| A fun teddy bear party is not a difficult thing to | | | | tray for additional sandwiches and watch for all |
| pull of with a little creativity and some things that | | | | the smiles! Mix some honey and yogurt together |
| you can find round your house! Here are some | | | | for a great dip for cut fruit and your menu is |
| quick ideas for making the party "beary" fun! | | | | complete! |
| Invitation ideas | | | | Bear Party - Activities and craft ideas |
| Buy some inexpensive rubber stamps with bear | | | | Crafts with a bear theme abound but here are |
| images and let your little one make homemade | | | | some quick ideas for your teddy bear party. |
| invitations. Or cut a piece of cardstock into the | | | | Make a paper bear chain (paper dolls) that the |
| shape of a bear and write your invitation on that. | | | | kids can color and decorate. Use paper plates to |
| Free clipart can be found for this purpose in many | | | | make paper bear masks. Bead a bear collar |
| places on the Internet. Make sure you include the | | | | (necklace). Take a picture with all the kids and |
| request for all the guests to bring their own bear | | | | their own bears and decorate a simple scrapbook |
| to the teddy bear party too! | | | | page to honor the occasion. Decorate teddy bear |
| Decoration ideas | | | | cookies with colored icing and various decorations. |
| When kids think of bears they usually think of | | | | Bear Party - Game ideas |
| honey and bees, so a big hit for decorations is | | | | Pin the honey pot on the teddy bear - if you |
| LOTS of yellow and black balloons and streamers. | | | | have an artist in the family, draw a large teddy |
| If possible have various teddy bears all around the | | | | bear on poster board and cut out honey pots. |
| room as well to tie in the theme. | | | | Blindfold each child individually and see if they can |
| Menu ideas | | | | put the honey pot into the teddy bear's hand. |
| When you're hosting a teddy bear party even | | | | Hot Teddy Bear - like hot potato only pass the |
| your menu should be centered on teddy. Here is a | | | | teddy bear to the music. When the music stops, |
| cute way to turn Peanut Butter and Jelly | | | | the person with the teddy bear is out. |
| sandwiches into a beary fun treat! | | | | Toss the honey pot - draw a large bear head |
| Spread your peanut butter and jelly onto eight | | | | with an open mouth on poster board and lay it on |
| whole-wheat hamburger buns. Now here's where | | | | the floor. Using yellow beanbags as the "honey" |
| the fun begins. Cut four of the eight buns in half. | | | | each child throws the bag to see if it will land in |
| On a large tray or covered cookie sheet, arrange | | | | the bear's mouth. |
| the buns into a shape of a teddy bear. For the | | | | Take home gift ideas |
| tummy, put one whole bun and surround that | | | | Purchase yellow lunch bags (available at party |
| with 4 half buns. Another whole bun becomes the | | | | stores) and decorate with bee stickers. Fill with |
| head/face, with two half buns on the topsides of | | | | gummy bears, teddy grahams, miniature stuffed |
| the head for the ears. Two whole buns become | | | | teddy bears and fun bear jewelry. Or if you want |
| the legs and the final two half buns turn out off | | | | to go all out, hire a stuffed animal party planner to |
| of the body to make arms. Garnish the face | | | | come and have each child make their own |
| head bun with raisin eyes and a strawberry slice | | | | stuffed animal as part of the party. |
| mouth and you've got a bear! Use a separate | | | | |