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  • 4yo bday party tomorrow. 20 kids. Will have bouncy castle and 3 games (ball toss, put-put golf, something else), nice prizes to win (3 prizes per child). I'm trying to think of a way to keep the kids playing. Could just do one game at a time, but that's a lot of kids to wait in line. Or could give a ticket for every time you play, and you need 3 tickets to get a prize? Would love your thoughts. TIA

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    05.11.08, 09:33 PM [ Flag ]

    • how do you have a birthday party on a weekday?

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      05.11.08, 09:33 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • my opinion is that is going to be chaos. Why not just let the kids jump in the bouncy castle and run around? why so organized?

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      05.11.08, 09:34 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • Personal preference, I guess. I can't stand parties where the kids just run around screaming. Just trying to figure out a way to have the games going to give them something to do -- my original idea was to just have the games set up as stations so the kids could come and go, play what they want, etc.

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        05.11.08, 09:36 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • It may not be your preference, but guess what the kids want to do? Their whole lives are structured. Let them just play!!

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          05.11.08, 09:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • Well, my child also has a physical disability, so this is also designed around his abilities. HE can't run around. But I don't think most of these kids are the overscheduled kind -- I think they have plenty of time to "just run around."

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            05.11.08, 09:43 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • ITA. there's no avoiding it. OP needs to let go

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        05.11.08, 09:37 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • you are overthinking this, they aren't old enough for so much structure

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      05.11.08, 09:36 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • OP: So ... the idea behind this was kind of like a carnival theme. I already bought the prizes, 3 per child, no goodie bag. No one thinks this will work? I was just thinking of having the stations running, with the prizes taped behind us on the wall, child plays, picks prize, we stamp hand so we know he got one prize from that game.

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      05.11.08, 09:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • then they are going to stop playing or be totally confused why there are no more prizes. they are going to drop them and cry about which prizes belong to them.

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        05.11.08, 09:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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