Birthday Ideas
call nowThese birthday party ideas are fun because they are unique and surprisingly entertaining. The best themes are those that are engaging, memorable, and enjoyable for both children and parents. The parents want the kids to have the best entertainment so they can enjoy the party while mingling with friends and family. The older kids should also be taken into consideration. There must be something for everyone to enjoy at your special celebration.
Everyone looks forward to going to their first birthday party celebrations. Close friends and family are enthusiastic about joining in on the fun for the baby’s first birthday. It is a joyous moment for parents and they want the occasion to be just perfect. Deciding on the theme of your baby’s first birthday party is not easy. It is either you have many birthday party ideas coming all at once that you want to do everything, or you do not have any idea at all. I have hosted a lot of first birthday parties and here are some of the most creative, unique, and fun first birthday party ideas I would recommend.
First Birthday
The best birthday party ideas and decoration themes for kids are sometimes based on their favorite cartoon characters. Among the most popular are Mickey or Minnie Mouse, Sponge Bob, and Sesame Street characters. Another good theme is based on cute animal figures. Children love bears, rabbits, monkeys, dogs, lions, and caterpillars. You can also opt for activity themes like a rocket, magical, or robot-themed for a boy’s first birthday party. Girls love fairies, flowers, and princess and balloon-themed birthday celebrations.
First Birthday Party Essentials
There are basic essentials that you must organize to make the first birthday party of your child extra special. Here is a checklist of things you will need for the party. Other essentials to include are hats, bibs, headbands, and party plates.
Birthday Cake
Of course, the cake should be a highlight. As much as possible, the cake should serve everyone in the party, but most importantly, it should be designed according to the theme.
Party Food
The food must be child-friendly, delicious, and convenient to eat. Favorite birthday party foods can include fried chicken, little sandwiches, cakes, ice cream and cupcakes.
Party Favors
Aside from the games and entertainment, goody bags are what brightens up children’s faces in a party. Make sure that you have enough delightful treats in their little goodie bags to take home.
Party Invitations
The invitation should reflect the party’s theme and should be sent at least two weeks prior to the event. This will give your guests ample time to prepare for their costumes.
Party Decorations
Make the party festive and fun with colorful decorations like balloons, banners, dangling ribbons, and hanging cutouts. Make sure that decorations follow your party theme.
Party Entertainer
Having a professional children’s entertainer would know how to handle the kids and help with the organization while giving you the chance to to also enjoy the party fun.
The many first birthday party ideas and options presented might be overwhelming. To make your choice easier, you can always get some help from your friends. Make sure that you capture special moments of your child’s first birthday party. You and your child will have a great time watching the videos and viewing pictures of his or her first birthday party for many years after.
Birthday Party Games For Boys
Birthday parties are the best moments of being a kid and it has its own staples: balloons, pizzas, cakes, ice cream, and a clown. But birthday parties need not be limited to just munching the cupcakes or laughing at the clown’s antics. Add these age-appropriate games to your son’s next birthday party and you will see the kids more involved and have ten times more fun.
For Ages 4 to 5 …
Whisper the Message
What you need: Whiteboard and a marker (optional)
Group the kids into two and have each group form a line. The number of members per group can vary (like 5-15 kids in each group), the more kids, the funnier the game. Give a message, like a statement, or an idea to the first kid on each line. And have them whisper a message as it is to the next kid until it reaches the end of the line. The group with the closest one to the original message wins. A variation is to have the first kid in line read the message and have the last kid in line write it again on a whiteboard with a marker.
For Ages 4 to 5 …
Pin It Game
What you need: A corkboard thumb tax or pins
This works similarly to the Pin the Tail on the Donkey game, but you can try other ideas, like pinning the Soccer Ball on the Goal, the Nose to the Clown, or even pinning the Hammer on Thor’s hands. Play in groups or individually. Blindfold the kid and spin him. Have him pin the object on the illustration (with the corkboard under it). Have hours of fun and laughter.
For Ages 5 to 6 …
Water Relay Race
What you need: A small inflatable pool or a small tub, 2 large pails, 2 small cups, & water
Fill the inflatable pool or tub with water and place the pails on the far end. Create two groups where each group has 5-10 kids. Have the group line up on each side of the tub or pool. Each kid in the line will get water from the pool with a cup and carry it to the pail. There should only be one cup or spoon per group. The group with the most water in their pail wins.
For Ages 4 to 5 …
Sponge Relay Race
What you need: A small inflatable pool or a small tub, 2 large pails, 2 sponges, & water
A variation of the Water Relay Game, but this party game is more challenging. Instead of using cups, kids will use sponges to absorb water from the pool and squeezing it to the pail. The spillages and squeezing part will add more delay to the race, offering more obstacles.
