CHRISTMAS '09
Bella Sara Birthday Party Ideas - Guest Blogger Lisa Kothari
Published March 10th, 2010 in ideas, Bella, sara, sarah, Parenting, Room, Game, Party, Family, Toys
The world of Bella Sara, published by Hidden City Games, is an exciting, popular on-line game for girls everywhere caring for horses. Back in the 70s, we had figurine horses with long hair that we could brush and style and play with. Bella Sara is playing with horses new millennium style and it’s popular! Starting with simple trading cards, girls outfit their cottage rooms with items that they purchase in the Bazaar, using horseshoes to make the purchases. Little girls love caring for their horses and outfitting them as well. The creator of Bella Sara, Gitte Odder Brændgaard, is particularly interested in providing positive messages on each card as well.
With such a popular game, it would be a lot of fun to create a Bella Sara Birthday Party. Using the game and its positive messages for inspiration, you can create a fun, creative party for your favorite birthday girl.
Check out these ideas:
For your party invitation, purchase a few packs of Bella Sara Cards, e.g. enough to provide one to each of your guests. Take purple or pink heavy card stock, and cut it down to the size of your Bella Sara cards. Write all of your party details on the card stock, and using glue, paste the Bella Sara card to the front of your invitation. Request that your guests bring along their party invitation to the party so they can use their trading card at the party. These invitations can either be hand-delivered or sent regular mail.
The decorations can be any color scheme that appeals to the birthday girl. Pink and purple solid tableware, balloons, streamers, and confetti would make a good choice. Choosing solid colored patterns will be budget friendly. On the party table, make sure to scatter markers around and the guests can write positive messages on their cups and napkins and/or pictures of their horses.
Once at the party, as an opening activity, have the guests create their own Bella Sara names, and personalized trading cards. Make sure to have art supplies readily available for these creations. After everyone has finished, ask the guests to state the name they chose and why. Award prizes for Most Creative Name, Longest Name, Shortest Name, etc. Make sure everyone receives a prize.
Just like each Bella Sara card comes with a positive message, have the guests create their own positive messages and have them share them with each other. Alternatively, or in addition, create different positive messages and place them into a hat. Have the guests each pick one and describe what it means to them.
Horseshoes represent the capacity to purchase stuff to take care of the horses. Have a Horseshoe Hunt where the guests must find as many horseshoes as they can around the party area and yard. Real horseshoe credits would be an excellent prize and special prize for the winner.
Of course, the guests may want to get on-line and play with their horses. Make sure to have capacity for this, e.g. if you have more than one computer available, make sure that you have them set to play. A majority of the party will be taken with playing the game together.
As a party favor, send the guests home with new packs of Bella Sara trading cards and their own Bella Sara cards that they created.
--Lisa Kothari
Peppers and Pollywogs, Inc.
www.pepperspollywogs
