Let the Games Begin

Planning a party can be hard and stressful for some parents, that is why we visit the kids party planner Alicia K and as per her latest blog we were able to collect some information and here are some great ideas to play games on your kid birthday party:

  • Have an activity to do immediately to warm up the kids. Try coloring birthday hats or putting stickers on a “Happy Birthday” sign.
  • Decorate the children. For instance, with face painting, washable tattoos, or hand-stamps. Not all toddlers like this, but some love it. Ideally you know a friend or teenager who’s good at it—she can set up in a corner and let kids come to her.
  • Go on a scavenger hunt. Kids can search for cheap little favors (pinwheels, balls) or something seasonal (mini pumpkins). In the winter, each child could get a mitten and look for the matching one.
  • Music always works. Some parents shell out $100 to $200 for a local kids’ performer to come over and do a rousing circle time. For less expensive fun, try: 1. Noncompetitive musical chairs. Set several children’s chairs in a row with enough toy instruments on them so that each kid can have one. Put in a CD and play music as each child marches around the chairs, playing the instruments. When you stop the music, each child puts his or her instrument down and picks up a different one. Start the music and marching again. Stop, switch. 2. Freeze dancing. Play music and have the kids dance. When the music stops, the kids have to freeze. No one has to be “out.” Just play until the kids get bored. 3. Musical hot potato. The kids sit in a circle and pass a stuffed toy around while the music plays. When the music stops, the child left holding the toy is “out” (but gets to go somewhere fun). The last one holding the toy wins.
  • Everyone gets something! If you’re compelled to award prizes, be sure every kid goes away with a sticker or ribbon just for participating.

 

 

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