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www.FredericksburgParent.NET 25 COOK OFF PARTY For the future chef tween or teen, you could have a cook off party. Everyone must fi nd fi ve items in their house and create a dessert or any meal the birthday person selects. Then their parents judge the crea on on crea vity and taste. You could also play trivia cooking games or swap your favorite recipes. GREEN THEMED PARTY For the environmental lovers, you could have a green-themed party. Everyone could come to the party dressed in their favorite environ- ment themed outfi t, like a fl ower t-shirt or picture of the Earth. You could play an upcycle game by fi nding fi ve items in the recycle bin and then crea ng an animal or their favorite environmental se ng such as the beach. You could create a scavenger hunt where they fi nd items outside like a white stone or red fl ower assigning each item points. They could take their device with them as they hunt so that the kids at the party could see each other during their travels. DRAWING OR PAINTING THEMED PARTY Before the party, ask the parents what type of art supplies they own. Most kids have a set of markers, crayons and paints. One sugges on is to all draw or paint the same picture. Mo Willems, author of many children's books like "Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! "and "Knuffl e Bunny" has a drawing channel on YouTube where you can learn how to draw characters from his books like Piggie and Elephant. You could have everyone watch the video at the same me and then share your drawing. You could also create cards for people in nursing homes, hospitals or the military and let them know that you are thinking of them. VIRTUAL DISNEYWORLD If your kid is a Disney fan, have them dress up as their favorite Disney character and ask their friends to do the same. You can play Disney-related games and then go on virtual Disney rides by search- ing the ride on YouTube. Before the party create a list of rides you want to visit to keep things moving along during the party. FUN AND FESTIVE Try to decorate the room that your child will stream the party from with the theme in mind to set the mood for all the partygoers. Plan the games and fes vi es before the party starts so it will keep the fun levels high throughout. By the me the party is over, your child will hopefully have so much fun they'll forget about the fact they didn't see their friends in person. And the best part for you is that you won't have to clean up a mess created by a room full of kids.