In this birthday parties for kids section, we’ve included all of our party themes suitable for the 5-7 age group. At these lovely ages kids start understanding how important and special birthdays can be. Depending on your child, they might even become more excited from planning the party than the event itself (it’s a good idea to have them involved in the planning, let them help create invitations and decorations, and choose their theme and games for their party).
Five-year-olds usually enjoy dramatic play and make-believe games, so it’s usually a good idea to have props around to let them make believe things that may fit the chosen party theme (scenes from Harry Potter, a pizza parlor, princess/tea party, knights at the round table, etc.).
Five-year-olds can start playing organized games, although some may have trouble taking turns, so it’s best to also have short games and group activities (like Hokey Pokey, Simon Says, Musical Chairs, Hot Potato, etc.).
My son is a big Star Wars fan – though he enjoys characters from both sides (Empire & Rebel Legion). He is also a big Lego fan so we made his 6th birthday party a Lego Star Wars party. The invitations, decorations, games and food tried to incorporate all these elements. Star Wars Party Invitation … Read more
For Hannah’s 5th Birthday we decided that a ballet theme would be perfect! She adores ballet, and dressing up, so it was the logical solution! Party planning started a year ago (I like to be prepared…) I ordered pink tutus online for all the ballerinas (I estimated the number of girls in her preschool class, … 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
Dinosaur birthday ideas and photos by: Bethany from Ludington, MI Here are our ideas for a Dinosaur birthday party for a 5-year-old. Invitations: I found a t-rex skeleton clipart online and put it at the top of my invite. I just made them up in Word and printed on green paper. The invite read: JACKSON … Read more
My daughter decided she wanted a birthday princess tea party for her 5th b-day. I set up a table with a pink table cloth and tiaras and crowns for the boys and girls to decorate upon arriving at the party (foam crowns). I put together 3 long tables with pretty purple tablecloths for them to … Read more
Colby has loved Toy Story since the day he could walk and so when he asked for a Toy Story Party for his 5th birthday I wasn’t surprised. However, I was so pleased that Toy Story 3 was coming out in South Africa a month after his party so all the kids would be aware … Read more
I wanted to do something very special for my son this year so I went all out and surprised him with a Bootcamp Birthday party. Homemade WW2 Draft Card Invitations I created the invitations and fashioned them after actual WW2 draft cards, they actually turned out awesome, everyone thought I had them done professionally. I … Read more
Dinosaur party ideas and photos by: Rebecca from Ventura, CA For my son’s 7th birthday we put together a dinosaur party. I bought thin wooden Dinos in three styles. I painted them with poster paint, filled in details with black Sharpie markers and attached magnets to the back. The first Dino had all the party … Read more
My sweet girlie wanted a Candyland birthday party and we pulled out all the stops. Candy doubled as decor, snacks and party favors. The colors were bright and festive. Additional decorations included candy topiary, candy wreaths, banners and colorful balloons. Children received a lollipop shaped invitation and arrived to a wagon load of Candy Land … Read more
Birthdays are HUGE in our family. My husband’s mom always made hand-made themed cakes for each of the 3 kids. So, when we started to have kids, it has been fun to keep up the traditions. Our son Jacob turned 5 on Mother’s Day this year. His parties are always on a different weekend because … Read more
SPONGEBOB PARTY INVITATIONS: I Googled Spongebob pictures for ideas on how to create my son’s birthday invitations. I found the ones I liked and saved them in ‘My Pictures’ on my computer. I pulled up Microsoft Publisher and created an invitation that looked like a concert ticket. It was measured about 4 x 8 to … Read more
Dog birthday party ideas and photos by: Holly from Middleburg Hts., Ohio Jaret was turning six and really wanted a “Dog Birthday Party”. He chose “The Dog Collection”. I made the invitations myself by downloading some pictures off the internet of the dogs! He chose his favorites and I incorporated them into the invitation. I … Read more
The coolest Safari theme 7th birthday party was held at our church in the Fellowship Hall. Safari and Jungle Party Decoration Ideas The cave was made from two cardboard boxes, covered with brown mailing paper that we crumpled up and then flattened out over the cave. We covered that with ivy and flowers that we … Read more
My son was turning 6 and he always loved Space Shuttles and planets. At the same time, we saw in the news that NASA’s space shuttle launch on July 8 was the beginning of NASA’s last space mission; it was the last launch of the Atlantis. We thought what a great way to celebrate with … Read more
Animal Safari party ideas and photos by: Rikelle from Chandler, AZ My son is obsessed with elephants. We decided to throw him an safari party that would take him on an elephant expedition. Many of the ideas I found right here on this site. Safari invitation: I cut a 12×12 piece of black cardstock into … Read more
Dora party ideas and photos by: Maha I did a princess Dora birthday party for my 5 year old who just couldn’t make up her mind about the theme! It took place in her pre-school. This way all the kids are there and the teachers helped me out. She wanted Dora one second and a … Read more
For my son’s 5th birthday, we chose to go with the dinosaur birthday party theme. I created invitations by printing the party info on an egg and using a cracked looking top half (attached with a brad), it read “BREAKING NEWS… DINOSAURS HAVE BEEN SPOTTED AT MATTOSAURUS’S CAVE” and once you lifted the top part … Read more
It was that time of the year again and I had to think of a theme that would excite a bunch of five year olds and keep them entertained and busy. So many things to choose from but I thought this one would be a great old fashioned story that all little girls remember and … Read more
Army birthday party ideas and photos by: Jeffere from Frisco, TX The Army party was the best! All three of my kids wanted one – obstacle course, tug-o-war, and rescue recon (we took the cheap parachute men, wrote a one word message in the parachute, and scattered them all over the three yards on our … Read more
Fairy birthday party ideas and photos by: Ginger from South Prairie, WA I get to plan two parties a year for each of my children, so I like to go all out and have a great time doing it, while hopefully making the party of their dreams. This year for my daughters 7th birthday she … Read more
For my son’s 6th birthday, we decided to have a puppy themed party. This was inspired by the newest member of our family, Jumbo, a black Labrador puppy my boys are crazy about. The invitation was just printed on board paper with the picture of my son and some puppies including Jumbo and it read … Read more
My son Ashton was turning 6 on the 6th of January…so I wanted to plan a fun party for his special “golden” birthday. For the invitation, I used the photo editing site www.picnik.com to add the graphics to my favorite recent picture of him, then printed them out in a 5 by 7 size. We … Read more
Army birthday ideas and photos by: Jenni from Shawnee, KS Our five year old wanted to have an army birthday this year so we set our battle plan in action. I made up invitations with a camo background and a drill sergeant on the front, it read: “Ready Recruits? Sound off! I don’t know if … Read more
Football birthday party ideas and photos by: Jeffere from Frisco, TX Here’s another idea from this cool website – a flag football party! (If you want to see the same children a year earlier, here’s my army birthday party write-up.) The boys arrived and all tossed the football in the front yard together. Then, I … Read more