There’s no need for the atmosphere of your kids birthday party to be any different with the inclusion of disabled party guests. Here are our top ideas to fill your kids party with fun everyone can participate in.

Crafts
Sit-down childrens crafts like biscuit decoration or colouring are a brilliant way to make every kid feel involved and competent. If you’re feeling brave and have the space, a large free area (i.e. totally covered in paper/protective sheeting) for kids to sit on the floor and makes loads of glorious mess whilst (in theory) painting t-shirts, pictures, mugs etc. is a really treat. This isn’t for the faint of heart though – it may be messier than you could possibly imagine… but just as much fun.
Also in the field of crafts is the ancient art of face painting. Have the kids paint each other’s faces in the theme of “What can you see outside?” The kids that have limited handling capabilities can be helped by adults or by their friends.

Sing-a-long
Oh the world of children’s songs and chants is vibrant one, full of clapping and silly arm gestures. How you organise it is up to you, but a good old sing-song helps every kid to feel energised and excited. Depending on the capabilities of the disabled guests at your children’s’ party, gesture or action-based songs can be as much fun as a run-around game.

A thoughtful idea is to chat with the parents of any disabled party guests before the big day.