Ideas for entertainment and performances to liven up a birthday party
At birthday parties celebrating family, friends, or a significant other, there are often performances or fun activities, right?
Some of you may be looking for an act to present alongside a gift or message for someone special.
In this article, we’ve gathered a variety of fun ideas that both celebrate the guest of honor and fill the venue with laughter.
We’ll introduce activities you can rehearse in advance and games everyone can enjoy together.
Along with words of gratitude and gifts, be sure to check out these performances that will bring smiles to everyone’s faces.
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Ideas for Party Games and Performances to Liven Up a Birthday Party (21–30)
The Play of the Three Little Pigs
For the kindergarten birthday party, the performance is a play of “The Three Little Pigs.” Since it’s a story the children know well, the kids are enjoying watching it.
Using stuffed animals, the teacher plays the wolf, making it a performance that gets everyone excited.
Newspaper Theater
We’ll make a hat out of a large newspaper.
Let’s craft it to the rhythm while singing along.
Then we’ll use the hat to put on a little play.
In this video, two people tug at the hat and tear it to pieces.
In the end, the torn newspaper transforms into clothing.
It’s a fun performance with a clever surprise.
Ideas for Party Entertainment and Performances to Liven Up a Birthday (31–40)
Onion Ring Tower
You can order it at places like izakayas, but homemade is best, right? It looks flashy, but it’s just an onion.
In the video they stick chopsticks into a daikon radish, but you could stick pretzels into cream cheese instead.
As time passes, moisture seeps out of the onion and it gets soggy, so let’s all enjoy it together and finish it up quickly.
stop motion
Stop motion is a method of creating a movie by photographing frames one by one, similar to a flipbook.
Making stop motion takes time and effort, but I think it will be very well received at a birthday party.
You can do all sorts of things, from funny stories to moving, emotional ones.
Earphone Loud Telephone Game
I recommend the “Blasting Earphones Telephone Game” for anyone looking for a fun party game everyone can play together.
The rules are simple: you play a regular telephone game while blasting music through earphones.
It gets even more exciting if you make it a team competition to see which side can pass the message along more accurately.
Cola Message Surprise
Perfect if the birthday star loves cola! How about this surprise? Just write a message on an unopened bottle of cola and give it to them.
It’s super easy.
You could even gather messages from all the guests.
It’s a lovely surprise that doesn’t cost much.
Party tricks for hiking and walking
If you’re looking for a funny act that will make people laugh, I recommend the comedy duo Hiking Walking’s routine.
The idea itself is so amusing that I think anyone who imitates it can get laughs.
The fact that you can still laugh even when you know the punchline shows their professional skill.