We’ve been having handmade, at-home parties since before it was cool. I absolutely love that home parties have become so popular and trendy but I also love some of the old time simplicity. I thought I’d share a couple of our old parties this week as a reminder that parties can be simple, affordable, and memorable.
When Elijah was little he loved dinosaurs so for his fourth birthday we had a Prehistoric Party. I used lots of ideas from FamilyFun … they’re such a great resource for easy-to-pull-off ideas.
The invitations were simple construction paper dinosaur footprints mailed in large 5×7 envelopes.
Silly dinosaur balloons added to the decor {so easy to make with balloons and some paint} …
… and the kids walked on large dinosaur footprints throughout the house.
The activities included a volcano {the kids molded a volcano from modelling clay and then we mixed baking soda and vinegar together to look like lava flowing … a huge hit with younger kids} …
… and a dinosaur dig {a box filled with sand and small dinosaurs … the kids dug for their treasures}.
And don’t you love young kids? If you give them a goofy dinosaur hat, they’ll wear it.
I love looking back at our older parties and remembering fun times. Have you had a favorite at-home party?
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Family Fun has some really great ideas. My favorite party was a Star Wars party for Victor. We used swimming noodles as life savers (an idea I found somewhere on the internet) The kids loved them and took theirs home as part of the loot bag.
Elijah looks so sweet. They grow up too fast.
oh what a fun party! we’ve had so many fun parties too…cowboys, baseball, space, tea parties, spies…the list goes on!