| | This theme was so cute and tons of fun for younger kids. When our son was old enough to start having birthday parties (4yo), one of his favorite movies was Peter Pan so I sent out invitations that invited his friends to a "remake of a classic" and said the stage director(Mom) would be contacting them with character assignments. I then called each of the five families and found out which character might best fit the costumes they already owned. We were able to have a mermaid, Captain Hook(pirate gear), John(top hap, pipe cleaner glasses, dad's white shirt), lost kids(any of the siblings that were coming could come as animals), and Shmee(striped shirt, orange hat). His siblings were Wendy(pretty nightgown), Michael(blue sleeper, fisherman hat), Tinkerbell(green and white striped sleeper), and Nana(dog).
Decorations: We decorated the plastic treehouse with big paper leaves and the backyard fence with yellow and green streamers. We turned a refrigerator box (check with Home Depot or Lowes) into a ship in the backyard. By placing a plank on the ground near the ship, the kids could "walk the plank" without the risk of falling off. Green and yellow plates and napkins were great with a blue tablecloth.
Games: We played all games outside. We borrowed an alligator golf game from a friend and I drew clockfaces on new pingpong balls so the kids could putt clocks into the crocodile. We played a relay game with "pixie dust". They were taking a spoonful of gold glitter across the yard, trying to fill their plastic cup first.
Food: Cake was covered in blue icing with a plastic pirate ship stuck in white icing clouds, simple snacks like cheese sticks and pretzels, and Caprisuns.
For the basic guidelines we use with each party, see my "Birthdays at Our House" post.
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| | Posted 10/12/2008 12:00 AM - 20 Views - 4 eProps - 2 comments
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