Kid's birthday party?

Meg

I am having a birthday party for my son who just turned 5 on July 5th and my daughter who will turn 4 on July 11th....

My question is what kind of party should I throw? He likes spider-man, speed racer, iron man...you know boy stuff. She likes princess, Dora, Mickey Mouse, girly things

I'm on a tight budget, should I do hot dogs and hambergers with the fixings or Just cake and ice cream?

Any ideas?

Answer
Good boy and girl themes that go together well are Pirates and Princesses or Pirates and Mermaids. Also Knights and Princesses.

If your son would agree on this theme.

Also some neutral themese are
Wild West (Coyboys/Indians)
Jungle
Circus
Luau

Why don't you set the party to be a time before or after people eat that way you don't have to supply a meal and you could just get cake and icecream.

Pirates and Mermaids

This theme goes great together because they each have to do with the ocean. So decorations could be easy sea sheels, jewls, peral neclaces, gold coins, fish, fishing net. Have blue, green, and white as streamers and ballons. Make a flag with scull and cross bones. Maybe a have a toy boat sitting on the table. Spray paint rocks gold to look like golden nuggets.

Invitations: This could be a fun things to do with the children before the party. Write or print the party deatails on paper roll up to resemble a treasure map and tie with string or ribbon. Add some sand, glitter, confetti and and some few small sheels inside a plastic bottle add the invitation and put the cap on and deliver.

Girls could dress up as mermaids and guys dress in pirate attire. Or you could aslo tell the guest to wear swimming attire if you have a small pool to play in or other water games.
Have eye patches, bandannas and temporary tatoos for the pirates you could also paint on stubble and beards with paint or eyeliner. For the girls you could have pearls or costume jelery, Sea Crowns and temporary tatoos you could aslo give them face paint.

Seating: Since you are having two parties in one to make each child feel special maybe you could have two talbes one for each child and their friends. I think you should also make a speical seat for the birthday child decorate it by taping things to it and maybe having a pillow to sit on you could do one that is more mermaid and one more pirate. Also you could tie balloons to it so it really stands out.

Food: Gold Fish Crackers, Swedish Fish and Cake/Cupcakes and IceCream
You could have an under the sea cupcakes or cake to share or you could have two seprate cake/cupcakes for each child.

For games you could play pass the fish/crab or whatever stuffed animal like hot potato. Also you could have a treasure hunt (you could use pictures or word with this one) with a real treasure box to find you could fill the treasure box with individual favor bags so there would be no fighting. You could have a crab race where guest have to walk on their hands and feet belly up possition. Another game could be like musical chairs but use beach towel instead and call them islands. You could also have a hunt but this time hind things like sea sheels or other little prizes that the kids can keep once they find them they could use their decoarted treasure cheast to collect their prizes.

You could have the children do a craft
One idea I seen in a party book is to get uncooked pasta shells in differnt sizes and spray paint them then take shoe boxes or whatever you like and spray paint it gold give them to the kids with the sheels to decorate with the shells and lay out glitter glue, fake jewls and stickers. Maybe have a few coloring pages in the theme of coarse in cause someone fishishes early or does not want to participate.

Favor Ideas:
Costume Jewlery, Gold Chocolate Coins, Fish Squirt Toys, Beach Toys, Plastic Sea Horses and Fish, Swedish Fish, Bubbles, Platic Swords, Kaleidoscopes

http://familyfun.go.com/parties/birthday/feature/party1/party3.html

http://familyfun.go.com/parties/holiday/specialfeature/doca0603_pirates_sf/

If you do not choose the mermaid/pirate theme and would like ideas of another theme feel free to let me know because I always have ideas! I didn't even write everything that I could of for the mermaid/pirate thme. So feel free to e-mail me or send me an instand message if you need more ideas or would like to know more. I love doing this kind of thing.

Good luck with your party and I hope everyone will enjoy it and agree on a theme.

Candy pool party invitations ideas?

kelly g

So im turning 15 and there will be a pool with lots of candy

Answer
ok there was this show i was watching about rich kids who get watever they want on their birthday and this one person gave these huge cookies from Mrs. Fields cookies (they were like as big as a cake) and then on it, it said your invited to my birthday (in icing). Its really kool but alittle expensive.
hope i helpped
:)

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What are some good birthday party ideas?

