It is fun to serve cherries in some way for
a February party. That is because there is a legend about George Washington that he
chopped down his father’s prize cherry tree. When his father found the tree cut down
he asked George if he knew who had done it. The story goes that George replied that he
could not tell a lie and he told his father the truth. That is the start of the stories
about how honest he was. Lets have cherries over some ice cream at the party or how about
a cherry vanilla cake?
Since it is cold in February in a lot of
places, here is an idea for a good game. Give all of your guests a piece of paper and see
who can list the most pieces of winter clothing they can think of. Things like gloves,
mittens, cap, scarf and so on. Then put some clothing (cap, scarf, jacket, gloves, boots,
raincoat and so on) in the middle of the room and have a timed contest to see who can put
things on and take them off the fastest.
Another good game is called the Balloon Pop
Hop. Tie a balloon to each person’s leg and play some fast dance music. Everyone
tries to pop each others balloon by stepping on it. In the meantime, you have to protect
your OWN balloon too. Great Fun!
For another game, make up a secret code
(a=1, b=2, c=3) or something like that and then write some winter words in code and see
who can figure them out. For example:
3-15-12-4 (3=c, 15=o, 12=l, 4=d) cold
Finally, for your treat bag, how about heart
shaped cookies, balloons, and of course, a story book.
