Wizard of Oz Medley

Wizard of Oz
Over the Rainbow

Invitations:
Rainbow shaped
Front:
We are going to Oz for a party
Inside:
Day:
Time:
Location:
RSVP:  To (your character) the Wicked Witch, etc
Ask the kids to dress like someone from the movie.
Make sure the adults (you) are dressed a part also.

Decorations:
Oz plates from party supply.  Blue and white checkered table cloth with baskets for foods.  Balloon rainbow arch.   Paper chains in rainbow colors.  Make a rainbow shaped centerpiece using posterboard and sitting on  fluffed up batting for a cloud.  Yellow brick road leading to party house or back yard, use chalk or butcherpaper.  'Road' signs to 'Oz', 'Munchkinland,' 'Haunted Castle,' and etc. Pinwheels set around the room.  Red shoe piņata.

Cake and Food:
Cake:  Use a horse shoe shaped cake, flip upside down for a rainbow.   Frost in rainbow colors and add a blue bird on top.
Food:  Jell-O in rainbow colors. Skittles. Broomsticks (pretzels).

Goodie Bags:
Use small baskets and fill.  Rainbow shaped items, apple item, shiny or clear ball (to look like the witches ball).  Let the kids choose a pinwheel from the decorations.

Games and Activities:
Pin the heart on the Tinman

Trivia Game for older kids and adults.  For questions see this web site: Jim's Wizard of Oz Movie Trivia Questions Page

Twister

Word search Wizard of Oz Word Game

Face painting:  Paint faces to go with their costume or character.

Field of Poppies: 
Need:  Several icons (could be made from cardboard) representing a heart, brain, courage, home and  witches brooms.  Playing area.
A tag game.  "It" is the Wicked Witch and must tag the others before they reach their destination of Oz.  Have the players line up at one end of the playing area.  The witch will stand in the middle of the area.  On 'go' the players try to reach the other end of the playing area 'Oz.'  If they are successful they must pick up an icon of the broom and carry it back to start.  They must then trek back to Oz for their prize of a heart, brain, courage or home.  If they are tagged by the witch, they must fall asleep were they are.  They may be released from sleep only by someone who has returned from their trek with the final prize.

Scarecrow Relay:  The Scarecrow has fallen apart and you must put him together again.
Need:  Cut outs of head, pants, shirt, shoes, hat, etc.  Place in pile.  A wall or area pieces can be taped down.
Line up teams.  First to go must race to pile, find a piece of the scarecrow and then race to the wall/ ground area.  Pin it down in place then race back to their team.  Next in line goes until the scarecrow is complete.  First team to finish their scarecrow wins.

Make Glenda's Wand:
Need dowel and cardboard cut out of star hot glued to end.  Glitter and markers.
Let the kids decorate them.

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