Indoor birthday games and parties….. (this tag stands for “Indoor Parties” and “Indoor Games”)
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
Birthday kid party theme ideas and photos by: Rachel from River Vale, NJ My son, the animal lover, wanted his birthday kid party theme to involve animals in some way. I found a local arts and craft place by my house that had the most perfect party, although I am positive that if I had … Read more
Hawaiian theme party ideas and photos by: Sheryl from Evanston, WY For Shateal’s 13th birthday party we had a Hawaiian themed party. We hand made palm trees out of dowels then put freezer paper around three dowels then added brown paper in squares and taped them on to the freezer paper, cut out leaves of … 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 4 sons always get to pick their birthday cake and theme. They come up with some really cool ideas and I help them to become reality the best I can. This year my 8 (soon to be 9) yr old son wanted a Perry the Platypus cake from Phineas and Ferb for his 9th … Read more
Birthday party theme ideas and photos by: Margaret from Farmington Hills, MI For my son’s birthday, he wanted a Pirate party. There are a few good birthday party theme ideas for invitations; what I did was printed them on an almost yellowish type of paper (so it would look old…without having to soak in coffee … 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 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
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
Bumble Bee party ideas and photos by: Linda from South Africa 23 November 2003 – Megan woke-up and I dressed her in a little “bumble bee outfit” we hired for the day! I decided to have the Bee theme as this was the theme of her room when she was born. We all went to … Read more
Kid party theme ideas and photos by: Jennifer from Rosepine, LA My soon to by 5 year old wanted a party theme with butterflies. We were on a limited budget. I racked my brain to come up with a neat party theme that did not cost a lot. I started with the centerpieces. I made … Read more
Planning my son’s Coolest 4th Superhero birthday party was So Much FUN. The decor was focused on his main superheroes: Spiderman, Silver Surfer, Batman, Wolverine, Ironman, Superman, and Hulk. Each superhero had its table and decor. Decor: I purchased project board white and black and color cardboards at the dollar tree. With these I used … Read more