Are you tired of the same old birthday parties at fast food
restaurants every year? Are you ready for some new ideas? Let's see
what resources we can find on the Internet for getting help in
planning a new and exciting birthday party for your child.
We'll begin at Disney's Family.com site, which offers resources galore
for planning birthday parties. You'll learn how to host a Puppy Party,
a Mermaid Party, or a Spy Party, complete with inexpensive ideas for
invitations, decorations, welcoming activities, games, food, goodie
bags, and even thank-you notes. Discover how to have theme-related
parties for one-to-three-year-olds, or learn how to put together the
world's greatest goodie bags. The site offers photo ideas, tips on
birthday manners, and ten party-planning pitfalls.
http://family.disney.com/Categories/Activities/
Features/family_0000_01/dony/Parties/Parties.html
At Holidays, Birthday Parties & Celebrations, you'll learn that your
three areas of focus for planning a birthday party are crafts, food,
and games/activities. The sites offers several tip and fact sheets for
hosting successful parties, in topics such as Guidelines for Age-
Appropriate Birthday Parties and Birthday Parties Needn't Drive You
Bonkers.
http://www.parenting-qa.com/cgi-
bin/members/detail/holidaysbirthdaypartiescelebrations/birthdayparties
/
More ideas for theme-related parties can be found at Boardman's
Birthday Party Ideas. At a Bug Party, you'll make a caterpillar cake
and go on a bug hunt. At a Backwards Party, the kids will come dressed
backwards, and you'll print out a banner to read backwards. The ideas
at this site are really cute!
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5631/
If you need some craft ideas for your birthday party, visit Kids
Crafts Bulletin Board. Post a note to the board asking for advice, or
look through the messages to see if any of the ideas appeal to you.
http://www.wwvisions.com/craftbb/kids.html/
Maybe you don't have time to dash all over town looking for
invitations, favors, and party hats. If so, stop by Birthday USA where
you can order everything you need to have your party. The site offers
over 50 different party theme packages, from Dress Up Minnie to Jungle
Fun. You can even download a free birthday planner at the site.
http://www.birthdayusa.com/
20 Fun Things to do with your Kids offers some adorable birthday party
ideas, such as Paper Bag Guess, where kids try to guess what's inside
a paper bag, or a Jelly Bean Hunt.
http://www.waidsoft.com/funkids.html
At the Party Planner, you'll learn ideas for age-specific parties,
recipes for fun party food such as ice cream clowns, directions for
making piñatas, and even a birthday party checklist.
http://www.lfpress.com/partyplanner/Default.htm
Pillsbury offers some wonderful mealtime ideas for a Children's
Birthday Party, such as Crescent Dogs or Corn-on-the-Cob Pops. Or, if
your child loves pizza, you'll find some unusual pizza recipes, like
Fanciful Fruit Pizza.
http://www.pillsbury.com/seasons/casual/mouse.html