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DestinyC

ok so im turning 14 on december 9th and on the 11th im having a birthday party. im only inviting like 5 or 6 girls but i have no idea what there is to do. if i could get some good ideas that would be great. =]

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Pool Party -- Singapore, always sunny.
A pool party is a great option for a summer birthday. Reserve a local public pool for an afternoon and set up for a day of fun. Bring water toys and floats for the kids to use and then leave them alone. If you are allowed to have food poolside and there is a grill bring hotdogs and accessories for easy refreshments. If there isnât a girl order a variety of pizzas.

Talent Show Party
A talent show is one of the best teenage birthday party ideas because it lets the children show off their special talents. This is especially good for teens who love the spotlight. On the invitation make it clear that everyone will have an opportunity to perform. Set up an area in the house that has enough room for a variety of activities like singing, dancing, comedy routines, or skits. Allow the party goers to pick winners and award prizes such as gift cards.
Teenage birthday party ideas can be as unique as your teen. Let your teen guide you in what he or she thinks is cool and the party will be a hit.

If you don't like them, just do a normal sleepover. Movie, sleeping bags and games. ^^
Have fun!
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Son is turning three what are some good birthday party ideas?

Tracy

My son is turning three next month and i was just needing some good birthday ideas for his party. There are going to be about 26-30 people there friends,family and some of our neighbors and such. My Sister thinks that's to many people and will overwhelm him there what do you think?

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For a three year old, it may not be too many people if he likes a busy crowd, my kids always loved the more people the merrier. For his age, you should consider getting a jumper for the kids. It keeps them busy for hours and its not like a treasure hunt or a game with lots of rules. Another idea is a water party with little slip and slides and sprinklers and a little wading pool with lots of cheap beach balls and some plastic buckets and toy boats and little plastic alligators and other sea animals to play in the water with, kids this age love to play in the water with stuff like this. Plus with the warm weather it should be great. Have BBQ and picnic tables set up for the adults, get a cooler for Capri sun for the kids and just let them loose. If you do this, make sure to have the invitation say to wear swimsuit under clothes and bring towel. Good Luck.

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Son is turning three what are some good birthday party ideas?

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Tracy

My son is turning three next month and i was just needing some good birthday ideas for his party. There are going to be about 26-30 people there friends,family and some of our neighbors and such. My Sister thinks that's to many people and will overwhelm him there what do you think?

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For a three year old, it may not be too many people if he likes a busy crowd, my kids always loved the more people the merrier. For his age, you should consider getting a jumper for the kids. It keeps them busy for hours and its not like a treasure hunt or a game with lots of rules. Another idea is a water party with little slip and slides and sprinklers and a little wading pool with lots of cheap beach balls and some plastic buckets and toy boats and little plastic alligators and other sea animals to play in the water with, kids this age love to play in the water with stuff like this. Plus with the warm weather it should be great. Have BBQ and picnic tables set up for the adults, get a cooler for Capri sun for the kids and just let them loose. If you do this, make sure to have the invitation say to wear swimsuit under clothes and bring towel. Good Luck.

What are some good birthday party themes?

sunday3483

It's for my daughter in August she'll be 2 but she only likes Scooby, Barney, and Princess. And my family doesn't do themes over again my nephew done Scooby, my other daughter we did Princess, I can't find Barney, and my niece has a birthday in August as well and they're doing a Hawaiian theme. So if anyone has any ideas let me know!

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Here are some ideas:

Movie party!
-Whether you go to the movies or stay at home is up to you.
-Go to party city and get some pop corn buckets.
-Include 'tickets' in the invitations.

Sprinkler/Pool party!
-Blow up kiddy pool

-Hollywood party
-Have the kids dress up all glitzy and glamorous
-Play music they can dance to
-drinks and snacks
-Take pictures on the red carpet

Farm party!
-Hire a petting zoo./Go to a zoo

Chuck E. Cheese Party!

Aquarium Party (Under the sea themed)

Costume party!

Build a bear workshop party!

Pizza party!

McDonald's Party!

. . . lots of things. Try googling some ideas. That always helps me.
Hope I helped! :)

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What would be your favourite theme for a birthday party you'd be invited to?

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Linda

I'm hosting a birthday party in two weeks. I 'd like to personalize it with a theme or something..any ideas?
Thanks a lot!

