Going to be
at Magic Springs for someone's birthday? Celebrate throughout the
day with these fun ways to keep the birthday fun going!
These ideas
are sponsored by the Great Magic Springs Adventure Challenge - Watch
the video below for details!
Gather a bunch
of trivia to create questions about the actual year the birthday
boy/girl was born. This could be about everything from movies, music,
political leaders/current events and even the price of gas! Ask
a few questions each time there is a lull in the fun (I.e. waiting
in line, etc.) and keep track of who gets the most correct answers
throughout the day. Give a prize at the end for the winner. The
prize could be something special that they get to do WITH the birthday
boy/girl!
If you'd like
to give them a gift for them to open AT Magic Springs, consider putting
it in a locker first and then wrapping up the key to the locker
in a little gift bag. This way you won't have to carry around the
gift all day and it's always fun and mysterious to get a 'secret
key' as a gift! This also works especially well if you're planning
a treasure hunt or scavenger hunt inside Magic Springs.
Plan
a fun scavenger hunt throughout the day at Magic Springs. There
are all different types of scavenger hunts to go on, each with
a different format. Although for some parties having different
teams compete with each other can be a lot of fun, for someone's
birthday when there is one person to honor, it's typically best
to have everyone on the same team - everyone gets to help the
birthday boy/girl be successful when one person wins, they
all win! These can be a lot of fun to create, but can take some
extra work to make creative (sometimes you'll need more than
just a list to excite some teens, for example.) Consider
our GREAT ADVENTURE CHALLENGE AT Magic Springs - a package
for them to open once there filled with all kinds of puzzles
and things to do! CLICK
HERE to learn more!
At one point,
buy a helium balloon at Magic Springs. Each person there uses a Sharpie
marker (that you brought with you) to write down something positive
they'd like to wish for the birthday boy/girl for that coming year
(or later in life.) Once everyone has had a chance to write them
all down on the balloon, allow either each person to share what
they wrote or allow the birthday boy/girl to read them all. Finally,
let the birthday boy/girl RELEASE the helium balloon in the air
and watch their dreams sail up and up - where the birthday boy/girl
will 'catch up with them later'!
Have the birthday
boy/girl wear a funny hat/shirt/outfit so that as they walk around
Magic Springs everyone will know it's their birthday. In this way, other
visitors at Magic Springs will be able to with them a happy birthday!
Make up shirts
for all those going to Magic Springs with the birthday boy/girl that say
something fun like "It's Tim's Birthday today!" or "Point
and smile at Tim - he's 18 today!"
Make a game
out of their actual age number - see how many times you can find
that number throughout the day at Magic Springs. For example, if the birthday
boy/girl is turning 21, everyone must look for the number '21' throughout
Magic Springs. Award one point to the FIRST person who finds a new one throughout
the day and add up the points at the completion. You might find
numbers on height requirement signs, menus, ticket pricing signs,
phone numbers, etc.
Bring a bunch
of small cake candles with you to Magic Springs and stick them in EVERY
bit of food that the birthday boy/girl eats for the day - to blow
out the candles each time. It will get to be a lot of fun as they
blow out the candles on their birthday hot dog, birthday churro
and birthday soda!
Wrap a single
gift many times, preferably with different colors/types of wrapping
paper and containers (though not necessary.) Give the birthday boy/girl
the gift at the beginning of the day and tell them that they can
unwrap ONE layer in each line that they wait in. Don't tell them
how many layers there are - let them wonder if each layer will be
their last! If you don't plan on going on many rides/attractions,
you can also have them unwrap one layer every hour.
This is a great
game to play for a larger group (4+). Ahead of time, prepare a list
of fun tasks to do at Magic Springs at write the out separately on small pieces
of paper - at least enough for each person going. It's best to have
someone else (who is NOT going with you to Magic Springs) write them out -
someone you can trust. Throughout the day, the birthday boy/girl periodically
pulls one task out and reads it out loud. He/she then CHOOSES who
in the group must complete the task right then. The rules are that
EVERY person completes one task. The birthday boy/girl cannot look
ahead at the different pieces of paper to see which ones he/she wants
to assign or do for himself/herself. This can also be a great thing
to do in the different lines you might wait in.