It's time to PARTY!

Even the worlds top spies have to have a little party time right? Well here's a way to add a little espionage to your next birthday party!


Each manila folder will contain 14 envelopes; 2 of each will say "name," "country," "title or description," "occupational title or animal," "activity," "geographic feature," and "item." Each spy will have a two sheets of paper containing the dossier of two different subjects in this format: (name), the (title or description) of (country), was captured by (occupational title or animal) while (activity) in/on a (geographic feature) without his/her favorite (item). Without opening the envelopes each spy will exchange one envelope of like kind (name for name, activity for activity, etc.) with another spy. Upon receiving the envelope, the spy will open it and glue the word inside to either one of his dossier sheets in the space indicated. The spy may glue any word to either sheet as long as that space is open but must immediately glue the word in place upon receiving it. After all spies have exchanged all envelopes and glued words in place, they will take turns reading their dossiers out loud. Of course, it is important to choose some incongruous and hilarious words to place in the envelopes and to make sure that they will fit together to form literate sentences. For example, "Mrs. X (their teacher), the camel trekker of Jamaica, was captured by mountain lions while skydiving on an iceberg without her favorite toilet paper." To make the game fun, use names of people the spies know, perhaps including some of the spies themselves!The instructions will inform the spies that they must exchange their envelopes, one at a time, for an envelope held by another spy containing the same label. The instructions will explain that upon completing the exchange, the spies are to each open their envelopes and glue their words to one of their dossier sheets.Food and DrinkFood and drink at a spy theme birthday party should be mysterious, but not so gross the spies will assume it's poison and refuse to ingest it. For fun, consider buying some litmus strips and small test tubes or eye droppers online (they are very inexpensive) and having each spy test some of her drink before consuming it. The pH scale that comes with the litmus strips can be altered to indicate readings of "poisonous" or "safe." A molten lava cake can be redesignated as an explosive surprise cake for the birthday spy. Recipes for molten lava cake are available online. A trick candle complements the surprise theme.