2 pkg. unsweetened strawberry Kool-Aid
1 – 6 oz. can frozen orange juice
1 – 48 oz. can pineapple juice
2 quarts water
2 c. sugar
1 liter ginger ale
1 pkg. frozen whole strawberries
Combine all ingredients, adding ginger ale and berries just before serving (the strawberries can get slimy if left in for a while, you can omit them if the serving time is long).
Here is a collection of all of our butterfly birthday party ideas that we posted over the past few days, feel free to add your own ideas in the comments below also. We have several butterfly birthday invitation designs in our galleries for your party also, or you may adapt any of our other designs to add butterfly theming for your party if desired.
Party food ideas:
Delectable Treats Butterfly Cake
Butterfly party activities & crafts:
See all of our Flower & Butterfly Birthday Invitations for your party also!
An octopus or fish bean bag toss game can usually be found on clearance at a party store or through Oriental Trading Company.- Pin the Pearl on the Shell – make a shell shape and use velcro strips on the back of styrofoam craft balls for the pearls. You can also pin the flower on the mermaid.
- A toddler scavenger hunt with pictures of objects in which they have to find – a sea shell, a scuba mask, sun glasses, a fork & other ocean themed items. They will bring their “treasures” to the treasure chest – which can be made out of a Styrofoam cooler covered with aluminum foil and with construction paper on the top for handles. Inside, there are “jewels” for the girls and sea creatures for the boys, larger balls (to avoid choking issues) and rubber squirting fish.
Be sure to also check out all of our photo birthday invitations for your party, any of which can be customized to suit a mermaid or under the sea theme (just request your customizations in the “design notes” field when placing your free digital proof request).
For this game you’ll need Life Savers Wintergreen or Peppermint candies and Jelly Beans or Hot Tamales Candies and a hot glue gun. THESE ARE NOT EDIBLE!!!!
Put hot glue on the small end of a jelly bean or hot tamale candy, stick it into the hole of a lifesaver, now fill the bottom of the hole of the lifesaver with glue add another lifesaver standing on it’s side. Now you have a pacifier! Add a ribbon through the hole of the standing lifesaver to make a necklace or bracelet.
Now when anyone says “baby” during the shower, someone will catch them and take their pacifier. The one with the most pacifiers at the end of the game wins the prize!
Be sure to check out our custom baby shower invitations for your event also.
Organize a bug hunt. Hide lots of plastic bugs, ants, ladybugs, etc, in your yard or party area. Give the kids “bug jars or bags” and tell the kids to find as many as they can in a certain amount of time. The prize is keeping the bugs they find!- Play Buzz, Buzz, Sting! (just like Duck, Duck, Goose)
- Play “Wrap the Caterpillar” ~ organize two teams, give each a roll of toilet paper, then designate one person on each team to be the caterpillar. See who can wrap the “Caterpillar” in the cocoon the fastest!
- Using sleeping bags or gunny sacks, have a caterpillar race between two teams
- Pin the spider on the web
- Fly swatter relay
- “Web walk” (themed musical chairs)
Be sure to check out our birthday invitation designs that can be customized just for your party, including our Red & Green Ladybug Birthday Invitation!
- $2.00 gift certificate to an ice cream shop with a safety lollipop attached.
- A simple reading book.
- Pail and shovel for some summer fun!
- McArch cards from McDonalds.
- Coloring book and crayons/washable markers.
- Bubbles and a wand.
- Playdoh and a cookie cutter.
- Kites.
- Bath squirters (usually found in many different themes, so you can have them match your party theme with ducks or Dora, etc).
- Fruit snacks (also can be themed).
- Sidewalk chalk.
- A small stuffed animal/character.
- Stickers!
Also be sure to check out our custom Photo Birthday Invitations for your party!
First of all, call each child “Sir______”, Lord, Lady, Knight, or Princess all day long.
Give the girls princess wands and the boys plastic “prince” swords. They can wear tiaras and crowns – even make their own if you want as a fun activity. They can also make family crests if the children are a bit older. You can tell them how the boys would have used theirs in battle as a shield…. and the girls would have used them to mark their houses.
Boys do not mind pink as long as they are included in the games and prizes and cake. It can also be toned down with more jewel tones or silver and gold (light blue pairs well with pink also so you can mix up the plates, etc.). Also see our decoration ideas for princess parties for more ideas!
Serve medieval fare – giant chicken legs and rolls you eat without forks – always a big hit with boys of all ages 
.
They can also decorate their own goblet, then fill it with candy from an assortment as their party favor.
Be sure to check out our royal birthday invitations for both princesses and princes as well!
