Here’s another fun and easy game you can incorporate into your next Halloween party. Download the free printable for a fun monster-themed twist on the classic pin the tail in the Donkey.

The free halloween pritable game when stuck together measures approximately 16′ x 20′ . Each sheet is 8.5’x11′ just cut and stick together to get the full size image.  There is a sheet of 9 eyes but print as many as many sheets as you need.  Write the players names on the back of each eye so you can refer back and find the winning player.

The finished artifcle all trimmed to size and ready to glue together…..I couldn’t find any glue, I swear it was in the drawer but I couldnt find it for love nor money! I think you get the idea though.  He looks pretty darn cute, not scary at all so perfect for little ‘uns at a Halloween party or monster themed birthday bash.

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Monsterously good fun! Get yourself this FREE Halloween goodie right here.

Dinosaur Nursery Palette

Use a light grey or white to give your room a solid but calming background add bolder splashes of color that will adorn the room. By using grey, the different shades of greens will really pop. Use these accent colours in things like bedding, nursery art, curtains and rugs throughout. Overall the majority of the room should be the calming grey, so as to make sure the bright colors make an exciting room for your baby to develop and grow in.

You can buy this adorable set of prints from StuffNFluffinc in their Etsy store. StuffNFluffinc

This kind of cute accessorizing rug is perfect to go in your little one’s nursery room, it is simple and creative and adds an extra splash of color to the floor, an often abandoned area.

Soft lighting is perfect for your baby and their nursery, especially when it comes in such a cute shape. This funky lighting not only provides a calming glow but will help to accentuate the desk or area where it is placed.

Pop’s of orange and yellows here and there can really give the room that extra zing. Orange in small doses will help bring parts of the room to life which otherwise would have felt repetitive and dull.

You can find this rechargeable dinosaur lamp on Amazon, there are other characters to choose from but I love this cute cheeky little chap. Buy Here

Natural materials work so well in nursery, I love this clock that I found by a fellow Etsy seller OwlandOtter, it’s simple and would work well with any colour theme. They have a whole host of other fantastic clocks. the neutral wood will work well with any color theme you settle on.

Support a small business over on Etsy OwlandOtter Buy Now

No nursery is complete without wall art, and what better than these cartoon dinosaurs and throw in a bit of something educational to cover the walls? They’re simple, effective and will make the wall pop. Framed in natural wood it would work so well with the T-rex clock.

Another print from StuffNFluff inc, head over to their Etsy store for lots more prints. www.etsy.com/shop/stuffnfluffinc

Soft mood lighting is a necessity, these mini lights give a soft mood lighting in a very cute shape, not harsh on your baby’s eyes, and perfect to decorate.

You can find this over at Not on the Highstreet. Buy Now

Now no bedroom is complete without the cute comfort of blankets and onesies, especially a themed one. So I’ve found the absolute perfect finishing touch to your baby, heck why not theme your little one to match your room too lol. Plus think of the amazing photos you will capture with your little one wearing this ridiculously adorable dino onesie.

Your little one may hate you for this, but this is too good to pass up. It’s too darn adorable to not buy. https://amzn.to/2Hh6M0T

Reading books to your child before they go to sleep has incredible benefits on both the way your child develops and the way in which they bond with you. By creating a specific time each day where you and your child spend time together, it creates a routine and will have your child excited looking forward to it. 

Reading aloud helps develop your child’s brain by expanding their vocabulary and understanding of the world around them, not to mention, by concentrating on listening to you read, it tires them out and makes bed time all that much easier for your little one to relax and fall asleep, saving you precious hours which would be spent trying to put them into their pajamas and calm them down.

When it comes to reading, you want to make sure that your child is both engaged and interested in each of the books you read, but finding good books can be difficult with so much to choose from! Well never fear, check out our article on the [Top 10 books to Read to your child] and worry no more.

Arts and Crafts

Arts and Crafts with my parents is one of my fondest memories as a young child, and I feel like it should be the same for every child. While it can be a little bit messy, nothing feels better than when you’re making a mess with your parent. Be it from just colouring in, sticking some pompoms on a page, or having a real craft project to pin on your fridge to display, creating with your child is a great way to have fun and create that bond.

Here are some easy to make crafts with your little ones which I’m sure that they will love to create with you and show off to everybody!

Cooking

Cooking with your parents can make any child feel like a real chef! Even if it is something as simple as letting them mix up the batter or grabbing the butter from the fridge for you, these little tasks make any child feel even closer to you by helping you in making your own goodies.

Cupcakes, brownies, cookies. We all know how to make these sweet treats with your little one, but something savory to make your child feel like they’ve made their own dinner is perfect! These English muffin pizzas are super easy to make, and your child will be eagerly looking into the oven to watch the cheese bubble ready for their dinner!

