Idea for 4 year old b-day party
CarinaBCLC
having it at our Association pool and have a swim/party bbq. I need ideas for
games/activities. Thanks!
carina
Teach72498
child is out he/she got to select a sticker.
Pinatas are always fun! Suggestion: divide up the candy ahead of time and put
in individual plastic bags. When the pinata is broken the bags come
out...everyone gets one bag and there is no fightingover who has more candy.
Kids love face painting!
Instead of cake you can serve make your own sundaes... Give each child a dixie
cup and have different toppings to go on.
Another idea that was cute at this party was that the hostess put out lots of
dress up clothes. After the children got dressed up she took their picture
with an automatic camera. This was placed in a homemade frame that the
children decorated earlier.
(painted craft sticks decorated with beads, stickers, etc.)
There are some great birthday ideas at www.familyfun.com
Hope this helps!
Jodi
Karla
teach...@aol.com says...
> Kids love face painting!
>
I just had to comment on this statement. My three and a half year old is
terrified of face painting. We took an art class when she was 2 and one
of our last activities was to paint each others faces. She refused. We go
to kids events and I ask her if she wants her face painted. She acts like
I am asking if she wants to eat liver for dessert. I'm not sure why
she's affraid.
Karla
William DeWitt
face painting! He has consistently refused to even consider it and he is
pushing four. Sigh. And I thought I'd get to decorate him with pretty red
fire engines on his cheek.
- Aula
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Michael & Lisa Hye
4 year olds. Make sure there are several adults there if they don't provide
lifegauards for parties. I would be too worried about one of them drowning!
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CarinaBCLC <carin...@aol.com> wrote in message
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: I need ideas for a 4 year old birthday party for my dd. We are thinking
Davidson
>
> In article <19990715225230...@ng-cs1.aol.com>,
> teach...@aol.com says...
> > Kids love face painting!
> >
> I just had to comment on this statement. My three and a half year old is
> terrified of face painting. We took an art class when she was 2 and one
> of our last activities was to paint each others faces. She refused. We go
> to kids events and I ask her if she wants her face painted. She acts like
> I am asking if she wants to eat liver for dessert. I'm not sure why
> she's affraid.
>
> Karla
You aren't alone. My daughter who is now 12 has never ever liked face
painting or agreed to allow her face to be painted. It isn't the
painting. She has had the back of her hand painted. She just doesn't
like people's fingers coming that close to her face (now she is old
enough to explain)/ She doesn't like eye exams either, although she sees
the need to accept them.
Next time, ask if your daughter can have the back of her hand painted.
Vicki Surratt
> In article <378f4...@news3.paonline.com>, kel...@ellijay.com came up
> with...
> > I think a pool party would be great; but I'd be hesitant about doing it with
> > 4 year olds. Make sure there are several adults there if they don't provide
> > lifegauards for parties. I would be too worried about one of them drowning!
> >
>
> Hey Lisa: If you'd be hesitant and worried about one of them drowning,
> what would make a pool party "great" ????
She was just being nice. But you knew that already, didn't you. ;-)
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smaller.......has just recently gotten over this.
Jan
William DeWitt <thede...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Gee, I thought Alexander was the only kid in the world who would not allow
> face painting! He has consistently refused to even consider it and he is
> pushing four. Sigh. And I thought I'd get to decorate him with pretty
red
> fire engines on his cheek.
>
> - Aula
>
> Karla <mailto:ksmcc...@spam.home.com> wrote in message
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Michael & Lisa Hye
be too careful around the pool. :) Too easy for an accident to happen. If
the parents are there helping out a pool party sounds like a great idea. :)
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Lisa
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CarinaBCLC <carin...@aol.com> wrote in message
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: >I think a pool party would be great; but I'd be hesitant about doing it
with
: >4 year olds. Make sure there are several adults there if they don't
provide
: >lifegauards for parties. I would be too worried about one of them
drowning!
:
: In my group of friends we always have the parents attend the parties and
it's
: usually the parents that go in the pool with their child. I could never
: imagine trying to keep track of a bunch of 4 yr olds in the pool!!! <lol>
: Actually my own 4 year old still can't swim on her own. Thanks for the
tip
: though - can't be too careful around the pool.
:
: Carina
Michael & Lisa Hye
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Lisa
Mom to Kelsey (3)
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Curlytoons <cu...@nym.alias.net> wrote in message
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: ip.psi.net>, vi...@vickishome.com says...
: > Curlytoons <cu...@nym.alias.net> wrote:
: >
: > > In article <378f4...@news3.paonline.com>, kel...@ellijay.com came up
: > > with...
