Games Stations Just like the circus, separate games and activities into different stations around the house or on your lawn. Kids can move from one game to another and win tickets that they can use to buy fun prizes or candy from a "prize tent."

Circus Decorations Make it a big-top birthday with red, white and blue balloons, streamers and decorations. Hang reproductions of old circus posters on the walls inside and out! And for something extra special, hang a trapeze made of paper towels and rope from the ceiling with a stuffed toy as the trapeze artist.

Everyone’s a Clown When kids first come to the party, have a clown makeup station waiting for them at the door. Use bright red lipstick to create an extra large smile, and use white face paint to cover the face. Give each child a fun hat to wear and a novelty squirting flower to attach to their shirt.