pass the parcel Qs...

[Doozie]

Is this a good/sensible idea for 3 year olds?

Do you place a small prize between each layer at this age (rigging it so each child has a turn of unwrapping the parcel) or just a prize at the end?

Also do you make it that the birthday child wins?

Thanks,

pass the parcel virgin x

I always put a lolly/small packet of sweets in each layer and rig it. And birthday child does not win here :) Have played it with 3 year olds and it was fine.

A prize in each layer.

I think its better if the birthday child doesnt win - better for one of the guests to win.

3 maybe a little young, but with supervision should be OK.

I did one for DS's 2nd birthday last weekend, it went down brilliantly. Teeny present in each layer (candy necklace, whistle, stretchy rubber man thing, stickers) and strategic music-stopping are indeed the way forward!

And birthday child must NOT win, as Girl says

Yes can be done with 3 year olds.

I am doing it on Saturday with 2-4 year olds.

I have done 10 layers each with a small sweet and 1 last prize.

It's going to be pot luck!

If you want to make it easier get the children to leave the circle when they have opened a layer. It stops people getting 2 prizes.

Thanks everyone!

What was I thinking?!! It would not look good if I rigged it for my PFB to win the main prize!! I think that was left over from when I was a child and my mother told me if I won a prize at party I should give it to the birthday girl/boy. [hhmm]

Another question... Do you wrap the prizes between the layers or does that slow it down too much?

Nah, don't wrap the little things - too slow

I have wrapped present then thrown a sweet on top and wrapped again, then thrown a toy on top and wrapped again. All done in newspaper.

I did this for the first time for my 3 ( soon-to-be 6 ) year old and it worked really well having a little pack of buttons between each layer. Depending how many kids you have, you may want 2 parcels on the go - they get bored quite quickly if they have to wait too long for a turn !!

If you have a large group, think about having a medal or large sticker in each layer, then whoever is doing the music can easily and tactically at a glance work out where the gaps are........and where the music needs to stop next!