Pet Shop Icebreaker Activity
by Anonymous
I set up a pet shop/pet adoption center in the party area. I made a dog house using large cardboard boxes and then painted it white with a red roof. I bought about one dozen of assorted dog stuffed animals from Oriental Trading and displayed each of them in box and dog crate (separating them by breed).
I then printed dog facts for each breed on a piece of paper and glued on stock paper (it's easy to find these facts on the internet or go to the library). Above each stuffed animal I hung their fact sheet (the facts included Breed, Color, Weight, Height, Personality, Grooming Tips and Exercise Requirements.
Then when the kids came, we started with this icebreaker activity - each child selected a puppy to adopt. Then each child received an "Adoption Certificate" (I printed these from the computer... I created them before the party - put lots of puppy graphics on them). The certificates included the Breed, Date of Birth, Height, Weight, Gender and an open space so that the kids can write the full name of the dog (they give them a name). At the bottom was also written "I hereby promise to give my dog lots of love, feed my dog daily and give my dog a safe and happy home". There was also an open space at the bottom that said "Belongs To" and a "Signature Line" for the new Owner. There was another line imprinted for the Witness Signature and Date (Mom can sign as the witness).
Once the Adoption Certificate was filled out, each child received a Dog Collar (nylon paw printed bracelets from Oriental Trading but worked great as dog collars). Each guest then went to the Grooming Area to have their new dogs bathed. It's nice to make a sign for each station. The birthday child stood under the Grooming Area sign and gave the puppies a pretend bath, wrapped them in a Dog Paw Print Towel and put initials on the Adoption Certificate under "Bath/Groomed".
From there, each child goes to the Vet (assign someone to be the vet and put a "Veterinarian" sign up so the kids know where to go). Each guest brings their puppy to see the Vet. Once the Vet examines the puppy and gives them their (imaginary) shots, the Vet puts their initials under Exam/Shots on Adoption Certificate.
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