Decorations: This party needs to be done in a dark area. I made the mistake of thinking if we shut the blinds it would be dark enough and it wasn't . So we used big black trash bags to cover the windows. I had found a little light at Zurchers. It was a mini multi-colored spinning dance party light. We decorated with glow in the dark stars and pictures painted with glow in the dark paint. ( I used black and it didn't show up very well. I think white would work better. And make sure you "charge" them up enough to be seen.) Neon colored streamers and balloons with glow sticks in them. Hang the balloons from the ceiling.
Games: When I did this party it was for my little girl when she turned 7. There wasn't a lot of parental involvement needed for the games. I explained how to do the different games and let the kids play. We had a great big room to play in which made it nice to just set up different stations the kids could go to and play the different games.
1. Frisbee Toss. I bought glow in the dark frisbee's from Oriental Trading (That is where I purchased a lot of the glow in the dark items) I then marked the floor with tape that had glow in the dark paint on it. I then put an X on the floor with the masking glow tape. The children threw their frisbee and tried to get it on the X.
(Each child took home 1 frisbee)
2. Bouncy Ball Blast. I painted some old ice cream buckets with glow paint and set them in a row along the wall. The kids then took a glow in the dark bouncy ball (from Oriental Trading) and tried to bounce it into the bucket. (Each child took home 1 bouncy ball)
3. Glow in the Dark Necklace. I set up a station to make glow in the dark pony bead necklaces. The pony beads I found at Michaels along with the glow in the dark string. (I had also ordered some glow in the dark necklaces from Oriental Trading that we passed out at the end as a party favor)
We then cleaned up the games for some group games.
4. Pass the glow stick. You can purchase glow sticks from Target for a $1. You can also find them at the dollar store. I would stand with my back to the group and yell stop. The person with the glow stick was out until only one person was left.
5. We then broke open all the glow sticks and gave each of the kids 5 or so sticks that they could wear and dance with and did a freeze dance game. (the glow sticks are really fun to see moving all around) I used black lights and my disco light to add some light in the area so the kids don't run into each other.
To carry home the party favors just a simple white bag with some glow in the dark paint. (The birthday kid could help with this and the glow in the dark pictures)
Cake:
I made mini cupcakes and a bigger cake. I decorated the cakes with glow in the dark stars and glow in the dark candles (found the candles at Zurchers). Then each little cupcake had a glow in the dark star on it.
- With the glow in the dark items they need to be charged really good or they don't glow very well. After the party was over I thought of having a charging station with flash lights that the kids could charge their own toys. During this particular party I didn't leave myself enough time to set up and could have used some extra grown up help. As a result I didn't get a lot of great pictures and had to improvise a lot.
Games: When I did this party it was for my little girl when she turned 7. There wasn't a lot of parental involvement needed for the games. I explained how to do the different games and let the kids play. We had a great big room to play in which made it nice to just set up different stations the kids could go to and play the different games.
1. Frisbee Toss. I bought glow in the dark frisbee's from Oriental Trading (That is where I purchased a lot of the glow in the dark items) I then marked the floor with tape that had glow in the dark paint on it. I then put an X on the floor with the masking glow tape. The children threw their frisbee and tried to get it on the X.
(Each child took home 1 frisbee)
2. Bouncy Ball Blast. I painted some old ice cream buckets with glow paint and set them in a row along the wall. The kids then took a glow in the dark bouncy ball (from Oriental Trading) and tried to bounce it into the bucket. (Each child took home 1 bouncy ball)
3. Glow in the Dark Necklace. I set up a station to make glow in the dark pony bead necklaces. The pony beads I found at Michaels along with the glow in the dark string. (I had also ordered some glow in the dark necklaces from Oriental Trading that we passed out at the end as a party favor)
We then cleaned up the games for some group games.
4. Pass the glow stick. You can purchase glow sticks from Target for a $1. You can also find them at the dollar store. I would stand with my back to the group and yell stop. The person with the glow stick was out until only one person was left.
5. We then broke open all the glow sticks and gave each of the kids 5 or so sticks that they could wear and dance with and did a freeze dance game. (the glow sticks are really fun to see moving all around) I used black lights and my disco light to add some light in the area so the kids don't run into each other.
To carry home the party favors just a simple white bag with some glow in the dark paint. (The birthday kid could help with this and the glow in the dark pictures)
Cake:
- With the glow in the dark items they need to be charged really good or they don't glow very well. After the party was over I thought of having a charging station with flash lights that the kids could charge their own toys. During this particular party I didn't leave myself enough time to set up and could have used some extra grown up help. As a result I didn't get a lot of great pictures and had to improvise a lot.
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