“ sponge balls” for a water fight( instead of water balloons) and the kids had a blast. We also made treasure maps that sent the kids around our property to find a treasure chest full of treats. Last year we asked everyone to bring squirt guns to have a squirt gun battle. We also did squirt gun painting. I hung watercolor paper on our clothes line and filled a few smaller guns with different colored tempura paint mixed with a little water. The kids shot the papers with color and we just let them hang and dry. This was great for the younger kids that didn’ t want to join in the squirt gun fight. We also created a scavenger hunt with clues that lead each kid to a treat bag. This year, my kids have been watching Steve Austin’ s Broken Skull Ranch and want to create a kid-friendly obstacle course for their friends to tackle. we get to meet the parents of our kids’ friends, and make new friends ourselves. And just maybe... a parent watch system, like in the good ol’ days, when other parents will let us know if our little darlings are doing something they shouldn’ t.
We always ask our guests to bring a box of cereal to donate to the food shelf, many bring a few! The kids love to be part of the planning, and no one misses the solo birthday party in their honor, though we still let them have a friend over on their birthday. The bonus of the big summer party is that
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