I need pool party game ideas.

Ideas for 1 year olds b'day party?

• My son will be 1 soon and i need some ideas of games to play at his party. There will be kids aged from 5months through to 8 years old, and also we have a pool so some pool game ideas would be great too!! Also what sort of prizes considering the very different ages? 26 minutes ago - 3 days left to answer.

• Answer:

  I like the idea of doing an old fashioned art and crafts party with lots of washable paints, playdoh, construction paper etc... It really suits older kids and babies. For activities, take some painters drop cloths and spread them out over a flat ground surface. On top of that, place large strips butchers paper for the babies and individual canvasses for the older kids. Create work stations of paint buckets filled with washable paints, magic markers, colored pencils and crayons, along with brushes, stamps and sponges. Let the kids go to town creating their own works of art. Parents can help the babies finger paint. Place large buckets of soapy water, along with towels, so the kids can clean up after they finish their masterpieces. Another activity would be to have each child decorate their own smock or apron that they wear during the party to protect their clothes. You can get white smocks and aprons online or from your local craft store. Buy a bunch of fabric paint, rhinestones, beads, feathers, and fabric glue and have the older kids design and decorate their smocks/aprons. For the babies, let the parents decorate large white tee-shirts that are large enough to cover the babies' clothes so they don't mess up their cute outfits when painting on the tarp later. For the table setting, I would go for a long table (or tables linked together if necessary): Materials Painters drop cloth Latex paint Paint brush 12-15 new, empty paint cans (gallon and pint size) Construction paper 1 4x8 piece of 1/4 inch foam core Box cutter (to cut foam core) Spray paint Candy in the same colors as paint Instructions For the tablecloth, use a painter's drop cloth and splatter with paint in as many colors as you like and use this to cover your table. To create a lower table for little kids use crates and plywood to create your own. To create the runner, cut 1/4 foam core into abstract shapes (amoeba type shapes) and paint one solid color. Wrap your new, empty paint cans in the same color construction paper and use the coordinating paint cans. Finally, add candy that matches the same color "spill out" for a festive and edible centerpiece that's fun for everyone. As a final fun touch, use dot candy on paper to create napkin rings. To add even more color create a centerpiece out of large round lollipops. Take one of your empty paint cans, and fill it with sugar that you've colored brightly with dye. Take the lollipops and affix to each one a cute label that has the name of each child on it. Bunch the lollipops together and place them in the colored sand, creating something that resembles a potted flower. At the end of the party, you can distribute the lollipops to each child as a party favor. If you have some extra money, you might consider hiring a student from a local art school to draw some caricatures of each child. After cake, you could play the Crayon Drop game. Decorate two large cans, cut a slit in the lid and have the kids try to drop the crayon in the hole. At the end of the party, hang the artwork on a clothes wire or set the canvasses on a table. Have each child describe what they created and then have an award presentation for their marvelous artwork. Give everyone a paint can (can be found at Home Depot) filled with markers, pencil topper kits, and paint brush candy. Hope this helps! Have a wonderful party!