My son will turn 6 soon. Last year we had his birthday party in our backyard around a picnic table. We only invited a few friends. I included a picture from the actual event down below (I am in the blue dress). This year, I am looking for a way to celebrate his birthday that is a bit more exciting... I see nothing but inflatables. I dream about bouncy houses. I am looking to change things up this year. If you, like me, want to dazzle your little guests, look no further than this list. Grab your party hat and your notebook, friends. My husband, Chris, and I are making this easy for you. We came up with this list together. You will find the name of the venue, the suggested activity (choose one or do 'em all!) and recommendations to include in a (reputation) killer goodie bag. Do not be nervous about calling these facilities to set up your celebration. From our experience, these businesses love a little something different to offset their monotonous days. Be bold. Be a trendsetter. Be the first of your friends to schedule your little mami's party at the... Activity:
Each child is paired with a Merle, Howard or Bernadette for a card game of their choosing. "Go Fish" is always a good place to start.- When the game is over, children and their elderly friends make their way to the Main Living Area to share an Ensure shake while watching a soap opera on a fuzzy television;
- Everybody comes back together in the Game Room for a wild game of Bingo (creativity is encouraged).
- Goodie Bag: dentures, Depends, Lysol
#2 SEWAGE PLANT
Activity:
- Tour facility
- Optional canoe race
- Zip line across tanks full of raw sewage
- Race to see who can get out of the plant the fastest
- Goodie Bag:flushable wet wipes, nose clip
#3 CONSTRUCTION SITE
Activity:
- Buy a taco from the taqueria truck
- Baseball with 2 x 4's
- Pin the nail on the donkey
- Goodie Bag: tire repair kit (the parents will need it after picking their kids up), quick guide to Spanish, hard hat, sunscreen
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#4 GREYHOUND BUS STATION
Activity:
- Get each child's taken with a random (sometimes toothless) stranger
- Pose in the bus driver's seat for another picture
- Go crazy on the vending machines with the allotted $2
- Take a lap around the block on the bus
- Goodie Bag: a gallon of antibacterial gel, complimentary bus ticket, toilet seat liners
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#5 ELECTRICAL YARD
Activity:
- Hide & go seek (main objective: don't touch any structures)
- Release balloons & watch them sizzle as they touch the wires
- Goodie Bag: $$$ towards any ER co-payments, spark-resistant umbrella, the game "Operation" (the zapping sound will bring back good memories of your little boo's party)
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#6 DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (DMV)
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**The party hostess (who looks a lot like the lady on the right) will call out the numbers for the angry people waiting to have their licenses renewed while lighting your child's birthday candles with her cigarette lighter.
Activity:
- Get your child's vision tested
- Quickly & secretly decorate the State Trooper's windows with shoe polish
- Pass out lollipops to irritable strangers
- Goodie Bag: fake ID (be sure to have the parents bring a small picture of their child to the party), lollipops, gargantuan container of antibacterial gel
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#7 AUTO SALVAGE YARD
Activity:
- Scavenger hunt- the children will need to find:
- An alternator
- One busted tail light
- Uncracked windshield
- 4 matching hubcaps
- Timing belt
- Goodie Bag: flashlight, wrench, GOJO soap, mechanics gloves
Keep in mind that these ideas can be tweaked to celebrate anything- retirement, a newborn baby, etc. We just know you will have unforgettable celebration at any one of these fine establishments.
Lastly, I like for this blog to be INTERACTIVE. I feed off of your creativity & feedback (yumyumyumyum). So, please, add any venues I may have missed, add items to the goodie bags, etc. I will then put together a comprehensive guide & sell the heck out of it on Craig'sain'tgonnalikethisList.
Lastly, I like for this blog to be INTERACTIVE. I feed off of your creativity & feedback (yumyumyumyum). So, please, add any venues I may have missed, add items to the goodie bags, etc. I will then put together a comprehensive guide & sell the heck out of it on Craig'sain'tgonnalikethisList.
25 comments:
This is side craking funny! I was expecting real suggestions and then they were all so funny!! Thanks for my laugh this morning!
My husband would do #7 in a heartbeat.
Hahaaha! Love the advice. I'm so sick of parties at Bounce-U....the junk yard Does sound more appealing! Oh, and add changing bedpans to the nursing home party list,and my kids would be all about it...the fascination with poo & pee is endless!
