Shrek Birthday Party Supplies

If you have a Wii system, you can keep the little ogres and ogresses happy with the Shrek Carnival Craze Wii game (also makes a great Shrek gift). There’s also a Shrek karaoke CD that might be fun for them to sing along to. There are dozens of games the kids can play. We have listed a few below, select one or many and watch the laughter and fun! Here are some ideas for Shrek party activities that can be played indoors or out:

Earwax toss
This game has serious gross-out appeal for kids. Cut a big Shrek face out of posterboard, including (very important) his big ogre ears. You can also buy a Shrek Poster (like the one to the right) Tape lots of sheets of newsprint to the wall and then tape the Shrek face in the middle. (This protects your walls—the game gets messy!) Lay newsprint down on the floor in front as well. Mix up a batch of ogre “ear wax” by mixing cornstarch, water and yellow food coloring. The consistency should be firm enough to handle but oozy enough to stick to the wall (about 1 cup cornstarch to less than ½ cup water). Line the kids up behind a line taped to the floor (say six feet or so) and have them try to hit Shrek’s ears with the ogre earwax. If it’s too easy for them, move the line back a few feet and try again. You can use a foam egg carton to divide up the portions of ooze for each throw. Give a prize to the child who hits the ears most often, and hand out smaller prizes, such as stickers, temporary tattoos or candy, to the other contestants.

Frog pop
Print out 12 small pictures of Shrek. You can find one on the Internet and then print it out multiple times. Roll the small pictures up and insert one each into green balloons; then inflate the balloons with the picture inside. Take a big sheet of cardboard or corkboard and pin green balloons to it, pushing the thumbtacks through the tied end of the balloon. Draw a frog face on each balloon and hang the board up on the wall. Tell the kids that Shrek has been turned into a frog by a wicked sorcerer, and they need to pop the frog to release the spell. Have the kids line up behind a line taped to the floor and hand them a dart to throw at the board. When they pop a frog, Shrek will tumble out. They can collect their Shrek picture and redeem it at the end of the game for a prize. Note: Make sure you have a helper to make sure the game is played safely. All children should stay behind the line at all times, and only one dart should be used.

Swampweed fight
This game can be played indoors, but it’s much better played outside so the kids have lots of room to run around. Purchase a can of green silly string for each child and tell them they’re going to have a swampweed fight in Shrek’s swamp. The object of the game is to cover everyone else in as much string as you can while avoiding getting swamp goo on yourself. But you can’t pull any string off yourself or you risk being disqualified! The game ends when the last child runs out of silly string, and a grown-up must adjudicate and choose the winner. It’s a nice touch to give a runner-up prize to the child MOST covered in swamp goo, too.

Other ideas for Shrek party activities:
Lilypad swamp hop: Cut lilypad shapes out of green posterboard and lay them on the floor. Play a variation of “musical chairs,” starting with one less lilypad than there are children, and removing a pad each time.
Ogre ball: Make three ogre balls using balled-up newsprint covered by green tissue or construction paper. Have the kids line up and try to throw all three balls into a cardboard box or basket.
Pin the wings on the donkey: Using a poster of Donkey, or draw one on a sheet of posterboard. Cut out dragon wings from construction paper, blindfold the kids and have them try to pin the wings on Donkey to create a Dronkey.