A Little of This and A Little of That
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Theme Suggestions
Carnivale
Talent Night
Sock Hop
Sports Party
WildWest
Camp-In
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Planning Secrets
Let guardians and/or parents know when the guests are to be picked up the next day.
Let guest know the "house rules"
Let everyone know with the invitation to bring their own sleeping bags, hairbrushes, toothbrushes and such.
Make certain you have guardian telephone numbers.
Check with guardians and guests about any existing allergies.
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Food Play
Name your dishes and grog to fit your theme
Here are some menu possibilities
Wizard Treats
Armed with
cookie cutters in the shape of stars, moons and suns,
cut up bread. Top with your favorite spread.
Fortune Cookies
See recipe and fortune ideas
Wild West Buffalo Wings
Prepare wing drummettes and portions of wings in your favorite recipe.
However,
get creative and name them in accordance with your
theme!
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Games and Activities
Plan for both quiet and active moments
Activity Suggestions
Flashlight Limbo
With 2
flashlights held at the same level for a beam of light
to limbo unders. If the beam hits you, you're out.
Guess Who?
One guest
leaves the room, everyone else jumps into a sleeping
bag (not necessarily their own), hiding in them. "It"
returns, lightly touching the bags trying to guess
who is inside.
Wiggle Worm
Make an
obstacle course of things to crawl around, over, and
under in your sleeping bags. (Be sure to remove anything
breakable). One way to play this is to time yourself
through the course.
Flashlight Hide-and-Seek
"It"
stands in the middle of the room with a flashlight
and closes their eyes. Turn out the lights and have
everyone hide. Each player must leave one part of
their body showing. "It" points the flashlight
in any direction and turns it on. If "It"
sees someone that person is out. Contnue searching,
always turning the flashlight off before moving it
to another spot.
Shadow Puppets
See who
can create the scariest or silliest shape on the wall.
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Budget Tips
Creativity and resourcefulness are your number one
mainstays against a high-budget.
- Make
your own invitations.
- Make
your own party favors.
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Invitations
Pass out mini flashlights with invitations hidden
in the battery compartments
Make a sleeping bag invitation (e-mail
Dusty for a set of instructions)
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Creating Space
Pile pillows in one huge pile, interspersed with stuffed animals.
Make a streamer tent
Doodle Sheet. (Put a poster size sheet of white paper
up on the wall with masking tape -- or on a table,
as the opening activitey and throughout the night
let guests doodle on it.)
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