Birthday parties are easy when the kiddos are little, but when they get a little older, it gets harder to know what they want! Here are some great birthday party ideas for your tween that are sure to please!
Mall Scavenger Hunt
This is a great party idea for youngย ladies. What tween girl doesnโt love aย good mall trip?
โบ What you will need
- Small cash envelopes for each girl. Consider this their party favor.
- Cellphones, one per group.
- A scavenger list of each store, item or landmark they need to visit.
โบ How to: Create a scavenger hunt of items/ย places/landmarks that the girls have toย locate/find in the mall.
Break them up into groups at the mall. Theย first group to text all the photos of the itemsย on the scavenger hunt, wins! Have them takeย photos/selfies of themselves with the items,ย and have them text it to you. Give them a setย timeframe to get all the photos sent by.
โบ Rules
- Nothing leaves the store.
- Be nice and respectful to store employees and property.
- Stay with your buddy!
- Have fun!
After the scavenger hunt is complete, host aย dinner party in the food court and then allowย for some shopping time!
Honor A Charity
It is wonderful that so many tweensย these days are attuned to the needsย of charities in their community. Aย wonderful way for your kiddo toย celebrate another year of life is for himย to give back to a charity of his choice.
โบ How: If, for instance, your tween isย especially moved by animal rights, why notย host a birthday party for all his friends andย have them bring their animals, if possible, toย a big park or your backyard?
Here, you can host Frisbee contests, sit andย stay contests and even have the kids makeย their own dog or bird treats.ย In lieu of gifts, this is the perfectย opportunity to collect canned food, leashes,ย dog beds and kitty litter to donate to aย charity. If you arenโt sure what to get, justย visit any charity website or call and askย what they need at this time.
For party favors, donate an item in eachย guestโs name to a local pet shelter!
In the Kitchen!
If you have a budding Food Networkโsย Chopped Junior winner, a cooking partyย is just what the chef ordered!
โบ How: Invite a local chef for a cookingย lesson โ something you know the kids willย enjoy or the birthday kiddoโs favorite food.ย Pizza, ziti and brownies are always winners.ย Have them cook and eat the food together.ย Donโt forget to sing!
โบ Added bonus: Have aprons and chef hatsย for each guest!
Take Polaroids of each guest with the birthdayย chef and add the photos to mini scrapbooksย with recipe cards of what they made. Theyย can now start their own cookbooks.
*Visit each store on your scavenger hunt first to giveย them the heads up that a party is coming through.
By Nicole Irving