Hot Tip: Animal Masks Discounted ‘Til Christmas
We thought we’d pass a hot tip on to our teachers, librarians, party planning parents or those folks just looking for a cute holiday present for a young animal-loving child. Lakeshore Learning has their "Washable Dress-Up Masks," an adorable set of 8 cloth animal masks, discounted through December 24, 2009 — $14.99 for the set of 8 masks, instead of the usual $24.95 price tag. Great for kids ages 3 to 6 years [more...]
Host an Eco-Friendly Kid’s Party
Creating an eco-friendly party goes way beyond recycling gift wrap or reusing last year’s party streamers. Your child’s birthday may be the perfect time to teach about the importance of caring for the environment. You can use the the party as a way to demonstrate some simple, but effective, eco-friendly choices and explain how they benefit the world. Here are tips on how to turn your party ‘green.’
Invitations – Send a paper-free electronic [more...]
Top 10 – No, Make That 15 – Ways to Make A Successful Kids’ Party
It’s scary to add it up, but we’ve done animal programs at nearly 3,000 kids’ birthday parties. So, we have seen the best and the worst parties you can possibly imagine. Here are our top 15 ways to make a successful party that kids and parents will remember (for GOOD reasons) for years to come:
1. Limit the number of guests. Forget inviting the whole class – we suggest 10 or fewer guests for children below the age of [more...]
Forget the cake…do animal cookie pops!
This smart party idea came from one of my Zoo School moms who has an at-home baking business.
Forget the boring, traditional birthday cake with the tinted, whipped shortening they like to call frosting. Forget the aggravation of having to cut and serve the cake, as swarms of kids squeal around you and the frosting gets packed under your new manicure. Forget the mess of chocolate cake crumbs and overturned paper plates scattered all [more...]
