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I need some tips on throwing a very small but fun birthday party for a 10 year old boy.?
My son will turn 10 years old on December the 7th. I've decided to do something smaller (then the usual Birthday party) this year. I am going to let him pick just 1 or 2 friends and take them all to a place called Play World (much like chuck-e-cheese). My question is, should I provide the quarters for the games for the other children or should their moms/dads be asked to send the money. Also, can anyone throw in some ideas to make the day a little more fun. Examples: Cake or pizza or both? Good ideas for popular gifts for a 10 year old boy? How long should the party last? Should I invite my mother, grandmother, ect., or just take myself and the kids. Also, any awsome ideas for a great grand finale? Any good ideas would be appreciated!
Most places like that have party packages, and include so many tokens per kid for the games. So, check into that, and then tell the parents who RSVP that if they think their child will need more than X amount of tokens, then they are welcome to send the money for them.
Most parties my kids' have gone to in places like that have had both cake and pizza, but it's really a personal preference, and also depends on the time of the party (I mean, if it's 12:30 than everyone's going to show up hungry, but if it's at 3 then everyone's already ate and cake would be fine).
Here is a link to the Top 10 Kids' Birthday Party Tips
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content5/birthday.party.html
Some ways to make the day more fun for 10 year olds would be having a scavenger hunt, or shaving ballons (since boys that age think they need to start shaving). Oriental Trading Company has great supplies, and ideas. Here is their website, already to their party section.
http://www.orientaltrading.com/application?origin=page.jsp&namespace=browse&event=catalog&categoryId=377320&tabId=PartyPlanning&BP=196&cm_mmc=Yahoo-_-birthday-_-birthday-_-birthday%20party%20idea&ovmkt=7TRJLGPU3MJMLVMM8QHIC7PU2G&OVRAW=birthday%20party%20ideas&OVKEY=birthday%20party%20idea&OVMTC=standard
And, for gift ideas, I found this website. I just did a general search for boys age 10, but this site can also go by interestes and age to help you find the right gift...
http://www.gifts.com/occasions/birthday/child-boy/1ohMr4aicp
Since the party will be someplace that will probably be loud, inviting grandparents or parents may not be a good idea, especially if they wouldn't like the extra noise. My suggestion on that would be to have another party for your family, say at home or at a restaurant. Maybe having them meet you after the Play World party for dinner would be a good idea? Or, having the Play World party early enough that everyone will eat at the restaurant and have cake there after, only inviting the older people to the dinner?
A grand finale could be a sleepover, going to the movies, or even hiring an entertainer or having the boy's hero show up (a firefighter, police officer, etc.)
Good luck and happy planning!!
I hope I've helped!
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