This post is all about classroom parties. I don’t know how I didn’t manage to post this sooner but better late than never. This may help those that do end-of-year parties or class parties during the year. We do a field day at our campus which is great but these ideas will work for any party throughout the year.
Let me start off by saying that last year’s parties were a chaotic mess with students hyped up on sugar. YIKES!
This year, I’m thrilled to say…My parties were a BLAST!
This year, I had to factor in dietary restrictions so a sugar fest was not an option for my classroom. There was a student with severe diabetes and most parties in the past were just feeding the student’s a ton of sugar.
Truth be told, I’d rather get over that “junk food party” idea altogether anyway. I tried doing my parties a little different this year and they were a BIG success. The kids enjoyed them so much and these ideas didn’t break the bank.
First off, I had parents help me which was a tremendous relief! Since centers/workstations are my comfort zone, I decided to set up my room with games and have the students rotate.
Well, the rotating didn’t really work out according to plan but since I was flexible, I just let the kids do whichever station they wanted to which actually worked out.
Christmas Stations:
-Christmas Card Making
-Pin the Nose on Rudolph
-Snowball Toss (foam balls and wreath)
-Face Painting or Directed Draw and Watercolor
-Food
Valentine’s Stations:
-Valentine Card Making (surprisingly the most popular)
-Pin The Heart On The Love Bug
-Cupid’s Arrow Toss
| I made this out of a cardboard box and clearance duct tape. The arrows were from the Target Dollar Spot. |
-Face Painting
-Food
This worked out so well, I have adopted this as my new party method versus a ton of food. Your parents with food allergies or restrictions will thank you! And your kids will say this was the “best day ever!”
The kids honestly, didn’t even want to eat and I kept having to remind the of the Big Red Floats and Pizza. Obviously it was a big hit if the ice cream got overlooked!!!
