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Crafts & Activities

Theme related children's crafts and activities for children's birthday parties

Kids Sing-a-long CD
Sing-a-Long to the top 57 kids songs. From "I'm a Little Teapot" to "Row Your Boat" 57 great hits. Make sure to have for car trips. Songs include: Jack and Jill, If your Happy & you Know It, Head, Shoulder, Knees & Toes, Farmer in the Dell, Jack and Jill, This Old Man, Humpty Dumpty and many more.

Bone Drop
Have child stand over a jar with a somewhat small opening (depending on child's age). Let them have 10 clothespins and see how many they can put in the jar by dropping them as they stand straight up.

Dino Egg Toss
This game must be played outdoors for it gets a little messy.
Divide your guests into two equal teams.
Have them line up in two horizontal lines facing each other about 2 feet apart.
The person facing the other will be partners.
Give one line an unboiled egg.
At the sound of "go" the partner with the egg will toss it to the one facing him. They must catch it without it breaking. If someone breaks the egg or does not catch it, they are out. Before they toss it again they both must take one step backwards.
Repeat this until only one team is left.
You may substitute water balloons instead of real eggs.

Barney Videos
Videos make wonderful interactive activities for children, especially when they feature Barney! They involve the children yet allow them to unwind after livelier party activities. If you prefer, read your guests a story about Barney and his adventures instead.

Barney's Favorites Cassette Tape
Sing along with Barney’s favorite songs, and invite your guests to sing familiar songs they know and love. If you don't already own this cassette, check your local library a week or two before the party. Even if you choose not to use this as an activity, it makes wonderful background music, especially to break the ice as guests arrive.

Stick the Heart on Barney
Everyone knows Barney has a big heart, and your Barney fans will love helping Barney put it back where it belongs. Purchase purple poster board and cut out a Barney shape, or draw Barney on butcher paper. Indicate with an outline where the perfect spot for his heart is. Use red or pink construction paper to cut out a heart for each child. Cut a few extra in case of mishaps at the party. Put each child’s name on their heart, and put a piece of double stick tape on the back before the child’s turn.

Blindfold, spin gently and direct each player towards the Barney you have taped on the wall. The heart that ends up closest to the outlined heart wins. Children this age all need to feel like winners, so prepare Barney sayings on cards for everyone. You can have fun awarding them for things like closest to belly button, closest to an eye, etc.

Baby Bop Hop
Uncork some old-fashioned energy with this lively relay! Divide your guests into equal teams and line them up behind the start/finish line (marked on the floor with masking tape.) Give the first person in each line a small balloon (5-6") and have them put it between their knees. While holding the balloon between their knees, each participant must hop across the room, around a chair, and back to the start/finish line. Pass the balloon to the next player in line and repeat until everyone has a turn.

Pinatas

 
Star Piņata

Your guests will be starry-eyed when they see this colorful piñata. A removable sticker marks the hidden location where candy should be inserted. Piñata fillers sold separately.

Piņatas

Pinata Fillers

Kids love the excitement of trying to break open a piñata and see the treasures rain down. This 96-piece assortment of toys and candy is perfect for eight guests, and will bring even more fun to your piñata activity.

Pull-String Piñata Kit
Turn your piñata into a pull-string for a gentler piñata activity. Kit includes trap door release and 20 pull strings.

Tasty Treats And Menu Ideas

A Little Carnivore Cuisine
Any food is fun with the right name.
Simple hamburgers turn into Brontosaurus Burgers
Fried Chicken into
T-Rex Chicken
Pizza into
Molten Lava Pizza
Pretzels into
Dino Bones
Red Punch into
Lava Juice

Fossil Mud Pie
24 Oreo Cookies
3 Tbls. melted Butter or Margarine
1 Pint Chocolate Ice Cream
Candy Dinosaurs - optional

Put the cookies in a plastic bag & crush them with a rolling pin. In a bowl, combine 3/4 of the cookies and the melted margarine. Place into a greased 9" pie tin. Press the mixture against the bottom & sides to form a crust. Freeze it for 20 minutes. Soften the ice cream by putting it in a bowl and stirring it with a large spoon. Mix in the candy dinosaurs
Carefully spread the softened ice cream over the frozen crust. Sprinkle the remaining cookie crumbs on the ice cream; freeze for at least one hour. Top each serving with a candy dinosaur or use one of our dino figurines

We Love You Lemonade
Quench even a dinosaur-sized thirst with this colorful lemonade. Freeze cranberry juice in small-cubed ice trays and prepare lemonade according to directions in advance. On the party day, put one or two cranberry cubes in each cup of lemonade. Watch as "pink lemonade" is created!

Barney’s Fizzy Fruit Punch
You will need:

1 - 10 oz. package frozen strawberries (partially thawed);
1 - 10 oz. package frozen raspberries (partially thawed);
1 - 12 oz. can frozen lime juice concentrate;
1 - 32 oz. bottle of ginger ale (chilled);
1 - 32 oz. bottle of club soda (chilled); and
1 pint vanilla ice cream.

