Care Bears Party Supplies, Theme Decorations & Party Planning Ideas

Care Bears Deluxe Pak
Show how much you care by hosting a party with these lovable bears! Your Deluxe Pak for 8 includes invitations, plates, cups, forks, spoons, placemats with games on back, 16 napkins, 4-pc. centerpiece set, Care Bears tablecover, mylar balloon, 18 assorted balloons, 50 yards of curling ribbon and 3 rolls of 81' crepe paper streamers in 3 colors, and cake candles.

Care Bears Basic Pak
Includes 8 invitations, plates, cups, forks, spoons, placemats, 16 napkins, tablecover and 18 balloons.

Favors and Prizes

Bears Favor Boxes
Tell guests, “Thank you beary much for coming,” with these. Each box includes a candy necklace, rainbow-colored heart spring, crayons, Care Bears activity book, blowout and sticker sheet.

Care Bears Jelly Pops

Favors & Prizes

Fun Games, Activities And Crafts

The Penny Whistle Birthday Party Book
OVER 30 ALL-NEW, SURE-TO-PLEASE PARTIES FOR KIDS OF ANY AGE!
Whether your two-year-old's passion is teddy bears, your eight-year-old can name every dinosaur in the museum, or your sweet-sixteen-yearold wants a sophisticated casino evening -- you can create the perfect party with "The Penny Whistle™ Birthday Party Book."
Complete with suggestions for entertaining games and activities, instructions for making personalized invitations, decorations and party favors, and delicious recipes for refreshments (including the best birthday cakes ever!).

Crafts & Activities
Theme related children's crafts and activities for children's birthday parties.

Face Painting
Make your guests feel special with a bit of face paint! As your guests arrive at the party, decorate their cheeks with their favorite Care Bear symbols: rainbows, hearts, suns, shamrocks, moons, rain clouds, or whatever they prefer!

Musical Care Bears
Invite guests to bring their favorite Care Bears to the party for a fun twist on a popular party game! To play, seat the children in a circle. Pass the birthday child’s favorite bear around the circle when the music starts. When the music stops, the child who is caught “bear-handed” is out. Continue until there is only one child left. Let the winner choose a different bear and play again!

Pin the Heart on the Care Bear
Before the party, draw a picture of Tenderheart Bear on a large piece of cardboard and let the birthday child color it. Then, cut out a paper heart for each child. On the party day, add a piece of tape to the back of each heart and be sure each child’s name is written on his or her heart.

Mount your Care Bear poster on the wall. Blindfold each child one at a time and point him or her towards the poster. Whoever sticks his or her heart closest to the center of Tenderheart’s tummy, wins!

Unbearable Knots
This crazy game will have your guests in knots! Kids begin by standing in a circle facing one another. Everyone extends his or her right hand into the ring and takes a hold of someone else's hand. They then do the same with their left hands. The object of the game is to see if they can untangle the "knot" by stepping over, ducking under, and turning around--without letting go of anyone’s hand!

Over and Under Relay
Separate your guests into teams and let each team choose a plush Care Bear mascot they will use during the game. (You can substitute a balloon instead.) Tell each team to form a single-file line, and give the first person in each line the team mascot (or balloon). When the game begins, the first person must pass the Care Bear over his or her head to the player behind. The player who receives the Care Bear must pass it between their legs to the next player, and so on. The pattern continues, alternating over and under, until the Care Bear reaches the back of the line. When it reaches the last person, he or she reverses direction and the Care Bear is passed the opposite way, from back to front. The first team to finish wins!

Birthday Banner
Let the kids express their creativity! Purchase a large piece of white butcher paper from an arts and crafts store. At the top of the banner, write “Happy Birthday (your child’s name)!” Mount the paper on a wall within easy reach, or lay it on the floor. Provide crayons, markers, stencils, stickers, glue, glitter, or small household objects to make crayon rubbings (quarters, keys, bottle tops, etc.) and let your guests create their own masterpieces. Ask the kids to add their names and ages beside their drawings for a finishing touch, and encourage them to write special messages. After the party, fold up the banner and save it for a rainy day. Or, take a picture of the banner and put it in a photo album.

