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Luau Party Games

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:24:38 +0000

Maggie Stewart from Associated Content has published a fantastic article with 15 Luau party games for kids to play. Look for The Great Shell Search, Musical Beach Towels, Lay on the Leis, Crazy Beach Dress and Dash, Luau Coconut Roll, Coconut Bowling, Hot Flamingo, Fish-Fish-Shark, Beach Bingo, Pin the Coconut on the Palm Tree, [...]

How to Make a Bean Bag Tossing Game

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:10:11 +0000

There are a few ways you can do this, a bean bag toss works well for all ages.

1- place a few baskets, buckets or rubbermain boxes at the end of a “lane” similar to bowling – each bin has a different point value

2- cut large holes from a piece of plywood and paint the area [...]

Pin the tail on the donkey

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:15:03 +0000

I will never understand why pin the tail on the donkey ever came to be. I do, however, understand that watching your blindfolded friend attempt to stick something to a prescribed place on the wall is fun. Here are some guidelines for making a homemade pin the ____ on the ____ game.

If you’re [...]

Directions for Making a Scavenger Hunt

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:45:08 +0000

Making a scavenger hunt is a systematic process. Even if you don’t want to use a software program to design a scavenger hunt, you can still make a fantastic hunt activity. Nikki from Scavenger Hunt Party Games has developed a system for planning scavenger hunts that makes it foolproof, and workable for all [...]

Wild Western Cowboy Party Games

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:04:31 +0000

# Wagons and horses Wheel barrow race # Escape from Jail Divide the kids into 2 teams of bandits, each with a sheriff. The sheriff has to catch a member of the opposite team by touching them. They are then considered to be in jail and must stand still. Their team mates can rescue them by [...]

Carnival Birthday Party Ideas

admin — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:45:01 +0000

A carnival theme is popular for birthdays

Carnival Party Invitations

make it look like a carnival flyer using a desktop publishing program send them “tickets” to your carnival party

Carnival Party Foods

cotton candy popcorn funnel cakes deep fried anything corn dogs corn on the cob hamburgers frozen bananas

Carnival Party Decorations

use cotton candy bags to cover the wall so it looks like a cotton candy stand use a [...]

Birthday Party Treasure Hunts

admin — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:52:12 +0000

oh my goodness, I am so glad to have found the Riddle me program. I’m creative, but come on. This makes it so easy to plan scavenger hunts for the kids birthday parties. They love scavenger hunts, in fact it’s not just for birthday parties. We used one at the museum, [...]