Carousel Birthday
Party Theme
There are few
things in a child's life that bring such joy as a Carousel.
The bright colors, fun animals and joy of riding are a magical
combination for kids.
Bring that joy to life for your next birthday party with these
great ideas for a Carousel theme party.
Fun and unique games, activities and ideas for decorations, invitations,
party food, favors and much more.
Carousel Party Invitation Ideas
Pretty note cards with a picture of a carousel or individual
horses on the front.
Attach a cutout of a horse or a carousel made with
colorful scrapbook paper on the front of a pretty solid color
note card. Embellish by gluing small pieces of
ribbon, rhinestones or jewels to the horses.
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Carousel Party Decoration Ideas
There are several ways to decorate for a
carousel birthday party.
Purple and pinks, pastels or bold
carnival colors like red, blue and yellow.
To tie the party
together decide which colors you will be using and then buy different
textures and shades of those colors.
For the entrance to the party cut out long
skinny flowing flags from silk or fabric and staple them to a dowel rod.
Place them in the ground along the walkway to the party.
Drape crepe paper streamers from the middle of a tree towards the
outside branches in a circle shape to create a carousel look then let
the ends of the crepe paper flow to the ground. Or
create this over the door of the party entrance - just gather the ends
of the crepe paper streamers on each side of the door and secure with a
pretty ribbon.
For the party room: Drape crepe paper
streamers or yards of tulle from the center of the room outwards towards
the walls and then let them flow down the walls.
Make a
happy birthday banner from triangle pieces of fabric or scrapbook paper
- embellish with carousel horse cutouts and letters that spell out
"Happy Birthday ________!" (insert your child's name).
Drape
tulle around the party table and tie around the backs of party chairs in
a big bow.
Decorate drink glasses with a pretty carousel
horse straw. Buy them or make your own by cutting out a
horse from scrapbook paper and making two slits down the center about an
inch a part. Insert a drinking straw through the slits to make a
carousel horse.
Carousel Birthday Activities
Ride a real Carousel
If there is a carousel in your town take the
guests and they can ride it a few times. Some
malls even have them inside. Call ahead and ask if you can reserve
the whole thing for an hour.
Carousel Bounce House
Some Bounce House companies have a bounce
house that looks like a carousel from the outside. If you can't
find one just have the kids pretend that they are horses as
they bounce around in a circle inside.
Paint Carousel Horses
Buy wooden or carousel horse cut outs
at the craft store and let the guests paint them. They can also
color them with permanent markers. Some craft stores sell
small plaster carousel horses that kids love to paint also.
Pony Rides
Find a local company to come to your party and
bring a circle pony ride for the kids. Ask if you can decorate it
to look like a carousel with streamers.
Carousel Horse Relay
This game is
fun for kids to play outside. Draw 2 large circles on a hard
surface (about 10 feet in diameter) or use spray paint to paint them on
grass. At one end of each circle place a very large tub of water.
Opposite it place a smaller plastic container - the two containers must
match or hold exactly the same amount.
Divide the players into teams then have them get inside the circles where they are spaced out evenly. Give each player a spoon or a cup with holes punched in the bottom. On the word "go" the carousel starts and must move in a circle. Each player must get water on their spoon and then circle around and dump it in the smaller container. The kids have to stay the same distance apart during the game. First carousel team that fills up their container wins!
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