Suggestions, please. Thanks.
2007-02-13 07:14:43 · 17 answers · asked by Just me. 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Hot dogs are easy with chips and juice and cupcakes instead of a big birthday cake, and there is always cheese pizza!
Vegetarian I don't know :(
2007-02-13 07:21:00 · answer #1 · answered by K-Anne 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to have only 5 little girls over, why not have a little tea party? You could make lemonade to serve in the teapot and cups and serve little sandwiches (pb&j or ham & cheese) cut into little shapes with cookie cutters. Then have fruit or crackers with cheese or other toppings. All kids also love goldfish crackers and teddy grahams. You could also serve little mini cupcakes or muffins. Also instead of a cake, you could have regular sized cupcakes and let the girls decorate their own cupcakes before you sing Happy Birthday, with different colors of icing and all kinds sprinkles and candy pieces. Then let each girl have their own candle to blow out with the birthday girl. THis would incorporate the snack and the craft. It would also make them feel very grownup.
2007-02-13 15:31:48 · answer #2 · answered by tamathy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unlike the one year old, the toddler knows what's going down when it comes to his or her birthday and can actually communicate excitement about the impending event. "My birthday? For me? On Saturday? For me?" said Katie Clark of San Francisco for the entire week prior to her Big Two Extravaganza. When the day finally arrived, a million toddlers helped Katie celebrate in style. (Then again, perhaps there were only a dozen of them, scurrying around in one big, blurry circle.) With some planning and a lot of flexibility, parents can find huge rewards in the inevitable chaos of a toddler's birthday party.
Themes
The best way to identify a winning theme is to ask your toddler. Most toddlers have defined interests that can be incorporated into a birthday party. From trains to space travel, an opinionated toddler will inform you exactly what he or she wants.
No matter what theme you choose, keep the event simple and short. A toddler party should last no more than three hours, as the excitement can be wearing on a small child. And save complicated themes, such as circus, for a few years down the road. An in-your-face clown may frighten a toddler, who can't always differentiate between reality and imagination.
Still themeless? From invitations to appetizers, the bubble theme is a popular choice for the toddler set. All it takes is an unlimited, creative mastermind -- you! From bubbly punch to bubble art, all the babies will be talking about the Big Bubble Birthday Bash.
Invitations
Here are some ideas to help you create unforgettable invitations, using a bubble theme for your toddler's birthday party.
Bubble art: Experiment with making different bubble solutions. After printing out the invitation, have your toddler blow various colored bubbles right onto the paper. As they land and pop, your invites will metamorphose into beautiful works of bubble art.
Bubbly invitation: After you print out the invitations, trace several small round circles onto the paper and cut them out. Flip the invitation over and place a same-size piece of plastic wrap on top. Anchor it to the paper by using glue in all corners. Tape or glue a sheet of pale pink paper on top of the plastic wrap. When you flip back to the front, beautiful, pink bubbles will adorn your invitation.
2007-02-13 15:25:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you want to have fun..... since you only have 5 childrens to the party, have everything ready for them to make their own little pizza. it is an activity at the same time. or got to sprout kids web site and the birthday show always have something fun for them to do and once in a while they will have a meal corresponding to a caracter.
2007-02-13 15:26:24 · answer #4 · answered by bubuane2000 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You could have it be like a tea party and serve little sandwiches, or muffins, fruit, carrots. Let them use a tea set and have it be with lemonade. Set them a little table area that is just theirs. How fun, I can't wait till my daughter is older!
2007-02-13 15:52:00 · answer #5 · answered by Roxy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could let the girls frost and decorate their own cupcakes. We did this for my daughters 5th birthday party and, at my daughter's request, again for her 6th birthday. I mixed a few colors of frosting and had several different kinds of sprinkles on hand. The kids loved it!
2007-02-13 16:17:23 · answer #6 · answered by nisi 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Taste of Home and Quick Cooking magazines have wonderful ideas for theme parties. I would choose a theme, then work from there.
For instance, you have a pajama party. Make brownies, then use colored icing to decorate them to look like sleeping bags. Let the girls make their own pizzas. Be creative, and don't be afraid to let them make a mess!
2007-02-13 15:21:54 · answer #7 · answered by Amanda M 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Pizza and when the little girls mom's or dad's call to R.S.V.P ask what they like on there pizza that way no one complains. Also cake and ice cream of course. :)
2007-02-13 15:23:01 · answer #8 · answered by jenpoesavon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ALL kids like pizza, i'd get cheese to be safe. also, hotdogs are often liked, as are chips and cake.
one idea: make cupcakes and don't decorate them. let the kids do it, provide frosting, sprinkles, etc. i did this once for my sister and they had a blast!
2007-02-13 15:22:59 · answer #9 · answered by theoutcrop 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 6, and at her parties, we usually serve pizza or burgers and hotdogs. And cake and ice cream, of course. :) You know how picky little girls can be. :)
2007-02-13 15:21:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