Party Theme: Circus

Everybody wants to go to the circus, so why not bring the festivities to your home by organizing a circus themed party.

Invitations

To convey the theme of the party, send out ticket stub as party invitation. 

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Decorations

Go with decorations of circus colours of red, blue and yellow. Set up balloons, flags, tents and games for that added circus feel.

Source: Catch My Party

Source: Catch My Party

At the entrance, put up an old ticket stall so that guests can enjoy the atmosphere as soon as they enter the venue and you can also put up directional arrows. 

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Food & Drink

Create food stall or a tent by covering a large table with bright cloth and balloons. For food, its all about food on the go: hot dogs, corn dogs, burgers. chicken fingers, french fries, nachos, pretzels, pop corn and not to forget carnival favourite, cotton candy. For drinks, lemonade or soft drinks will do.

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Costumes

Circus theme party screams clown fancy dress. There are plenty of ideas to play around with.

Apart from dressing up, set up games for everyone to enjoy. Check out our previous posts on outdoor games you can enjoy.

• 5 DIY Outdoor Party Games

5 DIY Outdoor Party Games

Bean Bag Toss/ Cornhole

Cornhole is a fun outdoor game played similarly to horseshoes except you throw bean bag at a board, laid at an incline with a hole cut in it.  It is preferable to make the board with wood but you can also try out cardboard such as one done by Missy Balance that also act as a photo backdrop.

Balloon Pop

Take a plywood or wallboard and attach cork squares to it to make a dartboard. Lean it against a tree or fence. Completely cover the board with blown up balloons using tape or thumbtacks.  Cordon off the area to prevent injuries and with continual adult supervision, have party guests take turns trying to pop the balloon using the darts with plastic tips. When the balloon pops they get the prizes inside. To do this just add in the party favors before you blow up the balloon, for more detail, here is a tutorial from Off Beat Families.

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Garden Twister

To play twister in the garden for a party, paint in the colours using a cardboard with a circle cut out on the garden. Make the grid larger depending on the number of party guests.

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Outdoor Bowling/Ring Toss

Fill in plastic bottles with coloured water for lawn bowling or ring toss. To make the ring, just use a nylon rope wrapped in a duck tape or use colourful large size braceletes.

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source: Teachpreschool

Toppling Tug of War

 A twist to the original tug of war, make the players stand on milk cart or a small chair and  have them pull their opponent off the chair to be the winner.

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If you have any party games you want to share then leave us a comment below. Follow our pinterest board for more ideas.

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