Child Birthday Invitation Ideas
Children's birthday parties have become increasingly innovative and exciting in recent years, and so have the invitations. A plain invitation, with a bow, flower or bunch of balloons on it, no longer cuts the mustard. Whether you decide to spend a little extra and order ready-made, or choose to get creative and make your own, novelty and themed invitations will kick your child's party off to a "cool" start. Does this Spark an idea?
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Themed
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For beach-themed parties, write the invitation on a toy bucket and spade and ask guests to bring their invites along. Make dinosaur-themed invitations from egg-shaped cardboard cutouts. Put two pieces together, cut a zigzag through the middle of the top piece, and then glue the edges to create a cardboard pocket. Write the party details on a dinosaur-shaped piece of card and slip it into the egg. For a desert island-themed party, buy "message in a bottle" invitations from party shops, or create your own from soda bottles. Put the invitation into the bottle and stop the end with a cork. For pirate-themed party invitations, print party information on a piece of parchment paper, roll into a scroll, and tie with a ribbon.
Novelty
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Stick plain stickers onto a candy bar or bottle of bubbles and write the party details onto the stickers. Tell party-goers that they will have a "sweet" or "bubblicious" time at the event. For little boys who love sports, write the invitation on a miniature football, baseball or basketball; they'll love throwing these at their buddies. For little girls, trace a paper doll onto plain paper and cut it out. Stick a colored image of your girl's head onto it, and write the party information onto the body. Enclose cutout clothes for the invited girls to decorate and stick on the doll, which they can bring to the party.
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Mystery
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Mystery invitations don't immediately reveal the top secret information they contain. Invitations written on a black card in glow-in-the-dark paint, or on plain paper in invisible ink, otherwise known as plain old lemon juice, will take guests a while to solve. Your child will know the answer if the others can't work it out. Invitations pushed into balloons, which are then blown up, or written on the side of inflated balloons, which are then deflated, give kids balloon popping, or blowing up, fun. Or, write the invitation in secret code, but don't make it too difficult -- your child will have the key to it, however.
Dos and Don'ts
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Check your grammar and spelling before writing the invitations -- you don't want to give kids a bad example. Remember to include the full address, including the postcode, as many of the parents will use electronic mapping. Also list your telephone numbers for inquiries and last-minute cancellations. Be clear about particular dress requirements. If it is a fancy dress party, emphasize this. If the kids will be playing outside, remind parents to send them with weatherproof clothing. Do not include a list of present suggestions as this is not only presumptive, but is poor etiquette. Do include an RSVP date which gives you plenty of time to prepare.
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