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Spanish "Happy Birthday"
As soon as all your guests arrive, sing “Happy
Birthday” to the guest of honor in classic
Dora style. The Spanish words are written below
and the tune is the same!
Feliz cumpleaños a ti,
Feliz cumpleaños a ti,
Feliz cumpleaños a (child’s name),
Feliz cumpleaños a ti!
Picture-Card Treasure
Hunt Tap into your guests’ love of exploring
with a treasure hunt! This simple version is perfect
for pre-schoolers who may not read yet.
Before the party, make 8-12 clue cards on individual
3x5 cards. Draw a picture of something in your
house or yard on each card (or cut out and paste
magazine pictures of household items you have.)
Write the clue number in the top left corner of
each card. Hide the clues before the kids arrive,
making sure the treasure stash is well hidden.
When it’s time to play, gather your party
guests around, hand out the first clue and tell
the kids to find the object on the card. For example,
if the first card shows a dog house, the kids will
go there and find a second clue card with a cookie
jar on it. Then, they’ll go to the cookie
jar and find a third clue card with another object
on it, and so on. The hunt continues until the
children find the stash of theme-related treasures
that you’ve hidden.
If you prefer to make the cake or cupcakes the
treasure, put a picture of yourself on the last
clue card. When the kids come running back to you,
they’ll be delighted with the treats waiting
for them!
For older children, write the name of each object
in Spanish next to its picture for more fun. It’s
also fun to include stickers or other small, theme-related
favors for guests along the way with each clue
card.
Noisemakers
Your guests will have loads of fun making their
own noisemakers at your fiesta. For this activity,
you will need two plain, white paper plates for
each child. You’ll also need a stapler
as well as dried beans, rice, macaroni, buttons,
or other small, hard objects to put inside the
noisemakers.
To begin, let each child put a handful of beans
on a paper plate. Then, turn a second plate upside
down and staple it to the first around the edges.
Provide markers, crayons, glue, glitter, fabric
scraps, yarn, etc. and let the children have fun
decorating their own special noisemakers.
Party Piñata!
This activity is always a smashing success at any
children’s party. Hang your piñata
in the party room, or use it as a centerpiece
on your party table, until it’s time to
start swinging.
When it’s time to break the piñata
open, hang it in an open area. Gently blindfold
each child when it is his or her turn to try to
hit the piñata. Lead the others in Spanish
counting - uno, dos, tres - as each child tries
to smash open the piñata.
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