: > > > I think a pool party would be great; but I'd be hesitant about doing
it with
: > > > 4 year olds. Make sure there are several adults there if they don't
provide
: > > > lifegauards for parties. I would be too worried about one of them
drowning!
: > > >
: > >
: > > Hey Lisa: If you'd be hesitant and worried about one of them
drowning,
: > > what would make a pool party "great" ????
: >
: > She was just being nice. But you knew that already, didn't you. ;-)
: >
: Yea, I'm just being a little silly today. Or obnoxious,
: as some are fond of saying. :)
: --
: Curlytoons
Jackie S. Elliott
I'm not a real original thinker, I let my son tell me what he wanted and he
even helped planning (making the invites, favors, etc.). My son, Chris, is
completely fascinated with Blue's Clues on Nick Jr. My children are allowed
1 hr of tv a day, and of course they choose both airings of BC on Nick Jr.
Well anyway, The makers of the show have released Blue's Clues B-day party
on video. I bought the video (to show during the party for quiet time). On
the video and in the book the party cake is shaped like Blue's paw print, if
you are the parent of preschoolers you know what I'm talking about. I made
the cake (it's a round cake and 4 cupcakes, covered in blue frosting), very
easy. We also played musical chairs, pin the paw print on Blue (a game I
made up, self-explanatory), and we also played our own version of Blue's
Clues (got a little rowdy, but was fun). Since he just turned 4 I allowed
him to invite 4 friends (made clean up and control a lot easier). The kids
basically set the tone of the party. I guess my advice would be to not get
too involved, 'cause Preschoolers will unfailingly ruin every well laid plan
you make. Remember that it is the kid's party, not yours, let your child
pick the party. Both of my children know how to swim (under very, very
close supervision) but even I would be careful about a pool party for
preschoolers. Only you can decide that though, I don't know the abilities
of the children invited. I hope that I gave you, or someone else, some
ideas.
Jackie
Wal...@dnvn.com
(Karla) wrote:
> In article <19990715225230...@ng-cs1.aol.com>,
> teach...@aol.com says...
> > Kids love face painting!
> >
> I just had to comment on this statement. My three and a half year old is
> terrified of face painting. We took an art class when she was 2 and one
> of our last activities was to paint each others faces. She refused. We go
> to kids events and I ask her if she wants her face painted. She acts like
> I am asking if she wants to eat liver for dessert. I'm not sure why
> she's affraid.
>
> Karla
Another thing to remember. Heat. We had a clown party outside for
my son's 4th birthday and put on crepe paper clown ruffs and face painted
all the kids. [we had a circus train cake, did various circus activities
etc etc] Over the course of a hot southern August day the kids all melted
- dripping their face paint and sweating color out of their clown collars
all over themselves and everything they touched. They didn't seem to
mind -- but what a mess. Not the best idea I ever had.
Wal...@dnvn.com
teach...@aol.com (Teach72498) wrote:
> I recently attended a 5 year old party. They played musical chairs. As a
> child is out he/she got to select a sticker.
>
> Pinatas are always fun! Suggestion: divide up the candy ahead of time
and put
> in individual plastic bags. When the pinata is broken the bags come
> out...everyone gets one bag and there is no fightingover who has more candy.
Oh great the PC pinata.
CarinaBCLC
>4 year olds. Make sure there are several adults there if they don't provide
>lifegauards for parties. I would be too worried about one of them drowning!
In my group of friends we always have the parents attend the parties and it's
CarinaBCLC
Thanks for the great ideas!
Carina
Tammy T. Cline
excuse to operate under greed and aggressiveness....it does nothing edifying
for anybody. When one does a pinata the traditional way, one child walks
away with the haul, while others are lucky to get even one piece of candy.
The baggie idea keeps everyone happy, eliminates bodily injury, and prevents
children who are not as aggressive from getting hurt feelings. What could
be wrong with that?? Just my opinion, for what its worth!
Blessings
Tam
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hamilton
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> ya know......I see nothing PC about this. Children should not be given an
> excuse to operate under greed and aggressiveness....it does nothing edifying
> for anybody. When one does a pinata the traditional way, one child walks
> away with the haul, while others are lucky to get even one piece of candy.
> The baggie idea keeps everyone happy, eliminates bodily injury, and prevents
> children who are not as aggressive from getting hurt feelings. What could
> be wrong with that?? Just my opinion, for what its worth!
