Veggie Tales Party

….If you like to talk to tomatoes, if a squash can make you smile… have I got a birthday plan for you!! Veggie Tales is the popular cartoon that incorporates music, rhymes and a fun storyline into one cute package that kids can’t resist. If your child sings along to the many tunes from Veggie Tales, then it may be the party for you.

For invitations and decorations for a Veggie Tale affair, there are is a good range of pre-printed cards, or you can opt to make it more personal. Personally, I opt for the pre-printed birthday items so I can focus more on the food and fun.

Your tables center piece should - of course - be a veggie tray. Have a couple of the veggies in the center decorated with eyes and a mouth, to help “host” the party. Bob and Larry are incredibly easy to mimic as a centerpiece. Make sure to offer dip so that the kids will want to eat the veggies… you might be surprised at how much they enjoy the offerings.

The famous Veggie Tale music should be going, with everyone singing along. Who can resist singing to “Oh Where Is My Hairbrush”? Use the songs to play Musical Chairs, and have a prize for each song that correlates to the song. For example, a hairbrush for the hairbrush song, pirate hats for “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything”, etc. For an extra special treat, get this personalized Veggie Tales music CD that can be personalized with the birthday child's name sung throughout the CD. There is also this Veggie Tales Silly Songs CD with more great songs to sing along to.

Don’t stick to just musical chairs. Have the kids (depending on age) guess how many peas are in the pot., or “Veggies in the Basket”. Another fun game is to have different vegetables and have the kids guess what they are with a blindfold. Make sure you have some popular ones and some not so well known. This might be a learning experience for you too!

Let kids feel the insides of vegetables, smell, taste, etc… Use pumpkins, cucumbers, asparagus - this can be a good sensory experience.

The cake can be simply piped icing onto a circle for Bob, or a Veggie Tales transfer for a cake. Get creative, or look online for cake ideas.

Goody bags for a Veggie Tale party can take on a life of their own. Instead of the regular offerings, give the kids some seed packs or a small cucumber and tomato plant, and garden gloves so they can make their own “Veggie Tale” at home. This will actually be less expensive than a bag of stickers and gum. As a bonus, parents will appreciate not having sugared up kids at the end of the party.

To keep your little veggies busy until parents come back, make sure to provide Veggie Tales coloring pages and a Veggie Movie to keep them entertained. They will go home humming the tunes with the hope of a new vegetable garden to grow.