Indoor birthday games and parties….. (this tag stands for “Indoor Parties” and “Indoor Games”)
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 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
For my daughters 2nd birthday she wanted to do Little Einsteins. I figured it would be easy to find party supplies, but I was wrong. I ordered what I could then made the rest. For the Center Pieces I printed out some Little Einstein Clip art, cut it out. Glued it to a stick then … Read more
For our Princess 6th Birthday Party, I hired a princess bouncy castle with a slide. This was my daughters last party so I wanted to go out with a bang! I had a large 8 man tent set up in the garden all done out in balloons where I sat and did face painting for … 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
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
To celebrate Sofia’s 7th birthday we decided to throw a Princess Party. We bought invitations for a Princess party and gave them a week before the party. A special treat for Sofia was to choose a costume she wanted to wear. She chose Snow White. We decorated the living-room and tables in purple and pink … 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
If there is one thing that little girls [dream] of, it is being a [bride]. I know I did as a child and my daughter was no different and either were her friends. Being able to dress like a princess and [marry Prince Charming] were the stories of childhood and it was this that formed … 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
We hosted a fun Dinosaur Adventure party for a very special fourth birthday celebration. To set the scene we decorated our client’s home with lots of large grass leaves and faux rocks painted on cardboard and foam cutout board. We arranged large inflatable dinosaurs all around our prehistoric scene. For the table we used the … 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
Halloween – 50s theme party ideas and photos by: Tina from Englewood, OH My daughter’s birthday is on Halloween. Every year we have a Halloween party and for invitations I write a poem about a little witch named Meagan. The poem (invite) continues each year. It is a poem about a witch who cast her … Read more
Halloween party ideas and photos by: Trinity from North Richland Hills, TX This was my daughter Piper’s 2nd birthday party which we combined with Daddy’s. Both are in October. Piper was dressed up as a kitty while all the family also dressed for the occasion also! Even great grandma was Bozo! We started with homemade … Read more
When I gear up to plan my children’s birthday parties, I like to start really early. I’m a planner and enjoy getting all my plans/thoughts on paper and as time goes on I can pick up things that I know I will need. I always start with the theme and build from there. For my … 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
Airplane birthday ideas and photos by: Caroline from Scarsdale, NY My airplane party was a simple party for a 2 year old that was mostly adults! I had airplanes hanging from the ceiling, an airport on the floor (mat with runways and 6 wooden airplanes), streamers framing the doorways/windows and on the chandelier, airplane coloring … Read more
Harry Potter party ideas and photos by: Lisa from Stratford, CT For my daughter’s 11th birthday we did a Harry Potter birthday party. We sent invitations that read like Hogwart’s acceptance letters. We recruited relatives to dress up and be professors for potions class (we made lava lamps) and transfiguration class (we played charades using … 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
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
Asian theme party ideas and photos by: Beth from Newport, RI My daughter Hannah was turning 9 and she decided to have an Asian Theme party. First we came up with a great Asian party invitation idea: We bought fortune cookies and printed our own “fortunes” to put inside the cookies. The fortunes were actually … Read more
Harry Potter party ideas and photos by: Lydia from Patterson, CA My son and I spent a whole year planning his Harry Potter birthday party, picking up items for goody bags, plates, decorations etc., from clearance bins and dollar stores and making some of our own decorations and treats. We also purchased the Harry Potter … 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
I believe that a child’s birthday party should be something special and memorable so I always try to plan something great for my girls. Immediately after my daughter’s 3rd birthday party ended, Megan announced she wanted a Tinkerbell party for when she turned 4. Needless to say, I’ve had a lot of time to plan … Read more