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.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Play "pin the nose on the clown" instead of pin the tail on the donkey.
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Give out goodie bags that have red clown noses and little bicycle horns. You can find these at a costume store.
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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.
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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.