Epic might just be the most visually stunning animated movie I've ever seen and it's given me inspiration for my daughter's upcoming birthday party (ok, with a little help from Tori Spelling, who celebrated her 5-year-old's latest birthday "flower-power"style).
Here are some of the ideas I have in mind to make her EPIC garden party come to life.
The entertainment ...
>> Create your own outdoor movie experience under the stars. Rent a projector and screen, top it off with gigantic buckets of popcorn and a tub of icy beverages. Then show a family friendly movie, such as Epic (of course!).
>> Hire someone to give an insect demonstration to the kids. In Sydney, for example, Butterfly Skye offers butterfly parties, where the children get to see each stage in the lifecycle of the butterfly; or parties featuring spiders, scorpions and other creepy crawlies.
The party games ...
>> Celebrations at Home suggests a butterfly hunt is perfect: "It’s basically like hunting for Easter eggs except butterfly nets are the “baskets” and craft butterflies are the “eggs.” The clip on butterflies are great for this because they can be clipped on to branches, leaves, and other outdoor items. Hide plenty of butterflies in the garden before the party begins and let the kids go on a hunt for them during the party."
>> Or try a plastic bug scavenger hunt. Grab plastic bugs at the $2 store, scatter them around the yard and give each guest a card that reads eg: 1 green grasshopper (and show a pic of the grasshopper), 4 black spiders, 2 lady bugs, 3 worms, etc. Give them their own bug box to collect all their fake & real finds.
>> Tori Spelling organised for kids at Stella's party to decorate their own pots, then plant edible gardens.
