Totally Random Brainstorming Needed

[petey111]

My son is really into parkour (freerunning) and wants to do a birthday part at the local gym that does parkour. I am having a hard time with favor ideas. We could go sort of American Ninja Warrior since there are a lot of parkour people on that. That would give us the ninja thing to work with. But does anyone have any other ideas??

 

[clarabear]

Candy...just give the kids candy.

 

[petey111]

Yeah...they probably don't care about the theme huh? LOL

 

[clarabear]

Not as much as we do.

 

[Bush Girl]

Given that all parents HATE party bags and the contents therewith, I went down the paperback book route one year and that idea, whilst loved by the parents absolutely BOMBED with the kids :hurt: I imagined them all begging not to have to go to my child's party the next year!!

 

[clarabear]

What if there were a way to print pics at the party and they could get a picture of themselves doing the Parkour thing?? Maybe take a whole bunch of pics and while they are eating cake you print them all off and lay them out for the kids to grab a few. Pics of the activities and pics with them and Ben maybe??

 

[Bush Girl]

Now that's a BRILLIANT idea, and so much cooler than a load of random stuff and sweets.

 

[Adryane]

The picture idea is super! Maybe you could have some ninja type props to pose with in addition to the candid shots.

 

[faerywings]

Clara that is a great idea.

Selena I did stuff like that when my kids were little and would have only healthy snacks and I bet the kids all said the same about me.

 

[petey111]

I couldn't get that part done in time I don't think. Awesome idea, but maybe for the thank you note?

 

[VickiStegall]

one year we did little pre-made blank books and colored pencils so they could make their own comic books - of course, they were all into cartooning at the time (alyx still is) so I taylored it to fit the kids.

since then we've done just candy and that seemed to be the biggest success with the kids.

since you're doing ninja warrior, maybe get some japanese candy? although, now that ANW is done here now, they might not get that. (we've been ninja warrior fans for years lol)

how old are they?

 

[VickiStegall]

also, you could do ninja headbands or wrist cuffs

 

[petey111]

I like that candy idea! I'll have to go check out Nobbies. They are actually run by Oriental Trading, so maybe I can get something along those lines.

 

[anneofalamo]

my boy would rather have a video of them shot by them....and then just play it again and again with his friends, that along with pizza, lots of soda...and mom far away on a laptop! lol

 

[VickiStegall]

my boy would rather have a video of them shot by them....and then just play it again and again with his friends, that along with pizza, lots of soda...and mom far away on a laptop! lol

oh, that would be AWESOME! my son and his friends would totally get into the video thing!