Are all 8 year girls sharing similar experiences of what my daughter is going through?

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rascoe627

I have a daughter who just turned 8 and wants to have a birthday party with her classmates from school. I am worried that she may not have a good turn out because that's what happened during her last birthday party. It seems like she is socializing with the other kids at school well and there doesn't seem to be anything abnormal about her. Are other kids having similar experiences. Sometimes I wonder if her turnout wasn't what we expected last year because her birthday is after Christmas and maybe we don't know her classmates' parents.

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I have three children, and when they were all younger, I threw huge galas for them. We're talking clowns, blow up jumpy things, the total kids party, and we also had the worst turn outs. I thought something was wrong because it was vastly different from the parties I remembered as a child.

We were friends with all of the pre-school parents, etc..., so I was befuddled there too, and then as my children got older, we became inundated with invitations to these parties. There is no way we could attend them all, and I think that's where I understood the previous turn outs. They are only allowed to go to their closet friend's parties every year. Their parties are low key and intimate with the same group of close friends.

what are some fun games to play at a 12 year old girls birthday party?

Q. im having a birthday party with 8 girls in about a week. were going to the movies then coming back to have a sleepover, problem is that were gonna have about 5 hours between when we get back till we decide to go to bed. what are some fun things or games to do?

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Silly Race Games
Divide the kids into 2 groups for these games and have them race by:
Holding balloons between their knees
Jumping rope singing happy birthday
Balancing an object on head
Holding a balloon between two of the team members heads
Balancing a small ball on their feet
Skipping backwards
Bouncing a ball
Once they master the forward races, have them do them backwards!

Guess and Win Game
Fill a see through jar with lots of small candy, jellybeans, skittles, marbles or small toys. Count them before you put them into the jar. As the children arrive for the birthday party have them guess how many toys or candies they think are in the jar. Write down each birthday party guest's guess. At the end of the birthday party reveal who guessed closest to the right number. The winner takes home a small prize, or the whole jar with its contents! Tip; Use items related to your birthday party theme. Plastic bugs for an insect party, pink jelly beans for a pink or princess birthday party, rings for a glamour party etc.

Limbo Game
Two older kids or adults hold a pole or broomstick at child's height. Start the music and have the children bend backwards and walk under the pole without touching it. After each round lower the pole an inch or two. If a player touches the pole, they are out. Game Variation: Instead of a pole use something from your birthday party theme: Pirate Limbo - hold a play sword; Fairy Party - hold a magic wand.

Spin the Bottle Game (birthday gift opening game)
This birthday party game is fun when it is time to open the birthday presents. Have kids hold the birthday present that they brought and sit in a circle. Place the spinner (bottle or other item) in the middle of the circle and have the birthday child spin the bottle. They will then open the gift of the child the bottle is pointing to when it stops. Tip: Use an item from your birthday partyâs theme instead of the bottle - magic wand for a princess party, sword for a pirate party etc.

Telephone Game
Have children sit in a circle for this birthday game. The birthday child goes first and whispers a sentence to the person on their right. That person then whispers what they heard to the next person ⦠and so on. When the message has gone around the circle, the person next to the birthday child tells the message out loud. Then the birthday child tells the original message. Very funny to see how things repeated change! Start game again with the next person.

Pin the tail on the Donkey Games
Place a poster on the wall and put a piece of tape on the back of each object the children will be pinning on the poster. Blindfold children, spin them around, and point them toward the poster. The child who pins their object closest to the designated spot, is the winner! Tip: Use a poster from your birthday party theme for this game. Examples: Pin the spider on the web, tutu on the ballerina, nose on the clown, X on a treasure map etc.

Prize Auction Birthday Game
On the birthday party invitation ask each birthday guest to bring an inexpensive item or a "white elephant" (something that is in good shape but they don't want anymore) wrapped in paper or a sealed in a paper bag. Give the guests $20 in play money and start an auction for the unwrapped gifts. For fun you can add food and gag gifts to the auction items. Keep the gifts wrapped and don't let anyone know what is inside until the high bidder opens the item. At the end let the kids trade or buy each other's presents from each other.

