Activities for party?

M&M227

I know this must have been asked but I'm a little lazy right now,lol.

What things are you having?  We're doing our at a hall (because we have a very small house).

We're going to have kids of various ages so my orginal thought was to have playdoh set up on a table, but everything in my family thinks I'm nuts and it will make a huge mess.  

I don't want to spend a lot but feel like we should have something for the older kids to do while there. 

egpitt22

I have a weird hatred of playdoh, so I'd probably skip that, if it were me!

Are you having a theme for the party?  You could print out some coloring sheets and set up an art table.  Maybe even some type of easy craft?  

M&M227

I was thinking about getting plan hats and letting the kids put stickers on them.  Maybe I'll check out the dollar store.

CarlaAndJames

I did go to a party once where they had play dough and the kids did end up making a pretty big mess and mixing it all together. Ideas from some other indoor kids parties I've been to this year - a baby pool filled with ball pit balls, push walking toys, a wagon that big kids pulled little kids around in, a little plastic bowling set, a big set of different shaped blocks, little cars, bubbles...

M&M227

CarlaAndJames:

I did go to a party once where they had play dough and the kids did end up making a pretty big mess and mixing it all together. Ideas from some other indoor kids parties I've been to this year - a baby pool filled with ball pit balls, push walking toys, a wagon that big kids pulled little kids around in, a little plastic bowling set, a big set of different shaped blocks, little cars, bubbles...

That sounds nice, however, we have a few "wild" children invited....  I hate to judge but some of our family does not watch there kids (who are 6 - 7 ish) and let's them do whatever they please.  There will be a bunch of 1 year olds also so I'm afraid that will end badly... 

mjid1105

egpitt22:

I have a weird hatred of playdoh, so I'd probably skip that, if it were me!

Are you having a theme for the party?  You could print out some coloring sheets and set up an art table.  Maybe even some type of easy craft?  

This is what we are doing an art table. I printed out colorpages that go with the theme of the party and got each kid there own set of crayons.

flows912

We were going to set up a bubble station. Although we're having LO's party at a park (bubbles won't make a huge mess).