I'm planning a birthday party for a 12-yr-old girl. I don't know her interests, but I do know that she wants to keep it at home. And we don't have too much money.
2007-10-09 11:17:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
LMAO Do you have any ideas?
2007-10-09 11:18:23 · update #1
Have a slumber party!
All you'll really need is some popcorn, a couple of pizzas, and a movie or two.
Your daughter's friends will bring everything they need, so not much preparation will be needed!
The girls will have a blast, and for the most part entertain themselves=)
If and when they get out of control, be sure to have some extra games/activities planned.
Examples-
Don't bake the cake/cupcakes until the girls arrive.
They can help bake & decorate them, and will be sure to enjoy it!
Buy a gallon of icecream, and let them make their own sundaes.
Let them give each other makeovers, along with pedicures and manicures! Buy some inexpensive stickers that they could put on their nails for extra decoration=)
Make a fun, mixed cd, so the girls can dance, and sing karaoke!
Have board games handy so the girls can play some games if they get bored!!
Even better, you could have each girl bring something!
A game, makeup, a snack, etc..
it will add variety, and make it a little more interesting=)
Good luck!!
2007-10-09 16:23:49 · answer #1 · answered by Ashley 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For my daughter I bought a pink plastic table cloth from the dollar store & some fake pink flowers & stuck them in a vase in the middle of the table with some white candles. Also bought a 6 pack of pink (plastic) champagne glasses for $1.00 & filled them w/ kool-aid. You could make sloppy joes, hot dogs or even peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. Maybe a strawberry cake from a box and some white frosting with the confetti sprinkles in the cap. Don't worry about party hats, streamers, balloons or loot bags. What ever you can afford will be enough just to show her that you care enough to have a party for her & invite her friends. Girls that age probably like to play w/ make-up & paint their nails. Or there are recepies online to make face paint really cheap. Maybe let her pick a movie for them all to watch if they are staying the night from Block Buster or something. Let them camp out in the living room & gossip & tell ghost stories or something? Hope some of these ideas are of use to you. Good luck! Get ready for the screams & giggles!! I remember when my daughter was about that age & they would tell ghost stories & run & scream at the top of their lungs! Lots of fun! :)
2007-10-09 18:45:48 · answer #2 · answered by ♥bigmamma♥ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she like High School Musical 1 or 2 you can get a whole bunch of party supplies at walmart for that theme and the kids could come as charecters from the movie and have a karaoke challenge
2007-10-09 19:27:51 · answer #3 · answered by minniefron 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. when the kids get there let her open all her gifts
2.Have them eat
3. Cake
4. Let the kids play some games that the girl picked out
5. let the girls dress up in dresses and let them do there hair and make up in a 'changing room ' decorated themed the girl
6. take glamour shots of them and make magazine covers on the computer let the girls desingn the. print them out and give them to them the next day
7 let them all have a sleepover,scary movies popcorn. ps do not bug them during this time if you are lucky they will all fall asleep sooner or later
8 give them breakfast and then have a scavenger hunt
9 send them home
10 rest
11 good luck
happy birthday to the girl!!
2007-10-09 22:16:46 · answer #4 · answered by Courtney 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hum I would just go with cake ice cream pretzels and potato chips. That is all I ever had, it was good enough for me.
as for a gift for a 12 year old girl, maybe one of those Barbie dolls or something like Barbie. Usually you pay for the name there is probably a Bambi or Barbra doll that looks just as good and is half the price.
2007-10-10 05:26:47 · answer #5 · answered by Wade C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
PAMPERING PARTY!! could have a all girls party with pink champagne (grape juice) and nibbles while gettting the hair done up in twists and colored (wash out) hairspray, with nails painted, lip gloss and sparkels round there eyes etc, you can do it all at home if you want just ask the mums to help!!
2007-10-09 18:22:46 · answer #6 · answered by ted 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe also rent a movie or get one from the library in case things slow down. Have some popcorn and soda to eat as they watch the movie.
2007-10-09 19:17:37 · answer #7 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She if she would like a sleep over party
Have all the girl nail polish, in the invitation, you give each a different color. You pick up a few, colors not on the list. Each girl pull out nail polish, they do their nails
Buy pizza dough, sauce, cheese and toppings
Pop corn
Soda
Rent movies, have her pick them out, you okay them
2007-10-09 20:41:35 · answer #8 · answered by Halo Mom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
have a sleepover, let them have the living room, blow up some air beds and cover the floor, get some blankets and pillows, play video games, rent a film, get a takeaway, go shopping, go swimming or bowling
hope I helped xx
2014-02-05 10:10:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
and a party planner on top of everything else? lol....
it is seriously sweet of you.
these are all EXCELLENT ideas... hard to pick just one...
have fun....
2007-10-10 04:11:42 · answer #10 · answered by suisse shoggi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