Helen Griffiths owns the Rumpus Room which look after kids on a Wednesday night during the school holidays to give parents a bit of time out.

Bookings are flooding in for a "date night drop off" designed to give parents a night to themselves during the school holidays.

New Plymouth's Rumpus Room normally runs holiday programs and caregiver services but for Wednesday nights from 6pm till 10pm during the upcoming school holidays they'll be open late for parents to have a break.

Owner and manager of the Rumpus Room Helen Griffiths said with children often at home during the holidays many parents didn't get much time to themselves.

"The idea came about because I know a lot of parents will have time off to be with their kids during the day," she said.

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Griffiths said the initial response to the idea was "overwhelming" and she already had several bookings for the first week.

"It can be a pretty intense time, so wanted to use our existing services here to give them an opportunity to take a bit of a break."

Griffiths has partnered up with Bowlarama, Deluxe Diner and Arborio to give parents who have dropped their children off at the Rumpus Room a discount for dining there.

"Parents can grab a friend or a partner and just escape for some me time," Griffiths said.

"It's a bit guilt free as well because they know they'll be having a riot, in a safe environment for a fraction of the cost of a babysitter."

"There's heaps for kids to do here, we have sports, a playground, crafts, an inflatable obstacle course and we'll be running a few extra games as well."

People wanting to take part in the date nights need book their children in to the Rumpus Room on Wednesdays and children need to be between five and 12 years of age.