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ime the party for the younger children either before or after afternoon nap time. Otherwise the whole event will soon come to a grinding halt.
Ask guests to bring along something significant to fit inside a time capsule for the birthday boy or girl. This is a lovely keepsake for later years when your child will get a kick out of everyone’s individual ideas. Take photos of the guests with their contribution, or video some of their comments on why they chose what they did.
Face painting is always a delight and very popular with younger children. Get the more creative adults busy with transforming little faces.
Face painting is always a delight and very popular with younger children
Stephanie Ganz
Set up a table with assorted trinkets and engage the kids in making masks. Wide elastic to grip the back of heads and pre-cut mask shapes will help with planning. Feathers, glitter-crayons and stickers can transform a simple piece of cardboard.
Dress-up themes are always a hit with older kids. Pirate, princess, under the sea, fairy, superhero, beach, cowboy/ cowgirl parties have all stood the test of time. Get the adults involved as well and immerse yourself into the spirit of it all. No one will care how silly you look and you’ll impress the other adults who’ll think you’re wonderful for being so engaged with your child.
Creative approach to every party
Ask each guest as they arrive to guess the number of lollypops in a jar. The one closest to the correct number claims the prize.
For the little toddlers, a teddy bears’ picnic is always sweet. Make seating available for the teddies to nestle into and make sure they’re not left out when it comes to the party food! Removing sticky icing from a furry face is a milestone for every parent.
T-shirt painting is also fun. Ask each parent to either bring a t-shirt for painting. Set up tables with pots of indelible paint and brushes and encourage each child to paint one themselves. If you time this activity at the start of the party, the t-shirts will have the most chance of drying before the party ends.
Ask all the kids to bring a photo of themselves as babies. Play a game where the kids have to pick which child matches which baby.
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