FOR MY SONS SIXTH BIRTHDAY WE HAD A DINOSAUR DAY!  I MADE SMALL "DINOSAURS EGGS" FOR EACH GUEST AND HIDE THEM THROUGHOUT OUR YARD. AS THE CHILDREN ARRIVED I SENT THEM OUT ON A FOSSIL HUNT AND TOLD THEM TO BRING BACK ONE SAMPLE TO THE RESEARCH CENTER, LOCATED IN OUR GARAGE.  THE EGGS WERE MADE BY COVERING BALLOONS WITH NEWSPAPER STRIPS DIPPED IN LIQUID STARCH, LETTING THEM DRY OVER NIGHT AND PAINTING WITH POSTER PAINT (MY SON LOVED HELPING WITH THIS).  WHEN THEY FOUND THERE EGG THEY DECORATED THEM ANYWAY THEY WANTED.  I PUT OUT A TABLE WITH SMALL BOWLS FILLED WITH STICKERS, GLITTER, GLUE, AND MARKERS TO WRITE THERE NAMES ON. WE ALSO MADE AN EXTRA LARGE T-REX EGG AND FILLED IT WITH TREATS FOR A GAME OF DINO STOMP, WHERE THE CHILDREN KICKED THE EGG AROUND THE YARD UNTIL IT "CRACKED". I USED THE SMALL EGGS AS THE GIFT BAGS MAKING THE OPENING CUT LOOK LIKE THE EGG HAD CRACKED AND THE CHILDREN FILLED THEM WITH THE TREATS FROM THE DINO STOMP. AS AN EXTRA PRIZE I MADE PLAYDOUGH BALLS AND HIDE A SMALL PLASTIC DINOSAUR IN THE MIDDLE AND WRAPPED THE DOUGH IN A BAGGY WITH DINOSAUR RIBBON.  FOR THE DESSERT I MADE A CHOCOLATE BUNT CAKE AND FILLED THE MIDDLE WITH VANILLA PUDDING COLORED RED AND ORANGE AS A EXPLODING VOLCANO.  I DECORATED IT WITH MORE SMALL PLASTIC ANIMALS AROUND THE BOTTOM. IT WAS SERVED WITH SWAMP WATER(GREEN PUNCH).  AFTER EATING I HAD THE CHILDREN GO INTO OUR FAMILY ROOM WHERE WE HAD MOVED THE FURNITURE BACK AGAINST THE WALLS AND FILLED THE ROOM WITH LARGE GRAY AND BLACK BALLOONS FOR OUR DINOSAUR PIT. THEY HAD A RIOT BOUNCING THE BALLOONS AROUND. AFTER ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES WE HAD A CONTEST TO SEE WHO COULD POP THE MOST BALLOONS IN ONE MINUTE.(A BIG HIT WITH THE CHILDREN BUT PARENTS MIGHT NOT BE AS THRILLED WITH THE NOISE.)  TO CLAIM THINGS DOWN BEFORE OPENING THE GIFTS I MOVED THE CHILDREN TO A DIFFERENT ROOM WHERE THEY SAT IN A CIRCLE FOR A GAME OF HOT LAVA ROCK(LIKE HOT POTATO). THE CHILDREN HAD A GREAT TIME!