La Condessa Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 My daughter is about to have a birthday and wants an ancient history party. Does anyone have any ideas for an ancient history party for five- to six-year-old girls (none of whom, aside from dd, will have the slightest idea of history)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 You could do ancient Egypt. Bunch of stuff came up when I googled..... http://www.littleones.com/holiday-and-birthday-fun/awesome-affordable-theme-birthday-parties/egyptianmummy-theme-party/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Something I used to do for our co-op when the kids were younger was to take them on a trip in the "time machine." It was just a pillow fort basically, but sometimes the kids would make wacky panels of buttons and so forth. And while we were all squeezed in it, we'd shake the pillows around and sometimes the time machine would go to the wrong place... Anyway... often I'd give the kids a passport that they had to get stamped at each stop by someone - usually me in a silly hat of some kind. And then we'd get back in and go somewhere else. Maybe someone else will have a better idea, but probably what I would do is make each kid a little passport booklet that says all the time machine stops. And then at each one do something different from different ancient civilizations. But just something fun and crafty. So, for example, you might do a craft at one, a game at one or two, eat a special food at one or two, and maybe dress up at one? You could do something like stop in ancient Egypt and make simple necklaces with your names in hieroglyphs, stop in ancient Greece and participate in the "olympics," stop in ancient Rome and eat baklava, stop in ancient China and make paper lanterns to decorate for the party, etc. etc. You could have one stop that goes "wrong" - this was always a hit when I was doing the time machine. Like, you're going to go somewhere but instead end up having to build the pyramids or the Great Wall or get chased by barbarian invaders and have to run back to the time machine to get away. After all, traveling through time never goes smoothly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Sounds like fun! I'd spend some time on Pinterest. If you focused on a particular part of history, I'd say kids would be familiar with it. For example, ancient Egypt could be fairly well-known. One Pinterest board has links for an Ancient Egypt birthday party (https://www.pinterest.com/jlrancourt/ancient-egypt-birthday-party/), like an archaeological dig in "sand cake." using crushed golden Oreos, mummy activities, decorating Egyptian-style headpieces and necklaces. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Condessa Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Thanks. I like the time machine idea, with something happening at each stop. I'm looking on Pinterest, too. She wanted a Collesseum cake, but I'm thinking maybe a pyramid or that archaeological sand cake might be more possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 toga party! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 The ancient-history-time-machine thing makes me think of Mr Peabody & Sherman. I love that movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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