Child's Play
May. 9th, 2008 08:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
amanda_loddenJohn will be turning 40 in a few months. Since we have an annual birthday party, I feel a need to do something extra-special for his birthday this year.
I've never liked the whole Over The Hill thing, though. I did one for my Mom when she turned 50, but that was only because she was actively disappointed that no one did one for her 40th birthday. Even then, I searched out decorations that didn't feature vultures and tombstones, because I have always hated the "one year closer to death" mentality.
After a couple of conversations today about it, I hit upon a party theme that John and I both like better than Over The Hill. This year, John's birthday theme will be "40 years and still a kid". A pinata, a sprinkler to run through, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey (though I hope to find something more sci-fi-ish, perhaps pin-the-lightsaber-on-the-jedi), balloons, ice cream cake and/or cupcakes (I like both ideas, so we'll probably have both), streamers, etc etc. Maybe a treasure hunt of some sort, too.
If you have anything that would go well with the theme that you'd be willing to let me borrow, please let me know. So far I have a tentative lead on a Twister board and a Slip-N-Slide, both on the condition that the person who owns them can actually find them. I'd love lawn darts and bocce balls and other outdoorsy games, too.
I've never liked the whole Over The Hill thing, though. I did one for my Mom when she turned 50, but that was only because she was actively disappointed that no one did one for her 40th birthday. Even then, I searched out decorations that didn't feature vultures and tombstones, because I have always hated the "one year closer to death" mentality.
After a couple of conversations today about it, I hit upon a party theme that John and I both like better than Over The Hill. This year, John's birthday theme will be "40 years and still a kid". A pinata, a sprinkler to run through, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey (though I hope to find something more sci-fi-ish, perhaps pin-the-lightsaber-on-the-jedi), balloons, ice cream cake and/or cupcakes (I like both ideas, so we'll probably have both), streamers, etc etc. Maybe a treasure hunt of some sort, too.
If you have anything that would go well with the theme that you'd be willing to let me borrow, please let me know. So far I have a tentative lead on a Twister board and a Slip-N-Slide, both on the condition that the person who owns them can actually find them. I'd love lawn darts and bocce balls and other outdoorsy games, too.
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Date: 2008-05-10 02:10 am (UTC)I did a quick search and found a Darth Vader pinata. You could take the tissue paper off a pinata stick (yes, Party City sells such a thing) and make it look more like a light saber. ;)
How about an egg toss, or water balloon fight?
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Date: 2008-05-10 02:10 am (UTC)http://www.partycity.com/cgi-bin/parties/show.cgi?parties=Star%20Wars%20Episode%20III&productstype=&products=111965&&zoom=1
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Date: 2008-05-10 02:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-10 06:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-13 10:18 pm (UTC)They did have a Star-Wars themed pin-the-something-on-the-other-thing, but it was a control panel onto Darth Vader's chest, and I didn't really like it. So instead, we'll be pinning (or rather sticking, since there's no "pin" in "pin-the-.." anymore) Superman's "S" on his chest.
I also got bubble wands and solution, and Silly String. So far, I'm pretty happy with the progress made on obtaining things.
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Date: 2008-05-14 03:07 am (UTC)Yeah, there's no pins involved anymore, only tape. What a cop out! I think companies don't think parents can teach their kids how to handle pins. How did we get through our childhood?!??
Bubble wands are the best. I am also a big fan of silly string. It sounds like a kid at heart blast. :)
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Date: 2008-05-31 03:36 am (UTC)