KidsHappen Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Her party is scheduled at my house on Saturday afternoon from 2:00 until 5:00. I have already arranged for pizza, cake and ice cream. I figure food with take about an hour and present about 1/2 an hour and then another 1/2 and hour waiting for everyone to show up. That leaves about an hour that I have to entertain them. We were originally going to set up badmitton and crochet in the backyard but I have since found out that my next door neighbor is having an adults only pool party and I don't think that she would appreciate having a yard full of kids right next door making tons of noise. So now I am thinking about something along the lines of a craft or activity. It will be ten little girls between the ages of 10-12. I was thinking maybe tie dye some shirts. We have done this before and I remember that it was a lot of fun but I can't remember if it was very messy or a lot of hassle. Anyway, I am thinking maybe something like that but I am willing to consider other ideas. Does anyone have any? Any things that have went over well at girls parties that you know of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgm Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Haven't had a girls only, but the gals that came to my boys parties in that age range enjoyed traditional party games, scavenger hunts, sack races, vollyball, giant soccer ball, and treasure hunts as well as crafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Personally, I would not change the birthday plans for the next door neighbor's pool party. I would still do some outdoor games....maybe 30 minutes for an outdoor game and 30 minutes for a craft. We've done an obstacle course, scavenger hunt, etc. The kids loved those! The crafts also went over well too. I get something neat from Oriental Trading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdie Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I think an 30 min. outdoor activity is fine next to an adult party. One idea for your craft is to hide the craft in a box and then have the kids go on a treasure hunt to find it. My dd's friends love treasure hunting and it is always the highlight of the party. I hide clues and within each clue is a letter. They hunt as a group and once they find all the letters then have to unscramble them to find the final location. Just make sure you go over a few rules before you start: 1. no running from location to location 2. Everyone gets a turn to read a clue 3. open the final prize together as a group. Also I if you make cupcakes instead of a cake you can have them decorate their own cupcake which will kill about 15 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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