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High School Musical Party
 What
a great idea for a kids movie
night party!
The first
High
School Musical movie to wow children and tweens alike debuted
in January 2006. HSM2 was aired in August 2007 and HSM3 was released
in theaters only in October 2008.
Each movie
had a different theme but all three had returning cast members
Zac Efron
(Troy Bolton), Vanessa Hudgins (Gabriella Montez), Ashley Tisdale
(Sharpay Evans), Lucas Grabeel (Ryan Evans), Corbin Bleu (Chad
Danforth), Monique Coleman (Taylor McKessie), Olesya Rulin (Kelsie
Nielsen), Chris Warren Jr. (Zeke Baylor), Bart Johnson (Jack Bolton),
and Alyson Reed (Ms. Darbus).
A HSM party
is fun to plan because there are so many themes to choose from
that one is bound to fit your guest of honor! Despite
"high school" being in the name, children ages 6 and
up can sing along and quote lines from all three HSM movies.
The different
themes of the movies make it easier to downplay the teenage aspects
of the movie and gear your party towards a more childlike environment.
At the same time it makes it easier to have a co-ed get together,
which as any tween will tell you is vital to any decent party!
Invitations
- Use HSM
invitations which you can find at practically any store that
carries party supplies, or make your own using High
School Musical clip art.
- Using red
posterboard, cut out a megaphone shape and write "Go Wildcats!"
on the front. Put all the important information on the back.
- Make a
ticket that says Admit One. This would be a good invitation
for a tweenage party.
- Make your
own movie clap board. Use red and white posterboard and cut
two pieces of the same size for the invitation. Attach them
together in the upper left corner with a brad. Draw a movie
clap board on the first piece as the cover of the invitation.
(Draw some lines diagonal going from the top of the invitation
only about a quarter of the way down. Draw a horizontal line
from the left side of the invitation to the other directly under
the diagonal lines.) Write something like "Your child's
birthday party! Take 8 (or whatever the child's age will be.)"
Slide the first piece as if it were a clapboard to reveal the
party information on the second piece of posterboard!
 Decorations
- Make posters
that say "Go Wildcats!"
- Draw basketballs
and put them on the walls.
- See if
any friends have child size portable basketball hoops and place
them in the party area or in the backyard, if your party is
outdoors.
- Look for
posters or printable images online of the stars of the movies.
- Use red
fabric and drape it on the wall as a stage curtain.
Activities
- Play "pin
the basketball on Troy". Tape a poster of Troy Bolton on
a wall or door and have each guest try to get the basketball
in one of Troy's hands. Since every basketball will have a guest's
name on it this makes for a great souvenier for the birthday
boy or girl.
- Name that
tune is a fun game. Play a few words from a song from the movie
and see who can guess the name of it first. You can do that
with other songs too not only the soundtrack from HSM.
- Karaoke
with the soundtrack and the lyrics, just in case anyone doesn't
know the words.
- Make two
teams and play charades! Write names of all main characters,
some popular scenes, or key phrases from the movie down on paper
and put them in a hat. Each team gets a chance to draw a paper
out of the hat and act out whatever it says. If the team that
drew the paper gets it right they get a point. If they don't
the other team gets a chance to guess and if they get it right
they get the point. Agree to play to a certain amount of points.
Whichever team reaches that number first wins!
Party Foods
and Favors
- Younger
kids will get a kick out of a homemade concession stand. Just
cut a couple of squares into refrigerator boxes and hand the
food out through the holes! Popcorn, lemonade, hotdogs, hamburgers,
pizza, or pigs in a blanket are all favorites with kids..
- Practically
any type of HSM party favor can be found online. Add some candy
and a bouncy ball and your guests will have a great goody bag!
More about
High School Musical party ideas around the Web:
Kids
Party Ideas - High School Musical
- Lots of great ideas for a fun theme or graduation party including
party food tips, games and activities.
High
School Musical Birthday Party - Great ideas for invitatons,
decorations, party games and food including tips on goodie bags
and favors, from AmazingMoms.com
High
School Musical 2 Party Ideas - More ideas for do it yourself
party invitations, decorations, food and party favors.
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