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Edible Jewelry Making
Make jewelry from licorice strings, round candies, and cereal…

Heart Sachets
Cut lace and felt hearts of the same size. A large, heart-shaped cookie cutter makes a good pattern. Let older children stitch 3/4 of the way around them with large embroidery needles and ribbon. Fill with dried lavender, rose petals or store-bought potpourri. Stitch closed.

Decorate Doll Clothes
Before the party
Purchase or make plain doll clothes. Barbie clothes work well since most girls have Barbies that they can dress. Purchase Crayola fabric crayons at craft or grocery store.

At the party
Let children decorate Barbie Clothes with Fabric crayons. You might consider using a permanent marker to write children's names on the clothing if there is an inconspicuous place on the doll clothes. After the children have decorated the clothes, use an iron on a low setting to seal in the colors. Place a piece of thick butcher paper on an ironing board. Place the clothing item on top of the paper. Cover the clothing with another piece of paper and iron for a minute, trying not to rub back and forth too much. Instead, press straight up and down as much as possible.

Teddy Bear Finger Puppets
Before the party
Copy bear pattern onto thick white paper (80 pound or heavier would work well). If you do not have access to a copier, cut around pattern and trace onto thick, white paper. If your guests are six years of age or younger or you have a large number of guests, you should cut out the bears before the party. If seven or older, children will probably enjoy cutting out their own bears.

At the party
Provide children with a bear, scissors, markers and decorative items such as buttons, sequins, ribbon, glitter and tulle to glue onto bear puppet. Glue and let dry. Older children may want to create small skits with their puppets. Decorate Dance Bags Purchase canvas “dance” bags, one for each guest. Allow the guests to decorate them with fabric paint, iron-on decals and letters, and tulle.

Edible Jewelry Making
This delicious jewelry is made from licorice strings, round candies, and cereal.

Before the party
Buy candy and cereal and separate them by style or color into bowls. We suggest candy such as red licorice strings, Fruit Loops, Lifesavers, and Gummy Lifesavers.

At the party
Have the children string candy onto licorice. When finished, wrap around wrist and tie ends together.

Ballerina Party Games & Activities

Pixie Dust Relay
Partygoers will compete in teams in this magical pixie dust relay…

Enchanted Cake Hunt
Send your party guests on a search to find the missing cake…

Fairy Trivia
This fairy trivia quiz is a great way to calm children down at the end of the party…

Ballet Class
Here's a way to get everyone moving to the music! Call your local dance studio, and ask if they have a teenage student who you can hire to teach a few simple ballet steps at your child's ballerina party. Ask the student to come to the party dressed in her ballet gear—preferably including a tutu—and dance for the children before teaching them a few basic moves. Have ballet music ready, such as Swan Lake or The Nutcracker Suite. Your guests will be enthralled by a real ballerina!

Hot Potato with a Barbie
Before the party
Find a fancy Barbie. Place small prizes such as stickers in the Barbie's dress or in a purse. Set up the music/tape player.

At the party
Have the children sit in a circle. Designate an adult or helper to stop and start the music. As the music plays, the children pass the Barbie around the circle. The person controlling the music stops the music periodically, the child who is holding the Barbie when the music starts is the winner and gets to take a sticker from the dress or purse. With younger children, it's best to stop the music purposefully to ensure that everyone wins! If you use a prize such as a sticker, it will be easy to see which children have already won.

Freeze Dance
A few rounds of Freeze Dance will get everyone moving to their favorite songs! To play, have all of the kids start dancing when you turn on some music. After a few moments, turn off the sound and say “Freeze!” Anyone still moving is out until the next game begins. You'll find that as kids drop out, they like to become sideline judges for the rest of the game!

Continue play by starting the music again and stopping it randomly as before. Continue playing until only one dancer remains. If desired, you can award a small prize to the winner, like a CD or a music-themed favor.

Tissue Paper Slipper Race
Before the party
Cut slipper shapes from pink tissue paper. For indoor play, use masking tape to mark goal line on carpeted area. The game may be played one of two ways.

First Version
Before the Party
Mark two goal lines about 15-20 feet apart.

At the Party
Line the children up along the goal line. Hand each child a straw and place a tissue paper slipper at each child's feet. To start, the children place the straw in their mouths, bend down and inhale on the straw to pick up the tissue slipper and attach it to the end of the straw. Once the slipper is attached, the children run to the goal line. If a slipper drops off a straw, the child must attach it again before advancing. The first child to cross the goal line with the slipper attached to the straw wins.

Second Version
Before the party
Mark two goal lines about 15-20 feet apart.

At the party
Line the children up along the goal line. Hand each child a square of newspaper and place a tissue paper slipper at each child's feet. To start, the children use the newspaper to fan their slipper along the ground until the slipper crosses the opposite goal line. The first player to fan her slipper across the goal line wins. You can also play this as a team relay race.

Ballet Relay Setup
Place two sets of ballet tutu bands on a chair about 50 feet from the starting line. Distance can be adjusted for age or setting. Divide the guests into two teams. Have each team form a line, one behind the other.

To start
The first child at each team runs to the chair, puts on the tutu and dances back to the next person in line. The first dancer removes the tutu and hands it to the next dancer in line. At the handoff, the next player on each team puts on the tutu, dances to the chair, removes the tutu and places it back on the chair and runs back to tag the third member of the team...and so on. The first team to complete the race wins.

Ballet Freeze Dance
Before the party
Locate classical ballet music and set up music player.

At the party
Assign an adult to stop the music randomly. Children begin game by standing in place. When the music begins, children dance around, ballet style. When the music stops, the children must freeze in place. The last person to freeze is out until the next game. Play continues until one only child remains and is named the Prima Ballerina; the winner!

Jewelry Hunt
Before the party
Collect inexpensive beads, rings, hair clips, etc.

At the party
Hide the items around the house or playing area (keeping them within a defined space). Hand each child a bag or pouch to hold the collected treasure. It may be a good idea to add each child's name to bag or pouch. Similar to an egg hunt, let children search until they find as much jewelry treasure as possible.

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