| Everyone is a a Star at a High School Musical Dance | | | | set up a hoop toss. You can use an indoor ball and |
| Party! With the 3rd installment of the HSM series | | | | net or make your own with a wastebasket and any |
| coming late in summer 2008 this event is sure to be | | | | ball you have on hand. Every player gets 10 shots |
| a huge hit! Invitations: Purchase the matching theme | | | | and 1 token is awarded for every basket made. The |
| invitations or make your own tickets or backstage | | | | kids will really want to know what these tokens are |
| passes by visiting and choosing the template for | | | | for by now! To start the dancing portion, play a few |
| "concert tickets." Its totally free and super easy! Fill | | | | rounds of dance freeze and have some spot dances. |
| out what you want the ticket or pass to say, | | | | "Dance Freeze" is when you abruptly stop the music |
| download, save and then print out as many copies as | | | | and the dancers must immediately freeze in |
| you need. Simple! I created a pretend invite on the | | | | whatever posoitiion they are in. If they can hold their |
| right hand side so you can see what they look like. | | | | position they are awarded 1 token. "Spot" dances is |
| There are several shapes, colours and designs to | | | | simply when you choose a certain spot in the room |
| choose from. Use phrases like "Backstage | | | | and whoever is closest to that spot at the end of |
| Access'',"VIP Only" and "Admit One." The tickets | | | | the song wins - 1 token. Make sure you keep a |
| would look great on card stock and the passes | | | | running list of all the tokens awarded. |
| would look great on regular paper, laminated and hole | | | | Start off each child with 10 tokens and add on from |
| punched with a lanyard or string attached. The kids | | | | there. The Menu: A cafeteria line of course! Borrow |
| can wear them to the party! Decorations: Create a | | | | some plastic trays from your local fast food joint and |
| scene right out of a High School Dance. Use plenty of | | | | let the kids line up single file and choose their meal. |
| red & white balloons and streamers. Try to get | | | | Have individual servings of hamburgers & hot |
| yourself a disco ball and some strobe lights to really | | | | dogs wrapped in foil, mini pizzas, fries in baskets, |
| set the mood for dancing! Using the name of each | | | | salads in cups and a selection of sodas, juice boxes |
| and every guest, make large yellow or foil stars with | | | | and milks in those small containers. Make a "Cafeteria" |
| their name written in it. Take those stars and make a | | | | sign and provide the lunch lady with a hairnet! Finally |
| wall of fame by mixing the "guest stars" in with | | | | we get to the tokens! Switch out the "Cafeteria" sign |
| pictures and posters of the actors and actresses | | | | for an "HSM Concession Stand" sign. During the last |
| from the High School Musical movies. Hang stars, | | | | half hour of the party set up your concession stand. |
| Cd's, records, pom poms, garland and pennants from | | | | The Concession stand should consist of items that |
| the ceiling with fishing wire. Don't forget to pull out | | | | you would put in their loot bags like bags of chips, |
| your Christmas lights and hang them all over your | | | | candies, chocolate bars, pop, cookies & gum, |
| walls. Wouldn't it be amazing to have a DJ - O.k, | | | | tattoos, glow sticks, hackey sacks, microphones, key |
| that's a bit much but make sure you have good | | | | chains, pencils, erasers, costume jewelry and licensed |
| stereo on hand with a huge selection of HSM music | | | | HSM favors. The key is to have a wide assortment |
| and popular top 40 cd's. Activities: A dance lesson | | | | of different items as all kids will not choose the same |
| would be great. | | | | things. In this situation it would be safer to over buy |
| Call you local Dance Studio and see if they have a | | | | and then return items if you do not use them. Give |
| student that would be willing to come the party and | | | | each child their allotted tokens and a paper lunch bag |
| teach a short routine from the movie. Games: "Name | | | | or a licensed HSM loot bag to fill. |
| That Tune" - Play short clips from the soundtrack | | | | The tokens can be bingo markers, play coins, paper |
| and popular top 40 songs. Have the guest try to | | | | tickets, pennies or buttons for that matter! Have a |
| name the tune and if they can, they get 1 token. If | | | | token board with the items listed for sale and their |
| they can sing the next line they will win an additional | | | | cost in tokens for the kids to see. The more costly |
| token. I will explain the tokens in a bit so stay with | | | | the item, the more tokens they cost. For example, |
| me. "Who said It" - Before the party, write down | | | | an eraser is 1 token, a pack of bubblegum is 2 |
| several lines from the movie and the character that | | | | tokens and a microphone is 3 tokens. To be fair, |
| said it. On separate slips of paper, write 1 line only | | | | have them line up by the amount of the tokens they |
| (not who said it) and place in a hat or basket. Take | | | | won - for example the lowest to highest. Have each |
| turns by passing the hat around and having each | | | | child in turn buy 1 item and then return to the back |
| guest choose a piece of paper and reading the quote | | | | of the line. Keep going until all the tokens have run |
| out loud. They then have a chance to guess. If they | | | | out. This takes a bit of planning but provides a very |
| are correct they win a token. "Hoop Toss" - The | | | | exciting element to the party! The kids take home |
| HSM kids love their East High Wildcats Basketball | | | | things they actually want and will use - not just |
| Team so be sure to add a b-ball activity. Why not | | | | forget about and throw away! |