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
When my husband and I found out we were having a boy, my husband insisted on a John Deere nursery for him. It seemed a natural choice to choose John Deere as the party theme for our son’s first birthday. I began planning his party about three months in advance. I found a cute slogan … 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
Clown birthday party ideas and photos by: Sandra from Peoria, IL For my son’s fifth birthday he wanted a clown birthday party. So we dug out the face paint and went to work! I made his invites on our computer. Mostly clip art and the important party info. For decorations we used yellow and red … Read more
Jungle theme party ideas and photos by: Michelle from Buffalo Mills, PA For my son Collan’s 1st birthday we had a Baby Jungle theme party. I decorated my living room to look like a safari with inflatable animals, such as zebras, monkeys, tigers, elephants, lions, etc and many plants to give a “jungley” feel. I … Read more
My son is one of the biggest Disney Cars fans. He wanted a Cars 2 party, before the movie was even out. So I had to find out as much as I could about Cars 2 from websites. I researched facts about each new car so that he could have a great time at his … 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
Cowboy birthday party ideas and photos by: Donna from Leechburg, PA My son’s and daughter’s birthdays are only two days apart, so we usually need to pick one theme that they both like. Last year, we decided on a Cowboy birthday party. I started by taking black & white pictures of them in their cowboy … Read more
Kids birthday party theme ideas and photos by: April from Cypress I threw this party together at the last minute so bare with me but I must say it went great! The kids birthday party theme was monster trucks so I made a monster truck cake to slightly resemble the obstacle course we did. It … 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
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
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
Kids birthday party ideas and photos by: Tiffany from Surprise, AZ For my son Zane’s 5th birthday we gave him a military party. My son is very interested in the military and it only seemed appropriate to celebrate his kids birthday party with his favorite things. We received so many good party ideas from this … Read more
My son wanted an all out LEGO Party for his 8th birthday and then said he wanted a cake like the Cake Boss from the TLC show. I knew there was no way I could make his kind of cake, those are some big shoes to fill, but I did the best I could by … Read more
Barnyard birthday party ideas and photos by: Silvia from Miami, Florida At our barnyard party we had pony rides for the kids. The decorations were all made by me! Bandannas everywhere! The linens were bandannas sewn together. The centerpieces were real corn in buckets. I went to the nearest farm and they sold me the … 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
Kids party ideas and photos by: Debbie from California There are so many cool kids party ideas for an army theme. Here is what we came up with for invitations: We wrote our invitations in Army slang – “Attention Marine Recruits! You are invited to Cody’s OOH-Rah 8th Marine Corps Boot Camp Birthday Party. If … 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
Basketball party ideas and photos by: Maha from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia My 11 year old son wanted a basketball themed party. I printed out basketball invitations from this site and personalized them. I got favor bags from the dollar store and printed out basketball pictures and stuck them all over. I filled them with candy … 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
Knight party ideas and photos by: Caryn from Mackay, Australia We had a Knight birthday party for my son’s 9th birthday. On the invitations we wrote: “Calling all Knights & Wizards, a day of fun awaits you! Sir Troy is celebrating his 9th Birthday. Please join us at Spence Castle.” We had moved house a … 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
Birthday idea and photos by: Tabitha from Indianapolis, IN Our son couldn’t decide what type of party he would like for his 7th birthday, so we convinced him to let us surprise him with our birthday idea (we knew he would love). We chose a secret agent/spy party. He loves Spy Kids and Cody Banks, … 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