Birthday Party Ideas For Children Ages 2-12
By Boyd Norwood, Fri Dec 9th

Need a few tips and ideas for the next partyin your household? Here's a variety of suggestions that we thinkwill help you make your child's party fun, special andeasy for you.

Birthday Party Tips for the Young and the Young at HeartYour child's party should be a fun and memorableexperience for your child and for his or her guests. Here's howyou can pull it off:

*Let your child choose the theme of her party and beactively involved in the planning stages of the event. Have herwrite the invitations if she is able.

*Have your child greet each guest at the door. This will helpher guests feel welcome and will help her learn how to be agreat hostess.

*Have a party table or counter space available for thepresents. Ideally this place should be a place where all of theguests can sit comfortably and see your child open the presents.

*If you order a pizza or another 'hot food item' leave it inthe oven before the guests are ready to eat.

*Avoid games, which leave some of the guests with nothing todo. A party can be a nightmare if one of the guests isunhappy. If your child insists on playing a game from thisgenre, provide additional activities which the guests can dowhile they are waiting for the game to end.

*If you plan on making a party craft with the guests,make sure you create a prototype, for the guests to see and foryou to gauge the difficulty level of the craft before thebirthday party begins.

*When opening gifts make sure that your child acknowledges whohas given her each

gift and that she thanks every guest.

*A party favor or a goody bag is a nice way to end birthdayparties. Your child can say goodbye to each guest with theseitems.

*Book special events in advance. (i.e. Children's museums,Pizza Parlors, Arcades, Fun Houses, Tumble Bus Parties,etc.

Birthday Party Games and Activities for Children Ages2-12 party themes, games and activities are perhapsthe most memorable parts of your child's special day. Here aresome ideas that will make your child remember her partyfor a long time to come:

1)For the scientific child, help her to set up a series of funscience experiments that all of the guests can participate in.For a treat, serve the guests green sherbet with cream soda orginger ale.

2)For the 'fashionista' in your life, divide the guests intotwo teams and have them race to put on designated outfits andaccessories. Once they put the clothes on they must quickly walkor run down a run-way and pose for a picture. (You might needother parents or family members to help with this one). This isa party she will never forget!

3)For older children, play '1-100'. This game requires 2 dice,one piece of paper and a pencil or a pen for each guest. Haveeach guest write his or her name on the piece of paper leavingspace to write 1-100 below the name. Then, the girlgets to choose someone to go first. The chosen individual willrole the dice and if he or she does not get doubles then he orshe will pass the dice to the next player. If however, the firstplayer does get doubles then he or she will begin to write 1, 2,3, 4,.......etc. under until another player roles doubles. Thedice will continue around the table and when the dice returns tothe first player and he or she gets doubles again then thatplayer would begin where he or she left off. Whoever gets to 100first, wins!

Birthday Party Gifts and Surprises gifts andsurprises don't have to include Barbies and Gameboys. They canalso include the following:

*Ballet Classes

*Gymnastics Classes

*Sports Equipment

*A Mini-Trip

*A Trip to a Space Museum with Mom or Dad

*Breakfast in Bed

*A New Book on Tape

*Language Lessons

*Puzzles

*A Book of Science Projects + Materials

*A Trip to their favorite Restaurant

*A Recipe Book for Kids, etc.

Remember parents, what your children want the most is time withYOU! Give your kids the gift of time.

About the author:About the Author: Boyd Norwood is a Web Content Specialist for10x Marketing in Orem, UT. For more informationin regards to creating the perfect birthday party, please feel free to contact TumbleBusKids.com.