Rental Bounce Houses
Birthday rental bounce houses are appearing more often now that the weather is warm. Rental bounce houses provide exercise and fun for many outdoor birthday parties.
Rental Bounce Houses
Recent news reports have focused on bounce house safety. At Treasure Box Kids we want to make sure that your birthday activities are safe ones. Here are some tips for keeping this kids birthday party idea a safe one.
- Make sure to have adult supervision at ALL times
- Make sure the bounce house is anchored securely at the corners
- Watch for any rips or holes in the bounce house unit
- Do not use a bounce house in high winds
- Do not allow children to flip or somersault
- The weight of an adult can bounce smaller children at dangerous heights, so keep adults out
- Limit the number of children in the bounce house at one time
- Keep children under 3 years old out of the bounce house unit
- Empty pockets and do not let children bring toys into the bounce house
Setting up Rental Bounce Houses
If you are considering renting a bounce house select a credible bounce house company that carries insurance. Let the bounce house professionals set up the bounce house before your party begins. Make sure that the professional securely fastens the bounce house with either 18″ hook spikes inserted into the ground at a 45 degree angle or using 50-pound bags on each corner. Bounce houses should only be set up on a driveway or blacktop as a last resort.
Incorporating an inflatable jump house or slide brings a lot of excitement and fun to summer birthday parties. Check back often to TreasureBoxKids blog for more birthday party ideas, birthday and special occasion dresses, and other children’s clothing. Visit www.treasureboxkids.com for children’s clothing and special outfits.
Baby Shower Names
You’ve played a baby shower names game, so why not dedicate a shower to the theme of baby names.
Treasure Box Kids Baby Shower Names
One the most important tasks of expectant parents is to determine their baby’s name. The actual meaning of the baby name , family names, religious influences, popularity, and uniqueness…these are all factors that play into the baby name choice. Then why should you not have fun with it?
If the expectant parents know the baby’s gender then find all kinds of names related to the gender. Print out these baby names and decorate each of the printouts with glitter or stickers to decorate the room. Childrens’ wooden blocks with letters can be placed in different locations around the room and then guests can see how many different names can be created from each set.
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The social security administration allows you to search popular baby names for any given year after 1879. This information is great for developing a top 5 baby names for any given year type of game. Players can choose the top 5 names from the list of 10 to see if they guess correctly. Baby name scramble is another fun team game for baby shower guests.
If a name hasn’t been picked yet for the baby, you can provide the parents-to-be with a great source of inspiration that’s also a nice memento of the shower. Buy a cute notebook and pass it around to all the guests. Have them enter ideas for boys’ or girls’ names, along with any notes they may want to share about why they like that name.
Check out our blog for more fun Baby Shower Ideas and suggestions for Baby Shower Gifts. We also welcome your baby shower names suggestions, so please feel free to comment.
Cat in the Hat Birthday Party
Toddlers love Dr. Suess stories and The Cat in the Hat is one of their favorites. Anything Cat in the Hat goes!
Cat in the Hat Birthday Party Decorations:
Decorate with red and white balloons. Print out pictures of the Cat in the Hat or Thing 1 and Thing 2. On the birthday party table use a white table cloth and make red crepe paper bow ties to decorate around the edge. A multiple layer cake alternating red and white frosting on a round, black cardboard base is a simple Cat in the Hat birthday cake. Set Dr Suess books around the room. The books can double as decorations and activities.
Cat in the Hat Birthday Party Games and Activities:
The Cat in the Hat had many games involving balancing. He would balance things on his head, in his hands and on his feet. Use this aspect of the story to create balancing games of your own. Start with something flat and easy like a light book, then when the guest reaches the other side of the room and a new object like a paper plate, then a cup, then a plastic fork or a small ball. The one who can balance the most items wins!
Another Cat in the Hat game is a fish toss. The fish was always trying to stay in the bowl while the Cat was playing his games. Use decorated bean bags as “fish” to try to toss into a bowl.
Reading the Cat in the Hat story to the children as it gets closer for the children to go home can calm down a bit before the parents pick them up.
Visit www.treasureboxkids.com to find clothing for your child’s special day. We welcome comments about your child’s birthday party experience. We always have new birthday party ideas, girls birthday dress, and gift outfits to share with our readers, like the Cat in the Hat Birthday Party.
4th of July Celebrations
4th of July Celebrations
4th of July celebrations are just around the corner. It is time to start planning for a red white and blue day of fun with family and friends. 4th of July celebrations are filled with back yard barbeques, watermelon, swimming, activities and fireworks. Here are some ideas for 4th of July games and activities for kids.
