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Welcome to part two of our list of classic childrens birthday party games (for part one click here). I’m sure you’ll have many happy memories of playing some of these…
Pin the Tail on the Donkey – You can buy Pin the Tail on the Donkey sets, or you can make one yourself – and not necessarily using a donkey. You could have Pin the Beard on the Santa for festive themed parties, or Pin the Bow Tie on the Clown if you want something a bit easier to draw than a donkey.
Traditionally though, a picture of a donkey with no tail is put on a wall, and each child takes a turn at pinning a paper tail onto the donkey. This is made more difficult by the child being blindfolded and spun round a few times to make them lose their bearings. The player who manages to pin the tail closest to the correct position is the winner.
The Chocolate Game – This is great fun for a smaller party of older children. You will need a tray, a large bar of chocolate, a wooly hat, scarf and gloves, a knife and fork and a die. All the items are placed on the tray initially, and each player takes it in turns to roll the die. If they get a six they must put on the hat, scarf and gloves, then use the knife and fork to cut up and eat the bar of chocolate. Meanwhile all the other players are frantically trying to roll a six so that they can pull all the items off the other player and have their attempt at the chocolate. The game ends when all the chocolate is gone, with the winner being the one who managed to consume the most chocolate!
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Continuing with the birthday party theme from yesterday’s post, over the next couple of days I’m going to write about some of the great party games we used to play as kids. Most of these games were ideal party entertainment because they were easy to explain the rules (even to the youngest of children), didn’t last too long (so kids didn’t get bored), were cheap (or even free) to play, could be played by any number of players and generally didn’t rely on much in the way of skill. For kids birthdays it was always recommended to add a little competitive edge to the fun by awarding little prizes such as sweets or small toys to the winners.
It’s a shame, but it seems to be the case that the traditional childrens birthday party is slowly being replaced by other ways of celebrating the passing of another year of a child’s life. These days there is a growing trend to have parties hosted at fast food restaurants, the bowling alley or the leisure centre, so let’s take a moment to think about the birthday parties we all enjoyed as kids.
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One of those fears that most children go through is a fear of the dark, a fact that didn’t go unnoticed by Hasbro division Playskool when they launched their Glo Worm doll. Glo Worm was a soft toy made from soft bright green fabric with a cheerful vinyl face and a cute little green night cap that also glowed at night. By pressing the body of the doll the face would light up, and therefore was able to comfort young children in a darkened bedroom by providing a soft glow for them to see by.
The NeverEnding Story is a 1984 fantasy movie, based on the book of the same name written by Michael Ende. The film spawned two sequels, The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter in 1990, and The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia in 1994. Due to the time gaps between the films different actors obviously had to play the parts of the child characters, although each of the films centres around main character Bastian.
Before I get into the real topic of this post, observe the accompanying picture of a “Blue Raspberry and Lemon Swirl 2 Ball Screwball”. Who was it that came up with the idea of making raspberry flavoured products blue? Raspberries are not blue. They are not red either. They are a dark pinkish colour. If we don’t watch out there will be a generation of kids growing up who really believe that raspberries are blue. Mind you, I wonder how much real raspberry flavour actual goes into a “blue raspberry” flavoured product?
