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Kids love to be noisy, and if you have a noisy party where they have permission to let it all out, you might just have a happy crowd of kids on your hands! There are lots of ways to be noisy, from clappers to whistles to bells and more. 

Have a Pampered Pet Party! For invitations, pick any pet themed party invitations, like cats, puppies, teddy bears, or paw prints. If you can't find one to your liking, make your own! Let your guests know the party theme is pampered pets and encourage them to bring their own 'pet' in the form of a favorite stuffed animal.

Decorate the party area with lots of stuffed animals! Tie colorful ribbons and add fancy bows to the toys to make it clear they are part of the party decor. It's probably a good idea to keep any special or treasured toys safely put away. Set up a pile of plush stuffed toys that guests can use for the day as a loaner pet if they didn't bring their own to the party.

Set up the pet pampering station where guests can give their pets the spa treatment! A hair dryer set on the cool air setting and used with adult supervision can fluff stuffed animal fur. Ribbons, bows, bells and other items can spiff up the pets after they are fluffed. Make pet name tags on colored card stock cut in assorted shapes and sizes. Punch a hole in the cut out and tie around the pet's neck on a piece of ribbon.

Take keepsake photos of the pampered pets and their owners. If you have a computer printer available, you can print the photos to hand out before the guests leave. Otherwise they can be added to thank you notes and sent after the party.

Serve up kibbles and bits! Mini fish crackers, tiny pretzels, and other small snacks can be labeled as 'kitty nibbles' and 'puppy treats' even though they are really people food!

Play pet themed parties featuring all sorts of animals.

Goody bags for your guests can include all sorts of pet related themes: paw print, puppies, dogs, cats, kittens, horses, teddy bears, and more!

• Eyeball cupcakes are easy to make with some colored fruit candies and red and black gel icing details. Or make one giant eyeball cake with a round layer cake. 
• Serve eyeball treats. Do an Internet search for 'eyeball snacks' and you'll find some recipes for these!
• Play "Eye Spy" or as it is usually called, "I Spy".
• Give your guests a new visual perspective on the world with zany novelty glasses!
• Optical illusions make neat decorations and they can become conversation pieces, too.
• Pass the eyeball! Play hot potato but use an 'eyeball' to pass. You can take a plain white ball and decorate it with stickers to look like an eyeball! Or make a gross out eyeball with a peeled hard boiled egg. It will be slippery and will add a bit of a challenge to the game. You may want to have a few extras on hand in case the egg gets squished!
• Pin the eyeball on the face! Play this game like pin the tail on the donkey but use a big face and lots of eyeballs shapes for the kids to pin on.
• Use a macro camera lens to take up close photographs of your guests' eyes. Make an eye collage to use as photo thank you notes.
• Fill treat bags with eyeball theme goodies!

• Magnet tag. Play this game like regular tag except when you are caught and go to jail, you have to 'stick' like a magnet to any other caught players! Players need only be touching by hand or elbow or foot, etc. Jailed players can create a line reaching out away from the jail base as long as one player remains touching the base. Untagged players can free jailed players by touching them!
• Take your guests on a magnetic treasure hunt! Bury assorted metal items that are attracted to magnets in a pile of mulch or sand. Set guests to the task of finding as many objects as they can.
• Make a horseshoe magnet shaped cake.
• Gather assorted items that are both attracted to magnets (ferrous) and not attracted to magnets. Let guests explore with their own magnet to discover which items 'stick' and which do not.
• Make magnetic art. Set out an assortment of magnets in various sizes and strengths. Add a pile of metal items that are attracted to magnets, like paper clips, washers, bolts, spoons, and so on. Guests can create magnetic sculptures as temporary works of art. Take photographs of the art.
• Go magnetic fishing! Make magnetic fishing rods by attaching magnets to string which has been tied to a stick. Make paper or cardboard shapes of fish or any other shape you choose. Slide a paper clip on to each shape. Pile up the paper cut outs and let the kids go fishing 

Magnets are great for hands-on science experiments and fun! Search online for some fun science activities that involve magnets. One fun activity is to make a homemade compass using a needle, a piece of cork, a bowl of water and a strong magnet. And don't forget to learn about the biggest "magnet" around these parts of the galaxy ... the Earth!