Appropriate age(s) for the Birthday Party Games Lady Survivor Party
By far the most frequent question I get asked by parents is whether kids older than 8 can still enjoy my Survivor Party Game. So it seemed appropriate to address this issue here in my blog.
That answer depends on the kids in your group- not just the birthday child. If they are 9 or 10 or 11 and going on 16, ‘too cool’ for their own good and likely to look down their noses at anything that doesn’t measure up to their ‘coolness’ standard, don’t try this party. And very unfortunately, it only takes one kid to make a comment that puts all the others up on their guard about not measuring up to ‘the standard’ to put a real damper on your festivities.
On the other hand, if the kids in your group can still get down and dirty and be silly, they’ll have a wonderful time. The team competition built into the party makes it much more likely that they’ll all ‘buy in’ to all the activities and work together to ‘win’ (even though the only prize for winning is the fun they have).
They all grow up too darn fast as it is, so if your party group are still ‘kids’, celebrate that with the Survivor Party even if the group is a bit older than my recommended age on the website. It’s all too soon they won’t want these kind of parties anymore, and then you’ll miss it. I know I do.
And that’s the whole point of the Birthday Party Games Lady parties: to celebrate our children while they’re still kids. I swear my oldest was in pigtails and braces last week: she leaves for college in 15 days!!
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July 18th, 2009 at 4:35 am
We had the exact same problem with a group of 10 year old girls- and yes, it just took one girl to say “this is boring”. We had them make ribbon sticks and it was “boring”until we told them that they could use them to make up their own routines and that we would video them. They worked hard on their routines and loved watching themselves on TV! Problem solved. The same strategy could work for these parties- make their own episode of Survivor!
September 10th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.