Summon the Knights of the Round Table for a birthday party adventure, knight party games, activities and fun!
KNIGHTS IN SHINING ARMOR PARTY DECORATIONS
The royal colors of choice are red, blue and purple. So cover the table with your table cloth. Lay streamers down the center. Cut and curl several one-to-two foot-long pieces of curling ribbon. Lay the resulting curls on your table for added color. Sprinkle sequins or gold stars on the top of the table. Red plates, cups etc. Place balloons anywhere that strikes your fancy. The more the better!
Feeling inspired?
Create the feeling of a royal castle by painting stones on white sheets, or muslin. Hang on the wall and than add paper or felt banners/coat of arms to hang on the walls or ceilings.
TIP: You may be able to find a theatre student that would cherish the opportunity to create the back drops for you for a low fee!
Personalize It!
Personalized party items such as invitations, party banners, stickers and favors, add a unique touch to your knight party...personalize it at Birthday In a Box
The Party Begins ...
Announce the guests upon arrival and present them with a crown or tunic. Simple tunics can be made from inexpensive pillow cases. Cut holes for the neck and arms. Then cut slits up the sides. Tie at the waist with a gold rope. Crafty parents can paint crests on each one with fabric paint,or dye crayons.
Royal Knight Games and Activities
Several ideas are a natural for this popular birthday party theme.
We've provide enough for you to choose one or two.
The Knights of the Round Table Challenge Game
Let the games begin!
To become a knight your players will need to accomplish tasks both individually and as a group. This challenge can include enough games to provide entertainment for the entire party time. Suggested games of skill can be.... 3-legged walk, sack races, obstacle course, wheel barrow race, games of skill can also include challenges like throwing a bean bag into a coffee can or other tossing games.
Any brave knight worth his armor, has conquered a fierce dragon to save a fair maiden...
Fashion jousting lances with foam pipe insulation and colored electrical tape stripes. Children can each have a lance or take turns relay style.
The task s will be to keep a balloon off of the ground with the lance while running to rescue the maiden (doll) and return to the team for the next player. You or an adult helper will need to return the doll after each turn.
If you have a playful adult (dad), dress him in green to play as the dragon. The players must get past him to save the maiden. When the games are over, each child will receive a medal and be "knighted" by the birthday child.
A True Knights Tournament
These inflatable swords make it easy to stage play battles . . .
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Find the King's Treasure
Hide gold covered chocolate coins. Explain to the guests that The Royal Treasure has been scattered through out the land. They must retrieve the coins and place them back into the treasure chest, which is an aluminum foil covered shoe box. After all of the coins are collected they can be dividing up evenly.
Traditional Party Games with a Royal Twist
Pin the flame on the Dragon
Simon Says...The Queen/King Says
Mother may I ?...King may I ?
Red Rover...
Write Royal titles onto 3x5 cards King, queen, knight, jester and so one. Add yarn for the children to wear around their necks. At game time, every player selects a card. When Red Rover is played say "Red Rover , Red Rover send your Knight on over…the knight runs to the other team.
Make Coat of Arms
Use craft foam, stick on sequins, glitter glue etc...
to make royal coat of arms. Before the party cut
the coat of arms shape from craft foam - one per child. Then provide stick on jewels, pre-cut shapes of color foam, craft glue, markers, glitter glue, and other ornamentation for decorating.
Royal Picture Frame
(An instant camera is needed)
Pre cut or purchase cardboard picture frames.
Decorate with stickers, ribbons or jewels.
TREATS FOR THE KINGDOM
Castle Cakes
We've shown two styles of castle cakes that we made.
The first cake uses a round cake (sheet cake would also work) frosted ice-cream cones for trees and aluminum covered cardboard for the castle. We added a toy knight, fruit leather draw bridge and a frosted cake plate for the moat.
This cake is all edible (except for the knight), but can take more time to make. The castle is a combination of frozen pound cakes (towers), rectangle and square sheet cakes. Cut the square edges off of the pound cakes to make round towers - stand them upright and attach to your cake tray with frosting and cover with frosting. Then stack the square cake on the rectangle cake and place up against the towers. Frost the entire cake. The tops of the towers were made with frosted sugar cones sprinkled with colored sugar. Place on top of the towers and surround with sugar cubes. Add Trident gum for windows, and shields cut with fruit leather and decorator frosting. The tower flags are also made with fruit leather and attached with toothpicks. Add the toy knights last.
Extra-special Soda
Create a drink that's almost as much fun to look at as it is to drink. Freeze red fruit punch in a star shaped ice tray. Serve two or three of these red "ice stars" in a glass of clear or lightly colored soda.
KNIGHT PARTY FAVORS
Treat the knights and fair maidens at your party to favors fit for a king: glitter balls, toy dragons, stickers.
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