4th of July Celebrations
Make Patriotic Pinwheels for 4th of July Celebrations:
- Supplies needed: construction paper (the thicker the better), scissors, paper punch, a push-pin, a pencil with an eraser. Decorate with markers, glitter, stickers or crayons
- Start by making two square pieces of paper.
- To make a square, put the two pieces of paper together. Fold the corner of the pieces of paper over .
- To finish making the squares, cut off the small rectangles, forming two squares (which are already folded into a triangle).
- Fold the triangle in half. Unfold the paper.
- Decorate one side of each sheet of paper.
- Put the undecorated sides of the paper together.
- Make four cuts along the fold lines – about halfway to the center.
- Punch four holes in the pinwheel, one at each corner.
- Gently gather each of the four points (with a hole) to the center. (Be careful not to crease the paper.)
- Push a push-pin through the four punched holes through the center of the pinwheel to attach the pinwheel to the side of a pencil’s eraser.
Make Star Wands for 4th of July Celebrations:
- Supplies needed: poster board or foam, cardboard star, scissors, dowel, craft glue, red, silver and blue glitter.
- Trace star pattern twice onto poster board or foam and cut out.
- Spread glue all over one side of each star.
- Press stars together with dowel in the middle and let dry.
- Cover the front of star with a layer of glue and sprinkle glitter over the still-wet glue.
- Let dry.
Hold a 4th of July Scavenger Hunt
Before the hunt begins, let them design their own bags. Give each child a plain brown paper lunch sack. Set out crayons, star and flag themed stickers and let them be creative!
Make a list of 10 items that are Independence Day related (think Flags, Stars and Stripes). Give the list to each child with a bag to collect the items. Whoever collects all the items first wins!
Host a Mini 4th of July Parade
Gather the children together to hold their own parade. Have the children decked out in 4th of July dresses or red, white and blue outfits. Play some patriotic music while the children march with their pinwheels, flags or star wands. At the end of the parade and all the 4th of July celebrations have the children throw confetti in the air to make their own safe fireworks show for the adults.
Baby Shower Gift Baskets
Giving personalized baby shower gift baskets is a caring and unique way to share in the joy of new motherhood. Baby shower gift baskets can be filled with a wild variety of items or can adhere to a specific theme.
How to make a Baby Shower Gift Baskets
Once you have found a gift basket that you like begin to decorate the basket with pastel colored ribbons. For a baby bath-time basket line the basket with baby bath towels instead of tissue paper. Add baby bath products such as baby shampoo, wash cloths, baby lotion, baby powder, wash cloth puppets, a rubber duckie and so on. A sleep-time baby shower gift basket can be filled with a soft blanket, baby-safe stuffed animals, baby monitor, crib sheets, a soothing music collection, and a musical mobile. A breastfeeding gift basket could include a breast pump, handy meal plans for nursing moms, a nursing cover and a nursing pillow.
Other Baby Shower Gift Baskets Ideas
Another baby shower gift basket idea can be based on baby clothing. No baby can ever have enough clothes. You might offer some starter items that you think the mother would like and that would be comfortable for the baby as well. Vitamins Baby Clothing has several multiple-piece sets that contain matching items that new mothers need. I just went to a baby shower where the parents wanted to be surprised by the baby’s gender. A children’s boutique gift certificate allows the mother to pick up something special once the baby is born…a gift that keeps on giving.
Visit www.treasureboxkids.com for your newborn and infant clothing needs. Leave us comments about interesting baby shower gift baskets,gift basket themes you have used.
Birthday Places For Kids
The best birthday places for kids make hosting a party easier for busy parents. These birthday party locations are great for special milestone birthdays where many school friends and family members attend at one time.
New Birthday Places For Kids
Treasure Box Kids Birthday Places For Kids
Birthday party locations have moved on beyond the family living room. Today, children want to celebrate their birthdays in a fun way. Miniature golf, tea parties, kids activity zones where bowling, inflatable jumpers, go-kart racing, laser tag and other play activities make for an exciting and memorable experience for all.
Planning Birthday Places For Kids
Birthday party planning is often taken care of at such facilities. Parents need only supply a cake and presents while the facility provides the food, entertainment and activities. Large venues are easy for parents to find with ample parking, and are often located near adult oriented facilities where parents can shop or eat while waiting to pick up their children.
If you are looking for that special Birthday Dress, look no further than Treasure Box Kids for our nice selection of Girls Birthday Dresses. If you are looking for more birthday party ideas, check out our posts on Birthday Activities and Birthday Party Ideas, and more birthday places for kids.