Puree berries in a blender and combine with the lime juice concentrate. Refrigerate until party time. When ready to serve, pour mixture into a punch bowl and add ginger ale, club soda, and scoops of vanilla ice cream.

Barney Cake
Your child will feel extra special with a birthday greeting from Barney himself! To make a Barney cake, simply bake your child's favorite cake recipe in a Barney cake pan (sold separately). Let the cake cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before removing. Gently turn the pan over onto a large tray or platter and let the cake slide out. Use food coloring to tint your icing purple, and cover the entire cake with a thin layer.

If you wish, define Barney's smile, arms, legs, tail, etc. with decorating gel, additional icing, or small candies. If you need help, follow the Barney decorating instructions as a guide. Small green candies or sprinkles work well for Barney's stomach. Red hots can be used for his nostrils, and jelly beans or gum drops make great eyes and toenails. Even if your Barney doesn't look exactly like the picture, your guests will still love it!

Volcano Cake
Make a volcano cake out of a bundt cake. Fill the center with pudding and let it ooze out the top. Place our plastic dinosaur figurines around the bottom and on top of the cake. You can make dirt around the bottom by sprinkling graham cracker crumbs.

Favors and Prizes

Favors & Prizes

Children's Birthday Cakes

Birthday Cake Recipes
We've teamed up with Pillsbury® to create the best birthday cake recipes in the world! And check out the fantastic cupcake recipes created at Birthday Express!

Cake Decorating
Cake pans, cake toppers, cake decorating kits and candles, not all themes available.

Bakeries and Professional Cake Decorators
Locate bakeries and professional cake decorators in your area to order a children's birthday cake to coordinate with your kid's theme party.

Tasty Treats And Menu Ideas

Decorating Tips

Balloons

Use balloons to mark the party spot; hang them on the mailbox, near the front door, or tie them to the birthday child's chair to mark the seat of honor. Place balloons anywhere that strikes your fancy. The more the better!

Pastel Personalized Banner
Your child's name on his or her very own Happy Birthday Banner! Our colorful 18" x 72" banner is made of durable plastic with handy metal grommets for easy hanging and years of use. You will be asked to provide the name(s) that will appear on your personalized banner when you check out. (Recommended for all ages.)

Primary Personalized Banner
Your child's name on his or her very own Happy Birthday Banner! Our colorful 18" x 72" banner is made of durable plastic with handy metal grommets for easy hanging and years of use. You will be asked to provide the name(s) that will appear on your personalized banner when you check out. (Recommended for all ages.)

Party Music

Birthday Party CD
Kids' Birthday Party Music CD
Add fun to your party with this wonderful collection of 18 songs. Includes favorites such as "Candy Man," "Lollipop," "The Name Game," "Yakety Yak," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "Disco Duck," and "Happy Birthday to You."

© 1994 Turn Up The Music, Inc.

Costumes

Children's Costumes-Alien mask, arabian princess, army fatigues, ballerina, bunny, ladybug, mouse, quarterback football player, Tigger and Pooh costumes, Barney, Batman Beyond, Blossom, princess ballgowns, Blue's Clues, Buttercup, Buzz Lightyear, buzzing bee, Cat in the Hat, construction worker, hard hat, cowboy, cowgirl, Dalmatian, fairy costume, firefighter costume, Franklin the Turtle, Hippie, tropical island costumes, jet pilot flight suit, knight, pirate, race car driver, Rescue Heros costume, Robin Hood, Safari, Superman and more.

BuyCostumes.com has the largest selection of costumes in the world! Costumes and accessories for all of the upcoming holidays and occasions from 4th of July to Summer Luaus and for theme parties and plays, year round.

Hats and Bandanas

Wigs

Gifts

Find the perfect gift for any occasion. Choose from gift baskets, toys, home décor, sporting goods, jewelry and more. You can find a unique and thoughtful gift for weddings, birthdays, holidays, baby showers and every other reason.

Kids' Toys Choose from a large variety of children's toys including plush stuffed animals, games, bean bags, dolls and more.

Toyland Express Selection of popular fun and educational toys, crafts and gifts.

Grandkid's Toy Directory of fun and educational toy and children's gifts stores.

KBtoys.com Find the perfect gift at the KB Toy gift center.

Say "CHEESE"

Be sure to take lots of pictures. You and your child will want to remember this special day.

1. Keep you camera close in hand through out the party so you don't miss a moment.
2. Get close, fill the frame with the subject(s) you are wanting to capture.
3. Take action photos, capture the thrills and emotions by taking candid pictures.
4. Focus on small groups or individuals, you do not need to have every guest in every photo.
5. When you have your film developed, order extra prints and send them to the parents afterward.

For more great photography tips visit
Kodak

Photo Secrets.com

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