Birthdays - Something Different To Do
In this article we're going to go over some things to do for
your kid's birthday that might be a little out of the ordinary
but certainly fun.
Let's face it, birthdays can get pretty dull after a while.
Unless you've got a great imagination they usually become the
same thing year after year, a party at home, or maybe the
bowling alley or pizza parlor, the usual games of pin the tail
on the donkey, and the usual birthday cake and presents, not
that there's anything wrong with that stuff. But how about
trying something a little off the wall for a change? What
follows are a few ideas that just might make that birthday party
a little different and certainly memorable.
One idea is to have a multiple location birthday bash. Maybe
this will start off with a trip to the miniature golf course for
18 holes of golf. If you have more than 5 kids you're going to
have to arrange them in groups of 5 as that is the max for a
group at a miniature golf course. One way to determine the
groupings is to throw everyone's name into a hat and pick them
at random. This will add an element of fun to the event itself.
After a round of golf, then maybe you can head to the bowling
alley and roll a couple of games. If you've started this in the
early morning by now you should be just about at lunch time. You
can either have lunch at the bowling alley or go to yet your
third location. Of course the secret to this success is just
that, it's a secret, the whole day. The kids won't know what's
going to happen next. Think they won't be excited?
After lunch it's time to head to your next location. A great
spot is a mall if there is one in your area. This is where you
spring the big surprise on them. Of course you can only do this
with older kids because younger ones will need to be supervised
and this is an unsupervised event. What you do next is have a
treasure hunt in the mall. The adults all hide in different
parts of the mall and the kids have to find them. The kids who
find the most adults before time runs out (you set a time limit)
wins a special prize. You can make it a purchase at one of the
stores in the mall. Set a dollar amount on this. You don't want
the kids going crazy. You can even award second and third prizes
too if you like.
Finally, after the mall trip it's back to your house to finish
up the party, maybe with some party games and of course that
birthday cake. Make it something different though. You could do
something like have the bakery make the cake into an unusual
shape like a car or truck, or maybe even an airplane. Use your
imagination. By the time this day is over it is going to be a
birthday that none of the kids will soon forget, especially not
the birthday person. Try it sometime. You might be surprised.