7 year old boys birthday party ideas

[olijackmum]

I am looking for some ideas for what to do for my sons birthday in july , dont want the usual indoor play area , we did football last year , so want something different . We are in manchester

Treasure hunts are always good, especially if you add in tasks - hide notes saying things like you are about to cross the desert all must drink and then hide a decorated bottle for them to find. My lot particularly enjoyed having to find a sword to stab the silver foil heart on a picture of a dragon/ monster and see tomato ketchup ooze out.

A Harry Potter theme is good. You can play Quidditch outside with hoops, adults chucking soft balls as bludgers (borrow racquets or rounders bats for beaters) and make a snitch be spraying a ping pong ball gold and attaching it with springy elastic thread to a pole or broom handle.

Hope that helps

yes - have you got space at home do DIY? this was surprisingly easy and successful for mine at 7. i just had to have a schedule, and lots of games up my sleeve, all props organised in advance. they loved it. there are loads of brill games to suggest.

if you want it a bit more organised for you, then i'd say swimming party, cinema trip, some kind of adventure place? go ape, in the south.

bowling or laser quest popular with this age group round here

yes yes bowling. forgot that one. great fun and v cool...

thanks for the ideas I have booked the creept crawley show I found the website and sounds brilliant

this is my sons 7th birthday party

How about buying them all a water pistol and taking them to the park for a massive water fight, with a picnic afterwards.