For those of you who have the option of choosing between indoor or outdoor parties, there are a few things you may want to consider. If weather permits, outdoors is the best place to let loose a bunch of party-hungry kids. Fresh air is good for everyone and cleaning up is usually much easier.
If you have a backyard, you’re all set. But, for those of us who don’t have the luxury of a backyard or don’t want to forsake our backyards, you can hold your out door parties for free at a local park, lake or beach, etc. These days, there are lots of places that offer to host children’s parties. And (for a fee), many of these places can provide everything – all you need to do is show up. Make sure you settle the exact details and know exactly what to expect. For outdoor parties, venues can include zoos, farms, water parks, theme parks, miniature golf, batting cages, nature centers, etc.
Indoor party venues provide you with a great option for indoor parties that aren’t actually held in your house. Some of these include restaurants (Chuck E. Cheese’s, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Burger King.), bowling alleys, ice rinks, roller rinks, movie theaters, craft shops, laser tag arenas, Gymboree, museums.
Sometimes, taking the kids to such venues is a great way to diversify, however, because of the cost involved, you may have to cut down on the number of kids that are invited.
“Ritter Fest” or a medieval knight party was for my daughter Violette. And my son liked it so much he had the same theme the following year for his. They both say the medieval party was their favorite. Birthday parties for me are a BIG thing! In hindsight, I know this comes from growing up … Read more
For my twin boys’ 1st b-day party we had a construction theme party. I found invites, dump truck plates and napkins and a few signs online and then paired it with caution tape, tagging tape (instead of streamers) hard hats, surveyors vests and other road construction items I bought online. Games and Decorations Miniature marking … Read more
My sister and I gave my niece an Aloha Luau party. Check out our coolest Luau party ideas below! We sent out Tiki invitations for a six-hour Luau. My sister made many grass skirts with a variety of beautiful silk flowers around them. The entire carport and back yard was decorated with tiki torches and … Read more
Finding the perfect birthday party theme for a particular child tends to be more art than science, but our Kingdom Festival for my five-year old son Davis turned out better than he would have ever dreamed. The thrills we receive as parents in seeing the beaming grin on our child’s face throughout the party and … Read more
For our daughters 5th birthday she wanted a princess-like party so she could wear her Belle dress. My sister and I spent months on our planning her medieval times party but it was all worth it to see all the smiles on their faces! Hear Ye Hear Ye Princess Invitations We printed the invitations and … Read more
I helped a friend throw a My Little Pony party for her little girl with the help of this site. She was turning 4 years old and loves My Little Pony. So, we decided to have a “PONYVILLE FAIR” for her daughter. My Little Pony Party Invitations We started with the My Little Pony invitations. … Read more
My daughter Maya had a hard time deciding what theme she wanted for her 4th birthday party. We sat together and browsed through this site, searching for ideas. At first she leaned towards a Princess party, but we decided to spend some time together and search for more ideas before she made her final decision. … Read more
Out of all the many party theme ideas to choose from, we decided to have a pirate party for my son Dylan’s 6th birthday. Invitations We used recycled water bottles to hold the invitations we made. The invitations were made using my computer (I used Old English Text font for the invite but I did … Read more
Here’s my son’s 7th birthday party. Enjoy our pirate birthday party ideas for your next party! Invitations For the invitations I soaked paper in coffee, dried them in the microwave, printed out the info onto the dry paper, burned the edges then painted cooking oil on them and let them dry. The end result looked … Read more
For my son, Joshua’s sixth birthday he had a Pirate party that was inspired by Pirate of the Caribbean. We had his birthday at a park beside the beach so I could do a treasure hunt and have the kids dig for treasure in the sand. Costumes For the Pirate of the Caribbean costumes I … Read more
My son’s birthday is in the summer so he already had some ideas about what he wanted to do (water gun fight, pool and slip and slide). I wanted a theme that would tie in to all of that and give the kids something to do besides just swimming. A pirates birthday seemed to be … Read more
Pirate Treasure Hunt party ideas and photos by: Janine This Treasure Hunt is taken from Janine’s Pirate Birthday Party Tale For the treasure hunt I used colors for the clues. The first one was a RED CLUE: “If you want to find the long lost treasure, follow the clues with fun and pleasure. Use the … Read more
The pool party was a celebration for my son and his classmates that were graduating from preschool (4 and 5 year olds). We had the party at the very last day of school. Beach Ball Invitations The invitation for the party was a beach ball, where I wrote all the information about the party. I … Read more
Safari birthday party ideas and photos by: Samantha from Pretoria, South Africa The Safari party was a very easy-to-do theme for my son’s 2nd birthday. I opted for e-mailer invites and was able to send nicely designed RSVP reminders etc. as well. I used a lion’s face as a cake idea and put the cake … Read more
If you are on a budget, yet you still want to go all out for your child, then this Safari party is THE party for you! I used the Safari theme party because animals are so easy to find at almost every store. I even used old stuffed animals and hung them from the ceiling. … Read more
I knew 6 months ahead of time that I wanted to do a safari themed party for my son when he turned 2. As I started the process of safari party ideas, it kept getting more and more in depth. I wanted the party to be outside since it was the middle of September with … Read more
For my daughters 5th b-day we had an Under the Sea animal party. Decorations For Under the Sea decorations I put my daughters head in a mermaid picture, cut it out and put in the center of the tent (it was outside) and all around the tent were her fishy friends that came. I used … Read more
For my only child Elijah’s first birthday I decided fairly early on that I wanted to have a theme party. I was unsure what exactly until we went on a holiday to the Gold Coast in Queensland and visited Sea World. They also have a Sesame Street Beach show and a Sesame Street themed amusement … Read more
Zaden had a great shark party for his 5th birthday celebration. I made the invitations using a shark photo I found on the internet. I printed out the 4 inch square shark pictures on cardstock then pasted them to a 6 inch square card. On the outside it read “Splish! Splash! It’s a birthday bash!” … Read more
My son Zachary turned 3 and wanted a space party. Blast Off We sent out the invitations made on black construction paper, foam rocket stickers from the dollar store with the window punched out and his picture inside. I also used markers to draw stars. The front said “Zachary is blasting into the world of … Read more
Spiderman party ideas and photos by: Melissa from Davison, MI For my son’s 4th birthday he wanted a “Spiderman” theme. Spider man stuff was easy to find due to the fact Spider man 2 had just came out that summer but I wanted something unique too. The Spider man invites were hand made by me … Read more
My son’s and daughter’s birthdays are in the same week in August.Instead of throwing two different parties, for his 4th birthday and her 2nd birthday I had one party with two themes: A Barbie – Spider Man Birthday Party. Party Decorations So, I removed all the furniture from my dining room and from my formal … Read more
For my niece’s 5th birthday we did a SpongeBob party. Her birthday is in September so it was a nice day to have it outside. Party Decorations We decorated the back yard like Bikini bottom, with streamers and balloons, we had a small pool for kids to play in with water and balls (the small … Read more
My daughter was turning 4; she loves having tea with her friends and playing with teddy bears and dolls. So, I thought it was a great idea to have a tea party for her birthday celebration. We called the party “Teddy Bear Tea Pawty”. Adorable Invitations The invitations were done by taking a picture of … Read more