Gymnastics Theme Party Supplies, Party Decorations, Favors,Tips and Ideas! If your child loves Gymnastics, Party Supplies by Vicki is the place for for all of your Gymnastics Theme Party Supplies and Party Decorations!

Fun Activities

Talent Show

This fun game allows children to demonstrate their dancing, tumbling, and leaping skills. Organize performers into teams. Assign or draw for order of performance. Set aside an area for the show, and don’t forget to leave room for audience seating. Designate an announcer and, although it need not be competitive, a judge. Give teams the same amount of time to prepare. Videotape it if you wish, and give awards for all sorts of categories, so no one feels left out.

Gymnast's Jubilee
If the weather is nice, this team activity is best played outside because it will give you more room. Set up several stations to test your little gymnasts’ skills. Divide your guests into equal teams. Each member of the team must successfully complete each station, run back to the next team member, and tag his or her hand. Choose from the following stations, or invent your own!

1. Balance Beam: guests must walk the length of a long board or a log without falling off. The beam doesn’t need to be elevated, (especially with young children), unless you wish. If you do not have a board, make a straight line on the ground with tape, paint, or chalk. For older children, consider walking backwards on the beam for more difficulty.

2. Somersault Skill: designate an area where guests must somersault several times. Mark a start and finish line, or lay out a large blanket which each team member must somersault across.

3. Jump Rope: set aside an area for jump roping. Guests must jump a certain number of times before moving on to the next station.

4. Tumbling Time: children must cartwheel, leap, and dance across an area set aside for tumbling. Allow your guests to be creative and have fun as long as they travel across the designated area.

5. Hand Stand: designate a team member to spot each child, so no one gets hurt.

6. Other Ideas: Trampolines and monkey bars are wonderful additions, if you have access to them.
Adjust your stations according to the age and skill level of your guests. Afterwards, allow children time to play on their own, make up routines, etc., and go at their own pace. Have fun!

Balloon Dance
Attach an inflated balloon to the wrist, ankle, or back of each dancer. Turn on the radio or a music tape to start everyone dancing. When the music begins, each child must try to protect his or her own balloon while trying to pop the other dancers’ balloons. Award the final dancer with a prize.

Delectable Treats

Chicken Wings
Your little gymnasts will flip for these tasty wings! Combine 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup water, 2 tsp. brown sugar, 1/8 tsp. ground ginger, and a small clove garlic, minced. Pour mixture over the wings to marinate. Refrigerate overnight, or at least for 3 hours. Drain, sprinkle with salt and pepper, dust with cornstarch, and shake off any excess. Heat 1 1/2 inches of oil in a deep frying pan to 350 degrees. Cook 4 or 5 wings at a time for 5-6 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the skillet with a slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels. Keep cooked wings warm in a 150-degree oven while cooking the remaining wings.

Fruit Smoothies
You will need: 1 qt. frozen vanilla yogurt; 1 qt. fresh fruit of your choice: oranges, pineapples, raspberries, bananas, strawberries, etc.; 6 ice cubes; and 2 liter bottle of raspberry ginger ale. Whirl fruit, yogurt, and ice cubes in a blender. Combine half of the ginger ale and all the yogurt mixture in a punch bowl for thick smoothies. Add remainder of the ginger ale for a thinner mixture.

Vegetable Tray
Everyone loves finger food! Slice carrots and spread celery sticks with peanut butter. Arrange on a tray with cherry tomatoes, olives, cauliflower, and any vegetables your child enjoys. Provide dip.

Colossal Cookie
Why not make a giant cookie instead of a cake!?! Prepare your favorite cookie recipe. Form a giant ball with all the dough. Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil, and place the ball of dough on the pan. Shape the entire ball into a large circle, square, triangle, heart, or other shape, about 1/2-inch thick. Bake 5-10 minutes longer than the recipe instructs and check periodically. Test with toothpick to make sure center is cooked. When cookie is cool, carefully slide it onto a large piece of foiled-covered cardboard or a large tray. If you wish, decorate the cookie in a gymnast theme, with a balance beam, uneven bars, or a vault made of pretzel sticks, licorice, pipe cleaners, etc. Add miniature figurines if you have them, and write the birthday child’s name to honor them.

Decorating Tips

Spread your tablecover on your party table. If your child has any theme-related toys, you can add them to the table for a more festive display. Cut several one-to-two-foot-long pieces of curling ribbon. Curl the ribbon by pulling it between your thumb and the blade of your scissors. Lay the resulting curls on your table for added color. Hang balloons in bunches for the best effect. If you choose to fill balloons with helium, wait until the party day to ensure they float well!

Use balloons to mark the party spot; hang them on the mailbox, near the front door, or tie them to the birthday child's chair to mark the seat of honor.

Place balloons anywhere that strikes your fancy. The more the better!

Gather six or eight streamers and attach them to the ceiling in the center of the party room (or over the table). Use a light fixture over the table, if you have one, as the center point for the streamers.

To create colorful two-tone streamers, put two differently colored streamers back-to-back, twist as you walk them to the wall, and attach at shoulder height.

Smile for the Camera!
Be sure to take lots of pictures. You and your child will want to remember this special party. A helpful hint: Order extra prints and send them to the parents afterward. Remember, it's not necessary to have everyone in each picture. Focus on small groups and avoid posing all the photos. Candids capture the laughter best!

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