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Top 19 Birthday Activities for Little Schoolers (Girl Edition) Image source: Freepik What's a kiddie's birthday party without fun birthday activities? Your kids are at that age where their attention span is longer than a preteen's. At this age, they are more aware of their surroundings, hold on to more memories, and have higher expectations than toddlers. It’s easy for them to stay focused, and at the same time, easy for them to get bored. In this article, we'll give you a list of fun ideas to keep kids active and entertained throughout that birthday celebration. Gardening Image source: Freepiks Letting kids create their own little gardens is always an awesome birthday idea for little schoolers. They love to get messy, so this would be an opportunity to let them have fun while at the same time grooming their gardening skills. Buy a few fresh flowers, have the kids make their pick, and plant them in the soil. You can give each child the flowers and plants to take home. Don't forget to provide them with cute gardening gloves. Decorating Cupcakes Image source: Freepik Decorating cupcakes gives kids the opportunity to display their artistic selves while having fun and EATING at the same time. Set up a cupcake decoration station; this would be a table with icing of different colors, candies, and sprinkles. You can customize your supplies to suit your birthday theme. Be sure to cover the table with disposable tablecloths to manage some of the mess and stains. This way, getting rid of them will be pretty easy. Hand out two cupcakes to each kid, and if you love variety, hand out other baked goods for your kids to have fun with. Besides, the more different things the girls decorate, the more they have to eat! The good part of the birthday activity is that you don’t have to spend separately on party favors or party treats since the girls can eat their creations and still have some left to take home. Aside from this, the party activities need almost no intervention from the adults. Arts & Crafts If your little girls love to create, this would be a fun way to stir her creativity. Assign little art projects to the kids and provide them with supplies like crayons, washable paint, magic markers, and any other thing they may need. You can host the party at home, or book an art studio. Regardless, there are a lot of fun crafts the kids would love to do like painting on mini canvases and birdhouses, decorating frames made of popsicle sticks, and sand arts. However, sticking to one or two crafts will reduce the chaos and give both parents and kids a smooth party experience. Kids can take their crafts home as party favors. If you want to go the extra mile, you can include pretty little aprons and art supplies for the little girls. Princess Academy Image source: Freepik This party activity is great for girls and would go well with a princess party theme. You could have an older person act as a fairy godmother and tell princess stories to the girls while they act as little princesses. The ‘fairy godmother’ could teach them princess curtsy, how to sit, wave, and walk like a princess; including table etiquette. At the end of the party, you could give out cute little certificates of completion from princess academy for the girls to show off. Mini Spa Session Image source: Freepik Whether it’s a full-on spa session or a nail station for pedicures and manicures, little girls would love the special treatment. Set up little spa stations for facials and mini mani-pedis. To set the mood, have the kids change into pajamas or robes right before their sessions. Serve fresh juice or smoothies in cute little cups with little drink umbrellas. Pony Party Pony rides and pony grooming should top the list of fun birthday party activities your child would not forget in a hurry. You can host a pony party at home in your backyard with a little decor that would set the mood. Alternatively, you can book a farm to give the children a real farm experience. Follow up with farm-inspired or horse-themed party snacks and treats. Build a fairy garden Image source: Freepik Gardening is a fun birthday activity for little schoolers. What if you take it a step further and let the kids create their own personal enchanted fairy garden? This would go well with an enchanted garden theme set up in your backyard. However, you can equally set up the party indoors in your dining room. You just need a few garden-themed decors like faux moss runners. You can add potted plants and moss fairy houses to your list of decor supplies. Have a handful of gems, fancy pebbles, and paint for the kids to decorate their fairy houses with. Mini birdhouses can substitute for those. Petting Zoo A petting zoo is a great birthday activity for kids that love animals. Make arrangements with a local company to bring different animals to your party, and let the kids have their choice of little farm animals to pet. Alternatively, you can arrange horse rides and pony rides with a farmhouse or cowboy party theme. Whichever suits you most, plan out party decorations to match the theme. Get personalized buntings and deco stickers to decorate the party favors. Be sure to have a sufficient supply of cold drinks and treats like popcorn and cupcakes. Water Games Image source: Freepik A trip to your local theme park for some fun water games on your child’s birthday would seem like a nice idea. But what about setting up some fun water game station right in your backyard? Set up kiddy pools with plastic, kid-size slides. Put up water balloons, inflatable tubes, and DIY slip ‘n’ slides. Turn on sprinklers in the middle of the yard. These would provide hours of fun for the kids. Consider incorporating various water games like ice paintings. This party activity is perfect for the summer months. Cake Painting You could have fun with the girls by painting and eating your cakes. Cake painting is a fun fusion for girls that love to help you bake, and are also interested in arts and crafts. Let them display their unique talents on the frosted cake with food-safe paints. Select a few fun paint colors, some sponges, and paint brushes - and you’re good to go! Musical Chairs This party game never gets old! Arrange chairs in a circle such that you have one less chair than the number of participants. Turn on the music and let the children run around the chairs; the goal is to find a seat once the