Themed Parties
Birthday excitement begins with themed parties. Themed parties focus ideas for decorations, games, activities and food preparation. The key to creating the best experience comes from planning a birthday party. When planning a birthday party pick a theme that works for your child’s age and personality. Keep parties to no more than 90 minutes for preschoolers and 2 to 3 hours for school-age kids and teens. While you are deciding on a party theme idea, involve your child in the process. Watch for clues (excitement in their eyes) when you suggest certain themes.
Themed Parties
If your child already has a favorite story character, color, animal or activity these are helpful to include as you select a theme idea. A party theme idea can be tailored to your budget with incredible results no matter how much you spend. Visit www.treasureboxkids.com for children’s clothing and ideas. Look through our archived blog posts for more activities, crafts, tips and birthday party ideas.
Here Are a Few Party Theme Ideas:
Puppy Birthday Party Safari Birthday Ladybug Birthday
Elmo Birthday Space Party Baseball Birthday Party
Sleepover Birthday Floral Birthday Princess Birthday
Ballerina Birthday Fishing Party Dinosaur Party
Storytime
Increase reading fluency with storytime. During storytime parents get to play a critical role in helping their children develop not only the ability to read, but also an enjoyment of reading. Toddlers listen to and gain information from short stories and rhymes, thereby increasing their vocabulary about everyday events people and things. Toddlers learn interactive reading by pointing to pictures in favorites books that they have chosen.
Storytime
During interactive reading with young children the child will often look through the book as if they are actually reading, holding the book right side up and turning the pages from front to back. As the child moves to read aloud books, share the activity by first reading one page and letting the child read the next. Patience is the key for read aloud books. At this stage your child is learning to be able to read the text accurately as well as understanding what has been read. Pause at the end of a page. Ask questions or comment on what has been read in order to build these skills. Reading can be a fun and imaginative activity for children that opens doors to countless new worlds for them.
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Diaper Baby Shower
Throw a diaper baby shower to help keep the mother-to-be stocked with her one absolute necessity. A diaper baby shower is all about diapers and diapering supplies like baby wipes, crèmes, powder, pads, pins, etc. The diaper baby shower would not be complete without the all-important baby shower diaper cake.
Diaper Baby Shower
A baby shower diaper cake is a collection of diapers (either disposable or cloth) rolled and stacked together to resemble a traditional tiered cake. Garnish the tiers of the baby shower diaper cake with baby care items such as bibs, pacifiers, socks, bottles, toys, etc. For baby shower decorations it is all about the diaper and anything related to it. Pin diapers on stuffed animals and place around the room and make a diaper flower bouquet for a centerpiece.
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Birthday Party Games
Playing birthday party games is one of the most important parts of the party for little guests. Birthday party games keep children’s active energies focused and provide enjoyable memories for your child. Kids party games should be tailored to the age group of the children attending as well as the location of the birthday party. Outdoor birthdays host kids party games with more activity like races and relays as well as messy games involving water.
Birthday Party Games
Indoor birthdays involve kids game ideas like charades, balloon ping pong, musical chairs and pin the tail on the donkey. Other kids game ideas include games based on pictionary, spoon races, bingo, or building the tallest marshmallow toothpick tower.
Birthday party games for children under age 6 should be simple and fun. For children 7 to ten years old the birthday party games need to be silly and fun.Visit www.treasureboxkids.com for children’s clothing and ideas. Look through our archived blog posts for more activities, crafts, tips and birthday party ideas.
Puppet Theater
Animate playtime with a puppet theater. Puppet theater can be used to bring children’s stories to life, as a teaching tool or a rainy day activity. Children can use stuffed animals or string puppets as actors. Puppet show scripts are easily created from a child’s favorite story where they can act out their favorite characters.
Puppet Theater
Adults can create puppet show scripts to illustrate their own stories about not speaking to strangers, learning manners, or sharing. Divide theater duties between family members (set, script, puppets) for a family reunion production. Puppet theater is a versatile boredom buster that provides hours of activity for family members and friends.
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