After everyone used up their tickets, I passed out a 'magic carpet' for each child to sit on-that is, a thick, colorful cotton place mat which I found for a dollar each at Ross. Each 'lamp' had a number written underneath, and again, the children collected their gifts according to their number.ДЇor the treasure hunt, I filled our toy sandbox (not too large) with small trinkets for them to dig up (rings, play money, etc.) I had a sign up that said 'Cave of Wonders.' All of these games required little skill, and everyone was a winner. The stems of each lollipop were color coded, so the children received prizes that corresponded with the color of the stem.ДЇor the 'magic lantern game,' I floated five flat styrofoam pieces decorated with Aladdin's magic lamp (I used waterproof black pen and a metallic gold pen) in a baby tub. The person manning the fishing booth kept replenishing the supply of bags as more kids fished prizes.ДЇor the lollipop game, I drilled holes into one side of a huge cardboard box (decorated at the top with the big, smiling face of Jasmine)and stuck lollipops into the holes. The brown lunch bags were scattered all over an inflatable pool (of course, no water). The children fished brown lunch bags closed over at the top, with rubber bands taped to it (the kids hooked the rubber band part). The branches had strings on them and hooks made of paper clips. The children got a bag of cotton candy each in exchange for their ticket (this part was also manned by the ice cream person).ДЇor the fishing game, I made makeshift fishing poles out of branches gathered fromt the yard. Overhead, I hung bags of colorful cotton candy (I ordered them on-line) on a string with clothes pins. A friend of mine dispensed scoops of ice cream, and the children used sugar cones for hats, M&M's for eyes, etc. (I enlarged a coloring page of Jasmine sharing an ice cream parfait with Aladdin and hung it in the kitchen). Meanwhile, at the kitchen counter, the children could decorate their own ice cream clowns. (Many moms told me they've had that picture on their fridge ever since). The children couldn't believe how cool their picture looked. When the children sat on the carpet and were photographed, it looked as though they were really flying! I drew and painted a picture of the Genie on a huge piece of cardboard (this is where my art degree came in handy) and stuck the Genie on the background, so the kids didn't only look as if they were flying alone, but they also were being photographed with the Genie. I draped a small carpet (at an angle) over the ledge to make it look as if the carpet were suspended in mid-air. Underneath the sheet, I hid a a ledge for the children to sit on. The photo booth was manned by a friend of mine, who took polaroids of children who posed in front on our original 'studio.' I hung my daughter's sky-blue, cloud-patterned bedsheet in the background to simulate the sky. The tickets were for 'photo booth,' 'ice cream clown,' 'fishing game,' 'magic lantern,' 'lollipop game,' and 'cotton candy,' and 'treasure hunt.' The tickets were strung together with a piece of yarn so they could be worn around the neck. As the kids arrived, each child was handed a grocery shopping bag with his/her name on it (for the prizes), and a bunch of tickets with illustrations to go with each one (because some couldn't read yet). The caption read: 'The carnival is coming to town! Help us celebrate Kay's 5th birthday! Face Painting, games, prizes, carnival treats, and more!' (The invitations doubled as a coloring activity). Carnival party with a Jasmine and Aladdin theme for 5-yr old daughterДЇor the invitation, I xeroxed a coloring page of Jasmine and Aladdin strolling through a county fair (with Genie as the carnie).

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