3Rd Birthday Party

For my daughter's first birthday party last June, we also had the luau theme. The thing most of the 3-5 year olds played most was in the little blow up pools I set out. I also set out a sprinkler. Yeah, I did the pinata and limbo stick too but that only holds their attention for a few minutes. They really loved the little pools and sprinkler though! Good luck! A.

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My daughter turned 3 last week. We had her party on Saturday and opted to rent one of those jumping things in place of games. In my opinion, most (not all, of course) 3 year olds don't have the attention span to play games. The kids ALL loved the jumping thing and the parents were happy to bring home tired kiddoes who were ready for bed! ;)

We have catered from different restaurants, we've gone the Portilloes route, this time we ordered a bunch of pizzas.

Enjoy your daughters special day!

M.

oh, as another poster said about Corky's catering- Very awesome food! ( they are in Addison though, a bit far from you but they may deliver??? Best fried chicken ever!!

M.-

I don't know if you're a member, but I find that Costco is the perfect place to shop for food for parties. We have a big family and often have lots of people to feed. I always get compliments on the food. We also get fried chicken from either Teibel's or Wiseway and eveybody LOVES that. Have fun. That's a cute theme. I'll have to do that for my daughter when she's older!

M.

For some party games for a luau theme I would check out Oriental Trading Co. online they send me catalog's and they have a lot of luau themed stuff and its really cute.

Hi M.,

Food ideas: definatly a nice fruit platter, I always slice a pineapple and place the top in the middle with fruit around it. Simple and looks like you spent a lot of time on it. Shish kabobs, chix for kids, and maybe a few veggies too.
Games, water ballon toss takes up some time and the kids love it. Get the parents involved too, have them partner up with their kid (s).

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Good luck to you! ;-) H.

We've ordered from Lee and Eddie's several times in the last few years. They will come and set up with sternos. They always give more food than we need! The Hawaiian meatballs, parslied potatoes, and pasta are out of this world. You can find them at leeandeddies.com

Hi M. don't forget about pin the tale on the donkey, duck duck goose, simon says, musical chairs are the only ones that come to mind. Your daughter will have a ball playing with the children. I also want to invite you to check out my website as a possible home based business opportunity. www.marykay.com/denisedub email me and let me know what you think.

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I was just in Party City near Roscoe and Western. As soon as you walk in, there are a bunch of luau decorations. I'm not sure if that included luau-related games, but they did have other games in other sections.

www.birthdaypartyideas.com. GREAT site for unique ideas!! I love it and have used it for ideas for a Princess Party, Cowboys & Indians, LEGO Party and most recently, a Tea Party.

M.-

This site has some decent ideas-

http://www.birthdaypartyideas.com

You could also go to yahoo.com and type birthday party idea's in and get lots of great topics.

Check out Oriental Trading. They have a luau section w/great activities/games that you can purchase. As far as food, try out Corky's Catering. They have a hawaiian food package or great prices on picnic food.

Good Luck!

Hi M..
I taught kindergarten and we had a hawaii day. Some of the game swe played were the limbo, hot potatatoe, but instead of a potatoe, we used a beach ball, bubbles, and freeze dance with hawaiin music. the kids loved it. we gave lei's as the prizes. they are cheap through the oriental trading company. good luck.