WRESTLING FEVER!

Recommended age group: 6–10

SETTING THE SCENE

All little champs will love the opportunity to emulate their heroes!

INVITATIONS

  1. Write the party details (see Suggested Wording) on the white board paper.
  2. To make the folder, fold the red board paper in half and glue the sides only. Leave the top open, thus creating a neat folder for the ticket.
  3. Slide the party details into the folder.
  4. Paste the ribbon on to the front of the folder using craft glue.
  5. Write the guest’s name on the nametag, punch a hole near a side edge and attach it to the gold circle with the cord.
  6. Attach the gold circle to the centre of the ribbon with a blob of Prestik®.

SUGGESTED WORDING

(Child’s name) Birthday Championship Title Bout!

Admit One to the Main Arena on: (date)

Stadium: (address)

Ticket Office Opens: (time party starts)

Ticket Office Closes: (time party ends)

RSVP: The referee at (phone number) before (date)

Dress: As your favourite wrestler!

TREAT BAGS

  1. Fold the top of the paper bag over twice to close.
  2. Wrap the ribbon around the bag and staple the ends together at the back.
  3. Punch a hole in the centre of one side edge of the nametag and write the guest’s name with the glitter pen. Punch a hole in the gold circle and attach the nametag with the cord.
  4. Attach the gold circle to the centre of the ribbon with a blob of Prestik®.

GAMES AND ACTIVITIES

WRESTLE OF STRENGTH

  1. Divide the children into two teams, ensuring that their weights are evenly distributed. Have them stand one behind the other, with the team leader behind the team’s starting mark. The children must grasp the rope firmly, then, on starter’s orders, they must try to pull the opposing team over the centre mark. The winning team receives a prize, the rest receive tokens.
  2. * The length will be determined by the number of guests, but the rope should be long enough to allow 1 metre of free space on either side of the centre point, with an additional 500 mm of rope per child.

SILENTLY NIMBLE

  1. Spread the duvet on the ground of the playing area and randomly hide the squeaky toys beneath it. Divide the children into two teams and blindfold the first child in line of each team. On starter’s orders, both blindfolded children must step onto the duvet and move about in time to the music. The first child to step on a squeaker is eliminated. The music stops while he leaves the play area, removes his blindfold and tags the next child, who then dons the blindfold and repeats the procedure when the music starts. The winning side is the one with the most ‘untagged’ children. (You may need to reposition the squeakers if the children become familiar with their whereabouts.) The winners earn a prize, the rest receive tokens.

RUMBLING ROYAL RUMPUS

  1. Inflate the balloons and tie with string. Divide the children into two teams, and give each a balloon in their team’s colour, which they must tie to their left ankles. Have three children from each team enter the playing area. When the music starts, the children must jump about and attempt to pop the balloon tied to an opposing team member’s ankle. As soon as a balloon is popped, that child must quickly leave the playing area and tag the next team member, who must enter the ‘ring’ and continue the quest to eliminate the rivals.
  2. Play continues until the children that are left in the ring are all from the same team. The winning team receives a prize, the rest receive tokens. The child who has been in the ring the longest may receive an additional prize!

THE WINNER’S PURSE

  1. Have the children stand in a circle. When the music starts, the bag must be passed from one wrestler to another. The wrestler must take the bag in his left hand, put his left arm behind his back, and then lift his right arm over his right shoulder to retrieve the bag from behind his back. The bag must then be passed to the next wrestler. The bag is passed in this wriggling fashion until the music stops. The wrestler who is holding the bag is eliminated. Play continues in this manner until one child is left. The winner receives the bag of coins, the rest receive tokens.

PARTY FOOD

Apart from the food ideas mentioned below and in keeping with the atmosphere of a wrestling arena, you may consider providing hot dogs with sauces, served from a food kiosk in foam hot dog containers with lids.

WAVING HANDS

  1. Paint the cardboard tubes red and set aside to dry.
  2. Make the popcorn as per the packet instructions and leave to cool before filling the gloves. You may wish to vary the finger positions – push the unfilled fingers to the inside of the glove, knot them together to keep them in place, and fill the rest of the glove with the popcorn.
  3. Seal one end of the cardboard tube with the adhesive tape (to prevent the popcorn falling through) and insert the sealed end into the hand. Cuff the glove around the tube and tie tightly with the elastic band so that the hand is supported securely.
  4. Tie ribbon around the ‘wrist’ to cover the elastic.

MIGHTY MEAN MASKS

  1. Bake the cupcakes in the cookie cups as per the recipe and leave to cool completely.
  2. Ice the top of the cupcake with black icing.
  3. Place the Mini Astros™ in position for the eyes. Trim the white layer of the Liquorice Allsorts Mini™ to make the nose and the trimmings of the mask. Use a straight white sweet for the mouth.

THE TITLE BELT

  1. Prepare the biscuit dough as per the recipe.
  2. Use the title belt template to cut out the biscuits and bake as directed. Leave to cool completely before covering the entire biscuit with black icing.
  3. Place the gold coin in the centre of the biscuit and use the star nozzle to pipe a row of stars around the coin.
  4. Decorate the belt with the gold balls as illustrated.

CHAMPION TREATS

  1. Fill the cone with sweets.
  2. Coat the top of the Marie biscuit with icing and place over the open end of the cone. Upend so that the biscuit forms the base.
  3. Trail a strip of icing from the top of the cone to the base and attach a liquorice strap, trimming to fit. Press gently to secure.
  4. Place a dab of icing on the back of the gold coin and attach it to the centre of the strap.
  5. Use the star nozzle to pipe a row of stars around the base of the cone and on the top.
  6. Place the wrestler on top of the cone and decorate with the gold balls as shown.

CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT CAKE
  1. Bake the cakes as directed and leave to cool completely.
  2. Sandwich the two cakes together with a layer of white icing and use a serrated knife to level the top if necessary.
  3. Coat the top with a thin layer of smooth icing as a base for the sugar paste. Roll out the sugar paste to 2–4 mm thick on a surface that has been dusted with icing sugar. Carefully place the sugar paste on the cake so that it covers the top.
  4. Very gently insert a lollipop into each corner, about 25 mm from the edge, taking care not to crumble the edges of the cake.
  5. Attach the cord with a small blob of Prestik® to the back of one of the back lollipops (ensure that it is hidden from the front view) and wind it around the outside of each lollipop to form a barrier. Join the free end to the starting point by wedging it into the blob of Prestik®. Repeat so that you have three barrier ropes.
  6. Decorate the sides of the cake with red and black icing as shown – use a ruler to mark guide lines.
  7. Place the wrestlers in position on the top of the cake, securing with a dab of icing if necessary.