3-Year-Old B-Day: Activity Ideas?
Selah will be three in a week and a half, and I'm having a party for her at our house with family and a few friends. There will be, I think, five 3-year-olds and a 4-year-old in attendance. I'd love to come up with some kind of activity for the kids so that it doesn't end up being a 3-hour free-for-all, which can get a bit crazy with kids that age. Anyone have any ideas? Maybe a craft or a game or both? I'm also planning to make her cake this year. Anyone have a good cake recipe they want to share?
I love 3.
Random thoughts: bubbles. music--w dancing games, musical chairs variations, simon says, etc. balloons. pinata. sock puppets! or paper bag/plate masks....
What kind of cake do you want? I have a very decadent red velvet cake that's kind of time intensive to make, but so worth it. also a lemon cake that's not so impressive looking, but yummy. I have a good carrot cake, too.
of butcher (4' x 12') like paper, hung it along an outside fence and then let them go to town doing a BDAy mural. Leave it up for awhile so Selah can keep adding. Work in progress. Don't forget to take a photo beofre you toss.
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Cold weather would be harder to pull off. Plus you want the mess outside.
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i have a delicious (and even low sugar) vanilla cupcake recipe! remember they had them at j's 2nd bday party? and just thinking...they could decorate their own cupcake. I'll dig it up.
2 c sugar
1 1/4 c oil
4 eggs (beat in one at a time)
Sift--2 tsp soda
2 tsp cinnamon
2 c flour
1 tsp salt
3-4 c grated carrots
about 1 c walnuts
Bake 300 degrees for 1 hour
Frosting:
will cover 2 9x13 cakes for layer cake
3/4 c butter
8oz cream cheese
1 lb or more powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
TAPE
kids that age love tape!! I'd get a bunhc of the cheapy rolls, like 4 for a dollar or whatever, and let them have at it with some crayons and paper. They will get a blast out of hanging up their pics on your walls, and sticking each other with tape. Then when the party is over they can take their pic(
home as a party favor.
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I was thinking of a sweeter carrot cake, or something like that.
Musical chairs or Simon says might actually be totally hilarious for the grandparents to watch. Cute ideas! Thank you!