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Well, it may be an Indian summer, but I am already receiving party questions regarding the upcoming fall season! Yes, it is never too early to plan. Here are some ideas for an autumn party.
This is not a plan for a Halloween party, but rather for the traditional season of fall. As a result, there are no mentions of ghosts or witches below. If your kid is having a party in early to mid-October, this is an excellent theme. Also, it is a theme that can be done as a family party with kids and adults enjoying themselves.
This is a great party to do either at your home or at an outside venue, such as a local farm. So, take a look around and see if there are any local farms in your area that allow for parties. If you do it at such a location, the hay ride and picking of apples and pumpkins will be great activities!
Amount of Time: 8 to 20 hours
Budget: $150 to $400
Number of Guests: 5-25 ~ or even more!
Age Groups: 1 to 12 years old
Indoors/Outdoors: It would be excellent to have this party outdoors if the weather around you is still good.
Invitations:
Cut out leaf shapes or autumn harvest shapes and either place them on card stock and include all of the information inside. Or place the party information on the back of the pictures you
Orange, brown, and yellow are great colors for this theme. You can do balloons and streamers with these colors. Purchase either party and table ware in these colors or you could also use leaf patterns that would also fit the theme.
Mini-pumpkins would make a good table centerpiece.
Tall corn husks and bales of hay would add another decorative touch to the party.
Crafts:
Paint/Decorate mini-pumpkins and the kids can take these home.
Make Scarecrow Candy Necklaces.
Sponge paint placemats with leaf shapes.
Games/Activities:
Bob for Apples.
Have a Pumpkin Roll Contest. Divide the kids into two teams and provide a pumpkin to each team. Have the kids roll it to one end and back and pass it along to the next person.
Throw a Hula Hoop around a large pumpkin.
If you have bales of hay, have the kids jump over the bales of hay as an obstacle relay race.
Enjoy a Hay Ride if at a farm.
String up donuts and tie the kids’ arms behind their backs. Have them eat the donuts off of the line without using their hands.
Have a scavenger hunt outdoors. If at night, hand out glow sticks for the kids to search for the loot.
Fill a large cardboard box with leaves and place toys in the leaves. Have the kids put their hands inside the box and pick out a toy.
Play “Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin.”
Play Hot Pumpkin, like Hot Potato.
Enjoy a Pumpkin Piñata!
Menu:
BBQ is always good for this type of a party; spice it up with Spare Ribs.
Chili is also an excellent option. Have all of the fixn’s so that people can enjoy topping it off.
Make corn bread muffins.
Make Rice Krispie Treats and add orange food coloring to them. Stick them on a Popsicle stick for a treat.
Serve Apple Cider. As an added treat, place caramels on fancy sticks and have the kids stir it into their apple cider for Hot Caramelized Apple Cider.
Make caramel apples.
Make sugar cookies cut out into autumn shapes. Have the kids decorate the cookies with frosting and candies.
Cake:
Make a batch of cupcakes and ice them with orange frosting and little black, orange, and white sprinkles. The kids can always do the decorating.
Goody Bags:
Purchase little plastic pumpkins which are so popular as tick or treat bags this time of year. Fill it with all things “fall” ~ caramel apple cider packets with a cinnamon stick, little themed notebooks, pencils, erasers, pumpkin candy, and candy corn packets.
