Egyptian party
How to have an Egyptian theme birthday party for kids
Here's a party idea that mummy would approve: an Egyptian inspired birthday party!
As kids parties go, this party is an educational opportunity inspire wonder and
excitement about ancient Egypt. So go ahead and throw an Egyptian party, your little
archaeologist, will "dig" this idea.
The mystique of King Tut, the glamour of Cleopatra, and the elegance of Nefertiti is
yours with poetic license to incorporate the great pyramids, giant sphinx, ancient
mummies, scarabs, and love of cats. Who cares if there's a few thousand years in
between King Tut and Cleopatra. Here's how to party like an ancient Egyptian:
Egyptian Party favors
Egyptian Party Invitations and Thank You Cards
Confections for a Sweet Egyptian party
Activities for an Egyptian party
Resources for an Egyptian Party
Real Egyptian Parties
Tell us about your Egyptian party and share party ideas with us on Twitter.
How to have an Egyptian theme birthday party for kids
Here's a party idea that mummy would approve: an Egyptian inspired birthday party!
As kids parties go, this party is an educational opportunity inspire wonder and
excitement about ancient Egypt. So go ahead and throw an Egyptian party, your little
archaeologist, will "dig" this idea.
The mystique of King Tut, the glamour of Cleopatra, and the elegance of Nefertiti is
yours with poetic license to incorporate the great pyramids, giant sphinx, ancient
mummies, scarabs, and love of cats. Who cares if there's a few thousand years in
between King Tut and Cleopatra. Here's how to party like an ancient Egyptian:
- Think mummy, think. Halloween is the perfect season to start thinking about
your Egyptian party, what with all the mummy candies and decorations. The
great think about planning an Egyptian party for kids is that you can reuse the
mummies at Halloween. You'll find mummy pretzel molds,
- Walk like an Egyptian. You're probably already singing the tune, so load your
MP3 player with the '80s classic Bangles song, and from the '70s Steve Martin's
comical "King Tut" to get the party started.
- A golden opportunity. Gold is the mainstay of an Egyptian party (and looks terrific
with royal blue accents), so decorate with gold mylar balloons, displays of
pottery tipped with gold coins (use candy coins or plastic pirate dubloons).
- Draw like an Egyptian. Stencil hieroglyphics onto butcher block paper or hang
white sheets with hieroglyphics to transform a space.
- Palm Fronds. Assign daddy to fan the kids with Palm fronds.
- Forget the Nile, go to Amazon! A look of chiseled marble, the polyresin, pharoah,
pictured right is under five bucks. Construct paper decorations for your Egyptian
party with punch out books from A.G. Smith. Look or the Egyptian cat and
reasonably priced sphinx figurines as well, all on Amazon:
Egyptian Party favors
- Egyptian silly bands, top, are a unique solution to finding themed favors.
- Divvy up the Ancient Egyptian Toob, left.
Egyptian Party Invitations and Thank You Cards
- Ideas for home made cards:
- A sheet of papyrus is expensive, but you can use tea to stain paper like
papyrus. - Build a pyramid of gold using the pyramid template at the bottom of the
page intended for a centerpiece. - Create individual cover designs spelling the name of the invited guest
using the hieroglyph alphabet at the bottom of the page.
- Wording ideas for an Egyptian Party:
- The Pharoah invites you to party at the Temple of Birthday to celebrate
Alexandra's tenth birthday - Join us Saturday August 22 at 4:00 before the Pyramid closes
- Temple: 123 main street
- RSVP Alexandra's Mummy at 867-5309
- Wording ideas for the thank you cards:
- If late: I was "wrapped up" and almost forgot to thank you for coming to
my party. (Affix a picture of mummy or of a picture taken from the party
activity.)
Confections for a Sweet Egyptian party
- Mummies: Make yummy mummy cookies with sugar icing, or dip a nutter butter
in white or dark chocolate. Even easier, buy the gourmet Chocolate Nutter
Butter cookies, left, found on Amazon.
- Sphinx cakes: Try the Sphinx cake topper, instead of trying to bake one.
- Pyramid cakes: A pyramid cake is an easy choice for the party, but cutting the
cake won't be so easy, so bake individual pyramid cakes. Another option is to
bake a gingerbread pyramid with treats inside. Be sure to decorate with palm
trees and camels.
