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PARTY PLANNING HELP & IDEAS:

GAME IDEAS (below) - Use your theme! or see School Party Ideas

Put several of your theme items on a tray. Have the kids look at the items and then remove one. Take turns to guess what was removed?

Hide one or two of your theme items in the party room. Have the kids hunt for the item.

Pass your theme item while music is playing, whoever has it when the music stops wins (or looses and is out)

Mark the bottom of a theme plate with the birthday child's name or picture. Whoever gets it wins a prize.

Decorate the party/favor bags with theme stickers (this can be an activity) and then use to put their favors in. Make sure they write their name on their bag.

Play games to win pennies to buy their take home party favors. They save the pennies and choose from a table of favors/gifts which they buy at the end of the party. Or, allow them to win their favor immediately when they play games. Favors should be immediately put in their bags.

Decorate a chair which matches the birthday theme (Princess theme, decorate a princess chair. Superhero theme, tie a superhero cape to the chair). Play musical chairs with several chairs and the decorated chair.  Children walk in circles around the chairs.  When the music stops, whoever is able to sit in the decorated chair wins! Have the birthday child sit in the decorated chair when opening presents or take turns in the chair to have the guest sit in the decorated chair as the birthday child opens their gift.

Make up activities about your theme (i.e. Puppy/Bolt party... have the kids bark or crawl like a dog. Frog party.... play leapfrog or who can jump the farthest. Disco party...do random dancing. When the music plays you dance, when it stops you freeze and stay frozen until the music starts again. Fancy Nancy...have a fashion show. Princess party...decorate a tiara. Luau party...play limbo or decorate a coconut. Superhero search for a superhero power ring, arm wrestle for strength, use superpowers to pop balloons, duck, duck goose using superhero cape, Horses....play horseshoes)

A laughing Game - Sit the kids in a circle. Throw a hankerchief or balloon in the air. When the hanky or balloon is in the air the kids have to laugh as much as they can. When it hits the ground the kids have to freeze and be quiet. Anyone who makes a noise after the hanky/balloon hits the ground is out. You can keep playing until the last player is left. Or, sit one child on a chair. The other children tell jokes, make faces to make the person on the chair laugh. The object is to keep a straight face or see who can go the longest without laughing..

Many of the themes(above) have games, books, movies, puzzles, stickers, tattoos to go with them (click on the theme to see the items). Or, check out other activities & games on our activities page Kids Activities and Games.

Make a list of 10 questions about the birthday child (favorite color, favorite movie, favorite food, favorite sport, color of eyes etc.) and print on a paper. Give three choices for an answer. Have the guest circle the answer that they think is correct. Whoever guesses the most correct answers gets a gift from the birthday child. This gives guest an opportunity to know more about the birthday child and makes the child feel that the party is all about him/her.

If guest are old enough to write or draw, have them write one thing they like about the birthday child.... or draw a picture of themselves with the birthday child...or make a birthday card. Make sure they put their name on the item. This makes a great activity and also a keepsake for the birthday child's birthday keepsake book. Your Birthday Book: A Keepsake Journal

Have guest bring a picture of themselves. Put each guest picture in a separate envelope (big envelope so they are all the same size). Include a picture of the birthday child in one of the envelopes. Have guest sit in a circle, play music and pass the envelopes. When the music stops each child opens the envelope they are holding. Whoever has the picture of the birthday child WINS. Another option would be instead of passing the envelopes, they could draw the envelopes from a big box.

For young children, you can read a book as an activity (choose one from your theme above) or read a birthday book click her to see Birthday books. Books are great way to prepare kids for their birthday (especially when it is about sharing, inviting guest, eating too much cake etc.) You can also read a different book each week beginning the month before their birthday. This gives an excuse to read together, gets kids get excited for their birthday and makes a great tradition. Books make great party favors (giving a book the same as your theme) and a great activity for young kids at a party.

Take pictures at the party of the group and send the picture along with a thank you note. Or write a thank you on the back of the picture. You can decorate an acrylic frame at the party as a favor and when the picture is sent home they will have a frame to put the picture in. Acrylic or Wooden Frame

Take pictures of the birthday child with their individual friend and the gift they gave them. Send picture and a thank you note after the party. If you print doubles of the picture, save one set into a memory birthday book for the birthday child. The pictures will show who came to the party and what gifts were received. It's My Party Birthday Photo Album 1 - 12 Years

Fill a bag of hugs and kisses candy, attach a personalized note or sticker with the birthday child's picture that says "Hugs and Kisses from ___________ Thanks for coming to my party!" or fill a bag with personalized M&Ms (picture of birthday child) Personalized MY M&M'S® - Makes a great birthday party favor!

Many of the themes (above) have thank you notes and favors to match the theme. Or see some Personalized Stickers

START A BIRTHDAY TRADITION.

Use this birthday plate ( below or click here Waechtersbach Happy Birthday Plate) to serve the birthday child their favorite cake or dinner. Only use on the plate on a birthday to make the plate special. You can use a "You Are Special Plate" (see here Waechtersbach Plate, You Are Special Today, Cherry Red) for other special events like good report cards, winning soccer goal, or good deeds

Use the keepsake birthday book (below or click here Your Birthday Book: A Keepsake Journal or see Accordion Album - Birthday ) to write down birthday memories. The following year, get out the book and go down memory lane. Kids love this! Include pictures showing who attended the party and the gifts received (see ideas under the Thank You section above)..

Birthday books are great way to prepare kids for their birthday (especially when it is about sharing, inviting guest, eating too much cake etc.) You can also read a different book each week beginning the month before their birthday. This gives an excuse to read together, gets kids get excited for their birthday and makes a great tradition