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Little Mermaid Party Supplies
Ariel the little Mermaid remains a popular figure among young girls, and a Little Mermaid themed party is something that will keep children happy no matter what time of year it is. The Little Mermaid theme can be easily transformed into a party through the use of nautical themed party items. Getting the children to dress up in costume is a great idea too, as it can really help set the mood and will work as part of the general ‘atmosphere’ of the party room.
Planning a Little Mermaid party can be a stressful occasion, not least because it can take between four and six weeks for all the items to arrive in time; Little Mermaid party supplies run out quickly, due to their popularity, so any adults planning a Little Mermaid theme should snap up any items they see straight away.
There are a number of Little Mermaid party supplies which it will be necessary to make or buy before the party begins. First and most importantly are the invitations – if there are no invites, there won’t be any guests at the party! Invitations can be specially bought with the Little Mermaid theme on them - in packs of 8, usually, or they can be home-made from cards, pens, and Little Mermaid stickers or images. If the parent is an artistic sort, then they might want to draw different characters on each card: if not, don’t worry, it’s the message that is the important thing.
Balloons with a Little Mermaid theme can be bought from local or online retailers, although some stores may be rather pricey. In order to spread the budget of the party further, the parent hosting the party could purchase pastel coloured balloons in blue and green, and use these to decorate the room in addition to one or two themed balloons. Small silver or white balloons can be used to give the impression of bubbles, or sea foam. Multi-coloured balloons can be used outside the house or hall to show people where the party is.
Decorations can help to set the mood in the room: do this by hanging party streamers from the ceiling, so they appear like seaweed. Using some of the balloons bought earlier, mingle these in with the streamers, so they appear to be bubbles, or fish floating in the water; you can tie fish balloons with different lengths of string, so they appear to be swimming at different heights. Little Mermaid decorations can be bought and attached to balloon ribbons or streamers, white table cloths can used to create sea foam at the edges of the room, and for additional effect, change the bulbs above the party area to blue and green.
Other decorations on the list of Little Mermaid party supplies can include Giant Banners – these can often be bought with Disney themes and Little Mermaid and Under the Sea characters can be used on these to continue the idea of a party underwater. One large banner over a table or opposite the entrance can help to create a party atmosphere without costing too much.
Tableware should not be left off of the Little Mermaid party supplies list- there are many themed partyware items, such as Little Mermaid cups and plates. Thrifty parents might want to spend money on a trademarked plate for each child, and buy ordinary or coloured plates to serve the food on, and be on the side with treats. The children should be having too much of a good time to be completely aware of what tableware is in front of them, and so long as they have themed cups and plates, they probably won’t care too much what everything else is made from.
All the tableware can only go towards the bringing in of the birthday cake. Parents can choose to buy a trademarked Little Mermaid theme cake, which will put a big dent in the budget for Little Mermaid party supplies, or they can choose to make one at home, using Little Mermaid treats, and perhaps icing the cake with an image of Ariel herself – this can be easily done, and there are plenty of places online with information on doing this yourself.
Another thing to consider is providing Little Mermaid party supplies gifts such as bubblebath and charm bracelets to the children as they leave. It is now traditional for loot bags to be given when children leave a party: these little plastic bags usually contain a piece of the birthday cake, a gift, and maybe another little treat such as a pen or pencil. There are a number of trademarked gifts which can be purchased to give away to the child’s guests: Little Mermaid erasers, notepads, stickers and tiaras are all available online. It might also be a good idea to consider buying ‘Under the Sea’ gifts for boys, if any are invited to the party.
Children will often start to get bored with a plain party soon within half-an-hour or so, so it is important to give them plenty of things to do. Parents might wish to set up a TV and play the Little Mermaid film to the guests after everyone has arrived – it’s one way to keep the children quiet before the food is served. It might also be a good idea to invest in some themed games, such as the Little Mermaid party game “Pin the tiara on the Little Mermaid”, or to create Little Mermaid themed games such as ‘poison fish’ – played like ‘Hot potato’ with a fish balloon, perhaps. Last one left in the game wins a prize.
However much the parent chooses to spend on the child, it’s important to remember that they should be the focus of the day: make the child feel like a part of the film, or part of the underwater world, and the party will be a success. No amount of themed party goods can make a child happy, so stretching out these items with plainer materials can only help everyone to have a good time – including the parent.
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