This month, I've teamed up with Sky Movies to celebrate all the fantastic kid's films they have on offer.
We've been sent a huge case of toys, masks and other bits and pieces to help put on a How to Train Your Dragon 2 themed party. It's a brilliant film - here's trailer in case you haven't seen it yet.
We've set a date, J and JD have friends coming over and we'll be getting them all dressing up and having fun. The kids are excited, we're excited. It's going to be awesome.
We've been planning what we'll get up to during the party, and these are the main ideas I think we're going with.
- Pin the Teeth on Toothless - we've been sent a big Toothless cardboard cut out. We're going to cut out teeth from white card, put some sticky tack on the back, and see who can get his teeth in the right place while blindfolded.
- Feed Toothless Fast - we're also going to cut a small slot where Toothless's mouth it, and make lots of cardboard fish. We'll challenge the kids to post as many fish as they can in 30 seconds.
- Pass the Parcel - a traditional game of pass the parcel, but with little dragon toys under each layer of paper, and a big How to Train Your Dragon toy in the middle.
- Take cover! - We're hoping to build a dragon den to watch the film from, using sheets, chairs and whatever else the kids fancy.
- Viking training - a How to Train Your Dragon themed Simon Says. Mark will lead this one. I know he's looking forward to wearing a viking hat *evil laugh*
- Dragon workout game - Something to play if their interest wanders from the film. If a character says "Toothless' do a star jump, if Hiccup falls over, run on the spot for 10 seconds. And so on!
- Dragon bingo - print out sheets with each of the key dragon characters. Cross them off as they appear on screen, then shout bingo!
- Dragon themed pizzas - the kids will be topping their own pizzas, choosing from bowls marked 'dragon fire' (red peppers), 'Dragon's teeth' (sweetcorn) and so on.
- Our dragons are missing! - the kids won't want to stay cooped up in the house all day, so we're planning on hiding the little dragons we were sent in the garden, with post-it clues to fuel the hunt.
- Sheep Toss - we may make little sheep from white wool spun into pompoms. A bucket will serve as the target, and the game will mimic the sheep toss games featured in the film.
- Dragon Biscuits - we've been sent some cutters, so may bake plain vanilla biscuits and let the kids decorate them to take home.
So they're the games and activity ideas we have so far. I've also researched and built a Pinterest board packed with ideas.
What do you think? Have I missed anything? It's not long til Monday so we'd better get a wriggle on! Come back next week to see how we got on.
Laura Todd says
Painting dragon eggs
Ruth Harwood says
Dragon-themed pass the parcel!
Karl Borowy says
put on dragon hats
Christine Lockley says
Musical dragon statues
Samantha R says
A game of toothless says, and think of some fun dragon moves
Kelly L says
Play pin the tail on the dragon.
Lynsey Buchanan says
Make dragon masks
Jo Glasspool says
See who can roar the loudest.
Claire Elizabeth Noke says
Colour and make your own dragin masks? Pin the tail on the dragon?
Maria Hackett says
may be a treasure hunt?
kim neville says
Get a bow and arrow set and picture of the dragon and aim for a certain point
Janet Humphrey says
Hunt the dragon with maps and dragon eggs (easter eggs??!) for the winners
Martina Evans says
Pin the Tail on the Dragon! :D
Martina Evans says
Or a Dragon Piñata!
Laura Pritchard says
Pin the Tail on the Donkey?
Jennifer Haden says
Doing some crafts where the kids can make their own dragon masks x
Chris Davies says
Dress all the kids in a really long Chinese Dragon outfit!
Michelle Banks says
make paper mache dragons x
Katie Dann says
We made some lovely dragon puppets for Chinese new year, with hand prints cut out, folded card, lolly sticks, tissue paper for fire and lots of sequins and decorations - I think a craft table would be an excellent addition to the party!
Charlotte says
My daughter likes to pretend a football is her dragon egg . Take tires protecting egg a bit like granny's footsteps.
Lyn Bosomworth says
pass the dragon parcel
Angela McDonald says
Pin the fire on the Dragon!
bev says
Decorate some dragon cupcakes!
lucia says
have a crafty type thing where you make your own mini chinese dragons!
Tracy Nixon says
Play Pin the Tail on the dragon!