Preschool Celebrations Tips
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When Your Child Isn't Invited
Your heart sinks. Your child has just come home from school crying because she wasn't invited to her best friend's birthday party. What should you do?
First, make sure it's for real. Many kids will threaten not to invite someone to their party, but their birthday may be months away. By that time, no one will remember anything about it.
Next, give them some time to work it out. Many conflicts can be resolved on the playground without any parent intervention. Talk to your preschooler and give her some suggestions for smoothing things over with her friend.
If she still doesn't get an invite, you have two choices: confront the child's parents (Oh, I noticed Sally didn't get an invite to Cindy's party, was that an oversight?) or do nothing. Once the party is over, there will probably be some hurt feelings, but it will all be forgotten by the next sleepover.
Birthday Party Themes
If your preschooler isn't sure what kind of a party he or she wants to have, here are some ideas to get you started.
- Animals: petting farms, reptiles, wildlife shows, pony rides, frisbee dogs, monkeys
- Arts and crafts: ceramic creations, beads, mosaics, drawing, painting, sculpting, create teddy bears
- Attractions and museums: children's art and science museums, castles, gardens, zoos, aquariums, planetariums
- Bounce houses, inflatables, and rides: funhouses, obstacle courses, slides, rock-climbing walls, ball pit, zippy rides
- Characters: princesses, pirates, super heroes, fairies, wizards, tv and movie favorites
- Clowns: face painting, balloon art, magic shows, temporary tattoos, puppet shows
- Food: chocolate design, ice cream creations, cooking parties, baking pizza and cookies
- Entertainers and DJs: comedians, hawaiian hula dancers, acrobats, jugglers, stiltwalkers, unicycle, karaoke
- Games and arcades: miniature golf, paintball, laser tag, kiddie cart racing, bowling, skating, treasure hunts
- Gymnastics and dance: hip-hop, cheerleading, tumble, belly dancing, ballet
- Martial arts: tae kwon do, kung fu, karate, boxing
- Spa and makeover: manicures, pedicures, makeup, hair styling, dress up, pajama parties, tea parties, fashion shows
- Water fun: water parks, swim lessons, snorkeling, boogie boarding
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