A few days ago we gave you a look into our son's 5th birthday party, and some tips to help you plan your own. Today, we continue with Part 2 of the Fabulous Fifth Birthday Extravaganza!
4.
Organizing Activities:
Your theme can come alive with the
activities you choose. Think slides,
entertainment, craft projects, scavenger hunts etc.
Our guests were able to choose
from a variety of activities. There was a bouncing castle, slide, basketball shooting game. We also had classics such
as face painting and musical chairs. The
crowd favorite though, was hoopla! We
gave each guest a partially filled goodie/party box upon entrance with tickets
which allowed them to play the various games and win more prizes to add to
their goodie box.
There were a few other
things that we had planned which we didn’t get to do because of the rain, and
the hectic nature of the day. We wanted
to do a “tattoo parlour”, a photo booth (we are still thinking of how we can
use these props lol) and pin the nose on the clown. The guests were thoroughly
engaged and they didn’t miss a thing, so we were happy.
Bouncing Castle:
Slide at the start of the party...before it got drenched from the rain :) :
Did someone say Musical Chairs?!
The birthday boy with his second facepainting:
HOOPLA!!!!
5.
Plan the
menu:
When planning the menu you can consider your theme, but still have a few
basics for the picky eaters and don’t forget the parents!
We opted for “fair” type eats and treats like hamburgers, hotdogs, and conch
fritters. Yes momma bear wanted corn
dogs and funnel cake but was outvoted lol. For the
adults, we had conch chowder (nothing better than soup on a rainy day), salad,
and an entrée. There were also stations
serving treats such as cotton candy, popcorn, and snow cones. There were a variety of drinks and of course
the “Arjay water” was a crowd favorite lol (bottled water with the customized
label).
For
the cake we selected red velvet cupcakes and a traditional sheet cake. These were also decorated to match the
theme. Everyone loved the cupcake stand
which also complemented the theme. The
funny thing was that we were all over Nassau looking for individual icecream
cups for the guest, and we still forgot to serve them at the event!
lol
Labels for Chafing Dishes (we forgot to use these too!)
Gathering for cake and cupcake time!
Sweet Treats (signage by Absolutely Inviting):
Photo Credit: Leshan Ferguson, Absolutely Inviting, Gevon Moss
