Celebrating A Birthday At Mt. Olympus Theme Park?

10 GREAT BIRTHDAY IDEAS

Going to be at Mt. Olympus Theme Park for someone's birthday? Celebrate throughout the day with these fun ways to keep the birthday fun going!

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Bring a bunch of small cake candles with you to Mt. Olympus Theme Park and stick them in EVERY bit of food that the birthday boy/girl eats for the day - to blow out the candles each time. It will get to be a lot of fun as they blow out the candles on their birthday hot dog, birthday churro and birthday soda!

Plan a fun scavenger hunt throughout the day at Mt. Olympus Theme Park. There are all different types of scavenger hunts to go on, each with a different format. Although for some parties having different teams compete with each other can be a lot of fun, for someone's birthday when there is one person to honor, it's typically best to have everyone on the same team - everyone gets to help the birthday boy/girl be successful…when one person wins, they all win! These can be a lot of fun to create, but can take some extra work to make creative (sometimes you'll need more than just a list to excite some teens, for example.) Consider our GREAT ADVENTURE CHALLENGE AT Mt. Olympus Theme Park - a package for them to open once there filled with all kinds of puzzles and things to do! CLICK HERE to learn more!

This activity is typically best with family (or friends they've known for a very, very long time) and although it might take some coordinating, it can have a great impact on the birthday boy/girl. Divide up the years among everyone going to Mt. Olympus Theme Park with the birthday boy/girl. For example, if he/she is turning 14, then divide up the years 1-14 among everyone. The goal is to have a unique story to share about each year in his/her life that can be shared with everyone throughout the day. For those that are older, it's ok to skip every few years for the sake of capturing their whole life span. Make sure the stories are told in order. This also works especially well when you focus on their achievements throughout his/her life!

This is a great game to play for a larger group (4+). Ahead of time, prepare a list of fun tasks to do at Mt. Olympus Theme Park at write the out separately on small pieces of paper - at least enough for each person going. It's best to have someone else (who is NOT going with you to Mt. Olympus Theme Park) write them out - someone you can trust. Throughout the day, the birthday boy/girl periodically pulls one task out and reads it out loud. He/she then CHOOSES who in the group must complete the task right then. The rules are that EVERY person completes one task. The birthday boy/girl cannot look ahead at the different pieces of paper to see which ones he/she wants to assign or do for himself/herself. This can also be a great thing to do in the different lines you might wait in.

If the birthday boy/girl is going with a larger group (3+ people) have each person take a different time slot to give a small gift or card. In this way you won't have to plan everything - just the making sure that each person has their small gift/card with them ready for the special day at Mt. Olympus Theme Park. For the sake of remembering, it's suggested that each person take an hour on the hour time slot (I.e. one person has 1:00, the next person has 2:00, etc.)

Sing Happy Birthday in EVERY line that you wait in. You'll be surprised how often other folks don't mind joining in the song…especially in those longer lines when there's not a lot else for folks to do.

Pick different events that happened in the birthday boy/girl's life - events that happened somewhat close to each other. For example, different sets might include: (first tooth, crawled, sat up) or (learned ABC's, ride a bike, poured his/her own milk). This will work for adult events as well including (first girlfriend, first job, broke leg.) Everyone else there will have to guess the ORDER that the events happened. Award points as you go and determine a winner at the end of the day. This is a great activity to play while there are lulls in the fun (I.e. while standing in lines)

Although this can get a little pricey, it can be a lot of fun. Set out at the beginning of the day to collect a certain number of items at Mt. Olympus Theme Park. For example, if the birthday boy/girl is turning 14, then have them collect 14 buttons throughout the park. They could also collect different pressed pennies, pieces of candy (the wrappers), signatures from workers, etc.

Make a game out of their actual age number - see how many times you can find that number throughout the day at Mt. Olympus Theme Park. For example, if the birthday boy/girl is turning 21, everyone must look for the number '21' throughout Mt. Olympus Theme Park. Award one point to the FIRST person who finds a new one throughout the day and add up the points at the completion. You might find numbers on height requirement signs, menus, ticket pricing signs, phone numbers, etc.

Have the birthday boy/girl wear a funny hat/shirt/outfit so that as they walk around Mt. Olympus Theme Park everyone will know it's their birthday. In this way, other visitors at Mt. Olympus Theme Park will be able to with them a happy birthday!