If you are looking for an excellent birthday party idea how about
having a hog tie dyed good time? Tie dye was all the rage back in the 1960's and
appears to be making a rather lengthy come back with a few fun variations of
course. This is a party that will be appropriate for all kinds of kids and many
different ages. If you are having a party that will include boys and girls this
is definitely a great possibility to consider for party entertainment and even
to center the entire party around.
First of all, the 1960's produced some excellent music that makes the perfect
backdrop for your tie dying and other activities. You do not need to limit your
artistic flair to shirts in this instance however, be sure to have plenty of
paper, paint, pens, pencils, and crayons around to keep the artistic bent up and
running throughout the entire party. If you have a swimming pool it might be a
good idea to let everyone play in the pool while the shirts are setting or
pursue some other sort of fun activity in the meantime such as a movie or
another craft project.
One great craft project would be a groovy photo frame for each guest to place a
picture of himself or herself wearing their tie dyed creation with the birthday
girl or boy. It's a great keepsake and will pass a little of the time during the
party. You could also have them work on a scrapbook of the party and allow each
one to take one home with them (this is often more appealing to the girls than
the guys) or hand painting headbands or bandanas to match their tie dyed tees.
We've discussed the activities and the music now let's discuss the menu. You can
make a tie dyed tee shirt cake if you are feeling quite ambitious or get one
from your favorite local bakery if you are good at describing what you want and
place your order far enough ahead of time. You can have fun allowing each guest
to create his or her own psychedelic pizza. You would make the dough of course
and allow them to decorate the pizza with sauce, veggies, pepperoni, and/or ham.
It's a lot of fun, good food and something that will make the party a little bit
unique. You will also want to have plenty of good snack foods on hands such as
chips, sausage rolls, pigs in blankets, sloppy Joes, fruits, cake, and groovy
chocolate chip cookies if you want to be the grooviest mom of the day.
Be sure to play good music and laugh a lot. You should also make a point of
getting photographs of all party guests in their works of art, a pair of jeans,
and bare feet. It will be a cool memory and a lot of fun. This is a party that
is cool to have in almost any season (minus the pool in winter in most locations
of course) and any location. Be careful though as you are working with dye. You
want to make sure that the area you are working in is well ventilated and that
you protect your flooring and any furniture in the area (clear plastic drop
clothes work wonders for protecting floors and furniture from dye and paint).
This is the type of party that is not only a great deal of fun for you as the
parent but also for all the kids that are invited. Everyone gets to take a
little something cool home with them and they get to work with their hands and
imaginations to create something special that is all their own. As far as
parties go, this is one of the coolest to have, especially for those hard to
impress and please teenagers that seem to take over our beautiful little babies
after about 13 years though it is suitable for younger kids as well.
