Birthday Party Themes
Birthday party themes can take a lot of work out of planning a birthday party. Choosing a theme makes decorating, games, and even the food much easier to pull together.
From pirates to princesses and many more in between, we’ve put together themes that will create a wonderland for your child. They can be transported back to prehistoric times with a Dino Party, transformed into royalty as a Princess or a Queen, or participate in the Winter Olympic Games. Each theme has food ideas and game suggestions so you don’t have to plan out anything except a timeline for putting on a fabulous party for your birthday child.
When choosing a birthday party theme, involve your child. Watch for the clues that say “you’re the best mom ever!” when you suggest a theme (like their eyes lighting up at the thought of being a swashbuckling pirate). A theme can be tailored to your budget with incredible results no matter how much you spend.
What ever birthday party theme you choose, make sure to take lots of pictures and most of all have fun! That saying about “they grow up so fast” is true. Birthday parties are the milestones to enjoy along the way.
Planning a birthday party for your child isn’t easy but once you have a theme, everything can fall into place. A theme can help you plan your decorations, the activities you want at your party and even the food you want to serve.
Birthday Themes
If you think a theme party can work well for you, the first thing you will want to think about is what kind of theme your child will enjoy. Teens might like a concert or a spa theme. Tweens might think Harry Potter is pretty cool. Younger kids might like a magic or construction theme. Karate themed parties can be adapted for kids of all ages.
Now that you have a theme in mind, the details of your party will begin to fall into place. You can use your themes to base activities on, as well as your decorations and so on.
Of course, we realize that all this will still take a lot of work. That’s why Moms Who Think provides our readers with several ideas that make for perfect themed birthday parties. We have articles written on a variety of themes and each goes into detail on what you can do to bring your theme to life including how to decorate, what food to serve and which activities your guests might enjoy.
A child’s birthday party has to be perfect but getting the right theme will give you a great base to build on. Start by thinking about what your child enjoys and work from there to create a party your guests will remember forever.
Unicorn Party Theme
Unicorn Party Theme – The Enchanted Forest: Use soft, pale colors to decorate. Pale pink, lavender, light green and pale yellow will all work well. Outline the front door with clear twinkle lights. Make and hang a banner that says Welcome to (your child’s name) Enchanted forest. Cut out unicorns from poster board or construction […]
Read more »Slumber Party Theme
Slumber Party Theme – The Sleeping Chamber: Float lots of balloons in pastel colors around the room. Use streamers in the same or matching colors as the balloons, and hang them from the ceiling, in doorways and on the mantle. Put up lots of glow in the dark stars and planets on the ceiling of […]
Read more »Ratatouille Party Theme
Ratatouille Party Theme – Rats Welcome! Make a centerpiece with a large soup pot filled with different types of cooking utensils. Make cheese wedges from construction paper and hang them around the party area. Use yellow, blue, green and orange for streamers and balloons. Buy a Ratatouille poster and hang it in the party area. […]
Read more »Pony Party Theme
Pony Party Theme – The OK Corral: If the party is outside, use bales of hay for decoration and extra seating. Make stirrups from construction paper and attach them to each chair. Cut out horse shoes and cowgirl hats from construction paper or poster board and hang them around the party room. Make a fence […]
Read more »Penguin Party Theme
Penguin Party Theme – The Arctic Living Room: Streamers in cool colors will help to set the mood. Choose various shades of blue twirled with white to make things look chilly. Paint different size cardboard boxes to look like ice cubes, and scatter them around the party room. Wrap the boxes in white paper, and […]
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Beach Party Theme
Beach Party Calling All Beach Bums Outdoor parties are great for a larger crowd if you have the space and the help of additional adult supervision. At the Sea Shore – The Venue If you’re having your party at the actual beach, decorating is a snap; Mother Nature has already done all the work! […]
Read more »Bowling Party Theme
Bowling Party Theme – The Bowling Alley: Make bowling pins and balls from construction paper and hang them around the party room. Take black, helium filled balloons, and draw white finger holes on them to make them look like bowling balls. Let them float around the party room. Make sign that says, “Welcome to (your […]
Read more »Robot Party Theme
Robot Party Theme – The Control Center Cover your front door with foil, and then glue on container lids to make the door look like a robot control panel. Use purple, silver and black for balloons and streamers. Use a piece of silver cloth as a tablecloth. Use any robot toys your child owns as […]
Read more »Dog Party Theme
