Bowling parties
are entertaining for both young and older guests.
A bowling birthday party is an interesting alternative to a traditional birthday party. Bowling parties offer built-in games and entertainment, as well as fun for adult guests who join in the bowling games. Bowling birthday parties lend themselves to a variety of decorations, menu ideas and favors. Throw your child a bowling birthday party and create memories to last a lifetime. Does this Spark an idea?
Invitations
Cut several small bowling balls and bowling pins from colorful card stock. Draw stripes on the pins with markers or felt pens. Draw finger holes on the bowling balls. Write one bit of party information per pin or ball (location, time, date and more). When guests read them, they must piece the information together to figure out party information, thus becoming a fun puzzle for them. Remember to tell guests to wear or bring socks and know their shoe sizes for bowling shoes.
Decorations
Use a color scheme of your child's favorite shades. Purchase tablecloths, cutlery, plates, streamers, balloons and confetti in these colors. Hang balloons and streamers around the party area, including on chairs. Cover tables with plastic tablecloths and sprinkle them with confetti. Print images of bowling balls and laminate them to use as placemats. Tie a large bouquet of balloons to an old bowling pin to use as a centerpiece. Guests can even sign the pin later so your child can have it as a memento. Make a birthday banner with pictures of bowling balls and pins. Write "Happy Birthday (your child's name)!" on the banner.
Menu and Cake
Your bowling facility may provide food and drinks for your guests as part of your party package, thus sparing you that effort. If you do need to plan your own menu, however, serve easy-to-eat foods like pizza and fruit or vegetable trays. Snack foods like chips, pretzels and crackers are good easy-to-eat sides. Decorate a large sheet cake to look like a bowling alley with miniature pins and balls in lanes or decorate a large round cake to look like a bowling ball in your child's favorite color.
Favors
Fill mini bowling bags with party favors for your guests. Bowling-related items like mini bowling pins, miniature bowling sets, bowling key chains and sport bottles make perfect party favors for this occasion. Other popular favors include candy, stickers, stick on tattoos, marbles, yo-yos, pens and pencils and notepads.
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