A PICNIC PARTY

PARTY
Take your children to a real park if possible, if not a front room or backyard will do.  In fact a winter picnic in the house sounds like fun.

 
INVITATION IDEAS
You could either buy Yogi Bear invitations or you could make an invitation by drawing a picnic basket on the plain side of an index card.  Write an appropriate greeting such as; “It’s Paul’s Birthday, We’re Going On a Picnic”, above or below the basket picture.  Then on the back of the card, give the details of the party; such as, when, where, etc.
 
FAVOR IDEAS
Candy cups – set out small paper cups or nut cups filled with candy for party favors.

Kites and Streamers – directions below under Child Involvement Ideas.

  
DECORATION IDEAS

A checkered table cloth and a picnic basket could add a lot of color to your party.

If you are having this picnic indoors, you could hang paper flowers and butterflies down from the ceiling.
 
FOOD IDEAS
Eat food on a picnic table or on a blanket placed on the ground.
Serve Kool-Aid or punch in paper cups.
Cook hot dogs, serve with potato salad and chips.
Serve a birthday cake shaped like a large ladybug or butterfly.
CHILD INVOLVEMENT IDEAS
 
PAPER KITES

You will need construction paper, string, paper streamers, tape and a stapler.

Using a large piece of construction paper, cut out a large paper kite.

On the bottom sides of the kite shape let your child help you staple on some crepe paper streamers.
Then let your child decorate the kite with marking pens.
When finished, tie a string near the top point of the kite and reinforce the hole with some tape.

Show your child how to run with the kite streaming out behind her.
 

CREPE PAPER STREAMERS
You will need crepe paper streamers and some tape for this activity.
Give each child four or five crepe paper streamers with one end of each stacked together.
Help your child wrap the ends together with tape to form a tape handle.
Children love holding onto their streamers and running with them as they flutter behind them.
 
PICNIC GAME IDEAS
Relay races
Egg rolls
Kick ball
Toss ball into picnic basket
Fishing game