Dog Party Theme – The Dog House: Make paw prints from construction paper, or using sidewalk chalk, and have them going up the driveway. Make a doghouse out of a large cardboard box. Put it in front of the open door, and have the guests crawl through to the house. Make dog faces on filled, […]
Read more »Train Party Theme
Train Party Theme – The Station Platform: Make a train out of large, empty appliance boxes. Paint them all different, bright colors, cut out doors and windows, and arrange them in the front yard. Make railroad signs from colored construction paper, and hang them around the party room. To go along with the cardboard train, […]
Read more »Shark Party Theme
Shark Party Theme – Under the Sea: Make scuba masks for your guests to wear. Cut 1-inch wide, oval-shaped borders out of poster board or other heavy paper. To make the lens, tape clear cellophane behind them. Attach a piece of elastic to each side of the masks so they can be worn. Create a […]
Read more »Jungle Party Theme
Jungle Party Theme Welcome to the jungle venue! Place large potted plants, real or fake, throughout the party area. Hang mosquito netting over the party table. Tie it back with animal print fabric. Make a centerpiece with some coconuts, a few bananas, a pith helmet and a pair of binoculars. Hang bunches of bananas around […]
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Superhero Party Theme
/Superhero Birthday Party Theme Clark Kent into Superman, Bruce Wayne into Batman, Diana Prince into Wonder Woman (yes we could only think of Lynda Carter too), Gotham, the fortress of solitude…The is no limit to the places you can go when planning a superhero party. Although a little research on superheros popular today will help […]
Read more »Spy Party Theme
/Spy Birthday Party Theme The Spy Birthday Party – Spy School: 1) Make footprints leading up to your front door using sidewalk chalk. 2) Make a sign that says ‘Spy Training school-Top Secret!’ and hang it on your front door. 3) Make construction paper cutouts of foot prints, magnifying glasses, and maps. 4) Use any […]
Read more »Sports Party Theme
/Sports Party Theme There a lot of future sluggers and linebackers, who would cheer for a sports theme birthday party. Read the few tips below to get started and to make things easier for your next birthday event for your budding athlete. Sports Party Theme – The Gymnasium: 1) Pile different types of sports […]
Read more »Frog Party Theme
/Frog Birthday Party Theme First up – The Bog: 1) Make lily pads from green paper and make a trail of them from the driveway to the front door, or draw them using green sidewalk chalk. You can put the name of a guest on each one, if you wish. 2) Use house plants and […]
Read more »It’s A Luau Party!
It’s A Luau! Make the birthday a bit of paradise, go luau! While your littlest girls may not appreciate the luau scene, your teens and tweens surely will. This party is great if you want to invite both boys and girls too, because it’s not too foofy for the boys. Surf, Sand and Sun If […]
Read more »Model Party
Strike a Pose with a Model Party Theme Watch out Vogue here we come! Do your mornings follow a routine of rejecting at least 17 outfits in turn before finally finding just the right ensemble to compliment mood, eye color and weather conditions? Many women can relate, but I am not talking about the woman […]
Read more »Old Fashioned Country Fair
Old Fashioned Country Fair It worked for Anne and Dianna; bosom friends for life! There is a call for the simplicity and innocence of life in bygone eras. A child’s birthday does not have to be an elaborate technological event. What really matters is friends, family, food and fun. To that end, for a party […]
Read more »The Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games Party Theme Winter birthdays come alive with fun and activity when you take the party outdoors Everyone likes to play in the snow, so why are winter parties so often confined to the indoors? Take the party out and watch the cost and time invested diminish, while the fun factor sky rockets. […]
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The Queens Tea Party
High Tea for the Queen’s Birthday Don’t settle for a Birthday party…make it an event, by having a formal English tea. Don’t be put off by the immediate mental image of snobby little girls in pinafores and ringlets ordering you around like an indentured servant. A tea party can be loads of fun! What little […]
Read more »Water Party
Water Party Come on in the water is fine! Summer Birthdays can be a bit of a bummer. Your child doesn’t get to be the big cheese bringing cupcakes for the class. Often times in the summer you don’t get to see all your best pals from school so they don’t get invited to your […]
Read more »Space Party Blast Off
Space Party Theme 3, 2, 1, Ignition….BLAST OFF! A child’s party does not have to be a huge gut wrenching event. Make it easy on yourself and choose a theme you know your child will love. Everything after that will come easily. Does your child go to sleep with visions of NASA dancing in his […]
Read more »Pirates Ahoy!
Pirate Party Ahoy! Let your little scallywags have the time of their lives with a Pirate Party. With the romance of the sea and the adventure of hidden treasure Pirates are never far from the day dreaming thoughts of youth. Why not make these dreams a reality by making your little land lover into a […]
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