High School Musical Birthday Party - Party Ideas for Pre-Teens
Everyone's a star, with this High School Musical birthday party!


High School Musical Birthday Party Supplies
For stress-free birthday party planning, use the entertaining High School Musical birthday party ideas provided below. Then, order your High School Musical party supplies on-line. Add plenty of red and white balloons and streamers.
High School Musical party supplies from Birthday In a Box
Paper products, HSM party favors and personalized items.

High School Musical Party Invitations

Purchase matching invitations or make your own using you computer
and card stock paper. Design VIP back stage passes on your computer.
Write your message...
" Name would be honored if you'd join her backstage to celebrate her 
  birthday!"
Add the party details. Use a hole punch to make a hole at the top
and attach a lanyard to the pass. You may want to ask your guests to wear their passes to the party.

You can also use red cardstock paper and a white gel pen to make pennants, like the one pictured above. Include your party details on
the back side.

Make it personal with High School Musical invitations, party banners
and more. A great way to add a unique touch to your party...
personalize it here at Birthday In a Box >>

High School Musical Birthday Party Decorations
Create a High School Musical stage. This can be done by attaching a large
red sheet , fabric, or piece of butcher paper to a wall. Run white or yellow twinkling lights around the edge of the sheet. Then, hang gold stars and
stage light garlands from the ceiling using fishing line.

You may want to add cheerleading pom-poms, pennants, a "Go Cats"
poster or a High School Musical wall decoration to the walls and around
the party area.

A Special Party Welcome
Your VIP guests will arrive in style, walking up on a red carpet and
entering through a star-filled doorway. Hire some high school or college theatre students, to provide theater makeovers as the guests arrive.

Then follow-up with a dance lesson, if possible. Encourage the partygoers to create their own choreography that they'll perform on stage.
The rest of the party can be less structured. A showing of the movie, singing Karaoke, making a craft , snacking, gifts etc.

Tip: Keep in mind that not all children love to perform whether it's singing
or dancing. Be sure that those guests can use another gift like running the music, lights, make-up, or cheering for their favorite performers with pom-poms that you provide.
Be sure to video the performance!

Wildcats Pennants
As an additional activity provide the supplies for making a Wildcats pennant to take home. These are made using red and white craft foam and a craft glue stick. Provide enough scissors for the kids to cut their own stars and letters, or you may want to provide pre-cut letters and shapes that you'll find at most craft stores (we find that easier). Often the shapes and letters come "sticky-backed", making this project even easier for you and the kids!
Kit's tip:
I have a few cheerleader party crafts that you can include in your party
if you change the color scheme to red and white ...check them out here >>

Birthday Party Treats
Serve traditional theatre fare, such as popcorn, soda, large boxes of candy and hotdogs.

High School Musical Birthday Party Games
If you feel the need for an extra activity try these party games.

Search for the Cell Phones
Mrs. Darbus has hidden everyone's cell phones. The kids have to find them! Before the party hide several plastic, candy filled or lip gloss cell phones. Write clues using the movie as hints. You'll find a fun quiz and
other ideas that may help on the High School Musical Website.
When it's time to play, the kids will work as a team to answer all
of the clues and find the cell phones. Of course everyone gets a
phone to take home!

Name That Tune
Have the children take turns humming the first few notes of a
High School Musical song. Can the other players guess which song it is?
Keep adding notes, or even words as additional clues when necessary.
This game can also be played with other popular songs.

Who Said It
Before the party, write down several lines from the movie with the character that said it, on slips of paper. The players take turns selecting
a slip of paper form a basket. Then, they'll say the quote aloud and see
who can guess the character from the movie that belongs to that quote.

High School Musical Birthday Party Favors

Your guests will go home singing when you fill this party favor box with fun prizes and treats; Toys and prizes to match your theme, lip gloss, hair ties, soundtrack CD's, stickers etc...
matching party favors from Birthday In a Box>>

High School Musical party supplies from Birthday In a Box
Paper products, favors and personalized items.

High School Musical Party Extras from Makes Parties
This site has some very cool extras such as lights, red carpet,
wall scenes etc.

TIPS ON PLANNING A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR PRE-TEENS
The first step in planning a pre-teen birthday party, is the commitment to involve your child in the planning process. Start with a theme, make a list
of possible activities and purchase party supplies. On party day, provide plenty of food and be there to supervise, but give the kids a bit of space. Work together to plan an absolutely awesome High School Musical party!

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