Answer
Hawaiian or a Movie theme.

For the Hawaiian theme:

For the preteen crowd, this tropical island theme can be a real hoot--particularly if you challenge arriving guests to use the 12 letters of the Hawaiian alphabet (a, e, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, p, u, w) to come up with fun new nicknames to go by. If you have a pool, you're golden. If not, set up a sprinkler that the kids can run through to cool off between the party games.

INVITATION
Aloha! Guests will know they're in for a fun ride when they get this invite. To make one, use a craft knife (adults only) to cut an 8-inch-long surfboard shape out of Fome-Cor (sold at most craft or art supply stores) or cardboard. Cut an identical shape out of colorful Con-Tact paper. Stick the Con-Tact paper to the top of the surfboard and print on a fun announcement with a black marker. Print the rest of the information on the back, including a reminder for guests to wear their favorite beach attire.

PARTY PHOTO
Hang Ten Poses Having your photo taken while you strike a dramatic surfing pose makes a fun icebreaker for this shindig. To set the stage, put on some inspiring music (any Beach Boys tune will do), then spread a blue tarp or blanket on the ground and place a folded-up ironing board on top of it. Guests can then take turns "riding" the board while you snap Polaroid postcards of them to take home as souvenirs.

PARTY CRAFTS
Paper Leis It wouldn't be a true Hawaiian celebration without colorful flower leis. You can either make them ahead of time and have your child distribute them as the guests arrive, or provide the supplies so the kids can make their own. First, trim the tops of colorful cupcake liners to resemble scalloped-edged flowers. Then cut a bunch of drinking straws into 1-inch lengths for spacers. Using a wide-eyed embroidery needle and twine, alternately sew through the centers of a bunch of flowers and string on straw sections. When the strand is long enough, tie together the string ends, and the lei is ready to wear.

TROPICAL TREATS
Skewer pieces of fruit, cheese, and meat with fancy toothpicks and arrange them on a pupu platter (that's Hawaiian for appetizer!). Blend together tropical fruits, juices, and ice for smoothies that your guests will go bananas over. Serve them in pretty glasses garnished with cocktail umbrellas. Top it off with this beach cake, sure to make a big splash!

ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT
Hula Hoopla Hawaiian partygoers will get a laugh out of giving this contest a whirl. Hand two of the kids hula hoops and see who can hula the longest. Then pose the challenge to two other kids. Once everyone has had a chance, have the winners of the first round face off against each other, and so on, until one kid is the victor. He or she wins a hula hoop!

Aloha VolleyPlayed with a beach ball (or even a balloon), this game puts a tropical twist on classic volleyball. Set up a net (or you can string a piece of clothesline between two stationary objects). Ask each team to come up with a fun name like the Invincible Islanders or the Volley-canoes. Explain that the object is to hit the ball back and forth according to standard volleyball rules. But instead of scoring points, teams are awarded letters to spell A-L-O-H-A. The first team to complete the word wins!

HAWAIIAN PARTY POINTERS
â¢Make your place look like a tropical paradise by decorating it with exotic paper or silk flowers, colored holiday lights, and paper lanterns.
⢠Set up a beach umbrella to create a shady spot where kids can get out of the sun. And have plenty of sunscreen on hand.
⢠Hawaiian Party Favors: Send guests home from this party in paradise with tropical trail mix (just add dried pineapple chunks and macadamia nuts to your favorite mix), shells, beach balls, or sunglasses.
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For the Movie Theme:

Invitations:
Become a STAR with "birthday girl" (have pictures of glamour women on the front of the card)
Tell the guests to dress up as glamorous as possible (long gowns, high heels, lots of makeup, etc) Have extra accessories for those who wanted to be more glamorous.
Date:
Time:
Location:
RSVP to my manager

Additional Idea:
Purchased cards of girl, high heels, with sparkles on them.
Invitation Insert: Made. Printed a note asking parents to dress their little girls in their old bridesmaid dresses / prom dresses (that they just couldn't wear out in public again). And, added these lines for them to fill in: Stage Name, Favorite movie, Favorite actor, Favorite song.

