We live in Saudi Arabia and its impossible to find any super Mario decorations here so I had to create my own. I printed some posters and put them up so we would have some Mario decor, I also had a big Mario stand up done out of foam. I used all primary colors and … Read more
For my granddaughter’s 1st birthday I made a princess theme and thought out the party. I dressed her up with a different princess dresses. I also had 5 girls dress as the princesses. All the kids and even the adults loved the idea. I made her 5 pinatas – one for each princess to hold … 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
Master Jack was turning four, I was thinking of a theme for his party. it was just after Christmas, so the shops had Christmas items on sale. I saw some gold coins and thought “Ahoy there me hearty!” 8) I can make a treasure chest. And we can have a pirate theme. It was easy … 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
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
Child party ideas and photos by: Robin from Wilmington, NC I had the idea to “PArtY it forward” for my son’s second birthday party in June. I searched for different child party ideas and this is what I did. We had a Clifford themed party and instead of presents each guest was asked to bring … 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
Hello Kitty birthday party ideas and photos by: Lark from Gainesville, FL My daughter Amelia loves Hello Kitty or as she calls her “Hello Meow Meow.” We wanted to do a girly birthday for her since next year and probably for many years she’ll be having a dual party with her brother since their birthdays … 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
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
We did a Harry Potter party for my daughter Bridget’s 6th Birthday. She is a huge fan of the Harry Potter books and movies. Hogwarts School Harry Potter Invitations The invitations were acceptance letters to Hogwarts School of Magic and Wizardry. We used the Hogwarts Wizard font found on-line at http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org We customized each invitations … Read more
I did the Coolest Circus Themed Party for my daughter’s 5th Birthday. I tried to bring the theme into many details throughout the party: Balloons: They were set all over the backyard into groups of 3 balloons – red, yellow and blue (Primary Circus Colors) Piñata: I used a circus Elephant for the Pinata….is was … 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
My seven year-old Daughter is obsessed with everything girly! We were running out of ideas – we have done cooking parties, gymnastics/dance parties and even did a “drive-in” theatre party complete with popcorn, cotton candy and hot dog machines. She just LOVES getting her nails done, so we decided this year we would do a … Read more
Army theme party ideas and photos by: Christine from Palm City, FL A lot of my inspiration for this army party came from this website! What a great source of information! The fun started when the recruits arrived. They were issued dog tags and field glasses. A good game of tug-of-war with a muddy puddle … Read more
Childrens birthday party ideas and photos by: Christy from Cedar Rapids, IA We had this pirate party twice now. Once it was very hot and we had 30 kids (my favorite one of the two). The other was 5 kids and nice out (harder to keep entertained). Out of all the childrens birthday party ideas … 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
Horse party ideas and photos by: Amy from Blair, NE “Giddy Up Partner! Head on Over to Jacob’s Corral for a Horsey Good Time!” Jacob LOVES horses – so it was a must for his 4th birthday to have a horse party! We sent out invites done on MicroSoft PictureIt! Hay bails and red streamers … Read more
We created an Island Party theme for my daughter Keiran’s 5th birthday. First, when the kids arrived they made hibiscus flower hair clips from tissue paper. Here’s how you create them: cut the paper into squares about 4 inches x 4 inches, stack 10 or so pieces together, accordion fold the stack, wrap a pipe … 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
A couple of months before my son turned 2 we decided to do a Firefighter theme! I usually choose my kids theme’s based on what they like at the time and the cake. When I was little, the only birthday I remember was my fourth. My mom bought me a Cinderella cake. It had the … Read more
My daughter turned 7 last year! Since she is a real girly girl, deciding to throw her a Spa Party was not a hard decision! We started off my making the invitations. I attached a JPG of what it looked it. She insisted on added the part about no moms or boys allowed! Haha. We … Read more