It’s officially festival season and people all over the country have been enjoying music, camping and spending time with friends. Despite the inevitable downpours of rain and quagmires of mud, thousands of us love every second of festivals like Reading and Glastonbury each year.
So, why should the kids miss out? Throwing a music festival themed children’s party this summer is sure to make you a hit with your child and their friends. Here are some great ideas.
Invitations
You can have lots of fun making your festival themed invitations.
Tickets
A great invitation idea is to base the design on festival tickets. Although this style is commonly used for weddings, it could be easily adapted for a children’s party – all you’ll need is some coloured card and clever usage of Word.
Flyers
Alternatively, you could go for a flyer-style invitation – this is basically a mini poster advertising the date and time of your ‘festival’. A fun idea is to include a list of the activities you’ll be offering (e.g. bouncy castle, karaoke) under the heading ‘line-up’.
Fancy Dress
What music festival would be complete without some attending rock stars? Get all of the kids to dress up in their best rock attire. Alternatively, you can draw up a list of iconic musical decades, such as the 60s, 70s and 80s, and ask the kids to dress in the style of the era – provide them with pictures for inspiration.
Decorations
Creating a music festival in your garden isn’t as difficult as it sounds. Divide the space into signed areas such as ‘campsite’, ‘main stage’, ‘dance tent’, and ‘refreshments’. Borrow some friend’s tents to create the camping area and set up a barbecue in the refreshments area.
String flags and bunting around the garden and hang national flags from a number of countries in front of the ‘main stage’.
Activities
You’re spoilt for choice when it comes to festival themed activities.
Making Flower Crowns
Make sure you supervise this activity – ensuring each child works one-on-one with an adult is a good idea.
Making classic festival flower crowns is a lovely activity for older children, and will provide girls with a memento to take home with them. They are surprisingly easy to make – all you’ll need is floral wire, floral tape, fabric flowers and glue.
