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A big part of planning your child's party is considering activities to keep them and their guests amused for the duration. The theme has been settled, Party Supplies Australia -wide have been purchased, and the menu sorted. Don't forget to plan activities! Party games are not only fun, they can be engaging and a great way to break the ice, especially if all of the guests don't know each other well. A great game will be equally inclusive of everyone, and will really help to bring the party to life. Games should always be age-appropriate: younger children have shorter attention spans than older kids, hence their game menu should be simpler. A successful game-leader (ie a parent or older sibling) will gain and hold the attention of the group, recruit other adults as helpers (particularly if the party is for smaller children), and move on to another game before interest wanes. Rules should be flexible to suit the participants and the situation. Tiny-tots will get a lot out of simple, traditional party games. Blowing bubbles is fun, simple, and the more bubbles the better - so get lots of adult bubble-blowers to help! Pass the Parcel is always a winner; make sure everyone wins some kind of trinket as the game progresses. Younger kids will love musical chairs, skittles, Pin the Tail on the Donkey, and Simon Says. Duck Duck Goose is popular with littlies, too. A Treasure Hunt is a great way to keep kids engaged and happy - and they will love trying to be the one to find the most booty! Eight to eleven year olds require something a little more sophisticated. There are a bunch of games which are easy to arrange and fun to play - some so much so that older tweens and even teens will enjoy them too. And in some cases, the messier the better! Apple bobbing can be great warm-weather fun. The Flour Game can be messy and chaotic, but brings with it great hilarity. Tightly compact flour into a mixing bowl. Turn out onto a board and top it with a mini milky way or jellybean (or similar). Each child takes turns to slice away sections of the flour "cake". Whoever topples the treat from the top must retrieve it with their teeth - no hands! Older kids will enjoy games like Celebrity Heads, Chinese Whispers, The Mummy (in teams of two or three, wrap a team member in toilet paper like a mummy - have a "judge" choose the best one), I Never, Musical Chairs (yes, just the same as the littlies enjoy - just a little rougher!), and Two Truths and a Lie (everyone takes turns and makes three statements about themselves, two true and one a lie. The rest must determine which is the lie). With a little planning ahead, a party for any age group can be a roaring success - you just need some great party supplies Australia (easily sourced online), some yummy food and a few game ideas. Your guests will never want the party to end!
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