Backyard Birthday Party Ideas for 6 to 14 year olds!
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The kids had an absolutely fantastic time shooting one another with waterguns and nerf guns, while ducking behind and running between trees, tables on their sides, and other homemade forts and shields! The watermelon eating contest was a lot of fun too! And you already know the kids loved the wii tournament part of the party!
Interested in planning a backyard birthday party for your child? I'll tell you more about our party and give you a few tips on setting up your own, below!
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Contents at a Glance
Watergun Fight!
Wear a swimsuit, bring a towel, and be prepared to get WET!!!
This photo was taken before the party started. The patio table has a hole in the middle (where the umbrella goes) which was just perfect for sticking a watergun through! The fact that the kids could see through the table allowed them to be prepared when the other team ran up to "shoot" them!
It's an ambush!
See the purple boogie board on the right in the photo above? That quickly became a portable shield the kids could carry with them as they ran! I suspect those two boys who are right in front of the other team's "fort" would be needing that shield right about now!!
A homemade soccer goal (made from pvc pipe and net) was easy to convert to a watergun fort! We just used twist ties to fasten a piece of plastic onto the front.
The trees made great hiding places too!
One team decided to set up fort in our tree house. It worked great because they could see the other team coming from any direction! They even had gravity on their side!
Even though there were lots of forts and other places to hide, one can't stay hidden forever, right? After all, getting WET is part of the thrill of this activity!
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Watermelon Eating Contest!
It's a good idea to do this one in swimsuits too! Then let the kids hose themselves off afterwards!
As the kids were finishing their watergun fight, we cut a watermelon into 8 equal pieces for the watermelon eating contest! We told the kids that anyone who didn't want to participate in the contest, but was still interested in eating watermelon, could eat their piece at leisure. No one took us up on this though! They all wanted to participate in this most tasty competition!
The rules were simple. Keep your hands behind your back. Don't touch the watermelon with anything but your face! The first person to finish the red part of their watermelon wins! On your mark, get set, GO!
Wii Tournament
Two kids played one another at a time. Then the winners of those rounds played one another, and so on. The game they chose to play was Super Smash Brothers Brawl.
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Nerf Gun Battle!
As with the water guns, we asked the kids to bring a nerf gun or two to the party, but we had extra on hand for anyone who forgot or who didn't have one. As with the waterfun fight, the kids divided into two teams and made various strategic plans together. They also decided on the rules before each round, but the rules did change some from round to round. For example, with the first round, once you were dead, you were dead until the next round. But in later rounds, they changed that to allow for a certain number of "lives" so that no one had to be out of the game for too long. The kids really seemed to have a ball with this activity!
Time to eat!
A cookout!
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gottaloveit
May 22, 2012 @ 10:41 am | delete
- What a fun read! Love the pictures too. Great idea.
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---Chazz
May 22, 2012 @ 8:43 am | delete
- This looks like great fun -- and what a wonderful back yard for such a party!
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Donnette
Jul 15, 2011 @ 9:08 am | delete
- Delightful lens, thank you for sharing this great ideas!
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bechand
Jun 22, 2011 @ 10:45 pm | delete
- They look like they're having fun!
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Treasures-By-Brenda
May 4, 2011 @ 8:24 pm | delete
- The best parties involve waterguns...spoken like the mother of two boys!
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Tipi
Jan 6, 2011 @ 9:50 am | delete
- The "I love you" sign says it all here! A perfect party from start to finish ~ there is just something about a good water fight, I would have joined right in! Angel food cake was always our birthday cake growing up.
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Janet21
Jun 4, 2010 @ 6:21 am | delete
- This lens has been featured on the Kid's Birthday Party Club blog today!
http://www.kids-birthday-party-club.com/?p=151
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Carmel_Aaron
May 22, 2010 @ 4:03 pm | delete
- Hi Janiece,
Some great ideas for an outside kids party.
Looks like you had they dressed appropriately for watermelon and water sports too.
It looks like everyone had a wonderful time.
Great ideas and wonderful real pictures.
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ajgodinho May 22, 2010 @ 12:19 pm | delete
- Very well done ~ beautiful pictures, excellent ideas and looks like the kids had a load of fun ~ thanks for sharing this lens and the ideas! :)
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May 17, 2010 @ 2:30 am | delete
- You guys really had a great time! And I'm having a great time with this lens, too.
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Janet21
May 16, 2010 @ 6:56 pm | delete
- Great lens! It is sometimes difficult to find fun party ideas for older boys, so I am sure this lens will be helpful to many. Thank you for adding it to the Kid's Birthday Party Club. Looking forward to seeing more of your party lenses. :)
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