Come as You Are Party

This party requires the birthday child to keep a secret . . . her guests are about to be kidnapped!

Call guests’ parents a few weeks before the party to let them in on the plans.  Find out where each guest will be found at the appropriate time.  (Times will have to be staggered to allow pickup of each guest.)  If you’re having a sleepover, parents will need to pack a bag and let you know where it will be.

On the day of the party, pack a few drinks, snacks, and party hats, and drive to each location, picking up the guests one at a time. The fun builds as the group gets larger.

For an inexpensive home party, girls might like having a brunch, dancing, playing in a pool, making cool crafts, or watching a favorite movie.  Boys may like playing a game of Flashlight Tag after dark–with bases illuminated by glow-in-the-dark light sticks–or Squirt Gun “Paintball.”

To Play Squirt Gun “Paintball – Have the guests put on white T-shirts (to easily determine hits), and divide them into two teams.  Give each player a gun containing colored water (red for one team and blue for the other).  The idea is similar to “Capture the Flag,” but a warrior must go to the opposing team’s POW camp if he gets hit.

For a special birthday, such as 13 or Sweet 16, try one of these cool kidnap ideas:

1. Take guests to an amusement park for a day of rides.
2. Go to a nail salon for a makeover and top it with a special lunch.
3. Spend the night at a hotel, playing in their pool and watching videos.  Be sure to let the hotel know you’d like a room away from other “sleeping” guests!
4. For a really big surprise, rent a limo to pick up the guests.

Find the Party Road Rally

Again, you’ll need to coordinate with parents on this.

Set a secret location to have the party, then map out several courses to the chosen location.  On the day of the party, leave a set of clues in appropriate places along each course.

Divide the guests into groups, provide each with a treasure map, and designate drivers to take them on a road rally.  The treasure maps will lead each group to their first clue, which will have information on where to find the next clue, and so forth until they figure out the secret location of the party.  Be sure to tell the drivers the destination just in case clues get botched!

Glow in the Dark Party

Use glow paint on the invitations.  Decorate with green and purple plates, tablecloths, and cups covered with glow-in-the-dark stickers.  Serve neon-green drinks with glow straws.  Outfit guests with glow necklaces or glow sticks.  Play Flashlight Tag and Hot Potato with a glow-in-the-dark ball, make glow bracelets with glow beads, paint nails with glow paint, and/or draw designs on black paper with milky pens.  For older children, rent a black light for a glow dance party.

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