Discuss party themes your birthday child… You may often think that a theme is not necessary for a birthday party, but without a theme you will find it much more difficult to plan the party. When you are working with a theme, ideas for invitations, decorations, food, games and activities and even the party favors will fall in place automatically. One thought leads to another and before you know it, you will have the whole party planned.
If your child is still a toddler, you can really pick a theme from things that your toddler likes in this age. At age 2 my granddaughter’s favorite DVD movie was Finding Nemo, so when her mother and I planned her birthday party, it was only natural to use this theme and build the whole party around it – from the invitations right down to a swimming pool filled with floating Finding Nemo characters.
A good plan for older kids is to let them write down a few of their favorite ideas and you can suggest a few. Let them help by writing down each idea on individual pieces of paper and then you both can write down what will be needed for the themes – decorations, food, birthday cake, what kind of games would be played, party favors that will compliment the theme, the location where the party can be held.
After writing down all the basic things, go over each theme again and let your child pick about three party themes. Base your decision on your budget, ease of pulling off, as well as your child’s enthusiasm, within reason of course. From the top three picks, take another look at the supplies you will need to pull it off as well as the location of the party and see if there is anything that cannot be accommodated.
If all of them are within your budget and capability range, you can give your child one of two options; they can pick their favorite out of the three party themes, or you can throw them in a hat and let them pick that way. Once the decision is made, it needs to be final so make sure you are capable of pulling off any of the three given choices.
A word of caution here… Don’t try to keep up with neighbours or friends as regarding themes and the cost and size of a party. Do what you (and your kid) feel is the right and fun thing to do. If you cannot afford the services of a professional entertainer, (for instance a magician) ask family or friends if they can do a few magic tricks and if not, just forget about it and find something else to entertain the party guests with.
A few party theme ideas:
| Party Themes for Girls | Party Themes for Boys | |
| Hello Kitty Olivia the Pig American Girl Pink Cowgirl Smurfs Sock Monkey Disney Princess Max and Ruby Owl Blossom Pink Poodle in Paris Mod Monkey Disney’s Tangled Minnie Mouse Dore the Explorer Fancy Nancy Strawberry Shortcake Disney’s The Little Mermaid Candy Land Disney’s Fairies Barbie Happy Feet Ladybugs Justin Bieber |
WWE Party John Deer Party Monster Jam Party Thomas Tank Disney Cars Barnyard Animals Batman Superman Spider Man Donkey Kong LEGO Star Wars Transformers Series Kung Fu Panda Special Forces/Army Phineas and Ferb Cowboy Party Toy Story Wonder Pets Pirates of the Carribean Camping Party Martial Arts Scooby Doo Snoopy |
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