Latin Fiesta!

I got this idea from my girlfriend....Last year on my son's birthday, she was wondering why I hadn't included in the party a tradition from my country, I think she was expecting something like on "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" a noisy party full of people, food and music :-). Well.... this year I'd like to follow her advice,  nothing really big, just a little bit of my childhood tradition. But I've been searching on line without any luck, there is nothing useful about that on the Internet. I'm pretty sure that there are other moms or dads who would like the idea of throwing a latin fiesta for their kids. Definitly playing music in Spanish would be fun, and maybe teaching the kids a song that they could easily remember would be terrific! But what about the decoration and food? Have you ever had a latin fiesta for your child? any suggestion?

Comments

[Crystal]

It's an interesting idea, but then again, the birthday parties I have seen in Spain and Argentina haven't been much different than what goes on here in the US. Basically it's the same deal - kids music, cake and playtime. Actually, I would say the US parties had more "organized" activities, from pin-the-tail on the donkey to musical chairs. Besides playing Spanish music and making a cake from Dulce de Leche, Im not sure how I could incorporate more from Argentina or Spain.

[silh3]

In Peru is definitely different than in the states. A birthday party is usually loud because we play music all the time, a party without music is not a party. We play games too but most of the times there is a clown or a magician or a show to have the kids enterteined. We have arroz con leche (rice pudding), mazamorra morada (made with purple corn), jello, pop corn, cookies, sandwiches, candies, etc. And of course we have the piñata full of candies and cheap toys! The cake is according to the party theme, most of peruvians get a cake from the bakery store, here in the states I see many people prefer to bake the cake for their kids parties and I like that! a homemade cake is much better and less sugary :-) I found a great link with neat ideas for birthday cakes http://www.coolest-birthday-cakes.com/cake-designs.html. I've been looking for a latin fiesta supplies with no luck, I only found mexican party supplies like hats and maracas with mexican designs and colors but what I'd like to find is something different, something hispanic like musical instruments or neutral colors. I'll keep looking!