>
> Blessings
> Tam
The scramble is part of the fun of a pinata -- we have used them at
parties for years and on no occasion did one kid walk away with the
haul and others stand there whining with not a single piece of candy.
The stuff flies all over and if the kids are roughly the same age and
size they all get something. The idea that they all line up and get
the 'very same' thing takes all the fun out of the experience [heck why
not just mail them their 'fair share' of candy and bag the party.
We have also used easter egg hunts without insisting that all kids
get precisely the same number of eggs -- when the party favor is involved
that everyone gets, you can device activities that are not precisely
competitive e.g. fishing for prizes or something.
Are we doing our kids a favor raising them in a world where everyone
just stands there and is handed stuff, where no competition is allowed?
Tammy T. Cline
While I understand your point, my children are often involved in parties
that are variable ages and both boys and girls. I HAVE seen some children
getting loads of stuff while the more timid, less assertive or aggressive
children get very little. At age 4, I don't believe it is appropriate to
pit them against each other. Children that age have a fierce sense of what
is "fair" and don't do well at all with competition and losing. You can
encourage children to have fun, to share, to play for the enjoyment of the
game without turning it into a competition. There is still the scramble for
the pinata contents when it is bagged....it is just a little gentler, is
all.
You mentioned easter egg hunts. This Easter our church had an easter egg
hunt. The eggs were scattered across the lawn and the children let loose to
gather them. The parents were more competitive than the children!! I
"played by the rules" so to speak and let my child gather them on her own.
My 3 year old got 3 eggs. They were snatched out of her hand in mid gather,
while parents looked on. My child was very upset at only getting 3
eggs.....while other children walked away with upwards of 30 eggs. There
are times to learn about competition. Things that are supposed to be fun,
that are in celebration, are not those times, but again....this is just my
opinion. I guess we may need to agree to disagree on this one!
Blessings to you,
Tammy
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Vicki Surratt
> Dear Hamilton:
>
> While I understand your point, my children are often involved in parties
> that are variable ages and both boys and girls. I HAVE seen some children
> getting loads of stuff while the more timid, less assertive or aggressive
> children get very little. At age 4, I don't believe it is appropriate to
> pit them against each other. Children that age have a fierce sense of what
> is "fair" and don't do well at all with competition and losing. You can
> encourage children to have fun, to share, to play for the enjoyment of the
> game without turning it into a competition. There is still the scramble for
> the pinata contents when it is bagged....it is just a little gentler, is
> all.
FWIW, Tammy, I've seen it done both ways, and the kids didn't seem to
even notice any difference. They had fun watching the bags go
everywhere, scrambling to get their bag, and then tore into those bags
to see what was inside. They had just as much fun doing that as they
have looking for individual pieces of candy.
Another thing most of the Moms around here do is if they do have the
kids go for individual pieces of candy, they then bring out a big bowl
of candy to hand out to all the kids. The kids who found more candy
were given less out of the bowl than the kids who found less candy.
This way, the Moms were able to even things out a bit so no single child
walked away feeling cheated.
> You mentioned easter egg hunts. This Easter our church had an easter egg
> hunt. The eggs were scattered across the lawn and the children let loose to
> gather them. The parents were more competitive than the children!! I
> "played by the rules" so to speak and let my child gather them on her own.
> My 3 year old got 3 eggs. They were snatched out of her hand in mid gather,
> while parents looked on. My child was very upset at only getting 3
> eggs.....while other children walked away with upwards of 30 eggs. There
> are times to learn about competition. Things that are supposed to be fun,
> that are in celebration, are not those times, but again....this is just my
> opinion. I guess we may need to agree to disagree on this one!
Our neighborhood has 1134 houses with kids of every age. So when we've
had Easter eggs hunts, they have given an upward limit on the number of
eggs (11 comes to mind). I've watched the kids have a blast looking for
their 11 eggs - and then stopping in the middle to count - and if they
don't have all their 11 eggs, they keep looking for more. Once they get
all 11 eggs, they then run to their parents to show off their catch and
begin opening the eggs. The younger, less aggressive kids just took a
little longer before stopping to explore the eggs in their baskets.
This same thing was done in their preschool with the same good success.
On all occasions, the kids had a blast. They really didn't care that
there was a limit on what they could take. The fun is in the scramble
to get whatever they were going after and then exploring their loot once
they had it. I've even watched older kids, once they reached their
limit, turn their focus to start helping the younger ones find their
fair share.
Sometimes it seems the parents have more problems with these things than
the kids. Most kids are comfortable with having limits as long as the
limits are fair.
Take Care!
Vicki Surratt
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> Blessings to you,
> Tammy