Baby's First Year: What's Hot Now: Creative Themes for First Birthday Parties

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Creative Themes for First Birthday Parties Nov 3rd 2011, 10:05 Baby’s first birthday is a once-in-a-lifetime event, so it’s only natural that you want to come up with a special way to celebrate. Party supply stores are filled with theme ideas for children’s birthday celebrations, although most of these tend to focus on popular movie or television show characters. If you’re looking for something a bit more unique, consider one of the following themes for first birthday parties. All of these great party ideas for first birthday celebrations are easy to put together and appropriate for both boys and girls. 1. Everyone Loves Cupcakes! In many families, birthdays are all about enjoying sweet treats you wouldn't normally consider part of your diet. If you love cupcakes, this makes for an adorable one-year-old birthday theme. Serve a tower of tiny cupcakes instead of one large birthday cake, then make floral cupcake centerpieces to use as clever party decorations. 2. Honor a Budding Artist With a Crayon Theme Birthday Party A crayon theme makes for a colorful and enjoyable way to celebrate baby’s first birthday, especially if you take pride in being a crafty mama. Fill clear vases or bowls with crayons, then provide lots of coloring pages and blank paper so everyone can express their artistic side. Take a picture of each guest with his or her artwork, then make a special birthday scrapbook your child can enjoy for many years to come. 3. Get Creative With ABC Themes for First Birthday Parties Your baby may not actually know his ABCs quite yet, but an alphabet birthday party theme gives you plenty of ways to plan a creative celebration. Decorate plain party supplies with an assortment of colorful letter stickers and spell out fun messages using your child’s alphabet blocks and ABC refrigerator magnets. Tie a balloon bouquet around a stack of ABC board books to make a simple table centerpiece. 4. Nurture a Budding Architect With a Lego Birthday Party Colorful Lego bricks are popular as first birthday gifts, so the Lego theme is a great choice for your child's birthday party. Even your adult guests will have fun making Lego sculptures and sharing their creations. 5. Spend a Day at the Farm Most children love animals, so consider a farm birthday theme even if you don't live in a rural area. Although a trip to a petting zoo with pigs, chickens, ducks, and cows would be the ideal activity for this type of birthday, games such as Pin the Tail on the Donkey would be appropriate as well. 6. No Monkeying Around If your little one is always looking for trouble, a monkey themed first birthday party honors his love of mischief. Use stuffed monkeys and jungle vines to decorate for your party, then treat guests to a delicious banana cake. 7. Have a Teddy Bear Picnic Cute and cuddly teddy bears can be the inspiration for an adorable one-year-old birthday party. Ask guests to bring their favorite teddy bears for a picnic or tea party. Kids will have a blast feeding their stuffed friends play sandwiches, chips, and fruit. 8. Add a Touch of Whimsy With a Rubber Ducky First Birthday Party If bath time is your baby's favorite part of the day, a rubber ducky first birthday party is sure to earn rave reviews. Decorate with an assortment of colorful yellow ducks, a toy bathtub, and blue and white balloon bouquets. 9. Put on a Show With a Mother Goose Party Do you love making your baby laugh with your knowledge of funny rhymes and silly cartoon voices? If so, consider throwing a Mother Goose themed first birthday party and entertaining guests with a special nursery rhyme puppet show. This is also a great theme to use if the birthday boy or birthday girl has older siblings who would be willing to help put on a puppet show for the guests.

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Theme Parks: On a Wing and a Player

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On a Wing and a Player Nov 2nd 2011, 16:17 Is the concept of a "wing" coaster, in which the train's seats are arranged to the left and right of the track rather than over it, more of a gimmick than anything else? I don't know. And I won't know until I try one of the two new wing coasters (the first of their kind in North America) debuting next year at Six Flags Great America and Dollywood. But we can all get a sense of the ride experience via the two preview videos of Wild Eagle, the coaster coming to Dolly Parton's Tennessee park. The point-of-view video, especially, gives an intriguing you-are-there perspective. The park also released a general preview video of the new coaster today. Whether the seating configuration is a gimmick or not, the coaster looks like it's going to be a load of fun. Read more about Wild Eagle. Connect with Arthur: Twitter | Facebook Photo: Dollywood, 2011.

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Theme Parks: What's Hot Now: Biggest Indoor Water Parks

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Biggest Indoor Water Parks Nov 2nd 2011, 10:51 About.com's Theme Parks Guide says: One of the earliest indoor water park resorts (in the indoor water park capital of the world, Wisconsin Dells), the Kalahari offers 125,000 square feet of indoor water park rides and attractions. Is that the largest in America? Well, no. It's been upstaged by the...Kalahari. Its sister property in Sandusky, Ohio, also called the Kalahari, expanded in late 2007 and now offers a 173,000-square-foot water park under one roof. The three separate indoor water parks at the nearby Wilderness total 250,000 square feet. And a mega indoor water park resort is under development in Las Vegas that, when and if it opens, would top the Kalahari and Wilderness. More Kalahari Wisconsin Dells Water Park Resort Info: Kalahari Indoor Water Park in Wisconsin Dells Overview Kalahari Indoor Water Park Photo Gallery Botswana Blast at the Kalahari Uphill Water Coaster Review Kalahari Surfari FlowRider Ride Review

