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Birthday Party Planning
Your Complete to Planning & Hosting Theme Parties for Kids'
Birthdays
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Food and Table Setting
It is not necessary to always buy a pack of table cloth and paper
plates specially printed for a theme. Besides, there are only a
limited number of themes for which printed party supplies are
available. Choose waterproof table cloth in a color that matches
your theme. Same for the plates, mugs and paper napkins. Make each
place setting more creative by adding some theme elements. For
e.g. some shells and plastic starfish scattered on the table for a
beach themed party.
Choosing the food makes an interesting topic. Kids do not really
care about whether you are serving Mexican food for a 'Fiesta'
party or Hawaiian cuisine for an 'Aloha' party. They usually love
to have their eternal favorites. But they would love it if the
food is presented and named in a way that makes them incorporated
into the theme. Simply re-naming some items creatively will make a
difference. Plain Strawberry Shake can become 'Royal Pink Passion
Punch'for a Princess Party and cupcakes decorated with fine
sprinkles can become 'Fairy Dust Sprinkled Cupcakes'. Some of the
food can be made creative using cookie cutters and other ways to
shape them into themed motifs. Yet another way is to color some
food items using food coloring or adding ingredients that wil add
color.
Cupcakes are easily the best way to implement any theme. Cupcakes
can be decorated in any desired way that adds to the theme. We
have lots of cupcake decorating ideas for themed birthday ideas
here. The Cake is of, course the focal point of any birthday party
and you should put all your creative ideas into turning it into a
themed cake for your kids birthday party. Cake pans of all shapes
and sizes are available and so are an assortment of candies and
sprinkles to adorn your cake. Browse through all our ideas for
Themed Birthday Cake Decorating and get inspired for your own. Or
you may also get one professionally baked by a neighbourhood
baker.
Party Activities
Party Games and Crafts follow the same rule as food above. Turn
any game or craft into a themed activity by substituting the props
used and prizes given with props that match your theme. Change the
names of the games to make them fit into your theme. For e.g., you
can play Musical Chairs by substituting the chairs with little
toadstools (wooden stools covered with red and white polka dotted
cloth) and name it 'Musical Toadstools'. There can also be
numerous versions of the 'Pin the _____ on the _____' by using a
picture of a certain cartoon character or animal according to your
theme.
Party Crafts can be made fun by using themed craft supplies or
creating things that relate to your theme. For e.g. embellished
flip-flops for a beach party or fairy wings for a Fairy party.
Party crafts can also double up as favors later.
Entertainers can be hired to make the party lively. Entertainers
come dressed as cartoon characters, fairies, hippies etc. and also
organize games and music etc.
Favors and Game Prizes
Following the theme here is also quite easy. You can choose to buy
branded products for several cartoon characters or think about the
underlying theme or concept of the party to choose favors. By
figuring out the underlying theme or concept, we mean that every
party has certain concepts to follow like a beach, a castle,
outdoors, sports, gardens etc. Even a cartoon character is
associated with a specific place where he lives or works. Like
garden digging tools in mini claypots for any garden based party,
floral shaped chocolates and candies for a flower themed party and
little pails filled with assorted goodies having a beach motif for
a Hawaiian party, you can carry your theme through the party
favors easily. You can also get personalized gifts made from work
at home moms. Things like towels and bags with your desired motif
or cartoon character will be a great thing to give as favors or as
prizes for the party games.
Theme parties might seem a little intimidating on first thoughts,
but they really make your task easier because you need to
channelise your thinking in one direction instead of groping for
ideas and choosing from the vast number of party supplies
available everywhere. Far from being a hassle, planning Theme
parties is a lot of fun and you will always have the satisfaction
of knowing that you gave your child a memorable birthday!
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