Pinatas

Piñatas

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

Haystacks
Kids enjoy making their own meals, and they’ll have lots of fun preparing this fresh, tasty dish. You’ll need to provide a bag of corn chips, shredded cheddar cheese, canned chili, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, sliced olives, sour cream and salsa.

To make a haystack, crush a handful of corn chips on a plate. Spoon a layer of warmed chili over the chips and add cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and olives. Top the haystack with a dollop of sour cream. Enjoy!

Rainbow Punch
Create a drink that's as much fun to make as it is to drink! Freeze several of your child's favorite Kool-Aid® flavors (berry, orange, lemon, lime, grape, etc.) in ice cube trays. (Fill trays 1/2-full so more cubes will fit in each glass.) At serving time, place ice cubes in a large bowl and let the kids fill their cups with their choice of colored cubes. Then pour lightly-colored soda into each child's glass. Your guests will be delighted with the rainbow of colors!

Biscuit Bears
Show your guests just how much you care with this wonderful recipe! You will need vegetable spray, four packages of refrigerator biscuits, raisins, and poppy seeds (or sesame seeds).

Divide each package of biscuits in half, and knead each portion. (You’ll have 8 equals portions of dough.) Separate each portion into the following parts: 1 large ball for a body; 1 small ball for head; 7 smaller balls for ears, hands, feet, and a nose.

Spray a baking sheet with vegetable spray (or cover with foil) and set each body on it. Place a head above each body, and add ears, hands, feet, and nose. Poke raisins in the center of the ears and the nose. Make eyes and a belly button. Sprinkle bodies with poppy or sesame seeds to make “fur,” if desired. Bake according to package directions until golden brown. Set aside to cool. Send the kids home with their own bears, or involve them in making these tasty treats. Enjoy!

Caring Cupcakes
Your guests will love these cute cupcakes that look just like their favorite bears! To begin, bake 2 dozen cupcakes according to package directions, or use your own recipe. When they are cool, remove the liners.

Make 6 cups of white frosting and divide it into 6 equal portions. Use food coloring to tint each portion a different color to represent a different Care Bear.

To assemble a cupcake bear, frost the top of a cupcake. On the top of it, place an unfrosted cupcake upside-down, securing it with a toothpick. Frost both cupcakes with the same color you used to hold the two cupcakes together. (Frost both cupcakes completely.)

Break small, round cookies (vanilla wafers, Oreos®, etc.) into halves and press them into the top cupcake (bear’s head) to make ears. Use additional halves to make arms if you wish. Frost ears and arms to match the rest of your Care Bear.

Use chocolate chips, m&m’s®, or other small candies of your choice to make eyes, a nose and a mouth. Use additional candies to make rainbows, hearts, etc. on the bears’ tummies. (Makes 12 bears.)

Children's Birthday Cakes

Birthday Cake Recipes
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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.

Decorating Tips

Spread your tablecover on your party table. If your child has any theme-related toys, you can add them to the table for a more festive display.
Cut several one-to-two-foot-long pieces of curling ribbon. Curl the ribbon by pulling it between your thumb and the blade of your scissors. Lay the resulting curls on your table for added color. Hang balloons in bunches for the best effect. If you choose to fill balloons with helium, wait until the party day to ensure they float well!

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!

Gather six or eight streamers and attach them to the ceiling in the center of the party room (or over the table). Use a light fixture over the table, if you have one, as the center point for the streamers.

To create colorful two-tone streamers, put two differently colored streamers back-to-back, twist as you walk them to the wall, and attach at shoulder height.

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."

Costumes

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Hats and Bandanas

Wigs

Gifts

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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.

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