18 again :: Big
throw a party :: don’t throw a party
jelly beans :: jujubes
champagne :: fireworks
party hat :: noisemaker
pin the tail on the donkey :: bobbing for apples
potato sack race :: egg on spoon race
ice cream cake :: ice cream
parents :: no parents
pizza :: hot dog
balloons :: streamers
outside the house :: at another locale
invite a select few :: invite everyone
Liz
/ June 16, 2012Big! JimmyjimmyjimmyJACKS! glow-in-the-dark-compass-ring! Tom Hanks is so awesome in it!
Throw a party!
Jelly beans!
Champagne! (Fireworks? Come on! No one’s going to pick fireworks over champagne)
Party hat. Noisemakers lose their appeal in 90 seconds.
Both are awesome. But I’ll give it to PTTOTD because I was TERRIFIED of bobbing as a kid. I mean, I was pretty confident I would drown.
Egg on spoon. Potato sack race is just infuriating.
Ice cream!
No parents!
Both!
Streamers I think.
Invite everyone and hope that not everybody shows up?
emeline
/ June 16, 2012Big
don’t throw a party
jujubes
fireworks ( i trust the kids more with fireworks than champagne! )
party hat: noisemakers = irritated mom
pin the tail on the donkey :
potato sack race : I dream of organizing a mass one in Benny park
ice cream cake: no fallen cones
parents
hot dog: with ketchup only
balloons :: streamers: BOTH! and hanging letters that spell the name of the birthday kid… that’s my party decoration trick!
outside the house :: at another locale: i debate this on a weekly basis
invite everyone: since I’ve never really thrown a real party, I can’t judge. But I’m usually an All In kinda girl
Jen
/ June 16, 2012Big- Geesh. 18 again? George Burns?
throw a party-
jelly beans- Jelly Belly root beer flavoured ones please!
fireworks!- Champagne is overrated.
noisemaker- Those curly paper ones that always deteriorate before the end of the party.
pin the tail on the donkey- I don’t why I think of bobbing for apples as a halloween party thing…
egg on spoon race- Or three legged race
ice cream cake- My birthday is in August. There is no other option.
no parents- duh
hot dog- easy walking around food
balloons- I have a balloon fanatic in my house. My 5 year old self would vote for the streamers though.
outside the house- If I had a house….
invite a select few- Can’t. Handle. Big. Parties.
missweb
/ June 16, 2012Big
don’t throw a party
jujubes
champagne :: fireworks – both
party hat
pin the tail on the donkey (bobbing for apples – all those open mouths, licking the apples, *gag*, really. yuck!
potato sack race
ice cream cake :: ice cream – yes please
parents :: no parents – if I had more space, parents but I don’t so no parents?!?!
pizza
balloons :: streamers – both
outside the house :: at another locale – yes and yes!!!
invite a select few – it’s a space issue!
Annabelle
/ June 18, 2012Big… it was kind of a no brainer because of the Tom Hanks factor. BUT if you look at plotline only, I think I would prefer to be 80 and revisit 18, than be 11 and visit 30. Sooooooo?
throw a party. even if it kills you.
jujubes
champagne
party hat
pin the tail on the donkey: agreed on all apple-bobbing points
egg on spoon race
ice cream cake: so delicious!
no parents, there is enough to do already and it should be about the kid.
pizza, if I’m doing the work. Hot dog if I am not doing the work.
balloons: they are always a hit. I think an hour of the party on Saturday was dedicated to “ballooning”.
inside the house – woops that should have been INSIDE the house. I’m all for at the house. My daughter loves showing her friends where she lives since she doesn’t go to playdates often.
invite a select few: with everybody I experience way too much anxiety (if it’s an adult party) and you can’t really have any fun. And too many kids is too many kids.