10 per family
Cost is per session. Must purchase additional ticket to play in the open gym afterwards.
- The group will begin with the facilitator asking guests to introduce themselves and share some of the highs and lows from the week.
- There will also be opportunities to ask for or share advice to others.
- From time to time there may be a consultant that comes in and speaks on a specific topic.
- You can bring any items you need for your child.
- We ask that any food or drink be nut free & consumed at a table in the room.
We understand that life gets crazy & things come up! Unfortunately, we are unable to offer refunds for our Manchester, NH local playgroup sessions once booked.