battlemaiden Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Primarily Pacific arena, but the airplanes in the European arena interest him. I was thinking models? Is there a good place to buy them online? Any great books I should know about? We haven't covered WWII yet. Thanks for your ideas. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 (edited) Osprey Graphic Novels has a few dedicated to WWII. Iwo and D-day come to mind. They would make nice party favors and I have seen then in bulk for about $2.00 an issue. If you want the party to have a WWII theme. Go to the local army navy surplus store you can get tents, flags, cammies etc to set up a battlefield in the back yard. Sandbags are fairly cheap and make for an even more realistic set up. Having done something like this be sure to inform the parents of the invitees that it will be WWII themed, you would be surprized how many may take issue with it. Edited October 11, 2009 by pqr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I always think themed chess sets are interesting and neat. Here's one example for WWII: http://store.shop72.com/wowariichset.html I know you can find them in all price ranges if you look. BTW, I love your C.S. Lewis quotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 We did a WWII type birthday when ds turned 8 last year. I found dog tags, helmets and camo face paint at the local military surplus store. We borrowed some tires from Tiresplus, built an obstacle course complete with "barbed wire" (decorative shiny garland with stars), rope swing across a "water trap" (blue tarp under our swing set, moved the swings and tied up a knotted rope), balance beam, and they had to drag their "comrade" a 40# pack up into our fort at the end. The boys were all ages 8-11 and had a blast. We also played "medic" so our dds could join in as the army nurses. Two teams would have to evacuate their "wounded" soldier after wrapping up his broken leg and carry him on a beach towel to the medic tent. I found some camo tarps to liven up the back yard and we ate K rations and cake that I decorated with camo frosting complete with ds's army guys raising the flag on Mt. Suribachi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Sorry, misread, I thought you were doing the party:001_smile:. Memoir is a fantastic WWII board game (think Settlers of Catan) that has an expansion pack for the Pacific Theatre. I think Amazon is cheaper than the original company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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