My son wanted an Imagination Movers party for his 3rd birthday,
which put us into a bit of a quandary. First, they don't make
Imagination Movers party supplies and most of their memorabilia consists
of costumes and CD's. Second, even if they made IM party supplies, we
wouldn't buy them because for personal reasons, my family does not
support Disney financially. So I was on my own! Fortunately, I
still have some creative juices left to flow, so here's how I planned
the party all by my little old self:
INVITATION
I'll have to scan one in, but here's the text:
Mover Dominic has an IDEA EMERGENCY!
(photo of Dominic making an Idea Emergency face)
Dominic needs your help to make his 3rd birthday a great one!
When:
Where: The XXX Family Think Tank
RSVP:
Let's Brainstorm!
DECORATIONS
My
husband is a teacher, so I found some gears and used his overhead
projector to magnify them onto red, yellow, and blue posterboard. I put the gears on the walls to make our house resemble the Idea
Warehouse. I also made a poster that says "What's Your Favorite
Snack?" and added photos of foods from the song.
FOOD
Since
Mover Dave likes pizza so much, our main course was pizza. The other
food was from the song "What's Your Favorite Snack?" I made some labels
to put on the bowls that said:
- My favorite snacks are the ones that I can pick out, like BAKED TORTILLA CHIPS and a healthy SALSA DIP
- My favorite snacks are GRAPES, they're great! Pop them in my mouth and my tastebuds celebra-a-ate!
- My favorite snack is LIGHTLY SALTED POPCORN. Stovetop or microwave, it comes out nice and warm.
- My favorite snack is FRUIT, fresh and cool. I love it in the morning, even better after school.
We
used a publicity still of the Imagination Movers for his cake. If the
image is copyrighted, a lot of places won't let you use it, but the
publicity stills will work.
ACTIVITIES
- Imagination Movers music played in the background.
- I decorated our mini trampoline with balloons and put a sign on it that said "Mover Dave's Big Boingy Bouncy Bouncer" from the
Captain Terrific episode.
- And of course, we played "Pin the Tail on the Burro."
- The kids got to decorate cardboard guitars from Oriental Trading, then jammed to
Imagination Movers Live in Concert.
FAVORS
I
made coloring books out of the coloring pages on the Playhouse Disney
website. I put those, crayons, and moustache glasses (from
Sneeze and Thank You) into a Boring Brown Paper Bag (from
Hiccups). Each kid also got a Mini-Mover nametag that I made from the Playhouse Disney website.
Needless to say, he loved his party!
P.S.
When I sent his thank you notes, they said "Thank you! Because of you,
I had a rockin' 3rd birthday! Another Idea Emergency solved!"
