Playground birthday party - do I need activities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm so curious about who all these people are who think FIVE year olds need something to do other than play on the playground!! I get wanting extra activities if you have older kids who get bored on a little kid playground, but five year olds just want to play!

And if it's a regular playground, you won't even need them for older kids. I had a bunch of stuff ready for my nine-year-old's party, and never opened the box. The kids just ran around, played hide-and-seek and whatever, and had a great time.