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Theme Parks: What's Hot Now: Grim Grinning Ghosts Lyrics

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Grim Grinning Ghosts Lyrics Nov 2nd 2011, 10:51 Music by Buddy Baker and lyrics by F. Xavier Atencio When the crypt goes creak, And the tombstones quake. Spooks come out for a swinging wake. Happy haunts materialize, And begin to vocalize. Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize. Now don't close your eyes, And don't try to hide. Or a silly spook may sit by your side. Shrouded in a daft disguise, They pretend to terrorize. Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize. As the moon climbs high o'er the dead oak tree, Spooks arrive for the midnight spree. Creepy creeps with eerie eyes, Start to shriek and harmonize. Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize. When you hear the knell of a requiem bell, Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell. Restless bones etherialize, Rise as spooks of every size. If you would like to join our jamboree, There's a simple rule that's compulsory. Mortals pay a token fee. Rest in peace, the haunting's free. So hurry back, we would like your company.

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Theme Parks: Make Tracks for Spain

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Make Tracks for Spain Nov 1st 2011, 14:56 2012 will be an incredible season for new coasters. We've already taken a peek at some of the wild thrill machines headed our way including Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland, Skyrush at Hersheypark, and X-Flight at Six Flags Great America. To help us make it through the long off-season, let's get the lowdown on another extraordinary coaster: Shambhala at PortAventura in Spain. With a daunting 256-foot drop into an underground tunnel and a top speed of 83 mph, the mountain climbing-themed ride will take thrills to soaring heights. Read more about Shambhala. Furius Baco- Review of the launched wing coaster at PortAventura. Connect with Arthur: Twitter | Facebook Photo: PortAventura. Used with permission.

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Theme Parks: What's Hot Now: CoCo Key Water Resort Columbus

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CoCo Key Water Resort Columbus Nov 1st 2011, 10:21 CoCo Key Water Resort Columbus Location: Newark, Ohio (near Columbus) Phone: 800-788-8008 Indoor Water Park Square Footage: 50,000 CoCo Key Water Resort Columbus Admission Policy: The water park is open to registered hotel guests, but offers day passes to the general public based on availability. Check with the Cherry Valley Lodge. Hotel Rates: Compare rates for CoCo Key Water Resort Columbus at Cherry Valley Lodge at About.com's booking partner, Kayak. Directions to CoCo Key Water Resort Columbus: From North Columbus: SR 161E to Granville. SR 161 turns into SR 16. Turn right (South) at Cherry Valley Road stoplight. Lodge is 1/4 mile south of SR 16 on the left side. From Downtown Columbus: I70E to Granville/Lancaster SR 37 Exit. SR 37N towards Granville. Exit SR 16, head east, continue 2 miles, and turn right (South) at the Cherry Valley road stoplight. Proceed as above. Indoor Water Park Features: Body slides, raft ride, activity pool, interactive water play structure with dump bucket, indoor and outdoor whirlpools See the Water Park: CoCo Key Water Indoor Water Parks Photo Gallery CoCo Key Indoor Water Park Preview Video: CoCo Key Water Resort Animated Video CoCo Key Water Resort Columbus Overview: The Coco Key Water Resort is a medium-sized indoor waterpark themed to Key West. It features two body slides, the Barracuda Blast 2-person raft slide, and the Palm Grotto indoor/outdoor spa. It also offers the Parrot's Perch interactive play center with small slides and a tipping bucket. Younger children will also enjoy the "Dip-In Theatre," a shallow pool with a constant display of movies and cartoons. In addition to the water park, Cherry Valley offers 200 hotel rooms, an upscale spa, restaurant, fitness center, and meeting facilities.

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Theme Parks: What's Hot Now: South Carolina Theme Parks

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South Carolina Theme Parks Nov 1st 2011, 10:21 South Carolina theme parks and amusement parks are arranged alphabetically. Do you have a favorite theme park in South Carolina? Have you had a memorable experience at a theme park or amusement park? Write a review of a South Carolina theme park and share it with the Theme Parks community. Family Kingdom Myrtle Beach (843) 626-3447 Traditional seaside amusement park Adjacent, separate-admission Family Kingdom Water Park Freestyle Music Park Myrtle Beach The former Hard Rock Park was renamed Freestyle Music Park Hard Rock Park Myrtle Beach The park opened in 2008 and declared bankruptcy before the end of the season. New owners purchased the park and re-branded it in 2009 as Freestyle Music Park. Myrtle Beach Grand Prix Myrtle Beach The park closed in 2006. Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park Myrtle Beach The park closed in 2006. Pavilion Nostalgia Park Myrtle Beach (At Broadway at the Beach) 877-699-9200 A handful of the rides, including the historic carousel and band organ, that used to be at the closed Myrtle Beach Pavilion are at this mini ode to the seaside park. Pedroland (South of the Border) Dillon (800) 845-6011 Motorists traveling along I-95 can't miss Pedroland. The billboards start building anticipation hundreds of miles in advance of the landmark. More a truck stop/roadside attraction that grew to enormous proportions than an amusement park, Pedroland includes a few rides, like a Ferris wheel and bumper cars, among the tacky gift shops, restaurants, and other diversions.

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