Popular Birthday Party Themes This Year

Planning a themed birthday party and need a little inspiration? Here are a few ideas that can push you in the right direction.

Carnival Theme

This party theme for a debut is made for kids who are not into dressing up or dancing. You can host your party inside an actual carnival where guests can also enjoy rides along with other attractions after dining and some short programs through the party. You will also not have to worry about decorations considering that the venue is festive enough for your child’s unique day.

Movie Night Theme

A backyard movie night for kids may be a fantastic way to celebrate a birthday. Start out by sending invitations for your party with your movie theme. Set up comfortable seating for the children and decorate using your theme. You can use simple craft items and get your kids involved while making decorations.

Idea: Construct Truffula trees for the Lorax movie night. Try colorful balloon shaped invitations for the UP movie night, or use colorful cardstock to make light saber invitations.

Don't ignore lighting. The kids need light should they need to use the bathroom and it can be an addition to your decor.

Idea: Use paper lanterns for a Tangled movie night.

No movie night is complete without snacks. Snacks are usually as simple as popcorn in containers decorated to match your theme, or they might be more elaborate. Serve healthy baby carrots with a Hop movie party, or offer Peeps as a treat.

Consider a face painting booth. You can either try it yourself or convince a creative friend or family member to help out.

Idea: Use balloons to create simple light sabers for a Star Wars movie night, or animals for a Madagascar party.

Crafts are another fun pre-movie activity. The kids will enjoy building a fun craft and may have something to take home using them.

Sports Theme

Sports party ideas enable you to celebrate your chosen team or as a great birthday celebration theme. An example of this is to come up with football party ideas for the amusement of those want to be team players. A football party, determined by when it falls, may have the added touch of watching an actual game on TV as well as going to one whether it was planned very well in advance. If you don't have any one of these options you could try having a theme designed on your team's Hall of Fame players.

Idea: Tack up posters and jerseys from your favorite team players make for great decoration.

Games of trivial pursuit about teams and the players too are definitely fun to play. There are also videos and CDs you'll be able to rent that has sports bloopers from past years. A game of football together with your friends also provides an entertaining afternoon in which it is possible to conclude your party with a barbecue in the backyard.

Princess Party Theme

Yellow, purple and pink streamers, ribbons, and bows ought to be rich and full. Package of plastic or rhinestone jewels is a necessity for any princess party. Not only can they be used to decorate the surrounding, but additionally to adorn the walls, the table, the games, and also the goodie bags. Be confident to dress your princess in a beautiful outfit befitting of her royal status.

Idea: Download some Renaissance music from the internet for the more traditional royal sound or use any modern princess soundtrack.

Since princess themed children's parties are so popular right now, many stores have capitalized on it. A variety of princess invitations are located in almost any stationery store, and when you decide to go with a Disney princess theme party, your options are even bigger. Consider creating your own invitations. The web is an immense source for princess pictures. With glue, glitter, construction paper and color-printed cutouts, your little one can create personalized party invitations.

Idea: Using a large poster or printout of a princess's head, cut some tiaras and crowns away from the thick yellow construction paper and put each child's name on them. Using pinatas, get a castle-shaped full of plastic jeweled rings or candy ring pops. Play 'Princess May I?' - a twist within the old game 'Mother May I?'