How to Throw a Clown-Themed Birthday Party

Children love the circus and all of the trappings that go with it. An easy and inexpensive party to throw is a clown-themed birthday party. There are many games that you can modify to be clown-themed and foods can reflect a trip to the circus. Read on to throw a clown-themed birthday party for your child.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Party invitations
• Crepe paper streamers
• Pin the Nose on the Clown game
• Clown noses
• Bicycle horns
• Goodie bags
• Popcorn machine
• Snowcone machine

1. Determine how you want to incorporate clowns into your birthday party. You can start at invitations and go all the way to the goodie bags for a clown-themed birthday party.
2. Find an invitation that reflects a clown theme. Luckily, clowns are popular for children's birthday parties so you won't have trouble finding store bought invitations.
3. Decorate the room that you are having the party in by using streamers of crepe paper to form a "big top" tent. Start at the middle of the ceiling and tape streamers in a circle and have them drape down to feel like a tent.
4. Hire a clown or, if children are quite young and would be frightened, substitute a balloon artist to make balloon animals. He can do what a clown does without the full garb.
5. Play "pin the nose on the clown" instead of pin the tail on the donkey.
6. Give out goodie bags that have red clown noses and little bicycle horns. You can find these at a costume store.
7. Serve popcorn and snow cones at the clown-themed birthday party. You can rent both of these machines for the day from a party rental store.

Tips & Warnings

• Check the Yellow Pages in your area to see if there is a "clown college." You would be surprised at the number of cities where a course to become a professional clown is offered. You may be able to get a "student clown" to come and practice for your clown-themed party.
• Limit the sugary snacks that you will serve at your clown-themed birthday party. You don't want the children bouncing off the walls from a sugar high.

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