Holi is round the corner, so are you set for some (a lot of) splash and color? Its gonna be so much fun when your kids are going to be with you! What? They are afraid of the festival? So is it going to be a no fun day for you? We understand that you don’t want to leave your kids while getting engrossed in this colorful festival. But skipping it all together from your life is also not a good idea.
What you can do is organize a holi party for your kids and their friends. When they are in the safety of their home and loved ones, they will be more open to celebrating. Incorporate them throughout the planning process and they might just end up loving the whole idea of holi! How to go about organizing a fun filled color party is all here, have a look!
What you can do is organize a holi party for your kids and their friends. When they are in the safety of their home and loved ones, they will be more open to celebrating. Incorporate them throughout the planning process and they might just end up loving the whole idea of holi! How to go about organizing a fun filled color party is all here, have a look!
Colorful Invite
The invite should speak of the colorful theme to excite all the kids. You can create it on your own by using paints, design it around the festival for the real feel. You can also draw water buckets, sweets and color bags on the card to match the theme. Involve your kids in the invite making process to create their interest in the day.
Vibrant Decor
Decoration is another important part of a party and if we talk of a holi party, you can well imagine how colorful it will be. From gulaal to water guns, from colorful balloons to streamers, you can use anything and everything to get your house in the party mood. Deck up your party area with colorful stuff and let the kids await the start of the party with awe!
Colors
The festival revolves around applying gulaal to each other, thus the colors have an important role to play in the party. While you shop for the colors, be very vigilant about what quality you are buying. If your kids are scared of this festival, chances are that they are scared of the colors, their harshness or inability to wash them off. So always buy natural colors that will be easy on your kid’s skin and will be washed off easily!
Holi Special Music
Party means dance and dance means music, even though the festival is about colors you can’t do away with music! So get your hands on holi special music to add more fun to the party. Create a playlist of popular holi songs like Holi Ke Din, Rang Barse, Holi Khele Raghuveera, Balam Pichkari and the like. While the kids shake their leg at these songs, you can see them having a blast and smile at your efforts!
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Snacking
While you are planning a holi party for the kids, do keep in mind that snacks will be very important if you want to win them over! Special holi snacks like gujiya, thandai, carrot kanji and seviyan kheer can be a part of the menu as the special attraction in addition to normal party snacks that kids love. You want to see them smacking their lips, don’t you?
Dressing Up
The elders would suggest you to dress up the kids in old shabby pieces but that advice is for the bygone days. You can do away with that trend for this party. Dress your kids in smart clothes for the party, a pair of cool shorts and tee would do for the boys. Little girls can really rock a little colorful tunic. Colorful slippers for comfy and funky look will be best!
Gaming Session
Every kiddie party has to be replete with options for games. You can get your kids acquainted with the color festival by planning games around it that will not threaten them also. Passing the leaking balloon, filling balloons with colored water, finding a coin in a tub full of colored water and many more. When the kids feel comfy with them, they might want to try playing gulaal!
Party Favors
How do you wish to stay in the memories of the little guests? Yes, party favors is what you need! Make little colorful packets of gulaal, waterguns and sweets. Present it to every little kid when the party ends and they will remember this gala time for a long time!
So got your plans for holi 2017 in place? These ideas will help you throw a much talked about party. Ease your kids into this festive celebrations and from the next year, there will be no stopping them!