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.
Birthday Party?
elfin418gi
He's turning 7.
What do little kids do at birthday parties, besides eat cake and ice cream? Should I do party bags? Streamers?
thanks
Answer
I love kids' bday parties, and I am known around our small town for my themed parties. I have won twice on www.birthdaypartyideas.com (pirates of the caribbean 7 yr old June 2004 I think? & spongebob 6 yr old 2005). However, I think I am not the norm, as many moms don't have the time or creative energy to do all that work. That website is a great idea for decorating, games, food, etc.
My point is, moms have said to me, "oh, my parties are so boring compared to yours". Not so according to my kids. Kids love parties period. My kids have never said my parties were better than "so and so's". But kids do need to keep busy. You don't have to do the themed thing, but kids do get a kick out of it. But my basic suggestions are (from experience):
1. Keep it 2 hours - 2 1/2 max.
2. Forget feeding them a meal. I find the best time is 1 to 3, or 2 to 4. I tried the lunch thing, and 90% of them did not eat as they were too excited. I threw the meals away.
3. DO have munchies tho' and juice boxes.
4. Plan for around 4 games, and depending on the child, a craft. I usually did craft from 1 to 1:30 -- allowing latercomers to arrive and do their craft; games from 1:30 to 2:15; cake & singing and gift opening and free-play from 2:15 to 3. It usually worked out fine.
5. If you're having it at your home, keep the party in one room. Bedrooms were off limits. I've heard of parties where a child's favourite toy is broken 'cuz of the barrage of kids in their room. I tell those that want to crash my son's room, "you can come another day for a play day". If it's an outdoor party, the kids stay outdoors unless they need to use the washroom.
6. I use the rule with my kids, "you can invite the same # of kids as the age you're turning", so if your child is turning 7, he/she can invite 7 friends.
7. Goody bags are a must -- and kids really look forward to them, so if you have extra money to spend, do it here. Dollar stores are great for this.
8. ALWAYS call moms/dads who do not RSVP your invite. Don't assume their child's coming if you haven't heard anything. I had a mom last year who didn't call me, because the invitation did not make it to her hands. Somewhere between school and home, her son lost it. So it's always good to follow up. Oh, and I typically send invites out 2 weeks before the party.
9. I like playing music at the party -- just to break the silence! My music was theme-related, so for Spongebob, I found Spongebob music off the web, etc.
Don't get stressed over it; plan early; and have fun!!
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