Themed Birthday Party Ideas

Mar 18 2008

Posted by Krystal as Birthday Party Guide

There are some key elements to every birthday party: invitations, decorations, games, cake, food and the loot bag. To create a truly themed event your best bet is to cover these areas with your theme idea. I am sure none of us needs any ideas as to what the theme for our child’s next party should be we need to look no further than their latest favorite thing.

For fun I have listed some ideas to get your creative juices running.

Princess/fairy
- Invitations – pink pink pink, lace scraps, ribbons
- Decorations – maybe cut apart a cardboard box and make a castle!
- Games – popcicle sticks, sparkles and scraps to make wands
- Cake – Barbie (Princess) cake of course!
- Food – sugar sprinkle cookies, more sprinkles,
- Goodie Bag – crowns, skirts, shoes (dollar store dress up items)
Garden party
- Invitations – flowers, butterflies, picket fence, buckets, green, white
- Decorations – it’s in the garden of course! Set up areas for tea parties and planting
- Games – plastic cup seed planting, weeding!
- Cake – chocolate cake with gummy worms inside
- Food – salads, fresh fruit
- Goodie Bag – gloves, straw hats, buckets, package of seeds
Superhero
- Invitations – red, blue, yellow – have everyone think of a superhero name
- Decorations – Build a small city for your heros to save with paper and boxes
- Games – get the kids to take turns rescuing each other or drawing their superhero
- Cake – um duh!! Superman.
- Food – Hero subs of course!
- Goodie Bag – random toys that could be used in imaginative play, piece of kryptonite, blaster ray gun, utility belt
Cooking
- Invitations – On a recipe card
- Decorations – Have aprons for all the kids and LOTS of space for little chefs
- Games – a bake off
- Cake – no cake you eat the treats you just made
- Food – see above
- Goodie Bag – they get to keep their aprons and maybe a special mixing spoon.
luau
- Invitations – bright cheerful colours, flowers
- Decorations – sorry drawing a blank! Help!
- Games – grass skirt making (with paper), limbo dance
- Cake – a big palm tree
- Food – pineapple, coconut milk, apples, pork kebabs
- Goodie Bag – they get to keep their leigh, maybe a cd of fun hawaiian songs
cowboy
- Invitations -
- Decorations -
- Games
- Cake
- Food
- Goodie Bag

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Spring has sprung!

Mar 10 2008

Posted by Krystal as Adventures in Parenting

Wow I cannot say enough good things about the amazing weather we have enjoyed for the last month and a half. I have never seen a February so bright and cheerful! It is such a pleasure to get the kids out of the house and back on the playground. With Spring comes registration time. School, soccer, spring break, camp, you name it if you want your kid in it you best get off the pot! Seeds in the garden, yards to rake, dirt and winter debris to clear away – why do people like spring so much again? Seems there is so much to do! But it is nice none the less to be back outside minus the extra layer of clothing.

The kids are off school next week which means that many of your programs are going to be canceled so check with your instructors and check boards so you don’t show up to an empty classroom! And then to finish off Spring Break we have Easter Weekend! There is a giant Egg Hunt to be found at the Wildlife Park which we are going to go check out for sure. They are back to almost regular hours now which is also nice.

Time to dusk off the bicycles, strollers and beach bags to gear up for another fun filled spring/summer season in Kamloops. See you out there!

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Art Classes for kids

Mar 04 2008

Posted by Krystal as What's Going on in Kamloops

Spring Vacation Art Camp
Ages 6-12
Monday -Thursday March 17-20
Full day and half day options contact the Kamloops Art Gallery for details 377-2400 or www.kag.bc.ca