Entertainment/activities for older children at a 1st birthday party

[Sweetlikechocolatee]

We are holding a 1st birthday party for our DD at a local venue (both indoor and outdoor space) with family and friends invited. There won't be many other babies a similar age to her at the party but there will be quite a few older children (aged 5 to 11) so I would like to have something for them to do so they aren't standing around bored. I was thinking along the lines of garden games and possibly a craft table - something that can just be set-up and the kids can play with themselves. Has anyone got any recommendations/suggestions of things that don't involve any supervision or running from me 😂

Thanks!

Pre prepared treasure hunt.

Craft table would be good for my 6&9 yo girls but make sure the 1s can't reach it and if bits fall on the floor they're not a hazard.

Balloon swords always go down well.

Bouncy castle if there's room. Any age child loves them!

We recently celebrated our son's birthday and it was unclear what to do with the kids, as their ages were very different. I was looking for information on board games for different ages and came across an article that described this quite extensively. You can also read it here