We had a doll cake, which I made by pouring the batter into a deep mixing bowl and baking. Some games we played included their dolls, like Who Can Dress the Doll the Fastest and Doll Mix-up. For the Doll Mix-up, sit each girl in a circle with her doll, start the music and pass the dolls around. Of course, each girl receives a prize as she leaves the circle. I washed stuffed elephants, bears, lions, tigers and monkeys, and put them in a box decorated like a circus car.
Younger children can throw into round baskets.
For a craft project, let them decorate foam burger boxes and fill these mini-treasure chests with goodies of their own choosing. When you make invitations to this party, cut them up into puzzle pieces and put into envelopes to send out. For a fun craft at party time, cut out popular cereal box fronts like a puzzle and have each child assemble one. Save one piece to hand out to each player. Hide the rest of the puzzle pieces.