DLTK's Dragon Tales Section
Birthday Fun Ideas
Many of these tips were shared through the feedback form by other
viewers. Thanks to everyone who contributed!
Set the Stage
Label areas of your house similar to the areas in Dragon Land. Here are
just a few suggestions
- put a "Welcome to Dragon Land" sign on your front door
- label the games area "Singing Springs" and play games like
musical chairs or "statues" to music
- put some quiet time activities in the "Whispering Woods" --
things like coloring or crafts can be done here
- label the bathroom door "Rainbow Falls" or "Dragoon
Lagoon"
- the backyard can be "Mushroom Meadows"
- the kitchen can be "Stickleback Mountains"
- If you have a playground area (swings and such) you can label it
"Cloud Island" or "School in the Sky Playground"
Keri contributes:
- Make a BINGO game using pictures, signs or words from the series.
TP Roll bowling:
Make 5 tp roll crafts and arrange
them like bowling pins, use a tennis ball to bowl them down. This makes a fun theme
game at a party.
Mushroom Meadows musical chairs
- make giant mushroom pictures out of poster board and place them on the
floor for a mushroom meadows version of Musical Chairs
Zak and Wheezie three legged race
- Zak and Wheezie are the two headed dragon. A three legged race is a
great idea for these characters.
Make Maracas (either before the party or at the party) and let the kids play
with them at the Singing Springs area
Episode #135 "Whole Lotta Maracas Goin' On": Quetzal
loves to make music with his maracas, but his set is broken. The gang decides to
make him a new pair for Teacher's Day. The kids and the dragons pair off to find
the different things they need to make the maracas.
You might want to get all or part of that episode to play at the party.
If making them before, you can do paper
mache ones or you can make them and let the kids paint/decorate them at the
party
If making maracas at the party, your best bet is to use small yogurt
containers with lids. Let the kids fill them with beans, then put the lid
on and tape it tightly. Decorate with stickers. Or use beans and two
paper plates and tape or staple them together.
Play Simon Says
Episode #121 "Do Not Pass Gnome": Max accidentally
breaks Emmy's yo-yo after she asks him not to play with it. Simon the Elf offers
to fix it if they reach the end of the checkerboard game path while playing his
version of "Simon Says."
You might want to get all or part of that episode to play at the party.
Eat Dragonberry Cupcakes
Episode #126 "The Big Cake Mix-Up": The kids and
dragons want to make a dragonberry carrot cake for the annual Dragon Land Baking
Contest, but when they split up to find ingredients, they all come back with the
same thing: eggs. Later, when they learn to work and plan together, they make a
tasty popcorn-carrot cake.
You might want to get all or part of that episode to play at the party.
Bake confetti cake cupcakes for the birthday cake or for a snack. Ice
with pastel icing. Cover with rainbow sprinkles.
Have a Puppet Show
Episode #111 "The Four Little Pigs": Emmy wants to put
on a puppet show about the Three Little Pigs. Zak and Wheezie feel badly because
they couldn't be who they wanted to be in the show. The group figures out a way
to creatively solve their problem and the story becomes the Four Little Pigs!
You might want to get all or part of that episode to play at the party.
An older sibling, parent or hired puppeteer can put on a puppet show similar
to the one in the episode. Check out our many "pigs
crafts" -- the tp roll pigs make great puppets.
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