As a homeschooling mother of four, I was always looking for places for creative and also social play for my littles. When I didn’t find a place, my husband and I decided to create it ourselves. We took the concept of a play cafe to its purest form: organic food & coffee, screen-free fun, and wood toys then rolled it into a nontoxic environment welcoming to all families.

Research shows children thrive when given the chance to explore through creative play, engage in meaningful social interactions, and develop critical thinking skills in a nurturing environment.

Share a love for children? Want to make an impact in your community? Thinking of owning your own business? If you said yes, I invite you to explore our space and see if this mission speaks to you.

Our Vision

To share a welcoming space that fosters play, learning, and holistic living, while providing high-quality experiences that nurture both children and parents.

Our Mission

Nurturing connections, creativity, and play—naturally.

Open a Play Cafe

We offer both franchising for our brand (two options) and consulting for those who want help creating their own play cafe brand.

Want to check if opening a play cafe is right for you? Get our ebook.

Franchising means you’d own a Natural Nest Play Cafe, we’d help you’d along the way opening it up with training, finding a location and every step along the way. It would be yours to run and make your own! We’d share all our knowledge to help you be successful and even be there as you operate over the years. Consulting would mean we’d help you open your own play cafe and we’d get paid an hourly rate but there are aspects of our business that would remain confidential.

There are two options for our Franchising. One is the Franchising Fee alone where we teach you what you need to do, advise you, and help along the way. The Franchising Fee is $30,000..

The second option is our "walk-in ready cafe.” The “Ready Made” option would create a cookie-cutter version of our Middletown location as of October 2024 and would take the guesswork out of start-up costs.

That option is one lump sum which includes us getting and helping to set up everything in the play cafe , website design, POS system, and coolers etc. This also includes lease negotiation assistance and build-out costs! All you would have to do is walk into your new business and be trained by us then operate from there! The Ready Made Fee does not include any rent or deposits required by your new landlord or your local business licensing fees. We'd even help you find the perfect spot.

Here’s a look at the process, if everything looks good below please let me know a few good times for an informal meeting and we'll send over a nondisclosure agreement:

  • Review Franchising One Pager (click to download)

  • Set Up an Informal Meeting (fill out the form below or click here)

  • Fill out an NDA

  • Review Franchise Info Sheet (FDD)

  • Begin the Agreement process with a $750 non-refundable deposit (money will be put towards the Franchising Fee once the agreement is signed) and receive a copy of the Franchise Agreement.

  • Review the Franchise Agreement and decide on next steps within 30 days

  • Once the Agreement is signed and the Franchise Fee is paid in full, you receive all hard copy and electronic trademark info and supporting business documentation and we begin!

  • We have a Franchise fee between $20,000 - $35,000 or the walk-in ready option price depending on market size (Averaging about $125,000).

  • There is an 5% Royalty that would is paid based on sales..

 Not ready to dive in or just want to learn? Check out our ebooks.

Want to learn more? Fill out this form to set up the informal meeting!