Decorations:
Put a black paper tablecloth on the table and cover it with little gold stars. Use big gold stars from a paper supply store to use as place mats with black paper plates on top of them. Ring pops make great napkin rings with folded black paper napkins in a fan shape. Put them through the ring pop so they fan out like a bow tie. Place in the middle of the plate. Use black plastic utensils and hot glue rhinestones on them. Plastic champagne glasses can be used for Ginger Ale. Dress them up with gold curly ribbon around the stem.
Other decorations: See if you can get old movie posters. Hang white holiday lights and hang stars (can be made from foil on cardboard). How about a few directors chairs, one for the birthday girl with her name on the back of course!
Helium-filled balloons, thin-sparkle garland, foil stars, extra invitations

Cake & Food: Bake a cake in 9 x 13 pan, frost with white frosting. Put gold and silver foil wrapped kisses all around the edge of the cake so it would look like a marquee, and write Happy Birthday in red. (Super easy, but really cute) Use black glitter candles.

Goodie Bags: Fill up their goodie bags with remaining samples of make-up, bottles of nail polish, trial sizes of bubble bath, dark sunglasses, fake nails, and hair things. etc Also include a small notebook and pen...they will need to get each others autographs!

Games and Activities:

When girls arrive, collect the forms their parents filled out. Be prepared to fill one out if they do not have one.

Beauty Salon: Purchase lipstick samples, eye shadow samples, blush samples, perfume samples, ask an Avon or Mary Kay representative if they have any available. Set up a table with mirrors, Q-tips, tissues, all the above mentioned samples, and nail polish (which you can buy cheaply just about anywhere.) Tell the girls DO NOT share the makeup for sanitary reasons. For a party with younger girls, maybe you could ask teen girls to help out or enlist the help of the other moms to give the girls make-overs. Don't forget to take before and after shots of all the girls! Give the girls boas to wear.

Red carpet entrance: Purchase a red plastic tablecloth and folded it in half lengthways and use it as a runway. Announce each Diva from the form she turned in when she arrived. Stating, "And here is stage name, who recently starred in favorite movie with favorite actor. Stage name is also up for a Grammy for favorite song," as she made her entrance. A photograph can be made to commemorate the occasion. Holiday lights can be added to the edge of the runway for more effect.

Oscar presentation Paperdolls: Purchase inexpensive paper dolls with stands. Place each girls form into the "oscar" envelope after the red carpet entrance. One envelope per girl each with a different category written on them including best diva attire, best diva attitude, best leading actress, etc. Each girl wins an Oscar and a photo can be taken as she accepts her award.

Oscar decoration: Give the girls a chance to decorate their Oscars clothing.

Guess the Star - As each girl comes in the door put a name tag on her back with the name of a famous movie star (one that the kids would know). Then they have to find out who they are by asking the other guests questions. The other guests can answer any question, but must not reveal the name of the star. First girl to figure out who she is wins a prize.

Purchase some gold stars (12 inches) at a party store and some small, glittery letters. For each girl invited, label a star with the girls name, close to the top. Lay out the stars before the girls came (like Hollywood Blvd) then they can find them and have their Polaroid picture taken (in their glamorous finery). Next, tape/glue the picture to the center of the star and let each girl decorate it with glitter gel, small stars, etc.

Toilet Paper Chain Relay - Split guests up into 2 teams which stand in rows across from each other. The first person in each row has a roll of toilet paper. They have to put it through one sleeve and out the other and then on to the next person until the last person completes the chain.

Pin the Star on the Birthday Girl - Before the guests arrived trace your daughter on a large piece of paper. Give each guest a paper star and blindfold them one at a time. They have to stick the star on the picture of the birthday girl. The star closest to her heart is the winner. (Like pin the tail on the donkey)

Pull out the video camera and have the girls model, lip sync, karaoke or act out small skits.

Parents: How Much Would You be Willing to Spend on Your Child's Birthday Party?

I am thinking about starting up a kid's party planning business and i want to set a flat rate that I will be able to make a profit off of. What would you be willing to spend that much on a birthday party for your child (age 3-10ish)?

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We're quite *lame* when it comes to our kids birthday parties. We live 30secs from the beach, have a big back garden, pool, trampoline, swing-set etc ... usually, we spend about $200 on everything : invitations, the gift, food, cake & entertainment. I guess we're more advantage in that sense.

Speaking from the point of view, we don't have them resources, depending on what your business, I would budget to $350/$400.

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