music stops. Whoever is left standing is out of the game. Remove one chair and restart the game. In the end, whoever is the last to be left sitting on a chair wins. Decorating gingerbread houses Image source: Freepik Similar to decorating cakes, cookies, or cupcakes, gingerbread houses are another way to harness your little girls’ creativity. Get already-made gingerbread house kits, or bake your gingerbread houses yourself. If you’re doing the latter, consider baking the gingerbread houses one week prior so they hold together while the kids work on them. There are a lot of gingerbread house recipes and styles on the internet to choose from. You can also choose to make your gingerbread houses completely edible. If neither of these options works for you, and if you have the time to spare, you can get the kids to build their gingerbread houses using milk cartons and graham crackers. Get creative with the decoration supplies as you want to - cinnamon sticks, candy canes, white icing, licorice, mini marshmallows, tootsie rolls, lollipops, pretzels, chocolate candies, gingerbread people, and so on. To make it diverse, invite parents to bring supplies for the decoration. This way, the kids will have more than enough to have fun with. Ballet lessons Image source: Freepik Do you have a little ballerina at home? Ballet lessons would be the best party activity for your kid. Pairing this up with a ballerina party theme would take it up a notch. Have each girl wear a tutu, or simply hand some out as party favors. You can set up ballet lessons at home and have an adult step in to teach the kids, or preferably, you can rent out a ballet studio or a dance studio. For a ballerina-themed party, consider serving ballet shoe cookies as party treats. A pretty pastel pink would be perfect as decoration; from table covers and push-up props to extra large pink balloons. Pizza making Image source: Freepik A room filled with pizza, soda, and cake would be a dream birthday for most kids, but if your little girl has some special interest in cooking, why not take it a step further and host a birthday party where they can make their own pizza? You can set up your kitchen for the kids, or you turn a portion of your backyard into a mini kitchen. Buy already-made crust or dough, and lay out the sauce, cheese, and other pizza toppings the kids would love to explore. This birthday activity can save you a great deal, as the pizzas can serve as birthday treats and birthday favors for the kids to take home. To add to the fun, prepare personalized chef hats and aprons for each child. Glow-in-the-dark Party Glow-in-the-dark parties are a little more than black light bulbs and neon lights. Have the kids make glow stick balloons and magic fairy jars. They can put up their magic creations in the room as part of the decoration. Fill the swimming pool with glow sticks and serve glowing cotton candy; glow-in-the-dark playdoughs would wow the kids. You could also attach glow sticks to the ceiling fan to add to the theme. Although this party idea is perfect for winter when everybody is stuck inside, you can have a glow-in-the-dark party in an outdoor space - maybe a garage or a shade. Simply tape large sheets of black plastic around the area, then spray it down with neon fluorescent party decorations. Backyard Carnival Image source: Freepiks Sounds exotic? It doesn’t have to be. Set up your backyard to have a festive carnival feel. Party buntings, colorful balloons of different shapes and sizes, and some household items can do the trick. Plan out fun carnival activities scattered around your yard to keep kids entertained. Include face painting, balloon twisters, magic shows, tattoo stations, balloon darts, and any others you want to add. Keep small baskets filled with prizes next to each game. To add to the fun, give each kid a small carnival bag to collect their numerous prizes. Planning a carnival-style food menu can also add to the fun. Add a snack table with a variety of snacks to choose from. You can rent out a cotton candy maker or a popcorn machine. Pretzels and caramel apples would wow the kids as well. DIY Handicrafts Mini DIY projects are always a fun way to keep kids occupied for hours. You could get the kids to make DIY candy necklaces where they will string a bunch of colored candies on bakers’ twine. They will love it because it will give them an endless supply of candies to nibble on while they play. The kids can also make little wooden earrings for themselves. Pass out already cut-out wooden shapes to them, and have them draw patterns of their choice on the shapes. Also, hand out watercolor palettes to color the earrings with. These would make great party favors. You can try several other handicraft ideas like elastic hair ties, sunglasses, mermaid necklaces, and lots more. Color Spray Get the little kids to make cute little tie-dye shirts - using science to create art. All you need is a few plain white t-shirts, some permanent markers, and spray bottles filled with rubbing alcohol. Let the kids draw out geometric shapes on the t-shirts with the colored markers. Then lightly mist the shirts with the rubbing alcohol. After this, spray heavily in the middle of each geometric shape and watch the colors spread through the fabric. Stunning! Trust me, the kid would love this part. Be sure to supervise their use of the rubbing alcohol alongside other parents. Tea Party Image source: Freepik Let the little kids dress up with ornate accessories like stick-on earrings, beaded necklaces, tiaras, fake mustaches, feather boas, or fancy gloves. Serve drinks in little teacups, accompanied by cookies and mini sandwiches. Pick from a variety of stuffing like vegetables, chicken, peanut butter, jelly, or bacon - depending on your child’s preference. Planning a fairy theme for a tea party would be a significant alteration. Here, have the guests dress up in fairy tutus, wings, and tiaras to match the party’s theme. Hand out magical wands to the little guests and have them show off their magical prowess. Be sure to include a fairytale for storytime. Conclusion Six is the perfect age for kids to really appreciate the simple joys of simple activities like slip-and-slide. It gets better as they grow older, but then, it's nice to know we actually did our best to give them the time of their lives in those little moments. Did you enjoy this article? Check out birthday party ideas for toddlers.