Physical Touch

Playing pretend is a child’s bread and butter, whether they’re running around pretending to be a knight to fight a dragon, or pretending to be dora the explorer, this is something that your children will love for you to join in on. 

By playing with them, it not only boosts their creativity and imagination, but it makes them feel closer to you because you’re imagining with them! In their mind, you can see that the floor is lava too, and so knowing that they’re not alone and can be themselves around you creates a special time with your child, and most importantly, special memories.

Listen

While listening may not seem like anything out of the ordinary, it can be one of the most important things that you can do to your child. From listening and responding to their babbles when they are first learning to talk, to paying attention about the drama at school between Lucy and Beth, it will make your child feel like they can really depend on you no matter what.

Not only does it strengthen your bond with your child, but it will also develop their communication skills, because while they talk to you, you can talk to them about your day too! It will really start to feel like they can talk to you as a friend and understand that there are no barriers between the two of you, which is something that every parent wants with their child.

One of the hardest things at a party is keeping the children entertained, the last thing we want is a group of kids whining that they’re bored, but don’t fret! Here are five super simple to set up games, that are sure to keep the children happy for at least a few hours.

Pirate Can Toss

This is a simple but very fun party game to get the energy out of your little monsters. Clean out your old cans and peel off the labels, replace them with your own pirate-themed labels and stack them up like a carnival game. A bean bag will work perfectly to throw at them and see who can knock them down. With the promise of getting some treasure at the end, they will be jumping at the chance to compete.

You can use the freebie I created for the “Pirate Can Toss’ to decorate your old food cans or simply find some themed wrapping, brown or craft paper to wrap around your cans.

Click on the link at the bottom of the page to get grab your pirate printable freebie. Don’t forget that if you use the can wraps I would love to see how they turned out so please tag us on Instagram or leave us a comment at the bottom of the page.

Pin the Patch on the Pirate

Putting a dazzling spin on a classic game, your little ones will have a great time trying their best to pin the patch on the pirate, especially with the promise of some pirate booty at the end of it. Simply pin the base picture to a board and prop it against a chair or wall for them to reach for, nothing more than a printer, some paper and some sticky pads needed for this perfect DIY. Buy on Etsy

Tattoo Parlour

No pirate is complete without his arms being covered in tattoos from his days on the sea! Get some simple temporary tattoos and have your little sea scourers pick their latest tattoo to add to their collection of stories to tell.

You can pick up a set of pre-made pirate stickers or go the extra mile and print your own custom stickers using special paper. You can print your pirate tattoos at home with an ordinary inkjet printer. Freepik has some fab graphics that you could download and use for personal use, the set pictured below would work a treat. Click on the image to take you to Freepicks graphics.

Dig for Gold

Bury some plastic necklaces, rings, and gold coins in a tub of sand and have your pirates scour for treasure to build up their loot. This activity in itself is fun, but to have them looking for a specific item with the promise of a prize will have them eagerly digging for treasure! Create a super treasure prize by popping a treasure map rolled up and tied with a red ribbon into the sand, it can be the start of a treasure hunt/scavenger hunt to a grand prize.

These are a few items that would work fab as mini favours in your “Dig for Gold” game. The treasure chests are apparently very small but would probably fit a tiny scroll of paper with pirate jokes on them or clues to a bigger prize.

Vintage looking Doubloons

Tiny treasure chests

Skull necklace

Pirate rings

Fun Pirate keyrings

Walk the Plank

No pirate is complete without having to walk the plank! This simple activity will have your little ones running around in circles trying to avoid plummeting into the ocean. All you need is a plank of wood and two sturdy platforms to create this simple DIY. For extra effect, lay out a blue cloth underneath the plank, or some blue balloons to surround them as the ocean would.

Pirate Printable Freebie

Now grab your freebie and get crafting the perfect party x. Click to download the pirate can toss freebie.

Now, you’ve figured out how to keep them all entertained, but what about the food and decorations? Take a look at our Pirate Party Pinterest board for plenty of inspiration.

Some of the most popular party games are those that have stood the test of time, the games we played when we were younger, party games like…

• Musical bumps,
• Pin the tail on the donkey,
• Pass the parcel,
• Musical chairs and what’s the time Mr Wolf.

All of these games can be adapted to match any party theme.

When playing games with a musical element like musical chairs or pass the parcel why not play songs from the little mermaid, or other water/mermaid type songs, its a very simple way to keep the theme of your party going. Here are some I found on youtube to get you going.

Little Mermaid Soundtrack

Barbie Mermaid Party

Keeping children entertained at a party can be a challenge but with a good selection of games and activities, the party should be a huge hit.

