European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It by Connie Dickey staff writer ire a Clown. Psi up sonic carnival rides bring in a Low ponies Shell Oil about $50 Loi coordinated party flavors. Plates napkins you be got one Lotic and costly birthday Pally Lor your child Back in Iho Stales Many Piir cols go the elaborate route id Honor their offspring birthdays Bui extravagance does t guarantee Success Small and Sorn pro celebrations can be just As much Lun celebrating the Day need not to expensive said Barbara Fitzsimmons a Lormer old Cial Lor the association or Young children Europe it s not even necessary to have a party said Fitzsimmons. Who suggests visiting a museum taking an excursion donating to a children s Home in the name of the birthday child or taking up a Tun activity such As Kite Hying miniature Goll. Bowling or swimming. Ii can be Over stimulating to have too Many presents so letting the child do something special is in Many ways belief she said if you do plan a party  recommends mailing no More children than the age of the birthday child not Only will the parly be More manageable she said bul the smaller number will make the parly fun Sload of agony Lor Iho shy child. You need to keep in mind the child s personality and to involve the birthday child in the Day s  she said children like to Kielp decide what to do Al the party and to plan Iho snacks when her 9-year-old son wanted Logie out bean bags As party favors he helped make the Small bags i Hill he handed to the guests As they arrived far serve remembers children in Europe birthday parties lend to be simple most Al Horne parties feature cake and ice Cream a cookout and or having friends spend the night. Children May also celebrate at school and child care centers the department of defense dependents schools has no policy prohibiting classes from having birthday parties said Noel Tillman. Spokesman for Dodds. Schools May have five parties a year bul most teachers prefer to save those parties for a Holiday he said. Army and air Force child care centers however. Do help Wilh birthday celebrations. Most of the army centers have monthly themes which they build activities around including birthday parties. Larger army centers give a monthly party Lor All the children whose birthdays tall in that month smaller centers give parties for each child on his birthday. In Safe. Nose of he air Force centers have monthly celebrations for the children honouring All those who had a birthday that month. But at rams Lem. The. Censer has a party on the child s birthday Complete with a video of the event. Elizabeth Whetstone. Pre school supervisor Lor the censer said the  and the parcels have a written contract on the parties if parents want us to give inc child a party they fill Gui the form pay $25 and give it Back to us a week in Advance they can choose the kind of decoration lot the cake and the kind of Hals and parly  she said. A cast if party honoured the August birthday of children at the Mark Twain Village child development Center Annex in Heidelberg. At left is one of the children s drawings of a Castle. Knight Daniel met Cottet left foreground end princes Natasha Stephens Lead the party group on Parade through the housing area. Children Matte stick horses Shields crowns and Amor Tor the Celebration. Rob Cain enjoys sword sandwiches at the party. The censer then provides cake ice Cream and a present for the birthday child. A video tape of the event is made at no extra charge according to Linda Brunell child development specialist and coordinator for All the Safe centers most of the centers discourage parties thai include cake and ice Cream and opt mislead Lor some lorm of nutritional treat and fun activity Brunei also finds the key to the celebrations is to have the children prepare their own food and Tel them make their parly favors and Hals. Parents Are discouraged from bringing cake and ice Cream to parties at the Hahn a child development Center said Robin Voeckel assistant director of the Center we ask instead that if they wish to. They can Bug in a  in each child we try to Erv outage them to  Iofi Ako a Mitu Honal kind  cake Bonnie storm. U3areur child a Csc in Imnel services coordinator said some of the army centers May give parties baser on Ilic Center s chosen monthly Homes the stators at Iliescu centers do emphasise Sweet ideals n favor of select activities Lor the children we stress Rion competitive types of things the birthday child gels to choose something to  to do and gets to choose a snack she said snacks could be Peanut butter and  Sand Johes made by the children Anch  15 an Apple half a lulled with Peanut butter and raisins or a Clown salad made from a Pear Hall Wilh shredded Carrol As hair and raisins Tor the face. Do in yourself treats Are also a feature or Paphos Al the Mark Twain Village child development censer Annen in Heidelberg said Lynn 0on, if censer s director. For Tho August birthday parly in keeping with a Castle theme the children made sword sandwiches Bologna and cheese on wheat bread Cut into fourths and put on Slicks. They also had Luil itys of bananas oranges grapes and apples there was Only one problem the six children mating try sandwiches were eating hem As Las As Virtey were making them to go along Wilh the Castle party. The children made Hals Shields stick horses and foil covered Arm hands before lunch they dressed up and paraded Yin ind the Block in All their finery. Maj Macon Wayne Foscue Iii and his Wilt. Julia were Al the censer for the August parly thai helped celebrate their son to Tacon s birthday. Mrs. Foscue. Who works Al Tho Usa eur Library found a Book on birthday Celebration ideas in the Library and offered it to the Center. I found out Iho theme Lor the month was castles and there was a Section in the Book dealing with dragons and castles so n worked out real  she said Bonnie Burger whose daughter Teresa also shared the August Celebration Lor her birthday said the party at the Center worked out Well. This is a Way Lor her Teresa to celebrate with her friends Burger said Al Home we will have a cake and ice Cream Wilh the family and a few friends nothing real elaborate " it s More fun or the  Sard sgt Timothy Mcdill Whoso daughter Alice helped celebrate the monthly party Al Ibe Mark Twain Village child development Center at the censer the children get More activities to do and they Are More involved in the party. Irom helping to plan it to making the Decoi Lions and sometimes making the snacks " i in still  iou Johnson Lerner 11. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 15