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I have done at home parties for at least 5 years now.
Here are some of my favorites....
Pirate..... Everyone got a bandana, eyepatch, tattoos and beards. We played games....walk the plank, etc. Made a pirate ship for a cake and had pirate snacks.
Army.... told kids to wear cammo and made similiar things to the previous post.
Cowboy... We all made"horses" and played cowboy games and had hotdogs and beans.
Go on the internet and search party ideas....
We have done scaveger hunts....... you give them clues..... pair in teams and hide stuff in the yard....
We have so much fun for my son's birthday. But this year being 12 we had a few friends over and played Wii bowling, and ate pizza. Kinda boring for us.
Let me know if you need any more ideas... I will try and think for sports... my guess is an obstacle course if you have the room........
Good luck
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Do you have a minor league team in your area? I know our minor league team offers really affordable birthdays - for about $15 per kid you get tickets to the game, food (hot dog, soda, popcorn & ice cream), use of the Fun Zone bounce houses, invitations and birthday wishes on the score board! You can bring your own cake or get theirs for $20 more.
That's an awesome idea. I'm going to find out if the Trenton Thunder offers that since DS loves the Yankees.
I have done at home parties for at least 5 years now.
Here are some of my favorites....
Pirate..... Everyone got a bandana, eyepatch, tattoos and beards. We played games....walk the plank, etc. Made a pirate ship for a cake and had pirate snacks.
Army.... told kids to wear cammo and made similiar things to the previous post.
Cowboy... We all made"horses" and played cowboy games and had hotdogs and beans.
Go on the internet and search party ideas....
We have done scaveger hunts....... you give them clues..... pair in teams and hide stuff in the yard....
We have so much fun for my son's birthday. But this year being 12 we had a few friends over and played Wii bowling, and ate pizza. Kinda boring for us.
Let me know if you need any more ideas... I will try and think for sports... my guess is an obstacle course if you have the room........
Good luck
Great ideas. I'm having a little bit of a harder time because DS loves girls and he refuses to have an all boy party, lol.
When my DS were 9 and 10 they asked for a skating party which surprised me. You get the skate rentals, soda, popcorn and either pizza or hotdog. It was 3 hr of skating and then .5 hr for eating. it cost me in total 150.00 They ea were allowed 5 friends for a total of 10 well 12 including them. Parents were allowed in free but if they wanted to skate they pd 2.00 skate rental fee. They were allowed to invite girls and boys but I was able to watch closely! LOL my youngest loves the girls too and he is 12 now, it is only gonna get worse I think. lol good luck
When my DS were 9 and 10 they asked for a skating party which surprised me. This is what we got ................................ 10 admissions, 10 sodas, 10 ice creams, 10 free admission passes, popcorn for the table, regular skate rental and 10 slices of pizza or 10 hot dogs, 2 additional pictures of soda, each additional guest is only $9.00 per person It was 3 hr of skating and then .5 hr for eating. it cost me in 90.00 (before tip)They ea were allowed 5 friends for a total of 10 well 12 including them. Parents were allowed in free but if they wanted to skate they pd 2.00 skate rental fee. They were allowed to invite girls and boys but I was able to watch closely! LOL my youngest loves the girls too and he is 12 now, it is only gonna get worse I think. lol good luck
the nice thing was it was closed to public til their party was over so noone else could be out skating with them. Just them and their friends. It was nice!
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Thanks everyone for the wonderful ideas. Jared's birthday is officially booked at The Funplex. It will be a 2 1/2 hour party with foam frenzy, bumper cars,laser tag, and tilt a whirl. That's where we've had it before, the only difference is that I'm making him cut down the guest list. I decided not to have it at him only because we will be going to Disney shortly after and I don't want to worry about planning the party and the trip, etc. I will keep all these ideas in mind for future bday parties, though. Thanks. You guys are awesome!
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The Funplex is CRAZY! LOL - our DS was at a party there last week (he loved it!!) and DD wanted her party there (NEXT YEAR - she's asking for June 2011 already) ... hubs, the girls and I went across the street to Ruby Tuesdays for dinner while DS played! Enjoy!!
That sounds great! He will have a blast. My DS has an invite for next weekend to go to friends bday party at Planet Trog so he will have a blast if it is a great time and not too expensive I will book for his bday in Dec. Have fun in Disney too!!!!!!
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