Help with an older kids party..

gabyjane

Ok after much deliberation/arguing/sulking lol dd has said she wants her party at the local soft play area (quite a grown up one seeing as she will be 11!)..anyway as she has had a lot spent on her and what with holidays etc booked she is only having about 5 friends due to cost as the minimum they do is £65 eek.. when they have done a meal back at our house.
So for older kids i need some ideas of what they can do..we have a park near by and i think she just wants them to free play which is fine but was thinking food ideas or some poss grown up games..think she will get taunted if i do pass the parcel lol!..wont be for long..
Ideas please?!
Thanks

Mme.Hibou

At 11, my parents would probably have ordered my friends and I pizza/takeaway, I suppose my younger brothers and sister would have been there too and we'd all watch a film. My parents would have been in a different room.
I would have been mortified if my mum had walked in with pass the parcel, although when I was 18 it would have been brilliant.

I'd ask her.

Why was there sulking and arguing before?

mrcow

For 11 years olds, I'd do popcorn and a movie with pizza and cake.

At least then they're not running round your house.

Are there any good films out that she's not seen.

Have you thought about doing a quiz with prizes etc?

tiff

My son is 11, will be 12 in November and wants party food, but not party games. We will take him and his friends bowling then come back for food.

mrcow

My son's 8 th is week - I'm doing a treasure hunt round the house - they are going to have to earn their movie & popcorn! (Should hopefully keep them quiet for all of 20 minutes!)

I hadn't thought of games. I think I'll have a looksee for what I can find.

tiff

Going off topic a bit but I have to say that none of my childrens friends seem to have traditional parties but my two both have done. All their friends loved it, my husband organises the games, I provide the prizes and they all have a great laugh. One boy aged 9 said it was the coolest party he'd ever been to and could he come again next year!

Loopy_Lobes

For my 11 year old daughters last Birthday we did party games. It was a bit tongue in cheek and silly at first but after a while they loved it! We did musical bumps/statues/chairs etc. We also had all the traditional party food. Most kids are still 'kids' at that age even though they like to pretend they're sophisticed and grown up.

amandada

Loopy_Lobes wrote: »

For my 11 year old daughters last Birthday we did party games. It was a bit tongue in cheek and silly at first but after a while they loved it! We did musical bumps/statues/chairs etc. We also had all the traditional party food. Most kids are still 'kids' at that age even though they like to pretend they're sophisticed and grown up.

I did exactly the same with my 11 year old dd last year too! They loved it!

mummy_Jay

http://familyfun.go.com/parties/parties-by-age/specialfeature/9to12-birthday-parties/9to12-birthday-parties.html

This webpage gives ideas for parties for kids between 9 and 12, may boost your creative juices.

freda

Not really got any kids that age, but ideas that spring to mind:

- 'beauty' stuff, i.e. load of cheap make up, nail varnish, hair wraps etc
- face painting
- craft things like glass painting, mug painting
- make popcorn, watch dvd
- cake decorating (make load of fairy cakes, get icing, shaky bits, icing pens etc)

shellsuit

My son normally have a few friends to stop over, we phone out for pizza and they hog the lounge so they have the big TV to watch DVDs, and sleep in there with sleeping bags and duvets ~ that's what they ask for and it doesn't bother me!


Normally for my daughters bday, we take her bowling on new years day and then out wherever she wants to go for a meal. This year however, she wants the sleepover, friends, a little buffet, music, DVD's, make up, hair stuff etc here.....on new years eve...eeeek!!!

We're gonna put rope lights and disco lights up, and OH has a proper karaoke system which he will set up for the girls to go with the disco we have planned!

Can't wait actually lol


ETA ~ She is 11 now.