Why do some of these sound "like the most fun party ever"??? I'd almost consider party #4. LOL.
What a crack up! Makes me wish you had written it sooner...12 year old just had her birthday last month. Damn, and she would have loved them.
I think you may need more hand sanitizer and wet wipes at the bouncy joint than at the sewage treatment facility! Those places gross me out. I would like to put us all in hazmat suits for every birthday party.
LoL. You crack me up :-)
Love it!! I've been to Chuckie Cheese one time - it felt like all seven of those places rolled into one. Here is my pick for Girls and Boys (but not together):
Womens Lingerie Department:
Activity: Pin the bra on the breasts
Bobbing for thongs
Guess your Mom's cup size
Figure out how to put on garter belts and stockings the fastest.
Goodie Bag: measuring tape, and pasties (can be used for so many other things)
Oh, I love this post. Again, a little jealous that I didn't think of it first.
The DMV was actually where I was thinking of taking my First Graders for a field trip.
Love, love, love your party ideas! You've saved me hours of research and brainstorming. I would only add "local bar" to the list, because hey, it's never too early to start building up the old tolerance. And, those twirly bar stools are rockin' fun!
Wow this is great stuff. Honestly though all these things sound great to me, especially the zip line over the sewage plant. For some extra fun, make sure my feet dip in just a little. Afterwards we can bungee jump over the slew too!
As for venues, the only one you missed was somewhat on par with the DMV and that is the local satellite TV company. Always great fun to play 'Ring around the voice mail' or keep folks on hold as long as possible in the customer service department - that is really fun. For a goodie bag each kid gets to take home an old dish or broken satellite. Great Post - Thanks! W.C.C.
What a riot! I would possibly attempt something of this nature if I had the patience. Hahaha! :) I love it! Thanks for the great ideas.
I approve of all your ideas. Human kiddies need to learn about the gritty realities of urban life. On your boy's next birthday you could send them to the jungle.
Hey! I see my DMV lady must have moved to Texas! I would add the post office (my mom was a mail lady for 30 years) & I always thought it was a BLAST to sort mail, glide around in the carts & drive on the opposite side of the car. Not to mention a bunch of "worn out" looking employees (that's putting it nicely btw) on the verge of "going postal!" GREAT post as usual!!!!
Shane suggested a couple games for #2 - Mystery Fishing and "What's that on the bottom?"
Marianne
Ahem...'scuse me...but why is the OB/GYN's office not on this list? Allow me:
Activities:
-Group ultrasound viewing
-Paper gown dress-up
-rubber examination glove inflation
-20 questions to be fielded by the good doc himself
Goody Bag: Contraceptive samples and informative brochures tucked neatly into urine sample cups
Enjoy. And ps - I answered that little questionnaire thingy you passed along to me. You're welcome, Gfriend.
LMAO! Oh, I am SO torn between the illegal taquito truck race and the redneck scavenger hunt! Then again, with three boys--anything involving cars is an automatic hit. (I may have nightmares about that zipline....)
Ps. Sue kinda scares me.
These were pretty good. Although, for #3, you seem to have left out the catcalling competition as the moms drop their kids off. Whoever can yell out "hey, baby" in the most creative way, wins a prize.
Super funny stuff
Mr monkey
another activity for the sewage plant: pinata! (beating women who flush 'feminine products' down the toilet until money falls out.)
these are awesome. I wish I had known about these when my son was a kid.
Well, thanks for a lot of excellent suggestions! :-D This was really a great post!
Have a wonderful day, and, thanks for commenting on my "Blueberry Boy" post, by the way! :-)
Kristine
OMG this is great! Where were you when my son turned 7 last month lol! I always have parties at my house but I feel bad because I don't invite any of my sons school friends. I'm not a big fan of having other parents that I don't really know hanging around my house. I'm sure they would leave horrified with the fact that I had a few beers and skipped the pinata but gave all the kids nerf guns to shoot each other with :)
This is fabulous. I especially love the DMV activity list. I think I'll do these things, even though I'm not a parent. (I'll grab a kid who's posing with a toothless stranger at the local bus station.)
PS Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog.
xoRobyn
Events vary, like there can be birthdays, weddings, corporate events, concerts, and shows. As there are different kinds of events, venues should also be selected by keeping in mind the type of event.
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