Need help finding a clown for my sons 1st b-day?
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First of all, does your son like clowns.  All of my children at that age were terrified of clowns.  \n\nIf you want a clown, maybe one of your good friends could rent a costume and be silly for the afternoon.  Your son is so little, he won't know the difference.  His birthday will be special if you just have all your friends and family around, some balloons, a cake and presents.  I think at 1, there is no need to hire performers.
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The best shape activity that worked for my son at this age was a shape sorter. They can picked up at any toy store or Walmart/Target/K-Mart. \n\nIt is a plastic box or ball with holes cutout in various shapes. There are plastic pieces that fit inside of each cutout. The child has to match the shape to the cutout and slide it insde the shape sorter.\n\nIt's fun and easy.....I would name the shapes as he placed them inside so eventually he learned the names of the shapes....hearing it and seeing it at the same time makes a huge difference!\n\nGood luck!
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ebay has inexpensive costumes. Look into having someone make things for you as well.
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Go to ThinkGeek.com. You should find something there, that he doesn't own. It's a great site with a bunch of gadgets for dorks. Good luck!
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Try the Discovery Channel store if there is one near you.  Or you could try Best Buy, Suncoast, Sam Goodie, even Blockbuster, Target or Walmart. \n\nIf not, you could put a piece of paper in a Fathers Day card saying that there is a surpise comming in the mail for him soon and just order it off the Discovery Channel's website.
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they say, one guest for every year your child is, i.e. 3 for your daughter, and playing games, with cake/ice cream, and more play, usually lasting one hour, is about all their attention spans can deal with.\nChuck e cheese, (with that creepy rat) is like sensory overlaod, even for a 7 yr. old.\nKeep it simple. and remember, \nNO CLOWNS!
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Simplicity patterns has a costume book for kids. Try Wal Mart or up scale fabric stores.
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A sterio system and a pogo stick.. He's a kid! Make sure he's have regular kid fun too!
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http://www.storesonline.com/site/1017430/page/575499\n\nI really hope u get what u want in this site.\n\nHappy first birthday to your son. :)
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If he has any hobbies you should buy hiim something relevant to them but if not then go with the easy ones, music, smelly stuff, chocolate, concert tickets, console games. or failing all of the above find out what his fav shop is and get him vouchers! Good luck! Lyndsey xx
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Look it up on the Santa Tracker they might have it.Plus according to the song as long as it's the same Santa I don't see why he won't be at the front. LOL!
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if you got one go 2 k-mart look in toys for the posters.or go to bratz . com
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Call the Toy's For Tots Org.  They may be able to help you find a location where you can pick out clothing and toys for free for your children for Christmas.
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There is a clown that lives in Northern Michigan that does all kinds of parties and events. This guy has been a clown for years. He's awesome. His name is Dynamite the clown. If you do a search for him on the net, I am sure you can find him. http://www.cadillacnews.com/articles/2006/05/01/news/news01.txt\nHere is a bit of information about him. His real name is Rudy Grahek.
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Zoos and museums are often good places to look for volunteer programs.  \n\nRegardless of whether or not he wants to volunteer to work at a museum or zoo, you can also encourage him by getting him some simple field gear.  Binoculars are an excellent choice, and something like armoured 10x field binoculars aren't even very expensive.  Butterfly nets, aquatic nets, collection jars, magnifying glasses, and other critter catching equipment can be pretty cheap, or even home made.  Something like a microscope (with a flat stage so that home made slides can be examined) can also be an excellent investment.\n\nMany areas will have nature clubs and birding groups that often lead guided nature walks in their local area.  Try to find some of these, and perhaps go on a few of their tours.  Alternatively, you can just turn your kid loose in an empty field or wood lot with a few jars and let him see what kind of critters he can turn up.\n\nThere are also videos and television shows that are terribly exciting for budding zoologists.  The Discovery Channel and Animal Planet are the obvious choices, but there are also many decades worth of excellent National Geographic specials out there.  Many libraries have them available free of charge.\n\nIf your child loves Jeff Corwin, you should also look for a series called Acorn the Nature Nut, hosted by John Acorn.  Each episode he focuses on a single topic, such as frogs or aquatic critters or bird watching, and gives sound, excellent scientific information about those topics, tips on how to find those critters yourself, and also sings corny songs and makes corny jokes about the critters.  Rather than focusing on the wild, exotic beasts of Africa or other far away locations, the Nature Nut usually concentrates on the kinds of critters you can find right in your own back yard.\n\nYou should be forewarned that living with a budding zoologist is not always easy.  My mother still has horror stories she tells about the boxes of caterpillars or grasshoppers and jars of slugs my brother and I would bring home, or how we wouldn't let her kill the spiders in the house.  But if you persevere and try not to let the moths cooling in the fridge freak you out, you should have many excellent opportunities to encourage your son's interests.
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Try a dollar store. Jay Leno does a bit where he shows strange and funny things found at a dollar store. I found a really terrible light-up mens neck tie at a dollar store once.Someone I know gave a gigantic pair of underwear as a gag gift once. That could be funny as long as no one in your family is big enough to fit in it!
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Go to the fisher-price web site and see if you can order the extras your looking for from them. I guess it would be the best place to look.