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Bowling Birthday Parties
Birthday parties for your child become more challenging each year, and that can mean expensive. Parties don??t necessarily have to be expensive to be fun. One easy birthday party idea that won??t cost a fortune is a bowling birthday party.
Planning the party
Start the creative part of your party before you head to the bowling alley. A good idea might be to check local thrift stores for old bowling shirts. If you??re planning a children??s party, find some inexpensive bowling t-shirts for the kids to wear. For some extra creativity, get some iron-on transfers and help them iron on their own bowling pictures before you head to the lanes.
Party decorations
Decorate the bowling alley to set the tone for a party. A bunch of balloons and a well-placed sign tells guests a party is going on. You could even find some bowling ball or pin-shaped balloons to set up by your lanes. For the best experience, don??t just decorate your party with general party decorations. Make sure you do it with bowling party decorations - it will get every one in the mood to participate and everyone will have a blast.
Food and snacks
For pre-game refreshments, use the shape of the ball to add to the fun. Bowling balls are round, just like cakes, cookies and cupcakes. Make our great bowling alley cake or our bowling ball cake. Instructions are available on the links above. Chocolate cookies with three white dots on the top make excellent bowling ball treats. There is also food available at the bowling alley, too. Most alleys sell pizza, hot dogs, chips and candy.
Fun for everyone
The bowling itself should be kept relaxed and fun, even if you??re having a serious competition. Try using gutter bumpers. They??re large pads that fit in the lane??s gutters and prevent the ball from falling into the ditch. That way even the least experienced bowlers will have a chance to knock down some pins.
You can also play games such as having everyone in the party bowl granny style (a two-handed roll from back between your legs), with your left hands, blindfolded or backward.
Making everyone feel comfortable
Make the experience fun for all your guest by cheering for everyone, win or lose. High fives all around and pats on the back fr each attempt go a long way toward getting everyone in on the fun.
The point of the party is to celebrate someone??s birthday, not win a bowling trophy. Watch for bowlers in your group who might become too competitive - there??s at least one in every group. That person might just need an extra cheer, or she might need to take a moment to herself - the perfect time for him/her to run to the snack machine for you.
Fun things to consider
Mix things up at your bowling birthday party with party favors and prizes. Have an actual turkey on hand if the people attending your party are good enough to bowl a turkey (three strikes in a row). Offer free pizza or an extra treat to people with high scores or odd talents such as backwards bowling.
Making sure no one looses their shoes
Remember your bowling birthday party actually requires bowling and bowling requires bowling shoes, which usually means changing from one pair of shoes to a rented pair. Be sure to wear bowling socks you feel comfortable showing to your friends and pay attention to where you leave your own shoes at the bowling alley. For a child??s party, you need to pay attention to where the kids leave their shoes. One easy trick is to bring paper bags with each kids' names on them and have the kids put their shoes right into their bags. You can stack the bags in the party room, or keep them near the alley in which you are bowling.
A bowling birthday party is a great choice for birthday boys and girls of all ages.
| | Author Biography
| Bowling Birthday Parties
By Jean | | | | A lifetime bowler, who enjoys the sport and participates in league bowling. |
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