Oversize Birthday Party Game
This birthday party game let's the kids really get involved! On a very large patio or driveway draw a large (VERY large!) gameboard with chalk. Make every square at least 18". Make it in the shape of a circle or oval (or a figure 8). Write "start" at the first square and then on each square write a command or action. Example: Square 2 = move ahead 3 spaces, Square 3 - jump up and down until your next turn, Square 4 = sing the national anthem until your next turn, Square 5 = go back 2 spaces ... and so on until every square is filled.

Make 2 large oversize dice from boxes at least 12 x 12 (the bigger the better!). The pieces being moved around the board are the kids themselves. They roll the dice and then move themselves along the game board. The winner is the one to reach the end space first by landing on it with an exact roll. Kids LOVE this game!

Nail Polish Song
This is a new twist on the game "Hot Potato". Sit in a circle and give a bottle of nail polish to the birthday girl. While singing the song pass the bottle around the circle. When verse is over the girl holding the bottle of nail polish opens it and paints one of her nails. Then start the song again and keep going until someone has all of their fingernails painted. You can give out prizes or just have fun singing along. Here is one version of the song ... you can easily make it to fit your daughters name

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need ideas for birthday party decorations that cover every month of the year for 130 girls?

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dmr

this is a girls camp with a cruise theme. each night is a differet theme. 1st night we want to have a big birthday party. we need to set up tables to seperate grls according to the month they were born. need ideas on how to decorate each table and the lodge in general. thought about using holidays or seasons and even birthstoneswhich i loved but cannot find 2 website with the same birthstone information. we want it to be special and affordable. party favors too-help!!!

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January- garnet birthstone so you could either do a red theme or find some red colored rocks or fake gems or just do a happy 2008 theme with icy blue colors and party hats for ringing in the "new year"

February- play up the birthstone of amethyst which is purple or do a valentines day theme with red hots (candies) red table cloths and tissue paper in pink

March- birthstone is Aquamarine which is highly expensive and it is hard to find I wouldn't do the birthstone of this month but I would play up the fun of March's cooler weathered plants coming back to life like tulips or St. Pat's day with the clovers

April- diamonds..you could find those big huge fake diamond rings or diamond looking accents for the napkins etc. I would play up the fact that it rains a lot in April or April fools day. gag gifts like whoopie cushions and umbrellas with fake tinsel hanging off them like rain

May- green emerald colors and you could use the cinco de mayo theme with pinatas and "margarita esque" drinks

June- beach theme summer time, beach balls, sand in candle holders with some sea shells and little mini sunscreens or cheapo glasses

July- red, white and blue theme (I'm american and that is USA to me!) have some red table cloths or white ones, flags, things of that nature use those items that look like tinsel in different colors to make a firecracker effect with a vase

August- peridot or light green color which you could play up for the table.Or just do a different theme of outdoors with fun things to do to beat the heat since august is a relatively HOT month (water balloons, popcicle makers, mini fans)

September- dark blue sapphire color which could be used for this or you could go with a back to school theme with books, rulers, cool pens, markers erasers etc.

October- halloween theme for sure play on the pumpkins, and witches gouls theme endless possibilities there have a cauldron on the table and fill with candies and little goodies like pencils etc.

November- turkey's on the table, leaves all over, pretty oranges, yellow and brown colors. November is citrine which is a rich yellow color and it could be played up for the table. Add a cornocopia for presentation if you would like

December- have some fake snow on the table the stuff that looks like cotton balls or heck buy cotton balls and place around in clumps on the table for a snowy effect. Have some wrapped dummy packages or have some dradels along with this theme so that you can support everyone's religious backgrounds. You could use gift wrap to decorate the table or table cloth with or even make place mats with the stuff


I suggest that for each month you take the theme's above and make name tags for the campers with the theme's in mind. example: December- stocking or candy cane shaped name tag...March- clover shaped name tag..etc.


Have fun with it!

What is a good way to celebrate a 25th wedding anniversary camping?

Beth N

We go camping every year--big family thing---about 60-70 people. One of my boyfriend's brothers is having a 25th wedding anniversay around that time and I offered to throw a 25th party while we are there. Informal of course, but what are some ideas for food/gifts/decorations? We're camping---so we have to keep it relatively simple/no frills. Ideas? Thoughts? He thought it was a great idea!

