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Bubble Party for 3-4 year Olds

Ages: 3 to 4

For a 3-4 year old bubbles are one of the most wonderful things, so why not throw a birthday party with bubbles as the theme?

Invitation Ideas:

Attach a piece of paper with the information for the party to a small bottle of bubbles with a ribbon and hand deliver them to guests. Another option is to get bubble wands and attach them to an invitation.

Games and Activities:

You will want to have this party outside, because bubbles tend to leave things a little sticky. You may also want to enlist the help of a few adults to monitor the different areas. Create different stations for the kids to explore and play with bubbles. Here are a few ideas:

• Fill a small wading pool with bubble solution and put a hoola hoop in it. The kids will be able to create giant bubble with this.

• Put down a plastic tarp and spray it with water, so that there is a little bit of standing water. Let the kids blow bubbles onto the tarp and be amazed by the fact that the bubbles don’t pop when they hit the ground.

• Get big packing bubble sheets, that the kids can stomp on and pop.

• Have a bubble gum blowing contest.

• Hang a large sheet of butcher’s paper on a clothesline and add a few drops of food coloring or tempera paint in different colors to bubbles. The kids can blow the bubbles onto the paper and when they pop they leave paint behind.

• Pour bubbles into wide dishes with lips and give the kids all sorts of items to use as bubble blowers such as, rubber bands, funnels, paper cups with the bottoms cut out, string, pipe cleaners, straws, slotted spoons, cardboard tubes.

• Have resealable bags filled with styling gel and about a half teaspoon of glitter. Put packing tape over the top of the bag so the kids can’t open it. Make sure that some air is still inside the bag. Let the kids squish the bag and watch the bubbles and glitter move around.

Craft:

Use craft wire to form a bubble wand. Put out beads for the kids and let them string them onto the handle part of the wand. When they are done bend up the ends of the wire so that the beads stay put, and each kid will have their own personalized wand.

Food Ideas:

Bubble Bread

These are fun little treats that kids will love. The centers are hollow (like a bubble).

You will need:

Canned biscuits
Sugar and cinnamon mixed together
Large Marshmallows

Wrap the biscuit around the marshmallow and then roll it in the sugar and cinnamon. Place on a sprayed cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Other ideas are to put dry ice in the punch so that it will bubble. Just be sure to keep the kids a good distance from it. Serve your child’s other favorite foods.