My DK's birthdays are coming up, DD's in June, DS's in August. In the past we've been able to get away with small family parties but they've both asked if they could invite classmates this year.



B (turning 5) wants a Rubber Ducky theme. What a great idea! I can have fun with that one. Lots of ideas swimming in my head. I'm thinking of using a toddler pool as a duck pond for a Ring Toss game around an inflatable duck's neck. Also maybe a Lucky Duck game - floating ducks, one with a special sticker on the bottom. The child who picks it gets a prize (stuffed duck?). I'm concerned that might upset some kids though. There will be mostly 5 yr. olds. Maybe buried duckies in the sand box? Treasure hunt? DH is burning a CD with Ducky kid songs, of course the infamous Rubber Ducky song done by Ernie from Sesame Street. I think it would be cool to set up a display with a tin bath tub, large rubby ducky in bubbly water with a bubble maker behind it. Perhaps clear balloons to make the bubble effect? Brainstorming here. I found a cute duck craft kit at Oriental Trading Company. I'm hoping the weather will be nice so we can have the party out in the yard. The duck pond wouldn't work so well in the house. LOL!

Any other ideas?? Help!



DS (turning 7) wants a basketball theme. I found basketball partyware and some cute basketball theme party favors but haven't done much research as of yet. His b-day isn't until August. Any ideas for a basketball theme? Some sort of hoop contest?

TIA!

By Tunnia on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 - 10:00 am:

For the duck party you can make Ice-Cream Ducklings (I got this from a party book and can give you the recipe if you are interested).

You can have a duck relay. You make two pair of duck feet out of cardboard and tissue boxes and paint them orange. Then divide the children into two teams and give each team a pair and have them run a relay race in the duck feet. (this is from the party book too, let me know if you want the instructions).

For the basketball theme: You can decorate with team pennants and banners in team colors

The kids can play HORSE. I remember playing this a lot as a kid.

For food you can have things that would be found at a basketball game such as nachos, popcorn, and hotdogs

You could get tank tops and fabric paint and let the kids make their own basketball jerseys. If you didn't want to mess with paints you could get stick-on letters and numbers for the "jerseys".

By Annie2 on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 - 02:53 pm:

That is a great idea for the jerseys. I've done this a few times with pillow cases for sleepover birthday parties. Before the kids come write in fabric paint, your son's name, his birthday party date ie:
John's 7th Birthday, August 1st, 2003, maybe the town and state. Then have the kids paint them. They can take them home instead of goody bags!

For the duck party you could play Duck, Duck, Goose, pin the tail or bill on the duck.

By Trina on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 - 06:54 pm:

THANK YOU! Great ideas! Especially the basketball jerseys.

Here's a stupid question... How do you play HORSE?? I've never heard of it.

Tunnia, tell me more about the Icecream Ducklings. Are they difficult to make? Would they go well with these cupcakes, or would that be too much??



Annie, YES, good old Duck Duck Goose! How could I have forgotten that?! LOL!

THANKS! Keep the ideas coming.