As fall approaches......

[christmasallyear]

the night air cools, the leaves will soon begin to turn. It is such a nice time of year. With fall, comes my turn to host a large family birthday party. I need ideas! Help! Food and drink are no problem. I have no trouble coming up with ideas to please everyone. A game or even an activity outdoors or at some venue would be ideal. We would have food and drink in my home before or after whatever activity we choose. I thought of paintball but it is not my first choice. Party will be sometime in October, no date set yet.

Adults will also be present so it would be great if I could incorporate everyone, but if not, kids-only ideas are most appreciated.

 

[iluv2scrap]

Bowling is a great activity for any age. Usually you can even take your food/cake there to serve if you want to.

Also i work at a community center and they offer party packages in the pool area (indoor pool with slide and stuff) so thats another idea good for all ages.

 

[Lana]

Inside minuature golf and pinball place if any in the area. We had over in another town but it closed.

 

[Twinkle]

Laser tag

 

[snowangel00]

Depending on the location, perhaps you could have a pumpkin carving contest!
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Maybe before that contest the family can load up and head out to a pumpkin farm to pick their very own pumpkin. I have fond memories of this as a child we would all head out to the pumpkin patch. There would always be a hayrack ride, hot cider, and a cool breeze in the air.

You could put together a themed scavenger hunt - kids and adults of all ages always think this is a blast!

Good luck! I'm sure whatever you decide will turn out wonderfully!

 

[christmasallyear]

Thanks everyone for the ideas!

 

[Ahorsesoul]

Wii

Yes, if you have one or are thinking of one for Christmas bring it out early if it's raining for a tournament. Tournament against the sexes, oldies against the young ones, family against family.

 

[ChristmasCheerSpredr]

I love the pumpkin carving idea. You could do traditional games like sack races, apple bobbing, pumpkin roll race, you could hang doughnuts on a string up in theair just above the contestants noses and see who can eat their doughnut off the string first without using their hands. That is so funny!

Moonbounces could be rented (I don't know your budget for this) but the adults like them to, don't let them tell you they don't. They are so much more fun to rent and have at home then somewhere where you have to share them. You can be in them as long as you want to.

You could have the stuff to make scarecrows, each family could do one up, judge them and then each family can take theirs home to enjoy.

 

[christmasallyear]

Awesome ideas! Thank you. I like the pumpkin roll idea. I would like to extend that to a short obstacle course. Any ideas on that? I could devise teams and have them roll the pumpkin, eat a doughnut off a string.............and then what???????????

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[HolidayAngel]

you could do pumpkin bowling, spider hunt-hide fake spiders around and see who can find the most

 

[christmasallyear]

Pumpkin bowling? Why didn't I think of that?

Thank you!

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