Half Birthday parties are for kids whose
birthday's fall in December and January and have their birthday's are
overshadowed by the holidays.
And they can also be used as a special informal party for kids
whose birthdays are at any time during the year! The easiest way to
determine when the half birthday party should be is add 6 months to the
date of their actual birthday. If a child's birthday falls on
December 24th then have the party on June 24th.
A fun way to remember them and make
their birthday special is to have a half birthday party.
Set the
date as close to 6 months from their real birthday as possible.
Half birthdays should be casual and fun and funny! Be creative and you won't have to spend a lot of money to celebrate.
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Be sure to sing the Halfie Birthday party song!
Halfie Birthday to You
Halfie Birthday to You
Halfie Birthday dear __________
Halfie Birthday to You!
Half Birthday Invitations
These are our favorite ideas for half birthday party invitations.
Be creative and have fun!
On a blank note card make all the party information line up so
that it is only on one side of the card.
Cut Birthday party invitations in two and send in 1/2 an
envelope (be sure to include all the party information on the
1/2 card).
Start the party on the half hour i.e. 3:30.
Half Birthday Decoration Ideas
There are so many ways to decorate for a half
birthday - here are just a few.
Decorate only half of the party room. Decorate only half of the
party table. Decorate half of the room with streamers and the
other half with helium balloons. Buy heavy duty paper plates and
cut them in half and set the party table with them. Fill drink cups only half full.
Or serve drinks in 1/2 cup measuring cups.
If you are serving appetizers or food only put them them on 1/2 of the serving tray / dish. Decorate the party table with two tablecloths of different colors. Decorate the party area with a Happy Birthday To You banner cut in half. Hang up signs or have a banner that says "Happy Half".
Wrap only half the box of the presents.
Race to fill up buckets of water using 1/2 cup measuring cups - have kids race as teams or against each other.
Fun Ideas
Wrap several small presents and let the 1/2 birthday child open them every half hour during the party. Or if you are inviting guests to the party set a timer for every 1/2 hour and when the timer goes off all the children have to run to the party table to open a present no matter what they are doing. If the timer goes off in the middle of a game or activity then they all have to stop until one present is opened.
Wrap several small gifts and let the birthday child open them on the half hour. Label each present with the time it should be opened. 6:30, 8:30, ect.
Instead of presents give the child coupons that they can use for the remaining part of the year (they should expire on thier real birthday) for things such as staying up 1/2 hour later at bedtime, having you read them an extra 1/2 a story, getting an extra half of a piece of dessert one night, etc.
Half Birthday Party Food Ideas
Bake a cake and before frosting cut it in half. Ice both halves
completely (you will need extra frosting).
1/2 Cookies or use two different colors of icing on each cookie.
1/2 Sandwiches or serve half of a pizza with the pepperoni cut in half.
1/2 of a cake
Hamburgers cut in half
Party Games for all ages - Birthday Party Games
Scavenger
Hunts with free item lists
Scavenger Hunts
Half Birthday Party Favors
1/2 bags of candy
1/2 sheet of stickers
Half Birthday Goody Bag Ideas
Wrap up candy in a 1/2 Cup plastic measuring cup
The Unbirthday Song from Alice in Wonderland
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