Musical Activities

Musical games and activities are often popular at parties for children under age 5. Here are some simple and fun ideas to make music central to your party:

1. Hire an entertainer that uses song in their routine by singing, dancing, playing simple instruments, etc. The kids will love it, and it is often a more low-key form of entertainment.
2. Play Musical Chairs ─ the age old favorite!
3. Play Freeze! While the music is playing have the kids move freely, but when it stops make them freeze in place.
4. If you have a few musical instruments around your home (tambourines, drums, kazoos, etc.), hand them out and ask the kids to make beautiful music.
5. Play Pin the Sting on the Violin!
6. Make an ankle or hand bracelet out of bells. String the bells on brightly colored yarn and tie them to the kids’ ankles and hands for lots of jingly fun.
7. Provide the kids with small film containers and dried beans to create darling little shakers. Use paint pens to decorate the outside of the shakers.
8. Make drums using large empty coffee tins. Lay out pasta, beans, and rice and let the kids fill the canisters. Afterwards, they can play their drums and take them home.
9. Enjoy a Hokey Pokey dance.
10. Hand out small bottles of bubbles and have the kids blow them to music.

Music is not only great for the little ones under 5, but is also an all-time favorite for the tween and teen sets, whether they are being an American Idol, replicating Hannah Montana, holding a disco, being Rock Stars or Dancing With the Stars.  Partys, including the themed accessories, can be planned around these shows very easily.

Music is often an integral part of any party, no matter how old you are!