Pajamas are now put on and the shower caps are dawned. Have them cut stripes of fabric and tie knots to make a personal pair for each to wear and show off their pretty toe nails. Have the girls make designer flip flops in their school colors. Buy most in your daughters size and a few larger and smaller. Scented lotions should be applied now.įlip flops can be purchased in September from Old Navy, Gap, Rue 21, etc. Now it is time to fill their toes with cotton balls and paint their own toe nails. The birthday girl can open gifts in front of them as they soak. Have them paint each others finger nails.Ĭake and ice cream before you soak their feet in bath salts.
Show them how to correct and push back their cuticles. Have them do this at the table so they can talk together as they soak. Pour dish soap is small bowls for the girls to soak their fingernails in. The things you will needs on hand are: cotton balls, nail polish in many colors, cuticle sticks, nail polish remover, cucumber, oatmeal, honey, bath salts, nail files, scented lotions, dish soap, small bowls, and large pans for soaking feet, flip flops, and fabric strips. Most hotels will give you a dozen if you ask nicely.
Friendship bracelets take hours to make and the girls can watch movies while they make their unique color designs.Ĭollect shower caps for this event. The girls make necklaces, bracelets, and rings for themselves and for the birthday girl. Cross stitch yarn is a must and can be bought on clearance at all fabric stores. I only buy at thrift stores, garage sales, and the after Christmas sales for this items. I buy any and all beads, craft jewelry, old unique jewelry for the pieces, costume jewelry pieces, and craft sets. This party theme is a huge hit with the pre teen set. Make sure the items are small and hard to find. Items on the list can include a paper clip, green stamp, a milk jug lid, straight pin, gas receipt, stamp, Q-tip, etc. The winners must make the popcorn, chips, and drinks for the losing team. The items are counted in front of all the kids when you arrive home and a winner is declared. The bags are collected and it is the perfect time to watch a movie at the mall or go home to watch a movie. Each team has an hour to collect the most items. They can ask people walking in the mall, people working in stores, etc. The lists must be the same items and one paper sack to hold their items. Each team is given a list of 50 things that they need to scavenger for. The winning team must serve the losing team ice cream and cake. One team brought back an old ten speed bike and the other a two wheeled cart. It will amaze you at how much fun the neighbors have helping and what they trade for. The teams have one hour to get the biggest item. For example: they trade the pen for a comb, the comb for a brush, the brush for a stuffed animal, the animal for a roll of paper towels, the towels, for a bucket, etc. But they can only trade up once at a single house. They go from one house to another in your neighborhood asking for something bigger. We do this together as one party, but only one can prove to be as awesome as well. Scavenger Hunt and It Only Gets Bigger Party The ice cream and cupcakes are the highlight of the event. Driveway or uncarpeted room is perfect for this. The kids will then spend the next hour to hour and a half rolling the cans back and forth to make ice cream. Take number 10 cans with lids, have each child measure out the cream, sugar, and mix in a three pound coffee can with lid. While the pizza pies are cooking, have them decorate their cupcakes.Īfter the pizzas have been admired and eaten, the real fun begins. They will use three times the amount of cheese that is needed, so stock up or explain that less is more. Now let the kids pat out the dough, make crust, apply sauce, cheese, and toppings for their very own creation. Have at least three cupcakes per child made before the party begins. Make sure each child gets to make a color. Let the kids use food coloring to make several different colors with the white icing. While the dough is getting ready have several bowls of white icing ready. When the kids arrive, have them each make their own pizza dough.