KiDS’ OUTDOOR PARTiES PENNY WARNER KiDS’ OUTDOOR PARTiES PENNY WARNER Hundreds of Fun Things to Do at Outdoor Parties for Kids 4–12 KiDS’ OUTDOOR PARTiES PENNY WARNER Kids’ Outdoor Parties Electronic book published by ipicturebooks.com 24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10010 For more ebooks, visit us at: http://www.ipicturebooks.com All rights reserved. Copyright © 1999 by Penny Warner Originally published by Meadowbrook Press in 1999 No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. e-ISBN 1-59019-908-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Warner, Penny. Kids’ outdoor parties/Penny Warner. p. cm. 1. Children’s parties. 2. Entertaining. I. Title. GV1205.W374 1999 793.2’1—dc21 98-52195 CIP DEDICATION As always, to Tom, Matt, and Rebecca ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To the students at Diablo Valley College and Chabot College who contribute wonderful ideas. I would like to thank Bruce Lansky, Liya Lev Oertel, Laurel Aiello, and my wonderful editor Jason Sanford. CONTENTS page Introduction vii A Day at the Races (6 to 12 years) 2 Archeology Expedition (6 to 10 years) 5 Backyard Bowling (6 to 10 years) 8 Balloon Blast (4 to 8 years) 11 Beach Luau (8 to 12 years) 14 Bike Trek (7 to 12 years) 17 Bouncing Balls (6 to 12 years) 20 Carnival Time (5 to 12 years) 23 Circus Party (5 to 10 years) 26 Cool in the Pool (7 to 12 years) 29 Crazy Camp-Out (8 to 14 years) 32 Dinosaur Park (4 to 8 years) 35 Down on the Farm Party (6 to 10 years) 38 Frisbee Party (7 to 12 years) 41 Garden Party (7 to 12 years) 44 Gladiator Games (8 to 12 years) 47 Gopher Golf (7 to 12 years) 50 Hayride Party (6 to 10 years) 53 Hide ‘N’ Hunt (7 to 10 years) 56 Hollywood Stunts (8 to 12 years) 59 Kite-Flying Party (8 to 12 years) 62 Mystery Mayhem (8 to 12 years) 65 Nature Lovers Party (7 to 12 years) 68 Night Owls (8 to 12 years) 71 Olympic Gold (8 to 12 years) 74 Outdoor Theater Party (8 to 12 years) 77 Park Ranger (7 to 10 years) 80 Party Picnic (7 to 10 years) 83 Silly Sports (8 to 12 years) 86 Skate-Away (8 to 12 years) 89 Space: The Final Frontier (7 to 12 years) 92 Tag Team (7 to 12 years) 95 Team Players (8 to 12 years) 98 Wet and Wild (8 to 12 years) 101 Yo-Yo Party (8 to 12 years) 104 INTRODUCTION The great outdoors is the perfect place for hosting a children’s party, no matter what the season. There’s plenty of open space, lots of natural decorations, and the options for fun are limitless! All you need is a theme—which Kids’ Outdoor Parties will provide— and your outdoor party will come together like sunshine on a summer day. In Kids’ Outdoor Parties, I’ve provided dozens of party themes with suggestions for everything from the welcome invitations to the good-bye favors. You’ll find decorating tips for your outdoor party, games to play, activities to entertain, goodies to eat, themed cakes to slice, and fun variations on every outdoor-party theme. Each theme is complete and ready to go as is or can easily be mixed and matched with games and activities from other parties in order to create your own personalized outdoor event! If your backyard is too small or inappropriate for a party, you can still do anything in this book—simply “borrow” a friend or neighbor’s backyard. You can also set up the fun at a local park or school grounds, or take the kids to a site that’s related to your theme—such as a beach for the Wet and Wild party! And if the weather threatens to interrupt the fun, just move the whole party inside! To make your party a success, try to have some other parents help out. Ask the kids to dress appropriately for the party theme you’ve chosen, so they can play the games and enjoy the activities. And be sure the play area is safe. You might want to cordon off the party place to keep the kids away from any backyard dangers, such as pets, lawn mowers, and swimming pools. Now open the doors to the great outdoors and invite the guests: It’s time for Kids’ Outdoor Parties! vii [...].. .PARTIES A G E S 6 T O 1 2 A DAY AT THE RACES Spend a day at the races and let your kids test their luck—or skill—at winning a few challenging relay races From the Big Foot Relay to the Stuff-It Race, this . KiDS’ OUTDOOR PARTiES PENNY WARNER KiDS’ OUTDOOR PARTiES PENNY WARNER Hundreds of Fun Things to Do at Outdoor Parties for Kids 4–12 KiDS’ OUTDOOR PARTiES PENNY WARNER Kids’ Outdoor Parties Electronic. All you need is a theme—which Kids’ Outdoor Parties will provide— and your outdoor party will come together like sunshine on a summer day. In Kids’ Outdoor Parties, I’ve provided dozens of party. swimming pools. Now open the doors to the great outdoors and invite the guests: It’s time for Kids’ Outdoor Parties! vii