In this toddler birthday parties section, we’ve included all of our toddler party themes suitable for the 2-4 age group. For this age group, it’s best to choose a softer theme that won’t frighten any of the young ones. Ages two and three are still toddlers and you’ll want to make sure your party area is a safety zone! Little ones who’ve realized they have legs and can use them for walking will tend to wander around a lot – so make sure your party area has clear and safe borders!
You don’t need to invite too many people to these parties. For 2-year-olds, five children can be enough. For 3-year-olds it can be a bit more (around 5-8 kids, depending on how much help you have). For 4-year-olds you can up the number to 8-12 kids if you have enough help.
Most importantly, don’t stress too much. You don’t need to be witty, have loads of decorations, or be over-unique for the kids to have a good time. At these ages kids usually have fun just being together and playing. This is definitely enough for them to have unforgettable fun!
Cowboy party ideas and photos by: Sandra from Peoria, IL When our son Karl turned 4 the only choice for a party was a cowboy party. My mom made him a vest out of cow print fabric. To complete his outfit we went to Wall-mart and got a cowboy hat, holster and guns and a … Read more
We decided to have the whole party in our backyard. I got yellow construction paper and cut out a huge circle and drew a railroad crossing on it and hung them on the door leading outside. Then, I used black electrical tape on the sidewalk outside to make a train track that led to the … Read more
Last summer, for my son Leo’s 3rd Birthday, he asked for a Beatles Yellow Submarine Party. He was crazy obsessed with the movie, their music, our Beatles Rockband game and he just couldn’t get enough of them. He knew all their names and the instruments they played and he made sure that every person at … Read more
Olivia was in love with the new Princess and the Frog movie, and she asked me to plan a Princess and the Frog party for her third birthday. As we were inviting close family and friends there were only a couple of children attending, so I wanted to make sure everyone was comfortable and happy. … Read more
Creative party theme ideas and photos by: Molly from Santa Barbara, CA My son LOVES monsters, so his 4th birthday party was a MONSTER PARTY! To create this party I needed some creative party theme ideas. Invitations: We only invited 5 children so we figured making the invitations with our son wouldn’t be TOO time … Read more
My son decided he wanted his third birthday party to by dinosaur themed. Honestly I wasn’t thrilled when I heard this because it didn’t sound fun to me, but after some thought it turned out great. For decorations I bought some from Party America. They were really nice neutral color scheme. My favorite thing I … Read more
For my sons birthday we decided to go with a farm theme since he was really into tractors and farm animals. We decorated the house with farm themed balloons, streamers, and I printed some farm themed pictures off from the computer. I found some really cute farm themed coloring pages for the kids to color. … Read more
For my daughter’s 2nd birthday, we threw her an Abby Cadabby party. Her favorite character on Sesame Street is Abby. I began practicing to hand-draw the birthday cake a few months before the party. Heres the Abby Cadabby cake and how I made… I searched for Abby Cadabby party favors from our local Factory Card … Read more
Dora birthday party ideas and photos by: Rebecca from Melbourne I was determined to host a Dora birthday party that people would talk about for ages and I achieved it. A few months before my daughter Zara’s 2nd birthday I decided to have a Dora the Explorer adventure at our home. Anyone in Australia that … Read more
Our daughter adores Hello Kitty, so I figured I’ll throw her a huge pink and white Hello Kitty 3rd birthday party for her. I did a lot of research on ideas and finally pulled it off. It took me two months, almost three to get everything done. I went all out, I mean, huge!! I … Read more
I wanted to have a combined party for my 6 years old boy and my 4 years old daughter because their birthdays are close and they both have the same friends. As you can imagine at these ages they both have already their own tastes and especially because of the difference in gender the problem … Read more
My son Jake is a fan of anything that rolls. For his fourth birthday, he wanted a monster truck party. We decided our main colors would be green and brown. We alternated plates, napkins, and cups in these two colors. His invitations were handmade using 5 X 7 card stock cut into the shape of … Read more
Dora the Explorer birthday party ideas and photos by: Christy from Lake Stevens, WA My daughter is turning 2 years old and she loves Dora the Explorer. I didn’t want to break the bank for her party but I did want to make her happy. So I devised the following scheme for a Dora the … Read more
My 2 kids love Jake and the Neverland Pirates and since they haven’t marketed any of their things yet, I decided to have a generic pirate party for them. I sent e-vites with the pirate theme, then went to a local party store to find my other goodies (and Walmart too). Our party was for … Read more
I’m so excited to share this adorable party with you! I just styled a ladybug party for my little princess Valeria to celebrate her 3rd birthday. The birthday girl wore an adorable ladybug tank-top specially made for her and the adorable tutu. Yummy ladybug cupcakes were made using my special recipe and decorated with fondant … Read more
When my grandson Cruz was turning 4 years old, he told us he wanted to have a “hunting” birthday party. At first, we were puzzled how to accomplish a hunting party for a child. We decided to go whimsical and also incorporate a little education in the process. For the invitations, my daughter took Cruz’s … Read more
Easter party ideas and photos by: Deepika from Mumbai, India For my daughter’s 3rd birthday, I decided to have a rabbit themed party as it was falling around Easter (My daughters birthday is on 15th April). Space being a constraint in Bombay, I had to have the party indoors. Here are my Easter party ideas. … Read more
Kamaree, the birthday Princess, was really excited about the Fairy from the Unicorn Meadow coming to her party. Some of the children dressed up in princess and fairy costumes in anticipation. The outdoor unicorn moonwalk party was canceled because of inclement weather. We decorated in-doors with an all-inclusive unicorn themed party package order from a … Read more
My grandson Brayden was turning 2 yrs old. His mom wanted to have a Down on the Farm Birthday party. We had originally planned on the party being at my house on the farm outside but due to the extreme heat outside 104 degrees we went to another house in the garage. Here’s the invitation. … Read more
Each year I host a week long Grandma Camp for my grandchildren. A recent theme was “It’s About Time – A time travel adventure”. One of the stops along the time line was in Prehistoric times. Dino and Cavemen Activities We were met by a Mama Cave Woman who along with her adopted dinosaur baby … Read more
Finding Nemo party ideas and photos by: Kelly from Saint Clair, PA My daughter has a big fascination with the movie Finding Nemo. Seriously, we watch it at least twice a day. That’s why with her 2nd birthday approaching I couldn’t think of anything better than a Finding Nemo party! That’s why with a little … Read more
My two year old son loves M&Ms so we decided to have an M&M themed birthday party. I wanted to keep it simple but cute and colorful. After deciding on this theme, I went online to see what M&M themed birthday items I could find. I found almost nothing. So, my creative mind kicked in. … Read more
My son Luke wanted a Scooby-Doo themed party for his fourth birthday. At the time he was really into the Scooby-Doo movie called “Pirates Ahoy!”, so we decided to make it a ghost pirate mystery. The party took place in the Athens Little Playhouse, which is a children’s theater in Athens, Ga. The lady who … Read more
For my daughters 4th birthday she asked for an angry bird cake. We stepped it up a bit to surpise her with an angry bird party complete with an angry bird scene made from card board boxes. Angry Bird Party Activities We bought some red and blue dodge balls from the dollar store and blew … Read more