1. Bubble POP Game

You will need:

Small pieces of paper to insert into balloons (scroll to the bottom for a themed printable)
Balloons, to match your colour theme. Allow 2-4 per child.
Small prizes and perhaps one grand prize.

Preparation:

Mark some of the pieces of paper to show that the party players will be rewarded with a prize. You should allow about one prize per eight to ten balloons and allow 2-4 balloons per child. Tightly roll the paper and push through the necks of your balloons, and blow them up.

Prizes can be anything from sweets to small mermaid themed goodies.

How to play:

When you say go, the children rush to pop the balloon bubbles and see if the paper inside them awards them a prize.  Children should sit on the balloons to pop them, no sharp objects or teeth allowed.

Printable:

Use these free printable mermaid tag as the labels to pop inside the balloons. 

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2. Pin the Tail on the Mermaid

A nice simple variation of the classic game. Head over to Etsy and take a look at this super cute mermaid and unicorn game.  The mermaid is seriously adorable. Whats great is its a digital download so no waiting for the postman to deliver it and you can print off as may mermaid tails as you need.

3. Mermaid Racing Sacks

How great are these mermaid tail sacks. This game is a brilliant way to get the children running around having fun.  The games can be run as an individual race with the winner taking away a prize or make this a team relay race. 

Make your own sacks from old pillow cases, add some painted scale details and go crazy with the glitter. not in the creative mood we have you covered you can get these bright mermaid racing sacks from Amazon.

Mermaid bark is so simple to make, get your own little mermaids involved it will be a huge hit. You can incorporate making the mermaid bark as a fun activity for your party guests. Set up a mermaid bark station with a selection of pretty pastel coloured sprinkles and edible glitter for the guests to decorate with.  Ideally, do this at the beginning of your party so it has plenty of time to set.  When set, either break into shards and serve at the dessert table or pop into cello bags, tie with a pretty ribbon and hand out as a party favour as your guests leave.

This is a great tutorial on Youtube 

INGREDIENTS

• 3-4 different colours of candy melts, 6 to 8 oz. of each.
• Round pearlescent sprinkles (use different sizes and colours for more interest)
•  Edible glitter

Mermaid Bark Supplies

There are so many different kinds of sprinkles to add to your mermaid bark.  I don’t think its possible to go too over the top, less is definitely not more in this case……more is MORE.

• Pretty edible pearls in an assortment of colours.
• Coloured sugars
• Sea themed jelly sweets
• Popping candy
• Edible Glitters
• Edible confetti with an assortment of shapes and colours. 
• Glittery stars

Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom to get the link for the printable tags. You can use the tags to decorate party favour bags filled with your homemade mermaid bark creation.  Pop you mermaid dessert into some clear cello treat bags and attach the tag with some pretty ribbon. 

If you are planning a Mermaid themed birthday party, here is a set of free mermaid cupcake toppers to adorn your cakes.  All you need to do is to print on your home computer, cut out and decorate.

The set features two fun mermaid characters, and adorable seahorse and bright seashell.  The printable is free for personal use, print off as many sheets as you need to adorn your party.  

Scroll Down to the Bottom for the link to the free mermaid cupcake toppers.

Other Ideas:

1. Use the printable to make a decorative backdrop. Use alongside assorted papers in matching colours and string together. 

Make the Job easier with this 2″ circle punch. if you are a crafter like myself you probably have one of these in your craft stash.  If not this little baby will save you a whole heap of time by quickly punching out the circles for you.  You can buy these at most craft stores but here is an affiliate link to one on Amazon. Buy 2″ Circle Cutter

• Use the characters to mermaid cupcake toppers to adorn all kinds of things. Buy simple coloured paper cups, tie around with ribbon and adorn with one of the cut-out mermaid cupcake toppers.  

• Use them to add detail to napkins, again with a simple coloured paper napkin to match your theme, tie with ribbon and adorn with the cut-out topper.  

•Simply use as accent confetti. Scatter around the centrepieces or tables to add an extra layer of detail. Combine with some other simple confetti or make your own with chopped up pieces of coloured paper. 

Make Edible Toppers

If you are lucky enough to have an edible printer why not print these onto icing sheets or rice paper.  If you don’t have access to the printer, it might be worth asking on your local facebook or craigslist group to see if there are home bakers with one who would print these off for you (for a small fee of course).

You can purchase these on Amazon via my affiliate link. I will get a small commission on any purchases you make which keeps me in a small supply of prosecco while I create more free printables.

To get the best results printing from home, choose a bright white cardstock.  It will make the colours pop and give vibrant a bold finish.

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