Nov 16, 2021
Let’s talk about party activities!
Today we are fully diving into fun activities for KIDS! Things to
keep them busy and happy for the whole party.
Giving you lots of ideas of how to keep kids of all ages
entertained and how to set it up so it’s exactly what your birthday
boy or girl like best too.
How to set-up activities when you have a variety of ages of kids…
and what the heck to do for older kids that’s not
lame.
So many ideas for you… some with vendors and some doing entirely on
your own… and most of them aren’t pricey- just require a little
creativity and advanced planning.
If you are throwing a kids party, or a party of any kind where kids
will be at, this episode is for you!
The smallest things can make a party extra magical and Lindsay
thinks often that’s in the activities.
For kids parties and adults parties and parties with kids and
adults… it’s great to have things for everyone to do.
We’re talking about using vendors for some of the activities and
other times building the activity yourself.
Lindsay talks about really trying to think about the person that
the party is for and what would be the most fun for them… and
usually those same things are what their guests will like too!
When she's doing a kids party where parents stay, she tries to have
something fun for them to do as well. Sometimes it’s a
creative cocktail and food experience to match the theme… and other
times like when she did a mermaid party for Presley she did hair
braiding girl and a nail art girl come and we set up beauty
stations for the moms!
We’re talking about having enough to do so everyone is busy for the
whole party and has the best time.
You can do structured time for activities, Lindsay usually like
more of a free play type situation.
Start with what your kid likes most and what goes with the
theme.
IDEAS!
Ball pit
(OC vendor: ops@meshkids.co)
Bounce house
(OC vendor: hello@bouncecouture.com)
Craft stations
Treat stations - decorate your own cookies, pop tarts,
cupcakes
(OC vendor: bangpopshop@gmail.com)
Candy bar
Candy Cart
(OC vendor: lisa@thecandycoach.com)
Timree: OC artist! For paint lessons
(OC vendor: info@timree.com)
Slumber Tents:
(OC vendor: www.sparklesanddreams.com)
Photo Booth & frame decorating station
(OC vendor: info@capturephotobooths.com)
Caricature
(OC vendor: cartoonslinger@gmail.com)
Make your own pizzas
(OC vendor: admin@sgtpepps.com)
Create your own flower arrangements
(OC vendor: mcarter64768@gmail.com)
Slime making station with little pieces to add in to match the
theme
Design your own bag to carry all your goodies in (get bags from
Forever 21 or H & M)
Sand box
Sled rides
Horse and carriage rides
Petting Zoo
Color / paint a large structure
Huge canvases for painting
Surprise punch boards (I make my own out of shoe
racks)
Raffle with grab bags (must have fun prizes like gift cards and a
gag gift!)
Hot cocoa bar
Chocolate fountain with make your own chocolate
bars
Foam machine
BUBBLES!
Entertainment - hula dancers, mermaids, fairies,
Blippi
Tractor rides!
There are endless ways you can make a party MAGICAL with
activities! We hope this podcast gave you LOTS of
ideas!!