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

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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!!

My mother is turning 48 years old Dec 9th. How can I make a great 48 year old birthday party invitation?

Rita Mae

Me and Brother are throwing my mom a surprise Birthday party.Can you give a clue of a 48 year old invitation suppose to look like?

Answer
Just a general : "Your invited" Birthday invitation
the Over the Hill gets on your nerves

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My mother is turning 48 years old Dec 9th. How can I make a great 48 year old birthday party invitation?

Rita Mae

Me and Brother are throwing my mom a surprise Birthday party.Can you give a clue of a 48 year old invitation suppose to look like?

Answer
Just a general : "Your invited" Birthday invitation
the Over the Hill gets on your nerves

birthday party ideas?

ashluvsyou

my friend is having a birthday party and i told her i would help her plan it out. We were thinking we could do a survivor theme but we have never seen the show! who knows what games we could do?

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Survivor Party (outdoor event) Invitations: Using a computer program for making greeting cards, I chose the single fold (saves paper and you can make two invites on one sheet) I typed in "You're invited to , my daughter's name, (followed by a picture of the "CBS Survivor logo"), Party." On the inside (left) I asked each guest to "wear camouflage, or black, army green and khaki clothes, boots or good shoes. (But not required!)" You may not want to add that part yourself, I had children that had bought new outfits just for this one occasion. On the inside (right) I wrote: "Where will the tribes meet? At, my child's name, house." It was at an empty lot that has a wide trail made by our kids with a four wheeler. The trail looks almost like a wish bone that goes into three directions and the tall grass in the trails was mowed down). "When will the adventure take place? On , date of party." "The challenges will begin at 6:30 p.m." (I wanted it to be daylight long enough for the guest to get an idea of the terrain before they started the games). "The challenges will end around 8:30 or 9:00 p.m. following the tribal meeting." Decorations: I begged, borrowed, but I did not steal, most of the decorations. I got tikki torches, fish net, hammocks, a blue tarp, duck decoys, camo tarp, logs, etc...to make the setting as close to an island as possible. The blue tarp (the pond), was lei out in a small open area on one of the trails and we placed the duck decoys on it and named it Bay Island. The tikki torches were strategically placed to illuminate as much territory as possible without giving off too much light in one particular area. At the entrance of the North Trail (I labeled each direction), there was a tree house that had been in the process of removal. It was perfect...the broken pieces of wood resembled a shipwreck. I painted S.S. Skipper on the largest piece. Using my daughter's stuffed and plastic animals, I placed "wild or exotic" animals throughout the trees and grass. The camo tarp was tied up to four trees. My husband placed a large table under it for the food and gifts. We collected the largest logs we could find. They were placed around the campfire. Activities: I had the guest line up according to height. I separated them equally into to two tribes, which they named themselves, "The Discoverers" and "The Explorers." We started with a relay race. The tribes formed two separate lines. At the sound of the whistle the first two hoola hooped from the starting point (a line drawn with flour), and touched the camouflaged blanket, (blanket was folded in half long ways and tied to trees on each side of the trail), hoola hooped back for the next tribal member to get ready to start (they start when the other member goes under the blanket), and then had to run back and crawl under the blanket, (the blanket was used because I did not find the tunnels I wanted), next they jumped through tires (5 for each team... all 10 were borrowed from a tire store), and finishing when they walked across a balance beam. The first tribe to complete the course received immunity and a prize for each member. The immunity part was thrown in just for drama (lol), none of the tribal members were ever voted off the "island". The prizes were an assortment of survival needs, (ie: flashlights, binoculars, etc. most were purchased from the dollar store). Following the relay race...they liked it so much they did it twice. After, the tribes went to their first tribal meeting at the campfire. They ate hot dogs and talked about how much fun they were having! The scavenger hunt was the next activity. We removed the obstacles from the relay race while they were eating. I gave the instructions to play the game successfully. Each tribe had to find the object that was secretly coded in the clues. Each object had another clue that eventually led them to the "survival" treasure chest. I placed two of everything along the trails for the scavenger hunt so that both tribes had the same opportunity to get to the survival treasure chest first. One tribe went down one trail and the other went down the other trail. Each object was placed approximately the same distance from the other for both tribes. This activity took a while. Once the treasure chest was found we had our final tribal meeting. This included sitting around the campfire and eating cup cakes (frosted with an army green color) and my daughter opened her gifts. Favors: Each guest received arm bands made of camo material (ripped strips), and doo rags made of army green material when they arrived for the party, treat bags were filled with small gadgets, candy, etc. and given to the guests as they were leaving. This was a huge success...Good luck if you take the challenge to "Outwit" "Outlast" and "Outplay" the birthday party scene.

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