Second Birthday
Your child’s second birthday is going to be even more fun than their first. At their second birthday, your child understands that it is their special day and enjoys interacting with family and friends. Fun ideas for the second birthday party can be based on common television or storybook characters or a favorite type of toy such as a doll, barnyard animal or car.
Hold the second birthday party at a familiar location (home, relative’s home or favorite playground) and scheduled at a time when your child is at their best. Keep the second birthday party between 1 to 2 hours for more enjoyment.
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Second Birthday
Decorations:
- Cut out large number 2’s from brightly colored paper to mount on walls
- Photos of the birthday child
- Decorate with colorful balloons and streamers – taking special care to watch for popped balloon pieces that can be picked up and put into little mouths.
Activities:
- Finger painting
- Bean bag toss
- Puzzles
Baby’s First Birthday
The time for baby’s first birthday has arrived and the celebration is as much for parents as it is for the youngster. Your baby’s first birthday is an event where precious memories can be saved for years to come. Plan the first birthday party as a short event (about an hour to an hour and a half), preferably after naptime. If possible, plan the first birthday party in your home or an environment that your baby is comfortable with.
Baby's First Birthday
Simple themes for the first birthday party, such as a favorite color, storybook or cartoon character can be the main point of focus for your decorations and activities. Keep the baby’s needs in mind when planning for his or her first birthday. Visit www.treasureboxkids.com for adorable baby outfits for your baby to wear at their first birthday. Look through our archived blog posts for more birthday ideas, children’s clothing and kid’s activities.
Decorations
- Decorate with pictures of your baby over the first year of life, including important milestones like crawling and taking the first step.
- Cut out large number ones from brightly colored paper to mount on walls
- Decorate with colorful balloons and streamers
Activities
- Place a colorful blanket on the floor with easy to manipulate toys (busy boxes or play gym) to create a safe baby play area
- Place push toys, foam blocks, or cloth tunnels for toddlers to play with
- Create a cupcake decorating station for older children and adults
Space Birthday
Take your son’s space birthday out of this world! He and his space birthday guests can explore strange new worlds or visit planets in our own solar system. Decorate the space birthday with black fabric on the walls and furniture. Use glow in the dark stars or make your own from card stock wrapped in tin foil. Make planets from paper mache, craft foam or Styrofoam balls.
Space Birthday
Hang stars, planets and white twinkling lights from the ceiling with fishing line as space themed decorations. Younger astronauts can have Disney’s Buzz Lightyear visit their space themed party. Astronaut games and activities can include a Moon Rock Relay, Saturn’s Rings toss, or Asteroid Belt. 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.
Moon Rock Relay: Before the party, cut or tear several pieces of foam padding (egg crate, mattress pad foam or craft foam). Divide the children into teams. Give each team a pile of “moon rocks” and a set of kitchen tongs. Pace a bucket for each team at the finish line. The object of the game is to be the first team to transport all of the moon rocks from the pile to the bucket using only the tongs (astronaut robot arm). The first racer will pick up a rock, run to the bucket return to his team and pass the tongs to the next player until all of the moon rocks have been moved.
Saturn’s Rings Toss: You will need a hula hoop and bean bags. Mark an “x” with tape on the ground or floor. Have 2 helpers hold the hula hoop a reasonable distance from the “x”. The players take turns trying to toss the bean bag planets through the ring.
Asteroid Belt: A great indoor game for younger children. Before the party inflate several balloons. When it is time to play have the children form a circle. Toss the asteroids (balloons) in the air and the children have to keep the asteroids from hitting the earth.
Rubber Ducky Party
Hosting a rubber ducky party is a fun theme for 3 and 4 year old children. A rubber ducky party is colorful and has a variety of fun games to entertain the children. You can hold your ducky party indoors without as much water or outdoors in warmer weather.
Rubber Ducky Party
Attach helium balloons to an individual rubber ducky for ducky party room decorations. If your child is a Disney fan add Donald or Daisy Duck to the rubber ducky party. Use a blue tablecloth for the “water” and yellow plates for the ducky party table.
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Rubber Ducky Birthday Party Games
- Rubber Ducky Race – fill baby tubs with water and place a rubber ducky at one end of the tub. Contestants race their ducks by blowing on them to move them to the other end.
- Bubble Blowing – let each child blow bubbles (an outside activity)
- Bobbing For Rubber Duckies, Duck, Duck, Goose
Hold a floral birthday for a springtime or outdoor birthday party. A floral birthday is simple and inexpensive to decorate and a wonderful opportunity for little girls to show off their beautiful floral birthday dresses. Make balloon flowers (see directions below) to decorate the party area. Use spring colors in the balloon flowers or those that match the birthday dresses.
Have the girls make tissue paper flowers as a craft activity. Cut out flower shapes from colorful construction paper to make flower decorations for the party area. Another fun craft for your floral birthday are edible daisies made from rice cereal treats mixture, a flower cookie cutter with a small candy in the center.
Floral Birthday
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Balloon Flower Decorations
You will need 5 balloons of one color and 2 of another coordinating color to make these balloon flowers. Do not blow up the balloons fully to keep balloons flexible enough to twist and tie. To tie off balloons, pinch the necks with one hand; with the other hand, pull the neck of the balloon to stretch it, wrap it around 2 of your fingers, and pull the end through to make a knot.
For the petals, tie 2 of the inflated balloons together in one group. Tie the remaining 3 inflated balloons together in another group. Join the balloon clusters, push the pair into the set of 3 so the necks wrap around each other.. Lock the 2 clusters together by rotating the necks of the balloons around each other several times until secure.
Balloon Flower Decorations
For the center, inflate 2 balloons of a different color (do not fill completely) and tie them together. Insert the center balloons into the petal cluster. Arrange the petals around the centers, twisting balloons several times to lock them all together. Wrap nylon string around the center of the cluster several times, then pull one end of the string between 2 of the petals and cut off the other end.
