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• Planning an Animal Party

  

  Animals in the wild, at the zoo, and at the circus fascinate children. What little boy or girl does not want a puppy or a kitten? An animal themed party is sure to be a hit with pretty much any kids. The party theme can be based around all animals, a group of animals like ocean animals or birds, or a particular kind of animal such as a horse or a dog.

  Perhaps the easiest way to hold an animal themed party is to have the party at the Oregon Zoo. The zoo not only showcases a wide variety of exotic animals, but also includes a farm where kids can pet goats, rabbits, and other farm animals.

  Several farms in the Portland area also have party space and animals for kids to see and pet. For instance, Kruger Farm on Sauvie Island offers birthday party packages and a petting zoo.

  Want to bring the animals to your party location? Consider having a petting zoo, a reptile zoo, or pony rides at your party. Having a face painter who can paint animal faces on the kids is another fun party entertainment idea.

  Along with having real animals at your party, you can get animal themed inflatables and play equipment for your party. Inflatables like the Lion Bouncer and the Gorilla Bouncer feature are perfect for an animal themed party.

  You can pick up animal invitations, decorations, plates, cups, party favors, games, and toys at dollar or party stores. Buy or make a cake with decorations to match your theme as well. One simple way to decorate a cake is to use plastic animal figures on top of a simple frosting job. You can also get cake pans that are shaped like animals, or frost an animal face on a circle shaped cake.

  Kids are wild about animals so your animal themed party is sure to be a wild success. Have fun!

• Temporary Tattoos for Events

  

  Looking for a fun activity for an event? Temporary tattoos are an easy activity that can be lots of fun and useful too.

  Offer airbrush or henna tattoos as a fun activity at a party. Kids enjoy showing off their new tattoos and mom’s won’t mind since they clean off easily when the time comes.

  Identify your group with tattoo. Pick a tattoo to put on every participant in a group so you can tell them from the rest of the crowd. Tattoos can be a fun alternative to tickets or hand stamps for a VIP group at an event. For instance, if you are having a bachelor or bachelorette party in a club and have a private room reserved, you can use a tattoo to mark the people who are members of the party so you know who to allow into the room. Or you can use a tattoo as a backstage pass for a concert. You can even have multiple tattoos to mark specific levels of admittance, for instance crew, performers, and VIPs.

  Use tattoos as a marketing strategy. Get a stencil made of your logo and offer free airbrush tattoos at a booth at an event. Anyone who gets one of your tattoos will be walking around with an advertisement for your company on their skin (till they wash it off), plus offering the tattoo encourages people to visit your booth in the first place.

  Offer tattoos as a fundraiser. Let people pick their tattoo for a small price to raise money at an event. Tattoos are especially popular at concerts where everyone wants to be a rocker, at least for the day.

  Temporary tattoos are a fun addition to any event!

• Party Power

  

  The large empty field seemed like the perfect venue for a party. There was plenty of space for tables, chairs, a dance floor, and even a stage. Parking wasn’t going to be a problem either. Everything seemed good to go, until in a conversation with the DJ, he asked what power was available for his equipment. Suddenly everything needed electricity including the sound equipment, the lights, the video projector, and the food prep equipment,… and there was no power source anywhere near that big field.

  If you’ve ever planned an event in an area without electricity, you know how challenging it can be to find alternatives that don’t require an external power source. Luckily, there is an easier solution that will allow you to use all your electric equipment pretty much anywhere. Rent a generator. Clowns unlimited rents a portable Honda generator and a large 25,000 watt electric generator .

  What can you use a generator for? Pretty much anything that needs power. For events needing just a little power, the Honda Generator is just the thing. For large festivals and events, that 25,000 watt generator can power a lot of equipment.