How to Entertain Kids at a Blue's Clues Theme Birthday Party

The success of any party involving children lies in keeping them busy. Great ideas to entertain kids at a "Blue's Clues" theme birthday party are all around you. You just need to get in your thinking chair and look for them. Many traditional games and activities can be modified to take on a "Blue's Clues" theme with a little imagination. Follow these steps to start planning.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Old magazines
• Yardstick
• Red pails
• Curtain
• Clothespin
• Poster board
• Beanbags
• Scissors
• Black marker
• Toys for prizes
• Sugar cookies and icing
• Overhead projector
• Glue
• Yarn
• Construction paper

1. Draw four paw prints and glue on clip art or magazine pictures to form the clues for a puzzle. Put three pictures on each paw print to form the clue. An example is a picture of a banana, sun and lemon would be the clues for the word yellow. Tape the paw prints in different areas of the house, and have the kids search for them. When they figure out the four clues, they should be able to put them together to solve a puzzle phrase.
2. Make a fishing pole with a yard stick, yarn and a clothespin. In a doorway, hang a curtain half way up the wall. On one side have an adult and the party favors. An adult and the children will be on the other side. Have a child cast the line over the curtain. Then clip a party favor onto the pole and give a slight tug. The child will pull up the catch which could be "Blue's Clues" coloring books, stickers, crayons, bubbles or candy.
3. Take a picture of Blue from a coloring book, and use an overhead projector to trace the larger version onto a piece of poster board leaving off the paw. Then make several paws for the kids to try to stick on Blue while blindfolded. The child who gets their paw closest to the correct spot wins the game.
4. Bake sugar cookies in the shape of dog bones and put them on a table with colored icing and different types of sprinkles. Let the kids each decorate their own cookie.
5. Take six bean bags made out of dark blue fabric and draw a paw print on each side of the bag with fabric paint. Find two red pails at a discount store and draw eyes and a mouth on each with black marker. Have them take turns tossing the bean bags into the pail, and award prizes for the child who gets the most bags in or who gets a bag in from the farthest distance.

Tips & Warnings

• Plan more activities than you will plan to use. They often do not last as long as you thought they would.
• Take lots of candid pictures rather than have children pose. Catching kids being kids and having fun makes for much more interesting pictures.
• Limit the party time to two hours for children less than five years of age. Three hours is fine for older children.

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