Are you tired of the same old birthday parties at fast food restaurants every
year? Are you ready for some new ideas? Let's see what resources we can find
on the Internet for getting help in planning a new and exciting birthday party
for your child.
At Holidays, Birthday Parties & Celebrations, you'll learn that your three
areas of focus for planning a birthday party are crafts, food, and games/activities.
The sites offers several tip and fact sheets for hosting successful parties,
in topics such as Guidelines for Age-Appropriate Birthday Parties and Birthday
Parties Needn't Drive You Bonkers.
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More ideas for theme-related parties can be found at Boardman's Birthday Party
Ideas. At a Bug Party, you'll make a caterpillar cake and go on a bug hunt.
At a Backwards Party, the kids will come dressed backwards, and you'll print
out a banner to read backwards. The ideas at this site are really cute!
http://www.wwvisions.com/craftbb/kids.html/
If you need some craft ideas for your birthday party, visit Kids Crafts Bulletin
Board. Post a note to the board asking for advice, or look through the messages
to see if any of the ideas appeal to you.
Maybe you don't have time to dash all over town looking for invitations,
favors, and party hats. If so, stop by Birthday USA where you can order everything
you need to have your party. The site offers over 50 different party theme packages,
from Dress Up Minnie to Jungle Fun. You can even download a free birthday planner
at the site.
http://www.waidsoft.com/funkids.html
20 Fun Things to do with your Kids offers some adorable birthday party ideas,
such as Paper Bag Guess, where kids try to guess what's inside a paper bag,
or a Jelly Bean Hunt.
http://www.lfpress.com/partyplanner/Default.htm
At the Party Planner, you'll learn ideas for age-specific parties, recipes for
fun party food such as ice cream clowns, directions for making piñatas, and
even a birthday party checklist.
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Pillsbury offers some wonderful mealtime ideas for a Children's Birthday Party,
such as Crescent Dogs or Corn-on-the-Cob Pops. Or, if your child loves pizza,
you'll find some unusual pizza recipes, like Fanciful Fruit Pizza.
We'll begin at Disney's Family.com site, which offers resources galore for planning
birthday parties. You'll learn how to host a Puppy Party, a Mermaid Party, or
a Spy Party, complete with inexpensive ideas for invitations, decorations, welcoming
activities, games, food, goodie bags, and even thank-you notes. Discover how
to have theme-related parties for one-to-three-year- olds, or learn how to put
together the world's greatest goodie bags. The site offers photo ideas, tips
on birthday manners, and ten party-planning pitfalls.
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