From Summer to School: Back-to-School Party Planning

Back to School Parties and Themes
Summer’s over and school is underway. To help with the transition of a carefree summer to the grind of hitting the books, it could be fun to host a back to school party. Planning a back to school bash has never been easier than with Bouncin Bins, where we can make sure your gathering makes the kids forget all about hitting the books – at least for a little while.

Back to School Party Food: Keep it Simple
Because lunchbox food is usually pretty simple, keep the food you serve simple as well. Candy apples, fresh popped popcorn, finger sandwiches, juice boxes and mini cakes are all great ideas. Rent a popcorn maker from us to make the food service easy and hassle free. If you want to get fancy, rent a cotton candy machine as well!

Rent Themed Inflatables
If you’re having a house full of small children over for the party, think of creative ways to get them active and outside. An inflatable bounce house is the perfect idea. You can even match the back to school theme to your inflatable, such as a princess theme, or even a sports themed inflatable to celebrate the start of football season.

Choose an Overall Theme
Part of throwing an epic party is having a great theme to go with it. The sky is the limit. You can get obvious with a school bus theme, complete with yellow and black decorations. Heck, you can even outfit a rectangular table to look just like a school bus with construction paper and some glue.

Or, you can go with a less obvious theme such as School Spirit (complete with banners and pom poms), Throwback to Elementary School (with pics from your friends when they were little), or even a Hawaiian Luau theme (complete with a Paradise Playground combo slide).

Play Games
No party would be complete without a few games thrown in. A few ideas for activities include:Back to school BINGO

• Back to school photo booth
• Sidewalk chalk art
• Make your own bookmarks
• School year bucket list
• Make your own back-to-school t-shirt
• Touch and feel school supplies game with brown paper bag
• School subject trivia
• School supply scavenger hunt
• Name that snack (with blindfolds)
• Gym class (dodge ball, kickball, flag football)
• Freeze dance
• Back to school word search
• Back to school Scrabble edition
• Handprint art

If you have an inflatable in the backyard, you won’t have to worry about playing too many games! The bounce house will take center stage as the primary source of entertainment.

Stock Your Back to School Party With Inflatables From Bouncin Bins
Let us partner with you in throwing the most memorable back to school party ever. Check out our website for ideas on inflatables and accessories, then give us a call to book your rental.

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