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Don't Rely On Party Places Do it Yourself |
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by eteachey  (September 2007) (rank 500+) |
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I am always one to take the easy way out. Thats why I tried & tried to find a place to throw my son a birthday party this past year. Oh don't get me wrong I found a ton of places they were just all so EXPENSIVE. I was
let down and going to give up and because we did not have the money to throw a party at a place for 400 bucks for only 2 hrs with a limit of 10 friends more costing extra. Then I thought back to my childhood and remembered hey I never had a party at anywhere but my home. A pool party every year since Elementary School. A whole bunch of five/six year olds and a pool with a deep-end did not sound like a good idea though. But that got me thinking. Why couldn't I throw a party for him. What was stopping me from getting together his friends and making a great birthday party. But then came the hard part. Ok I was going to have the party but what was I going to do as a theme etc. I started looking on the internet and found not all that much help. A lot of kits you could buy to throw a cowboy party, or a Disney themed party or pirates...Lots of things like that. For some reason I wanted something different and thats when it came to me...I was going to make an around the world themed party. And as opposed to candy etc as a goody bag I was going to give a fun facts booklet with some Playdoh to create the Chinese symbol of friendship [not added below] and a packet of crayons. The party was a great success. The kids had a blast, the parents just sat underneath the tents we had set up and chatted and everyone was happy. I highly recommend channeling your creative side and trying to come up with a theme all your own. I got so many complements and everyone kept saying how fresh and original it was. Below is my whole outline for the party I came up with. Copy it and do the party for yourself or go off on your own and create your own Amazing party :)...FUN FACT BOOKLET INFO BELOW
Around The World Theme
[4 hr party]
Australia
Kangaroo Sack Race
Boomerang Relay Race
Outback Jam Session
Mexico
Mexican Jump-Like-A-Bean
Piñata
Sombrero’s
Italy
Bat Spin Dash [Leaning tower of Children]
Finger Paint like the Masters
Pizza [Lunch]
Africa
Toss Across the Savannah
Great Animal Safari
Face Painting
China
Origami Hat Station
Pet Dragon Coloring
Playdoh Symbol Friend/Friendship
England
King /Queen Dress Up
Cake [Tea Time]
I AM SORRY BUT THE FUN FACTS BOOKLET IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE I USED SOME OF THE FACTS OFF OF WEBSITES, CONTACT ME IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I DID, I WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP, OR SEND YOU MY COPY OF IT VIA EMAIL, ITS REALLY FUN 
