Decorating
Tips
Spread your tablecover on your party table. If your child has
any theme-related toys, you can add them to the table for a more
festive display.
Cut several one-to-two-foot-long pieces of curling ribbon. Curl
the ribbon by pulling it between your thumb and the blade of your
scissors. Lay the resulting curls on your table for added color.
Hang balloons in bunches for the best effect. If you choose to
fill balloons with helium, wait until the party day to ensure
they float well!
Use balloons
to mark the party spot; hang them on the mailbox, near the front
door, or tie them to the birthday child's chair to mark the seat
of honor.Place
balloons anywhere that strikes your fancy. The more the better!
Gather six
or eight streamers and attach them to the ceiling in the center
of the party room (or over the table). Use a light fixture over
the table, if you have one, as the center point for the streamers.
To create colorful two-tone streamers, put two differently colored
streamers back-to-back, twist as you walk them to the wall, and
attach at shoulder height.
Games
Balloon
Relay
- Divide
your guests into two equal teams. Give each leader an inflated
balloon and at the start of go have him/her pass it to the person
behind him/her by passing the balloon over his/her head, the next
person will pass it along through his/her legs. Keep alternating
until it gets to the end. The team that finishes first wins
Sesame
Street Party 