Some “School for” twists on popular Kids party themes

Although themed parties are popular with today’s kids, in particular Princess, Pirates, Witches, Wizards etc. an interesting kids party can be planned by introducing a small variation on the themes. By way of example one of the first parties I formally organized for my own daughter (when she was about 10) was a variation on the Victorian Tea Party theme. I planned a party entitled “Is your daughter ready to enter Victorian Society?” The idea was to lead the girls through a series of activities that would educate them on Victorian etiquette and manners. These activities included: -

Formal introductions

Polite conversation

Filling in a dance card

Questions on Etiquette

How to behave at a formal Victorian Tea

The whole party event was ‘staged’ as a classroom (“School for”) with some information being given out (about Victorian Society) followed by a related activity or game.

The girls appreciated the party, even though it looked like a school, and so did the parents.

Other ‘School’ variations on popular themes would be: -

Pirate School

This ‘Pirate school’ could have treasure hunting or map reading classes and how to walk blind folded (should you have to ‘walk the plank’) lessons followed by activities\games that reinforced the ‘lessons’.  These are just some ideas, but the basic idea is the same, in that the kid’s party is positioned as a School for Pirate’s event.

One other popular ‘School” would be your own ‘Hogwarts’ (School for Witchcraft and Wizardry). This would be a great Halloween variation and you could teach the kids magic tricks and have them perform those to the rest of the party.

As with all self-hosted kids parties, as long as you stay organized and have a number of games\activities to call upon the party should be a success. These types of school themes also work well if you (the host/hostess) take on the ‘role’ of an old-fashioned schoolteacher or master Witch\Wizard or Pirate, i.e. get into character yourself.