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Birthday Party Themes for kids Birthday Party Themes for teens Party Games Printable Birthday Invitations- customize and print Printable Party Guest List Map Quest - print a map with directions using "door to door" Party Food for Kids - recipes and ideas Birthday Cake Ideas: Kids Domain Birthday Express Cupcake Ideas Goodie Bag Ideas: stickers - temporary tattoos - noise makers - small crayon boxes - activity books - key chains - cracker jacks - box of raisins-jump ropes - yo yo's - sidewalk chalk - mini flashlights - trading cards - shoe laces- hats - visors - stick on earrings-mini lipgloss and nail polish for the girls.  Mini paints...and Nick Jr. has a ton of free printable things for parties related to programs aired on that network. More Do-it-Yourself Party Ideas submitted from our readers: "We are into old fashioned fun. One year, we had a party for my son  loaded with games like pin the tail on the donkey, musical chairs, and good old tag. The morning of the party we had torrential rains and the roads and streets were full of puddles. Wouldn't you guess it, all these 4 year old kids spent the whole party soaking wet, laughing and jumping and skidding into all the puddles and flooded grass. We ended up throwing dry clothes on the kids while I dried their wet ones. It was the best party ever. You should see the pictures"--Debbie B "My favorite party was a beach party for my son's fifth birthday. The invitations were rolled up "message in a bottle" types that were very cute. We got there early to get shaded picnic tables at Manatee Public Beach. I had lots of sand toys for the kids and turned them loose on the beach to play. Later we did sand art (no mess to clean up!)   and had a pinata. We did the limbo and had beach-type music. Snacks were goldfish crackers and tropical fruit on umbrella-shaped kabobs -- and of course birthday cake. The kids loved it and the other parents all said it was the best party they had been to in a long time. (So much nicer than being trapped in Chuck E Cheese with screaming kids!)" --Paula M "I used evite.com to send free electronic party invitations which were kind of cute..."--Sharon R. "My best idea for my children's birthday party is a good old fashioned simple party. you can never go wrong. family ,friends, food, and cake. what else does a child need!!! simple, cheap and always a good time. you do not always need the ponies, balloons, and clowns. it is the day of their birth!  CELEBRATE!!!!" --Cynthia F. "Another cute party was -- a barnyard theme at Hunsader Farms. There is a shaded picnic area and a playground for the kids. We had pony rides and food for the petting zoo. This is a good party when you have kids of different ages -- they can all do their own thing. This year I'm thinking of doing a cowboy theme at Wishful Thinking Farms -- complete with horseback riding, bonfire and smores. We'll see!" --Paula M

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