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Turtle Game 

Find Swiper

Pin the Boot on Boots

Cut out Turtles from green foam craft sheets.   On each turtle, use a permanent marker and write the English number followed by the Spanish translation. Do the same on index cards.  Spread the turtles on the floor or ground.  A parent yells out "Vamonos!" and the kids go stand on or by one of the turtles. More than one child can stand by a turtle,  at first.  shuffling or pulling out an index card from Backpack, a parent reads off the English/Spanish number.  All the children on that number are out of the game.  The play continues until there is one child left - the winner!  

Here are the numbers translated :

1 - uno                6 - seis

2 - dos                7 - siete

3 - tres               8 - ocho

4 - cuatro           9 - nueve

5 - cinco            10 - diez

Tips: As the crowd thins, then state only one child per turtle. Also, let the children who are out take turns drawing a card or have them practice saying the numbers in Spanish out loud.  

See turtle photo below. 

Designate one child to be Swiper the Fox, let them hide and the other kids have to find him - cuidado! Or hide a stuff animal fox for the kids to find, as they go on their adventure.  

Pin the Boots on "Boots" - This is an easy game to make.  I laminated a poster I found at a local store.

Play the game just like Pin the Tail on the Donkey.  

For those kids waiting they had to help count to three in Spanish while I rotated the child who was blind folded.   

See photo below. 

Inflatable Games

What's in Backpack?

  Reach for  Stars

This game includes 4 toss rings and is about 5 ft tall.

Mark a line to toss from based on age. You could give out different prizes based on how many rings are hooked on the cactus.

Fiesta Limbo Game

Add some fun to your Fiesta with our 5' Inflatable Cactus Limbo Game! The 4' inflatable rattling snake pole adds some more festive sounds to your party when you move it up and down! The bottom tube easily fills with sand or water for a weighted base.

Guess what's in the Backpack.  Hide several objects in a backpack and let each child have a chance to reach in and feel what's in the backpack. Let them whisper into your ear what they think they found.  If they are right, have them stand to the right and form a line, if they are wrong, have them form a line to the left.  Give out prizes to the winners and a consolation prize to the non-winners.  

Make a large star pockets to hold the stars by using different color construction paper tape or stapled together on the edges.  Put star stickers on the pocket or draw a giant star and write the guest name in the center.

Use a balloon drop or netting, to hang from the ceiling (or between trees outside) and place stars inside for them to fall upon the guest. You may want to use balloons too, to make it more festive. So as the balloons drop, stars will fall too!

At game time, gather the guest under the drop, give them their star pocket. Tell them to reach for a  star. Also, let them know they can only reach for 2 stars.

To start the game say "Reach For The Stars" in Spanish "Alcance para las estrellas" or "Alance las estrellas".

Pull the string to let the stars and balloons fall.

Ask the children to put the stars in their pocket and make a wish. Ask who has the silly face star. The winner can receive  a special book:

Opening Activity

Exploring Activity

Piñata 

As guest arrive, they can color or do an activity page. You can find printables on the Nick Jr. site.

Also, have fun by giving each guest a Dora tattoo.

EXPLORE! - I took the children on an exploration just like in the show to find our Piñata that was hidden.

Start by crossing Crocodile Lake by playing the turtle game.  Walk through the fields and over puzzle bridge.  I used a foam floor puzzle and had pieces missing.   I selected a few guest to put the pieces back into the puzzle. When they completed it we walked across the bridge and sang "We Did It!"  We proceeded toward the forest, but first we stopped to check what was in our Backpack.  Each child got to reach in and guess what they felt. We found a whistle in case we got lost, a flashlight in case it was dark in the forest, binoculars for searching and so much more! 

At the entrance to the Forest, we were greeted by the Fiesta Trio. We then followed a path and saw Señor Tucán. "Cuidado", he shouted. Swiper was hiding in the forest. He wanted to swipe our map.  We spotted him through our binoculars and we all shouted, "Swiper, NO SWIPING!" 

We found our piñata over the hill and we carried it back to the party picnic table and sang, "We did it, we did it!" 

Parents, you can take any of the shows episodes and make that  the plan for your exploration.  Maybe choose your child's favorite one.  See party photos below.                  

A piñata is a great ending activity to any party! 

Bull Piñata

Dora The Explorer Piñata

Piñata Blindfold & Bat
 

Piñata Filler

2 lb Candy Mix

5 lb Candy Mix

PARTY 

 

I used the great CD for music during our party adventure. It includes the following Dora The Explorer Music:

    1. Dora The Explorer Theme Song

    2. Map Song

    3. Backpack 

    4. Travel Song

    5. We Did it! 

Dora The Explorer Theme Song Cd Single Each

GIFT IDEAS

Party Consultant M. Hylton
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