Babies, Kids And Teenagers
Birthday Party Fun: Goodie Bag Alternatives
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Any Fun Party:
Take Polaroid photos of each guest with the birthday
child, and decorate cardboard picture frames, or make
frames with popsicle sticks.
Decorate inexpensive plastic sunglasses with artificial flowers.
String together more artificial flowers for one-of- a-kind leis.
Decorate paper crowns and make scepters from
wooden dowels and plastic jewels.
Decorate plastic light-switch plates with stickers. Allow your young guests to embellish white pillowcases with fabric paints for a take-home sleepy surprise.
Spring or Garden Party:
Paint flower pots and include a pack of flower seeds for children to grow at home.
Send the children on a scavenger hunt equipped with compasses and trail mixes that they can make before the hunt. The compass will become a new favorite gadget, and the trail mix is a lot healthier that candy treats.
Tea Party:
with artificial flowers, which they
can wear for the party, and later
Have fun!
Deborah Shelton the author of "The Five Minute Parent: Fun & Fast Activities for You and Your Little Ones." Visit Deborah's website for more family-friendly ideas: http://www.fiveminuteparent.com Subscribe to The Five Minute Parent email newsletter mailto: Five_Minute_Parent-subscribe@yahoogroups.com - deborah@fiveminuteparent.com