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25th wedding Anniversary is BIG, it's the SILVER year! You can decorate in anything silver. If you can bring up a helium tank and get some silver and white balloons, you can decorate with them. You can get some silver and white streamers and put them around where they're going to be. Get some round, white, paper laterns, the ones with NO light in them and hang them around the party area.

What would look really nice, if you can do it is get some clear, stringed, Christmas lights and hang them all around the party and camp area where you're all going to be. The twinkling of the lights will add such a nice effect to the party atmosphere. Even just having them up without the balloons would look really pretty!

You can do the lights, the streamers, and then if you can, the balloons and lanterns. Bring up some white or greyish/silver paper tablecloths and then have white plates and white forks, knives, and spoons, etc. You want some things to be silver/grey. If you go to a party store or Costco you can get plastic silverware that looks like real silverware, they are silver and look metal, but they are plastic! You can bring up a box of them and it will wow everyone! If you don't have a Costco, check Sam's or BJ's and if you don't have a membership, ask someone who does if they can go and pick up a box. You can even use them your entire trip, there are hundreds of them in there, or you can put the rest of the box away for another occasion.

For food, do whatever is the couple's favorite food. Being your going to be camping I would keep it simple. If they love bbq, do that, if they love chicken, do that. Whatever you know of their favorite food that's doable while camping, do it! It's their anniversary and their party, have what they like and make it about them! If they like pasta bring up a pasta dish and then reheat it there, if they like chicken cooked a certain way maybe it can be done before going to the campsite and then reheated there. Do what they like, or you can just bbq and make it fun for them. They know they'll be camping and I'm sure they're just going to be happy that they're with their family and they're going to be SO happy you're going through all this for them, that's going to mean SO much to them! I'm sure they're not expecting anything and it's just going to mean a LOT to them! They're probably thinking they'll just do dinner when they return home, and that they're happy they're with their family. You can do burgers, hot dogs, and grilled chicken with some salads, and then do some sides. Maybe another family member can do the sides and another do a pasta dish, and then rolls, etc. I would keep it simple being you won't have access to a kitchen and cooking the way you would if you were home, and I'm sure no matter what you do, they're going to LOVE!!

You can also do a cake for them. You can do a tiered cake and then a sheet cake so that there's enough for everyone. You can ask someone else to do the tiered cake so you're not doing it all. Or have it made somewhere. You can do a round cake or square with 2 layers, and then do it like a wedding cake. You can get a number 25 for the top of the cake, and then have that cake and the sheet cake which should be enough for everyone. You can even get the sheet cake at one of the warehouse stores like Costco, or Sam's, or BJ's and then make the main cake, or order that one too.
You can even do cupcakes if that's easier and ask someone to help you, you can make the cake part of them and then ask someone to help decorate them when you get to the campgrounds. I'm sure the teens or older kids would LOVE to do that and it would be a great way for them to pitch in and help! You can do chocolate and vanilla cupcakes and ice them in white icing and put some silver accents on top, those little nonperils, and then pipe some designs, the kids would love doing that, let them decorate them!

For gifts, you can go and get one of those collage frames, the one that is one frame, but has lots of openings for pictures. You can put pictures of the two of them in the frames, from their wedding to now, but leave 2 spots blank, one to write Happy 25th Anniversary with the dates and then one to take a picture on their actual anniversary and put the up to date picture in the frame. They would love having something where they can see pictures of just the two of them through the years, and hang it on their wall, it's a scrapbook of their lives in a way.

You can also get them something silver being it's the silver anniversary, silver candlesticks, silver picture framed engraved with their names and the date, you can get them a gift card to their favorite restuarant, etc.

They're may feel what you're doing for them is gift enough! You're doing a lot for them putting together this party and it's going to cost you a lot to put it together, the little things are going to add up, the cost of the napkins, and paper goods, the food, the condiments, the decorations, if you do still want to do a gift you can either do something with the silver theme to go with the silver anniversary, or get them something that either you know they would want, or have talked about it, you can send them to a dinner cruise or dinner theater, you can get them something for their house or yard, you can get them a bottle of wine or champagne from the year they were married, etc.

I hope some of these ideas helped and that you and your boyfriend have a great trip and that the party goes great too!! I'm sure they are going to LOVE the party and anything that you do for them, it's the thought and being you are putting so much thought into making this perfect for them, they are going to LOVE the party!!

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