Ideas for 12 Year Old Son's B-day!

Hi,
Don't know where you are located, but my 12 year old son wanted to celebrate at Laser Quest in Palo Alto. They had a blast. :)

The main thing is ask your son what he wants to do first. He might not like bowling and you don't want to schedule a bowling party if that is not what he wants.

I have done a Great America Party. Luckily all the kids had their season passes but one. I made all the kids stay together and they did not roam off on their own.

I also did a slumber party at the Embassy Suites in Milpitas. I walked across the street and they went roller skating and when they were done they went swimming at the hotel. The hotel also had free drinks and snacks so I did not have to provide snacks and I brought a cake. In the morning the hotel provided breakfast. The bad thing about that was my child could only invite 3 friends because the hotel room accomodated 5 people unless you buy to rooms and a adult has to be in both rooms. Sorry there are no adjoining rooms at that particular hotel. I also had a cottage room at the Sheraton in Milpitas that was nice the pool was outdoors and not indoors like the Embassy, but I had buy food for breakfast.

Hi M.,

Bowling and pizza! Some places have package deals and you can bring in a cake. Boys that age (any age really), tend to make a lot of noise and can be messy. Bowling is fun and you don't have to clean up the mess. I can recommend Palo Alto Bowl on El Camino Real.

Happy Birthday!

We've done Pizza and Movies and Electronic Game Day at our house (he'd just gotten his Wii -- he's been to one where they had a room dedicated to each platform: Gamecube, Wii, Playstation and xBox360 -- borrowed of course!). We tried miniature golfing once, but the boys have to be interested. He's also gone to pool parties at the local pool and bowling parties.