If you have ever held a child’s birthday party at home, or been to someone who has, you know that it is much easier if you spend a little time planning party ideas ahead of time. A room filled with sugared up kids hyped on cake and excitement need fun activities to keep the party moving.

When making your game plans, make sure that you stick to your party’s theme. There is always the traditional “Pin the Tail on the Donkey”, but if you have another theme party, incorporate that. Play “Pin the License Plate on the Car” for Vehicle Themed parties, “Butterfly on the Flower” for Garden Themed parties, “Heart on the Tin Man” for The Wizard of Oz… you catch the drift. Blindfolded child, spun in circles - heading towards a target. No birthday party is complete without some variation of this game.

How low can YOU go? That’s the Limbo question. Take a limbo stick (or a broom handle at my party), play some limbo music, and have the kids go in a circle. To jazz up the game, add some unexpected elements. I had the kids have to keep up with a moving limbo stick as it changed sides of the couch, and it would be raising and lowering. This was more fun than taking time out, and the kids were laughing and gasping for breath when we finished.

Musical chairs is always a winner, since it uses music and action. Line up chairs one short of the number of players. You know the rest, right? Play the music, when it stops the one standing is out. Keep it going until only one person is standing. Make sure to throw the kids off balance by making each one a winner when they get “out” with a small prize.
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Define*Me Personalized kids clothing line. Printed on your choice of one of our super soft, 100% cotton garments and 100% organic! Available in sizes newborn to 4T. Your choice of one-piece or tee in the following styles:

• Raglan short sleeve tee or one-piece
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Define*Me Personalized kids clothing line. Printed on your choice of one of our super soft, 100% cotton garments and 100% organic! Available in sizes newborn to 4T. Your choice of one-piece or tee in the following styles:

• Raglan short sleeve tee or one-piece
• Raglan long sleeve
• Ringer short sleeve tee or one-piece
• organic short sleeve tee or one-piece

Design color options:

• White with dark pink
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• White with lavender
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Define*Me Personalized kids clothing line. Printed on your choice of one of our super soft, 100% cotton garments and 100% organic! Available in sizes newborn to 4T. Your choice of one-piece or tee in the following styles:

• Raglan short sleeve tee or one-piece
• Raglan long sleeve
• Ringer short sleeve tee or one-piece
• organic short sleeve tee or one-piece

Design color options:

• White with black
• White with blue
• White with red

It’s Saturday afternoon. Your children are home from school, and thankfully, there’s no work to distract you and your partner from your weekend fun. You’re getting ready for a fun day full of outdoor excitement when, upon opening your house door, you see nothing but rain.

It looks as though your afternoon plans have to be cancelled. What now?

When you’ve got a handful of children who are itching to get out of the house - even if you only have one child! - you know how tortuous a rainy day can be. Even an hour stuck inside can feel like a day when your children are practically bouncing off of the walls! So what can you do in order to keep your children entertained during a rainy day - and keep your house from being torn down by bored children? Easy: just use a few of these activities to keep your children entertained, and the rainy day will pass by before you even know it!

1. Turn your living room into a creative den. Lay out newspaper to spare your carpets from your child’s creative streak, and pull out coloring books, construction paper and paint. Ask your child to draw or paint you a picture, and praise his or her efforts. Who knows - you may have a little Picasso on your hands!

2. Transform your kitchen into a bakery! Take the opportunity to teach your son or daughter about a favorite recipe that was passed down to you, or bake a cake for dinner that evening. Your child will enjoy the constructive activity - and you’ll both enjoy how tasty your efforts turned out to be!

3. If you don’t mind the noise - or have a great pair of earplugs - pull out all of the pots and pans in your kitchen and “make a band”. Encourage your child to come up with a beat, and make up funny lyrics to a song. Just be sure you have a bottle of aspirin nearby if your child turns out to be a keen drummer!
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Define*Me Personalized kids clothing line. Printed on your choice of one of our super soft, 100% cotton garments and 100% organic! Available in sizes newborn to 4T. Your choice of one-piece or tee in the following styles:

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• Raglan long sleeve
• Ringer short sleeve tee or one-piece
• organic short sleeve tee or one-piece

Design & name color options:

• White with black
• White with blue
• White with red

Define*Me Personalized kids clothing line. Printed on your choice of one of our super soft, 100% cotton garments and 100% organic! Available in sizes newborn to 4T. Your choice of one-piece or tee in the following styles:

• Raglan short sleeve tee or one-piece
• Raglan long sleeve
• Ringer short sleeve tee or one-piece
• organic short sleeve tee or one-piece

Design color options:

• White with pink
• White with lavender
• White with Red

Define*Me Personalized kids clothing line. Printed on your choice of one of our super soft, 100% cotton garments and 100% organic! Available in sizes newborn to 4T. Your choice of one-piece or tee in the following styles:

• Raglan short sleeve tee or one-piece
• Raglan long sleeve
• Ringer short sleeve tee or one-piece
• organic short sleeve tee or one-piece

Design color options:

• White with black
• White with blue
• White with red

Design Saying Options:

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• “Other”

Define*Me Personalized kids clothing line. Printed on your choice of one of our super soft, 100% cotton garments and 100% organic! Available in sizes newborn to 4T. Your choice of one-piece or tee in the following styles:

• Raglan short sleeve tee or one-piece
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• Ringer short sleeve tee or one-piece
• organic short sleeve tee or one-piece

Design color options in lavender & white (shown) or pink and white.