Care Bears Party Supplies

Here are some ideas for Care Bear themed activities you can offer at the party:

Belly badges: Buy some 8 ½” x 11” sheets of labels and cut out big circles. Set up a craft table where the kids can use felts, crayons, glitter pens and an assortment of stickers to create their own “belly badge.” Once their belly badge is complete, peel off the backing for them and stick it on their tummy over their shirt or dress. They can wear the belly badge throughout the party.

Face-painting: Have a face-painting station where kids can have a heart painted on their nose (just like a Care Bear) and a Care Bear symbol of their choice painted on their cheek. Care Bear symbols include, shamrock, heart, rainbow, star, sun, flower, lollipop, cloud, moon. It’s a good idea to print all the choices out on a piece of paper so the kids can point to the symbol they want. You’ll need someone to staff the booth for you—another parent, a friend or an older neighborhood child or teen.

Pot-of-gold search: With so many rainbows, shouldn’t there be a pot of gold somewhere nearby? Hide gold coins and have the kids search for them. For each coin they find, they receive a little prize (a candy, a few stickers, a cute pencil or novelty eraser, etc.).

Build-a-bear: This activity takes quite a bit of preparation, and you’ll need access to a sewing machine, but it will be a real hit with the kids. Using a simple bear-shaped template, cut bear shapes out of different coloured felt or craft foam. You’ll want to select a range of rainbow colors: red, orange, blue, green, etc. Sew or glue two bear shapes together so that they can be stuffed with cotton batting. They don’t need to be fat and three-dimensional, you just want to give them some volume and softness. Cut out a white felt or craft foam circle for each bear’s tummy and glue it in place. You’ll need one bear for every child invited to the party. Next, you’ll need an assortment of stick-on googly eyes, ribbons, iron-on craft shapes and fabric pens—anything that the kids can easily decorate their bears with. At the party, set up a build-a-bear station. Have each child reach into a covered basket or opaque bag and pull out a bear: having them choose a bear sight unseen means there won’t be fights over who gets which color. Once they have a bear, they can stick on googly eyes, draw in features and decorate their bear however they like.