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Need Ideas for Party Favors
Asked by J.S. from Santa Fe
on May 4, 2009
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My son is turning 3 in a few weeks (!!!) and we're having his birthday party at the swimming pool with all his little friends. We want to have little gifts for his fr...
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- If you do beach balls or floatie type things, bring a sharpie to write the names on them !
- Our cousin just had a party for her daughter. They had 3 books for the children to choose from. The got two small pieces of candy, a book, and they craft they made. ...
- I would imagine that it is ok to have beach balls and floatie inner tube type pool toys. They sell those and other "summer" themed items at the dollar stores (I like D...
Home Party Ideas
Asked by S.W. from St. Louis
on June 29, 2009
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Hello Mamas - My baby girl is turning 6 in July and has asked to have her party at home. Which is fine, except that I don't know what to do with a group of 10 6 year ...
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- S., I think it is wonderful that your little girl wants to have a party at home without the mindset that you must one up all of your friends. It sounds to me like y...
- I think the water toys sounds like a great idea but you need to have some other things in mind, in case the weather doesn't cooperate or the water toys lose their "Mag...
- I think they would have fun. You could add a couple of water games, like water balloon toss, water/sponge relay race, giant bubbles (I've seen them at Walmart). May...
Advise for 7 Year Old B-day Party!!
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on May 29, 2008
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I am having my daughters B-day party at the house this year. We've always done them at places so this is the first time at the house! I thought we would set up "stati...
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- Sounds fun but becareful about the split that can cause clicks try to keep everyone together
- I think your idea sounds great! They will love it, and they are used to 'centers' at school. When my daughter was 7 we did a camping theme, and it was my favorite pa...
- At the end of the evening, pop in a DVD. ... You have enough stuff... maybe put on some music while they are working the stations.
Backyard Birthday Party Ideas (4 Year Old)
Asked by B.A. from New York
on July 9, 2009
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I am planning a party for my daughter's 4th Birthday in August. I want do do something on the easy side since I will be in my last trimester with our second child. I w...
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- B., I think all yoru ideas are right on. I have found that kids usually need to be dragged from playing in the water, they love it. If you put kids together they us...
- Hi! Big blow up balls (99Cent store); hula hoops; bubbles!!!! Also, kid's tattoos and music - Have a wonderful time - oh - and definitely would get the extra pool.....
- we hired a clown/balloonist, just a thought. works for inside or out
Toddler Party Entertainment
Asked by H.S. from Houston
on June 21, 2009
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My daughter turns 3 in August. As we're expecting #2 at the beginning of July, we want to have a party at the house instead of trying to go somewhere. I don't have a d...
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- We had pony rides in our backyard twice (once for my son's 4th birthday and once for my daughter's 4th). We hired EJC farms out of Magnolia. We've also rented a moon...
- PonyLand in Angleton also does pony rentals for parties. I love moonwalks (and so do the kids. LOL) Any animal handlers are better then clowns or magicians ...
- When my eldest daughter turned three we had a "fairy princess tea party". I had a local florist make little floral wreaths for their heads (you can do this yourself wi...
Games to Play for 5 Year Old Bday Party
Asked by K.G. from Boca Raton
on August 9, 2011
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Hi Moms,
Normally, I do his birthday parties at a indoor place, but this year we have decided to do it at our community pool..It's for about 25 kids (ages3-8).. Th...
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- How about hiding spider man in the pool and see who can find him or them? Making spider man masks. Really at a pool party I don't think you would need many games.
- Old fashioned games with prizes are always good- Who can walk on a line and balance the most pennies on a spoon? Plain Sight- show them a small toy or object - ...
- I would let the kids just play in the pool, with 25 kids they'll surely keep each other entertained and have a blast just swimming and playing in the pool.
What Did You Do for 1St Birthday Party?
Asked by N.P. from Chicago
on April 9, 2007
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Hi... I am starting to plan my twins birthday party and I am looking for ideas. The plan is to have it outdoors at the beginning of July. Any and all ideas are welco...
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- Hi Nicole, We just had our baby's first birthday party last month. We just invited some of our friends over, ordered pizza and had a birthday cake (from SuperTarge...
- Nicole, I got our cake idea from this sight http://familyfun.go.com/parties/birthday/tool/partyplanner_tlp/ They have a lot of theme ideas. My son's birthday was i...
- For my daughter's first we did a garden party theme - which could work well for a boy/girl party too - flowers and bugs!! Look at the invites at practicallydarlingdes...
Luau Birthday Party Favors
Asked by M.C. from Dallas
on June 14, 2008
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I am throwing a luau party for my soon to be 6yo son and I am having a hard time thinking of something to do for treat bags. I don't want to do the typical "goody bag...
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- Have you looked on orientaltrading.com? They have loads of luau stuff and you might get an idea from there. Maybe a mini inflatable beach ball? M.
- I like the sunscreen, sunglasses, bubbles as mentioned below, but I also think you should be sure every guest gets a lai to wear at the party and home afterward.
- I think I would do sand pail with sunglasses, sunblock, inflatable beach ball and a small snack like fruit snacks. Have fun!
Birthday Party Etiquette and Gift
Asked by H.W. from Los Angeles
on September 30, 2011
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Morning Mamas, I have a few questions about my son’s upcoming birthday party. He is turning 6 and while he’s had a pretty big birthday bash every year this is the ...
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- Orintal trading company! I just got 72 glider planes for $8.00. If you have time to wait for shipping, you can get lots of fun stuff. Sometimes the unit is a gross (14...
- First, the simple one, goodie bags. That is way too many kids to buy goodie bags for. The expense makes it a no brainer in my book. My grandchildren have had birthd...
- If your ex gives you half the money for the 2 games, I see that you have two options. Wrap up both games and give them as 'from Mommy and Daddy'. Or wrap each separa...
Birthday Party Activity Ideas
Asked by S.W. from Seattle
on May 13, 2010
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Hi Moms... I'm having my soon to be 6 year olds birthday party at a park. It is in the evening and we are just pretty much planning on BBQing hotdogs and doing the ca...
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- Great suggestions below, and I would echo much of what others have said. I have had many of my kids' parties at a park, and in my goody bags have sometimes included fr...
- Bubbles are always fun. Also, there's sets of outdoor play things you can get at pretty good prices, Wal*Mart, especially, like golf, horseshoes, ect...maybe you coul...
- Have some park toys available: Frisbees, balls (various sizes if possible), jump ropes, suggest the kids play tag, you get the idea. Park birthday parties are fun bec...
