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Cakes
Do a simple round cake with puppy paw prints all over it, or
decorate it with Dalmatian spots.
Serve cupcakes with chocolate frosting piped on to look like
a pile of poo
Decorations
Paw prints
Sit on pillows and blankets
Costumes/Dress up
Headband with dog ears
Games and Activities
Bingo Was His Name-o (ages
3-8)
Sing the Bingo song… There was a farmer who had a dog and
Bingo was his name-o. If you’re lucky, your guest of honor has only 4 or 5
letters in his or her name and you can substitute that name for Bingo in the
song.
Lick to Clean It
(ages 3-10)
Give each guest a small, inflated balloon that has been
dipped in pudding or frosting and instruct them to lick it clean. The first one
clean wins!
Spot Says (ages
3-10)
Play this like Simon Says. One guest stands at the front of
the other guests and gives instructions like, “Wave your hands in the air.” If
the instructions are preceded by, “Spot says,” then the guests should do them.
If they are not preceded with, “Spot says,” then any guest doing the instructed
action is out of the game. Continue until only one guest is left and they win
this dog party game. Scoop the Poop
(ages 3-16)
Sprinkle the area with many unwrapped Tootsie Rolls. Split
the guests into two teams and supply each team with a sand bucket and shovel.
Each team sends out one guest at a time to scoop up as many Tootsie Rolls as
they can in ten seconds (have the guests count to ten aloud). Then hand off to
another guest on their team for another ten seconds. Continue until each guest
has had a chance to scoop the poop. The team with the most Tootsie Rolls wins!
If there’s a lot of guests count to five while they scoop the poop with this dog party game.
Sniff Around (ages
3-16)
Guess the surprise the way dogs
figure it out. Put different foods in cheap plastic containers with lids (not
see-through). Punch a few small holes in the lids so the guests can smell what
is inside, without seeing it. Number the containers then pass them around and
have the guests guess what’s inside. Older guests can write their guesses on a
sheet of paper. Smells like a dog party, now.
Chasing Cars (ages
3-16)
Get out a remote controlled car and have the guests take
turns steering it and trying to catch it. You’ll have just one or two steering
it and a whole pack chasing it. The trick is the guests chasing the car can
only pick it up with a giant pair of dentures. Okay, that’s not too practical.
Make two brown paper lunch sacks into puppets that only have teeth. Slip it
over the guest’s hands. It’ll make it more difficult to pick up. The guest who
catches and picks up the remote control car, gets to steer the RC car next.
Shoe Match (ages
3-16)
Puppies love to chew on shoes. Have fun with this shoe
searching puppy party game. Find several extra pairs of shoes, enough for each
guest. Then set one of each pair in a pile and hide the matching pairs in the
room. Have each guest select a shoe from the pile and on, “Mark, set, go!” have
them search the room for the matching shoe.
Obedience School
(ages 3-16)
Enroll your puppy party guests in a short Obedience School
and teach them to roll over, sit, shake, beg, etc. Be sure to present each of
them with a certificate of completion so they will always remember the dog party they attended.
Catch Me (ages
5-16)
Give each guest a safety pin to wear on their shirt. Then
instruct the guests that, during their party, they should always turn around in
a circle three times before sitting down. If anyone catches someone else NOT
turning around, they get to claim their safety pin, and any other safety pins
that guest may have collected.
Whistle Contest
(ages 7-16)
Hold a contest to see who can whistle the loudest, longest,
and highest pitch. But, hold this dog party game outside.
Acrostic Poem (ages
8-16)
Make an acrostic poem of your dog’s name, current, past, or
dream dog. It’s simple, just use words from the provided list that begin with
each letter in your dog’s name. Crafts
Puppy Ears (ages
3-8)
Cut out felt puppy ears and hot glue them to a headband. The
youngest guests will need lots of help with the hot glue, in fact, don’t let
them do it themselves. You can make long floppy ears or pointed ears. One color
or two tone. This is a fun wearable puppy party craft.
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