Boy Jessica, your kids are really lucky. My kids were lucky to have a party and it was mostly just at home with the kids playing same ole/same ole games and then food. Mostly my kid's parties were just family with no activities but FOOD and presents. Things are different nowadays.
Once though, I borrowed a doughnut baker and we made doughnuts and the kids decorated them and we ate them for breakfast after the sleepover. Another time we tiedied t-shirts but the kids were a bit older than Evan. I had all boys too.
I would think you could find a picture of George turned sideways so his butt was exposed and then blow it up at a copy place. Then copy his tail separate and cut it out. Does each kid have his own tail? You could put names on them so George ends up with a bunch of tails. Kids that age would think it was funny/silly to see George with lots of tails.
There are crayons out there that will mark on fabric and then I think you make their markings permanent with a hot iron. They could decorate t-shirts. I'm sure Hobby Lobby or Michaels would have them. Of course they get to take the shirt home. Maybe Evan's friends are too young for that type of thing.
Put the picture of George up somewhere and suspend a hula hoop in front of him. Have them throw a ball through the hoop. Maybe make the hoop smaller so it's not so easy. That could be done outside under a tree maybe.
Just for fun, have them take turns acting like monkeys. George is a monkey, isn't he? It's been a long time. LOL.
What do monkeys like to eat? Could your menu be centered around banannas maybe? Are they too young to dip pieces of bananna in chocolate and then rolled in peanut pieces. Frosting melted in the microwave would work. But it would have to be kept warm. Do you have a fondue pot, small crock pot, or anything electric that could be set at a low temp? Or just make them up before hand and refrigerate them. Cherry or strawberry jello with banannas for a salady type thing. Hey, isn't there a pineapple jello? Bananna bread with peanuts in it. There is a wedding punch that has banannas in it that's awfully good. I would think a yellow punch and if it is a punch bowl, float some pieces of bananna in it.
There could be an ongoing learning session about monkeys and what they like to do and eat etc.
http://www.birthdaysupplydepot.com/curious_george/party_ideas/This one is even better---lots of suggestions:
http://www.birthdaypartyideas.com/html/curious.htmlHere's the wedding punch I mentioned. I've had it several times at the wedding receptions of relatives. They just made it up ahead of time and froze it. But I think you could use your own similar mixture with koolaid and juices with the banannas.
Banana Pineapple Punch
Boil 5 cups sugar in 6 cups water
Add juice of 6 lemons
1 quart orange juice
2 cups pineapple juice
6 mashed bananas
Mix well, then freeze in small bags. Take out shortly before adding 2 quarts 7-Up in punch bowl. Makes a delicious and unusual punch.
