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Party Themes. Animal Party.

Host an animal-themed party, and treat the kids to an afternoon with their favorite dogs, cats, mice, and hamsters! Have the kids bring their real pets to the party - if you've got the courage - or have them bring stuffed pets for a make-believe Pets on Parade Party.

INVITATIONS
COSTUMES
DECORATIONS
GAMES
ACTIVITIES
FOOD
DOG BONE CAKE
FAVORS
VARIATIONS
HELPFUL HINTS

INVITATIONS up

Cut out pictures of dogs and cats and glue them onto homemade cards. Draw speech balloons and have the animals invite the kids and their pets to the party.
Send a snapshot of your dog or cat to each child, with the party details written on the back.
Ask the kids to bring their stuffed animals (or real pets-as long as they're in cages!) to the party.

COSTUMES up

Tell the kids to come dressed as their favorite animals.
Award prizes for creative costumes, with such categories as cutest, fuzziest, funniest, most vicious-looking, and so on. Make sure that everyone gets a prize.

DECORATIONS up

Place stuffed animals around the room.
Make animal-shaped balloons and hang them from the ceiling.
Cut out pictures of animals and use the pictures to decorate the tablecloth, place settings, and front door.
Play animal songs or sounds for background music to welcome your guests.

GAMES up

Play Animal Bingo. Draw one extra-large bingo card on tagboard. Draw a grid of squares, and fill each square with the name or picture of an animal. Copy the bingo card onto sturdy paper, enough for all guests. On individually cut-up squares, write or draw the same animals. Hand out the Animal Bingo squares, call out the animals as you pick them from the card pile, and have the kids set dog biscuits or cat treats onto the matching bingo squares. The first player to get five in a row across, down, or horizontally wins a pet toy!

ACTIVITIES up

Have the kids sit in a circle and make animal noises one at a time, while the other kids guess the animal.
Have the kids act out an animal, without making any sounds, while the other kids guess the animal.
Play Make-a-Critter. Fold a large sheet of white construction paper in half and then in half again. Unfold the paper, and spread it out on the table. Give the kids crayons or felt-tip pens. Have one kid draw an animal head in the top rectangle of the paper. When the kid finishes, fold back the top rectangle so it's hidden from view, and only the three remaining rectangles show. Then pass the paper to the left, and have that kid draw the body and arms of an animal in the next rectangle. Repeat, having the kids draw legs in the third rectangle, and feet in the fourth rectangle. When they've finished, unfold the paper to see what new animal the kids have created. If you like, pass around more than one piece of paper at the same time, so the kids can create a whole bunch of new animals.
Give each kid a plastic dog/cat dish. Have them write their pets' names on the dishes and decorate them on the outside with permanent felt-tip markers, paint, and other decorative materials. (Don't use glitter, though. If the pets will use the dish, the glitter may come off and get onto the food.)

FOOD up

Give the kids animal crackers as a snack.
Make animal sandwiches cut with animal-shaped cookie cutters.
Make cookies cut to look like dog biscuits.
Serve make-believe animal food, such as tuna "cat food," cereal "dog food," Goldfish crackers "fish food," and so on.

DOG BONE CAKE up

Bake a loaf cake and four cupcakes; cool.
Set two cupcakes on each end of the loaf to make a dog bone shape.
Frost the loaf and the cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
Write a dog biscuit logo across the top.

FAVORS up

Give the kids anything for a pet: fur brushes, fancy collars or tags, chew toys, pet snacks, and so on.
Have the kids take home the dishes they decorated during the party.
Give the kids small books about dogs, cats, and other pets.

VARIATIONS up

Take the kids to a dog or cat show to see all the fancy breeds and fluffy tails.
Go to a movie or rent a video that features an animal, such as a talking pig, an animated mouse, or a cartoon bear.

HELPFUL HINTS up

Ask the kids to bring their animals in cages, so the cats and dogs don't fight or require lots of attention.
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