- Yummy mummy popcorn snack: Fill a sandwich bag with a snack mix of kettle
corn, and sweet and savory treats such gummy worms and pretzel twists.
Secure the bag to a Popsicle stick with tape, wrap in gauze, draw eyes, and tie
with a pretty curling ribbon.
Activities for an Egyptian party
- Mummy says "Go bowling!" You can make a theme appropriate game yourself.
Here's how to make a mummy bowling game.
- Go buy the book! Lift The Lid On Mummies, left, will invite kids to open the
mummy-shaped box to learn about real-life mummies and the people who study
them. Included is a 10-inch plastic-model body, and four carved heads of gods
to protect the Canopic jars where you'll store the plastic organs. Have kids find
the hidden drawer of gauze wrappings, as well as a headdress, scarabs, and a
cardboard cat to mummify. Kids can wrap the mummy from head to toe, place
lucky amulets in the gauze, and bury it in the back yard as a group activity. It's
loads of fun exploring the afterlife.
- Go buy the kit! Make it easy on yourself with the Exploring Ancient Egypt Fun
Kit, left, includes dozens of Egyptian activities at a king-sized value! For under
$12 you get 45 stickers, tattoos, and stencils, plus a King Tut sticker paper doll
collection, and two complete coloring books with crayons. There's even four
stained glass coloring sheets, an Egyptian poster, three full-color Egyptian
masks.
- Play games the Egyptian way: Play Egyptian inspired games, like tug-of-war, tag
and leapfrog, or build a pyramid of cards.
- Make a mummy. Divide the kids in teams to wrap mummy in toilet paper. Assign
five rolls of toilet paper to each team (Scott's brand works well), and enlist kids
to use all the toilet paper to wrap one team member as a mummy. Kids will
quickly have to work in teams to pick the mummy and wrap. Award prizes for
the funniest looking mummy and the quickest to get mummified. Take pictures
of the results for thank you cards.
- Unveil a theme Birthday gift: Present a kitten to the birthday kid, as the Egyptian
considered them sacred.
Resources for an Egyptian Party
- Fit for a Pharoah: Make an Egyptian style throne for the birthday kid by spray
painting an old chair gold.
- Create an Oasis. An Egyptian Pool Party? Why not turn the pool into an oasis in
the desert.
- Get wrapped in a great Web site: See the yummy mummy inspired treats and
ideas at busy bee lifestyle that are great for Halloween or an Egyptian party.
- Whack like an Eygptian with an Eygptian inspired Pinata.
- Order a custom-made Egyptian Pyramid pinata.
- Modify a pinata. Believe it or not the Isis pinata made from a Hula Girl pinata.
- Mummy would appreciate and approve the Mummy pinata, right. It's just
$10.99 and with low shipping (just $2.99).
- Get boxed in! Make a Pyramid box centerpiece. See the full article on eHow. Or
buy the book "Make your Own Pyramid," left. Provides information on creating a
simple play pyramid from the cover and insides of the book, colour in and cut
out the black and white figures and Egyptian items to complete the Pyramid
scene.
- Make an Egyptian Banner: Make a birthday banner or have guests decode a
message with a Hieroglyph Alphabet. Write the banner vertically, not
horizontally as with traditional birthday banners.
- Tut your stuff: Make your own King Tut costume and you'll reign supremely.
- Here's how to dress for an Egyptian party. You'll need a headpiece, an Egyptian
collar, and jewelry such as cuffs, and a snake arm band.
Real Egyptian Parties
- Queen of the Nile Party. An Outrageous Kids Party episode for Season 2 featured
an oasis of an Egyptian temple. Ava's Queen of the Nile party included snake
charmers, belly dancers and even a real camel. For her grand entrance, little
Ava was transported atop a platform by husky male servants. Click the T.V.
Guide video above for all the details on this Cleopatra-inspired party.
- Uncommon for Tutankhamun: A little preparation and you can send the kids to
their tomb for an uncommon party activity. This King Tut party game will help
make your party extra memorable.
- Dig the Internet for more. This Egyptian party has an amazing Pyramid tent,
Egyptian inspired table setting, and more.
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