A few weeks ago my son and niece celebrated turning 10 in a joint Rock (Geology not rock n roll) Themed Birthday Party. It was a lot of fun!
Food
For food, we kept it pretty simple we served
Chili Con Carne (click for recipe) on corn chips with sour cream and cheese to top
The red/brown color of the chili was a perfect match for the rock theme!
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| Chili Con Carne on top of corn chips, topped with sour cream and shredded cheese |
Loaded Ranch Dip (click for recipe)
Watermelon balls
"Dirt" Cake Cups (click for recipe)
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| "Dirt" Cups |
Rock Candy
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| Rock Candy |
The cake was a plain chocolate cake that we dug a section out of and added Candy Agate Slices (click for recipe)
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| Chocolate Cake with Candy Agate Slices |
Decorations
The themed colors were earthy colors, like brown, green, purple, and of course, a couple pops of gold!
We used rocks we've collected through the years and placed them throughout the party area
Games and Activities
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| Games and activities |
Stack-A-Rock
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| Stack-a-Rock |
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| Kids stacking rocks |
Toss-A-Rock
We went outside with a handful of rocks and a basket. The kids had to take 10 steps away from the basket and they had to toss the rocks into the basket. The one who got the most in the basket won!
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| Toss-a-Rock |
Make A Pet Rock
Pinata
My mom made this great Geode pinata! |
| Geode Pinata |
Rock Scavaging
We filled bags with dirt and added different unique rocks. Each kid picked a bad and was able to scavage through the dirt to find their rocks to take home.
Music
We made a great playlist with all the songs that had "Rock" in the title. Check it out here:
YouTube Rock Playlist
This party was all kinds of fun! The kids all had a blast! I hope this post gets your creative juices flowing for your next party!
very clever. That seems like a hard theme to stick to, but you guys did a great job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative and interesting idea for not only fun but learning, I totally love it!
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