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Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / January 2006Birthday Party Suggestions: Girl - 10th
She'll be 10 in early March. Guest list is 6-7 girls of same age/grade. @ Home doesn't work as we have a small home and big dogs. In the past we've done: 9-Cirque-Eloise (Similar but smaller than Cirque'D'Soliel) 8-Roller Rink 7-Bumper-Bowling 6-Jeepers (indoor rollercoaster + bumper cars was cool) 5-Chuckie Cheeze I'm coming up blank this year. Wife suggested build-a-bear, but it seems kinda weak to me. We dont mind dropping some money, but not huge amounts. (say 300-500) We've managed to really thrill with the bowling,roller,and cirque ideas as they were unique and uncommon. Anyone have any fun ideas for a birthday outing? (note: northeast us, its cold out) Thanks! > She'll be 10 in early March. Guest list is 6-7 girls of same age/grade. I'm in New England as well, so I understand about needing to have an indoor party. My DD had her 9th birthday at a local gymnastics center. $150 for up to 15 kids, provide your own cake/snacks/beverage, they provide the papergoods and party room as well as 1 hour of games and activities in the gymnastics room, including the tumble track, balance beams, etc. The girls all loved it. We went to a party at the rock climbing center this summer, that was also great but a bit more pricy ($200 for 8 kids). We'll be attending a party next month at the movie theater in town. They do a deal with a party room, kids see a movie and get a pizza or hotdog, plus during the movie they get popcorn, candy and soda and they have a reserved row in the theater. A few other suggestions that I know are available here in my area, but have no experience with: Some of our local salons do a hairdo/manicure party, A ceramics studio offers a party option. Michaels and AC Moore do birthday parties (Scrapbooking might be very good for this age group), Local indoor ice skating rinks do a party thing as well. Finally, the local YMCA offers a swim party or a gym party or a combo swim/gym party (and reasonably priced, like $75 for members, $100 for non members or something like that). > She'll be 10 in early March. Guest list is 6-7 girls of same age/grade. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Thanks! At this age, going with some sort of "make it" party may well be a good idea. How about one of the ceremic places? They have the greenware (unfinished) stuff, and various types of paints and finishes; you have to leave the stuff there to be fired, but kids seem to enjoy it. The only time I've seen a kids' party at one of those places the staff seemed extremely skilled at working with kids. And once the stuff is fired, it all looks great. (For what it's worth, *I* think of 300 - 500 as a pretty substantial sum for a birthday party! But it would be fun to be able to spend that much.)  SignatureChildren won't care how much you know until they know how much you care Thanks .. 300-500 is a heck of a lot by my standards too. I just threw out a (recklessly chosen) number. I'll likely regain my fiscal sanity about three minutes after my wife reads this thread. :-) > Thanks .. 300-500 is a heck of a lot by my standards too. I just threw > out a > (recklessly chosen) number. I'll likely regain my fiscal sanity about > three > minutes after my wife reads this thread. :-) LOL! I suspect I often spent more than I realized I was spending for their parties, though I doubt I ever got close to $300. Right now, a $500 party seems almost tame. We send DS off to college day after tomorrow. (Until now, he's been taking classes at a local community college -- next week he starts at a small liberal arts college.) This kid thing doesn't get cheaper as they get older! SignatureChildren won't care how much you know until they know how much you care > Thanks .. 300-500 is a heck of a lot by my standards too. I just threw > out a > (recklessly chosen) number. I'll likely regain my fiscal sanity about > three > minutes after my wife reads this thread. :-) LOL. I was just wondering if you were talking in a random currency. Debbie (who has to fight to get dh believe that £50 for a party is not unreasonable) CORRECTION: 100-300 range. > CORRECTION: 100-300 range. That's more reasonable, though still more than I usually spend. (But then, I'm cheap.) SignatureChildren won't care how much you know until they know how much you care I tossed in the price range in a misguided attempt at heading off suggestions that were way over the top. In the past we've spent 100-200, and I haven't hit the lottery yet. Forget the $ range. We're level headed middle class folks with nothing to prove by amount spent. Its all about time spent with your kid when it comes down to it anyways. . Thanks for your idea about ceramics. > She'll be 10 in early March. Guest list is 6-7 girls of same age/grade. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Thanks! Indoor ice skating? Just a couple of girls to go out for dinner, a movie and sleepover? One friend on a dinner train? My kids are only 3.5mo and 3.5yo at this point, but some random ideas: Planetarium Ceramic studio (as others have mentioned) Live (children's) theatre/puppet show ... in Japan, I hear they have indoor beaches and indoor skiing, but I'm guessing not in the NE US :-) -- Emily DS1 5/02 DS2 9/05 >... in Japan, I hear they have indoor beaches and >indoor skiing, but I'm guessing not in the NE US :-) YMCA or YWCA pool for a swimming party is doable. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits > She'll be 10 in early March. Guest list is 6-7 girls of same age/grade. Ice skating and Pizza Parlor? Your budget is huge. -L. |
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