Get your party swinging on the right foot with these games
Lei Making
Best for: Ages 1 to 3
You’ll Need:
- Construction paper/cardboard
- Crayons/Markers
- Stickers (optional)
- String
- Straws cut into one inch strips
How to Make:
- Cut out simple flowers in advance—cardbord works well for younger kids who are still learning how to thread string.
- Use a hole punch to pierce a hole in the centre of each flower.
- Let the kids decorate the flowers using markers, crayons or stickers.
- Help the kids thread the flowers onto the string with a piece of straw in between each flower to make their own leis.
Hula Dancing
Best for: Ages 3 to 5
You’ll Need:
- Hawaiian music
- Grass skirts or plastic garbage bags (optional)
How to Make/Play:
- Obtain enough grass skirts [link to gallery] for your young guests. If you choose, create your own grass skirts (see below).
- Have a designated ‘hula’ instructor who then teaches the little ones the basics. Or just play some fun dance games like Dance Freeze.
Grass Skirts
- Take a plastic bag and cut it open completely to form a large rectangle. Lie it down horizontally.
- Cut ribbon-sized strips from one end to the opposite, leaving a solid five-inch belt-sized part at the top.
- Wrap around the waist and tape together.
Limbo
Best for: Ages 5 and up
You’ll Need:
- A six-foot stick or broom handle
- Party music
How to Play:
- Get the music started.
- Two people hold either end of the stick.
- Individuals take turns trying to walk under the stick bending backwards without touching the stick or using their hands.
- The two designated holders lower it after each round until there is a winner.
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