A garden party is the ideal setting for your child’s birthday celebration. Children enjoy playing games, digging in the soil, and running around outside. These are all enjoyable activities to keep children occupied and perhaps even teach them a little bit about the wonders of plants and seeds. Here are some suggestions for distinctive invites, décor, activities, snacks, and party goodies for your child’s special day.
You’ll need an outdoor lighting solution that meets your needs if you want to maximize the amount of time you can spend in your garden. The correct lighting will be aesthetically beautiful, simple to install, and weather-resistant, allowing you to enjoy your garden all year round.
But overall, let’s see what it takes to make a great kids´ party.
Design the invitations
Give the kids construction paper, glue sticks, and scissors, and watch their imaginations soar. Encourage children to decorate the front of the paper with vibrant designs made from clipped images of fruits, vegetables, and flowers before writing the party information on the back.
The invitations don’t have to be fancy, it’s important to have fun and be creative. To make your birthday invitations, just use inviting words and include important information about the party. Decorate to your taste.
Decorate your home or garden
If the birthday falls during the summer, consider using bowls filled with vibrant fresh veggies or bouquets from your garden as decorations. You might be able to find plastic fruits, veggies, and flowers at the dollar shop for a very low price in case this is more practical for you.
To create floating bouquets, cluster helium-filled balloons in various colors and tape a ring of green construction paper “leaves” around the base. A stack of pumpkins and a sheaf of corn stalks can create a harvest motif for birthday parties in the fall.
Prepare the lighting for the yard
Solar lighting is an excellent idea for a backyard party. If you are hosting a kids’ party, then you should focus on the safety of the children and not just on the aesthetics. The solar lights will provide enough light to keep the kids safe at night. However, if you are hosting an adult party, then you can go for more decorative lights that will make your backyard look beautiful at night.
The outdoor solar lighting market is growing exponentially as more people are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint and save money on their electricity bills.
The best thing of all, solar yard lights are affordable, so make sure you get one for your kids´ party.
Plan some fun activities for the birthday
Kids like games and you don’t want them to be bored. Here are some ideas for fun activities that you can plan for your next kids’ party.
One of the most popular games is pinned the tail on the donkey. This game is played with blindfolded children who try to put their paper donkey’s tail on the correct spot on their paper donkey’s body by following just one rule – don’t look!
Another type of game you may want to consider playing at your next kids’ party is an obstacle course race. This game will test how well each child can follow directions and work together as they complete an obstacle course with various tasks such as climbing over hurdles, crawling under tunnels, or jumping over hurdles.
Be creative, since there are many more kids´ games out there.
Serve tasty food and beverages
Hiring a caterer can be expensive, especially if you don’t know how to go about it. However, there are some foods that you can prepare yourself at home that will be just as tasty and healthy as the ones served at the restaurant.
You could make your cake with natural ingredients or buy one from the local bakery. Also, make your ice cream or sorbet with fresh ingredients like yogurt, milk, fruit juice, honey, and vanilla extract. If you want to serve healthy food at your kids’ party then you should look into items like pasta salad with vegetables in it or guacamole dip with tortilla chips for dipping instead of fried chips or french fries. You could also serve smoothies made from natural fruits like bananas and strawberries blended.
There are so many yummy options that can be both healthy and satisfy the kids´ sweet tooth. Just be creative and garnish your plates to make them more appealing.
Throwing a kids´ birthday party can be somewhat challenging these days considering the prices and kids being more demanding than before. Luckily, there are still options to have a party on a budget and make your kid happy, along with keeping all of their friends entertained. Nice decoration, tasty food, and some fun activities are the best option on a budget.