- Delight your newly 12 kiddo with a birthday event.happy birthday image by yannik LABBE from Fotolia.com
As your child transitions from childhood to pre-teen years, allow her birthday celebrations to transition with her. While 12-year-olds may be a bit too mature for some of the more childish birthday celebration options, they still enjoy gathering with friends to celebrate the passing of another year. To ensure that your 12-year-old's event is one to remember, plan activities that fit her current interests and appeal to a slightly older audience. - As children reach their pre-teen years, they become old enough to play an active role in setting up their birthday celebrations. Allowing your 12-year-old to craft her own invitations, you give her the opportunity to express herself and share the news of her party in a style all her own. Your 12-year-old will likely delight in having this creative opportunity and become even more excited to pass out her handcrafted invitations.
- Give party guests the chance to exercise their creativity with craft-based activities. In having pre-teen partygoers create objects like tie-dyed T-shirts, decorated flip-flops or painted home decor items, you not only give them the opportunity to join with friends in creative play, but also something to take home.
- Let your 12-year-old feel mature beyond her years with a black and white bash. Decorate your party space in this two-toned color pallet. Ask guests to attend the event wearing only these two hues. When planning the menu, try to stick to these colors as strictly as possible. Selecting such a limiting theme, you create a party environment that differs greatly from the norm and allows your pre-teens to feel like they have invaded an adult event.
- Instead of taking all the work upon yourself, select an outside amusement option. Plan the party at a bowling alley, skating rink or putt-putt course. This spares you the trouble of designing activities to keep your guests busy.
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