For my 6 y/o birthday party we went on a Bug Hunt! The kids had studied bugs at school and my son couldn't stop talking about them. The INVITATIONS were ordered from a friend and looked like cricket boxes with netting covering them to actually look like a real cricket box...so very cute!  We had the party at our local park that had a pavillion beside a playscape...very helpful between activities/lunch. DECORATIONS: The tables were covered in red/white check table cloths (Dollar Tree) then accented with a bug box in the center; we had large bright colored bugs, magnifying glass, flashlight and tweezers (all came in the box) also in the center.  We tied green netting on the box to add some more color...very cute!  The main table had the same type decs but just more and also had the cake in the center. The CAKE was 2-tiered (one chocolate, one vanilla) and was done by a local caterer.  The colors were the same as our invite, and bugs; she actually used some of the large bright colored bugs along with some crazy candles on top. It was really adorable.  ACTIVITIES: Before the party I hid" plastic bugs all along the grounds that I had ordered from Oriental Trading; I also added some bug gummy candies (wrapped in plastic) that I got from Oriental Trading; after the kids played for a while I called them all over and gave them each a bug box (Dollar Tree) and we went on a "Bug Hunt".  They LOVED it!  All ages were there so this was appropriate for all of them.  While they were hunting bug candy bug tatoos spider rings jumping spiders all from Oriental Trading. We then did cake and presents. We ended the party by givng them all flyswatters the girls had flowers on them (Dollar Tree) and the boys had bugs that I attached with fishing line. They were all tied with blue tulle...very cute!  We used plastic wheel barrels to hold the chips and this was cute bright colored plastic trays for the food and bright colored paper goods. The utensils were put in Mason jars tied with raffia and the large plastic bugs. The party was a huge success and all the kids really enjoyed it!"