birthday party games

LEGGY HATS SUPPLIES
Cut a 6-inch circle from pink felt and a 3-inch circle from black felt. Overlap the pieces and punch two holes for antennae.
Wrap the ends of two chenille stems around a child's headband and push a stern through each hole in the felt. Curl the ends.
Glue on eyeballs and sequin spots.
Glue sheer fabric wings to the body.
Punch three holes on each side of the body.
Push yarn through each hole and knot in place. Glue pom-poms to the legs.
PARTY FAVOUR
Put swets and toys in a gift bag. Fold over the edge and punch two holes.
Thread a ribbon through and tie in a bow.
Add black circle labels. Cut a leaf from green paper and glue to bag.

INVITATIONS.You'll need a source for party supplies
Cut a 6-inch circle from pink paper and a 3-inch circle from black felt. Glue the head to the body. Cut a 6-inch circle from
vellum and lay it over the body. Trace and then cut out the shape of the head. Cut the vellum in half, and attach each piece to the
body with brads. Punch holes in the felt, and add black chenille stem antennae. Glue on rickrack legs, eyeballs, and sequin spots.

LADYBIRD FOOD Start with a purchased or homemade round iced cake . Create a wing outline with liquorice lace. Fill in with pink sugar
(mix sugar and red food coloring). Add spots with small mint sweets. Push a larger mint sweet into the cake for a face. Eyes are
gumdrops and jelly beans, antennae are liquorice lace, and the tongue is a shaped gumdrop. For smaller bugs, use iced cupcakes.
Follow the cake directions, substituting halved jelly beans for the spots and a small mint sweet for the head.

Oranges and Lemons

Two of the players join hands, facing each other, having agreed privately which is to be "Oranges" and which "Lemons." The rest of the party form a long line, standing one behind the other, and holding each other's dresses or coats. The first two raise their hands so as to form an arch, and the rest run through it, singing as they run:

"Oranges and Lemons,

Say the bells of St. Clement's;

You owe me five farthings,

Say the bells of St. Martin's;

When will you pay me?

Say the bells of Old Bailey.

I do not know,

Says the big bell of Bow.

Here comes a chopper to light you to bed!

Here comes a chopper to chop off your head!"

At the word "head" the hand archway descends, and clasps the player passing through at that moment; he is then asked in a whisper, "Oranges or Lemons?" and if he chooses "oranges," he is told to go behind the player who has agreed to be "oranges" and clasp him round the waist.

The players must be careful to speak in a whisper, so that the others may not know what has been said.

The game then goes on again, in the same way, until all the children have been caught and have chosen which they will be, "oranges" or "lemons." When this happens, the two sides prepare for a tug-of-war. Each child clasps the one in front of him tightly and the two leaders pull with all their might, until one side has drawn the other across a line which has been drawn between them.

Musical Chairs or Going to Jerusalem

Arrange some chairs, back to back, in the center of the room, allowing one chair less than the number of players. Some one begins to play a tune, and at once the players start to walk or run round the chairs, to the sound of the music.

When the music stops, each player must try to find a seat, and as there is one chair short, some one will fail to do so, and is called "put." He must carry a chair away with him, and the game goes on again until there is only one person left in, with no chair to sit upon. This person has won the game.