B.C. asks from Montclair, NJ on February 27, 2011
DIY Birthday Party for 4 Year Old
My son will be 4 in a month. I don't really want to spend the money on a party place -- I always had do-it-yourself parties growing up and I think it will be fun to have this as a project. Last year we were lucky with the weather (early spring in NJ can go either way) and had it at a playground with a few games and cake. I'm just looking for some ideas from other people who have done it themselves. We don't have a big house or yard, so my fingers are crossed that the weather will be good. He is into the usual 4 year old things -- trains, dinosaurs, space, superheroes, but it doesn't necessarily have to have a theme. There will be about 8 children there, a mix of boys and girls, all around the same age.
Thanks!
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K.P. answers from New York on February 28, 2011
PJ Party mid-day! Everyone wears jammies and you can read spooky stories, have the kids decorate pillowcases, eat "midnight snacks", make the dining room table look like a bed (saw this in a magazine), serve pizza, juice and cake and you're all set!
The pillow case could be the "goodie" with a small bag of candy or (even better) a little book to go with it!
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E.C. answers from San Francisco on February 27, 2011
IMO young kids are so happy to have a chance to play and celebrate that no real "theme" is required - really, you could have some big empty cardboard boxes, sidewalk chalk, bubble wands, balloons, and beach balls and they'd probably have a grand time. And for a game you could always do some variation of "pin the tail on the donkey" (pin the flag on the pirate ship, pin the antennae on the space alien, etc.)
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M.H. answers from Raleigh on February 27, 2011
Last year for my son's 4th birthday party we had a pirate theme. All the kids came and made telescopes (is that what they are called?), colored their own bandannas, made foam pirate hats, and then went on a treasure hunt. We also had my sister there to paint their faces up like pirates if they wanted. It was SO easy and simple, but the kids had a blast! If you are interested in anything I did, let me know, and I will give you my info.
This year, I will be due with my second within a few days of my first's birthday party, so we will be going elsewhere. However, I had originally hoped to have a dinosaur party. I was going to bury "bones" in the sand box, create dinosaur masks, search for dinosaur footprints, and have them build their own dinos. I hope this helps and have fun!
K.B. answers from Chicago on February 27, 2011
L.W. answers from Orlando on February 27, 2011
We are doing a western theme. Using some refridgerator boxes to make a little town for pictures, making cowboy vests with paper bags, panning for gold in our sand box and a shoot out with water guns! Nothing too expensive, but tons of fun! Good luck!
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