For Ages 7 to 10 …
Marshmallow Tower
What you need: 2 bags of marshmallows & 2 boxes of toothpicks (or uncooked pasta)
This birthday party game brings out teamwork, competitiveness, creativity, and the math genius (who knows) among the kids. Group them into groups and hand each group a bag of marshmallows and a box of toothpicks. Have each group build the highest (and structurally stable) marshmallow tower within a limited amount of time. And be amazed at how the kids will use their imagination to complete the task. For additional challenges, you can use uncooked pasta instead of toothpicks (since they break off more easily).
For Ages 4 to 5 …
Water Balloon Toss
What you need: Small balloons with water
For this game, group the kids into two; have them line up facing each other (with around a distance of 4-5 feet). Hand one side a water balloon each. At a signal (like a whistle), each member of the group faces his opponent and throws the balloon to him without breaking it. You can increase the distance with each round. The group with the most un-popped balloons wins. You can add more fun by using colored water. Just be sure the coloring is water-based and easy to remove.
For Ages 10 to 12 …
Video Game Tournament
What you need: 1 or 2 gaming consoles (like Play Station 3, Xbox 360, or Wii)
This will definitely bring the competitiveness out of each kid. Hold a Video Game Tournament using just one game. A fighting game, racing game, or (for more fun) a dancing game are the best choices. Let them face off with each other until one player ultimately wins. Set a big prize for the winner, or even just bragging rights will do.
Princess Characters For Girls
Kids love costumes. Wearing them is one of the best ways to express themselves and shine on their own. So, it is no wonder kids love a costume-themed birthday party as this is their chance to dress like the people they look up to. Most little boys want to be super heroes, while most little girls want to be a princess. To help your daughter decide which Princess she would become, here are the five most popular picks for princesses.
Snow White
From “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”
A lot of Snow White movies came and went, but still, the most popular version (for grown-up audiences and young girls alike) is the 1937 Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Yes, she’s the first and oldest Disney Princess, and yet her appearance is the most recognizable, with the signature blue and red blouse, a long, yellow, full skirt, plus a red headband for added authenticity.
Based on the tale by the Grimm Brothers, Snow White is a young princess who ran away from her wicked stepmother and befriended the Seven Dwarves who helped her along the way. She is sweet, gentle, hardworking, and despite the hardships she is going through, she is optimistic. All these and others are the traits that young girls admire about Snow White, making her their role model.
It’s already 11 years since she entered the pop-culture limelight, and she’s still the most popular and admirable princess because of her fashionable appearance and good traits, proving that she really is the “fairest of them all”.
Princess Aurora
From “Sleeping Beauty”
Aurora’s appearance had two incarnations. She originally wore a blue gown, but thanks to her fairy godmothers (and perhaps to avoid confusion with Cinderella), it was changed to the more apt and more familiar pink one.
In either color, Aurora’s costumes make her appear to be both regal and feminine. She is kind, shy, and a little naïve, and at the same time, sophisticated, self-assured, independent, and confident; the traits that most girls will relate to.
Princess Jasmine
From “Aladdin”
Jasmine is the first Disney Princess who was not featured as the story’s main character. But despite this, with her independent and free-spirited attitude, combined with her radiant black hair, big brown Middle-eastern eyes, and distinctive hourglass figure, Jasmine made her mark as one of the most popular princesses in the Disney franchise. She usually wears her light blue tube for the top, with added loops for her arms, a pair of pants, and long black hair tied in a ponytail with two blue bands.
But for more regal occasions, Princess Jasmine dons a purple garb that provides more cover for her skin and an accessory for her head.
Cinderella
From “Cinderella”
Cinderella‘s tale is of the “damsel in distress” stories, born of a royal birthright; her stepmother mistreated her out of jealousy after her father died. The turn of events came when Prince Charming held a ball and Cinderella, with her fairy godmother’s help, was able to attend the ball and meet him as a princess complete with a carriage with horses, a coachman, and a footman.
However, as Cinderella hurried to leave the ball before midnight, one of her shoes came off leaving evidence of her presence. The Prince was disheartened to see her run away without knowing her name. So using her slipper, the Prince met all the girls in the kingdom to find out whose foot the shoe would fit, finding Cinderella in the process.
Cinderella is a popular princess because, like Snow White, she has a recognizable appearance. The familiar blue gown, added with fancy glass slippers and a blue headband to complete her royal appearance.
Princess Belle
From “Beauty and the Beast”
Though not really a princess by birth, Belle became one of the famous Disney Princesses, the first one to sport brown hair and hazel-brown eyes (the previous ones have golden or red hair and blue eyes). Belle is known for her intelligence, love for books, active imagination, open mind, and frankness. Her most identifiable appearance is the golden gown she wore with her dance with the Beast.
Dress your daughter as one of the top princess characters for a girl’s birthday party so she can live her fantasy for the day.
