Archive for October, 2008

By Audrey Okaneko

When my children were young, we had so much fun with birthday parties. Each year we did something different from the year before. Some years our themes allowed us to invite several children and some years our themes allowed us to only invite a small amount of other children.

When my daughter turned 3, we invited our local family members and about 5 other families. We had child appropriate activities, plus lunch and then Barny came. This was the period of time when Barny was sooooo popular with kids. We had hired a local party entertainer who rented the Barnie costume and then came and sang songs with the kids for an hour. It was perfect. The party lasted about 3 hours including cake, presents, eating, singing and a few games.

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By Mike Dougherty

Once upon a time in a kingdom run by the most wonderful king and queen (you), there lived a beautiful princess (your child) who was preparing to celebrate her birthday.

Then one night the princess had a dream and in her dream she wished for an enchanted princess birthday party. The King and Queen wanted to make the princess’s dream come true, so they planned a lovely party just to please their daughter.

With these enchanted princess birthday party ideas, your child’s wishes and dreams will come true.

Imagine your little girl all dressed up in her royal princess costume, happily greeting her party guests as they arrive for her special celebration.

Invitations

I suggest the “royal treatment” for your special celebration announcements.

As the royal family, you may wish to send your invitations on parchment paper. When your invitation is ready to deliver, roll up the parchment paper and tie a bright red or purple ribbon around it.

Your royal wording might start off like this.

“Announcing a royal celebration”

“Once upon a time… As a royal subject, your presence is requested by the king and queen of the kingdom (your last name) to attend an enchanted Princess Birthday Party for her highness, princess (your child’s first and last name) on the magical occasion of her (how old she will be) birthday.”

“This royal celebration will be a princess costume party where all are invited to dress in their princess wardrobe. Our enchanted birthday party will take place on (day and date) and will begin at (time) with our celebration concluding at precisely (end time of your party).”

“The King and Queen request that all royal subjects planning to be in attendance, please RSVP by (day and date).”

“Her royal highness princess (your child’s first name) looks forward to your attendance at her princess birthday party which promises to be an enchanting time for all.”

“Our party will take place at the castle (families last name) located at (address).

Deliver Your Invitation

Here’s a fun idea. Have someone in costume actually hand deliver your invitations. Imagine how surprised and delighted your party guests will be. And they’ll know this party is going to be very special. What fun.

Royal Decorations

When decorating, the royal family always uses red, purple, pink, blue and white balloons. You can also find a number of excellent online party supply stores where you’ll find all kinds of incredible decorations to brighten up your castle.

You can cover your ceiling in colorful helium balloons, and be sure to decorate your mail box and your front door to help your party guest locate your castle entrance. You might decorate your front door with a colorful balloon archway for your guests to walk under.

Princess Birthday Party Ideas – Games

Pin The Tiara On The Princess - Cut out a picture of a princess from a coloring book, or get a princess poster, then cut out some small paper tiaras that your guests can stick on the picture… Remember to put each child’s name on their tiara.

Enchanted Musical Statues - Have your party guests move to the center of the room. Start playing some music related to your theme. Have your guests start moving and dancing around… Then stop the music and everyone has to freeze like a statues. Anyone who moves is out. Keep repeating this until only one person is left.

Royal Message Relay - Have all your guests sit in a circle. Have your birthday child think of a silly royal phrase or sentence. It might be a funny message for the king and queen… Your birthday child whispers the message to the guest on their right. That child whispers the message to the person on their right until the message travels all the way around the circle to the person sitting just to the left of your birthday child. That child then repeats the message out loud… Then the birthday child tells everyone what the original message was… Everyone gets a turn. The more the message gets mixed up, the more fun it is.

Princess Dress Up - Pick up some fun things like tiaras, mirrors, combs, boas, jewelry, long gloves and even high heels for the young ladies to play with.

And don’t forget to take lots of still pictures and shoot lots of video.

Princess Birthday Party Ideas – Royal Food And Drink

May I suggest the following elegant finger foods be served.

• Royal melon, served with tooth picks
• Finger sandwiches
• Carrot Sticks
• Grapes
• Celery sticks filled with peanut butter
• Purple, red or pink Jelly Beans
• Small crackers with cheese
• Cherries
• Royal orange slices
• Apple slices with caramel dip
• Strawberries dipped in chocolate

And for those thirsty moments:

• Royal punch with sherbet ice cream and a taste of ginger ale
• Sparkling grape or apple drink
• Lemonade with strawberries

Princess Birthday Party Idea

We hope your child’s enchanted Princess Birthday Party is a big hit and that your child’s birthday wishes and dreams do come true.

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Mike Dougherty is a grandfather with lots of birthday party experience. For more exciting Princess Birthday Party ideas, take a quick look at http://fun-kid-birthday-parties.com

By Crystal Mclain

Since the late 1960s, one show has helped to educate children about their world, language, other people, numbers and more; Sesame Street. For over 40 years, it has proven to be the template that most children’s shows follow as a way to teach children through the television. It is a show children of the 1960s watched, whose own children watched in the 1980s, and whose grandchildren are now watching in the 2000s.

So, when your child comes to you and asks you for a Sesame Street themed birthday party, what are you to do? Well, thankfully you at least know what show they are talking about and that is half the battle.

Sesame Invitations

When you send out the invitation to the kids, why not send out something that is kind of goofy and cute, just like Sesame Street. Try something like this:

Sunny day – Won’t you come out my way
On my way to where the cake is sweet
Can you tell me how to get
How to get to my birthday at Sesame Street!

Come and play, everything’s A-OK
Friendly neighbors there that’s where we meet
Can you tell me how to get
How to get to my birthday at Sesame Street

Like a beautiful birthday sweepin’ the clouds away
On my way to where the cake is sweet
Won’t you come out to my big day
My big birthday! Yes is all you have to say!

Create a Muppet

The Muppets are a big part of the show, so why not give the kids some Styrofoam, paint, streamers, glitter and more to decorate with? The kids can create any type of Muppet that they want and they will have a lot of fun doing it. Let them go wild with their designs and you will be surprised with what they create!

Best Muppet Impression

Every kid has their favorite Muppet, so let them try to do impressions of their favorite Muppet to see who does the best one. Whether it is Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, Ernie, Bert or Elmo, the kids will have more than their fill of laughs while doing a big Muppet impression.

Sesame Street is a very popular show that has been on for over 40 years. Kids all over the world have watched it and learned from it. If your kids come to you with a birthday request for a Sesame Street themed birthday party, then you need to know how to provide it to them, and the best way is with these ideas and supplies.

For even more great Sesame Street Birthday Party Ideas, visit Birthday Supply Depot

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