Being that this was an indoor party (April weather is so unpredictable; the tornado sirens actually went off during her party this year — yikes!), I couldn’t really do anything crazy like rebuild Space Mountain in the backyard. (Though I’m pretty sure my husband would have loved to see me try.) Instead, I created a few low key activities to keep the kids busy.
I wanted an arty activity that didn’t require a lot of supervision. Also most of the kids at the party were still pretty young, and I didn’t want to worry about the mess of paint or glue. Beaded key chains seemed to be a good solution.
I searched and searched for Mickey Mouse beads, but came up empty handed. (Hey Disney, get on it!) So instead I settled on metallic star and pony beads. What kid doesn’t love shiny things?
I cut some pieces of plastic lanyard and tied them to key rings to start them off. I also had some stretchy bracelet string available, but I’m not sure if anyone made a bracelet.
And it seems as though stars became a running theme in this party’s activities.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get a single photo of this activity in action at the actual party. Luckily, Elise agreed to appear in the dramatic re-creation of the whole thing. In non-party clothes.
This is a little something I call… wait for it… “When you fish upon a star.”
(Oh yes, I hear the groans! I’m actually not such a pun fan myself, but after I thought of the title, I couldn’t not use it.) I made a couple of fishing poles and a bunch of magnetized star shapes.
The goal is to catch the stars with the fishing pole and collect them in the baskets. It was less of a game and more something just to keep the kids busy, but you could certainly take the concept and turn it into a game with a timer or point values assigned to the stars or something.
And then when the kids became completely restless, we broke out the chalk and they all converged like moths to a flame. Always good to have a plan B. (My plan C was to send them all upstairs to the playroom, but we didn’t get that far before it was time to go.)
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Amy Zellers says
I am seriously in love with this party! I’m not sure if you received my previous message regarding featuring the party on my blog, so just in case you didn’t get the message…would you be ok with me featuring your party and blog on my blog? I’m new to blogging so if the way I’m asking is rude, I apologize. My blog is http://www.mouseearsmom.com . If you have time, can you take a look at my blog and let me know if you would be ok with me featuring your party? I truly appreciate it! LOVE LOVE LOVE this party. 🙂
-Amy (Mouse Ears Mom)
Erin @ Lansdowne Life says
Haha! Glad you like it so much! I replied on the other post too, but I’m totally cool with a feature on your blog. Feel free to grab a few photos!
Amy Zellers says
Thanks! I’ll let you know when it posts!