Hosting your kid’s birthday party can be fun. But it can also be quite stressful. You want your child’s party to be enjoyable and memorable for everyone attending. You want to make it a day your child can treasure forever.
So how do you achieve that successfully? Well, we’ve got you covered! Here are some ideas for a fun children’s birthday party, as well as some tips to make sure they’re a success.
Birthday Party Ideas
Whether you plan for an outdoor party or would rather have the party be indoors, we’ve collected five ideas that you can use for your kid’s next birthday bash:
- Kids’ Painting Party
A paint party would be perfect, especially if your kid is of the creative type. It’s a great way for them to build confidence and self-esteem while still having fun.
The supplies you would need for a party like this would be an easel, brushes, canvas, acrylic paints, aprons, as well as simple instructions they could follow while they paint. You can set up the kids with their own workstations and let them paint whatever they desire.
You can even turn it into a game where they have to paint according to a theme and whoever’s painting the birthday boy or girl likes the best wins a prize! You and the other parents can join in on the festivities too!
2. Candy Olympics
This unique party activity allows for plenty of entertainment while staying indoors. It’s perfect for kids who are either huge fans of sports or just simply huge candy lovers.
You can have them bobbing for marshmallows, do a licorice relay race, or any other fun games that can incorporate candy. Be as creative as possible! Bringing in a piñata can be great for a ‘closing ceremony.’
An indoor Olympics keeps the kids engaged and provides the opportunity for all sorts of fun and friendly competitions.
3. Summer Camp
Host a summer camp in your very own backyard! This one can last for an entire day where games and other recreational activities make up the morning and afternoon while at night, you can have the kids gathered around a campfire, eating s’mores and singing songs.
Having this be the theme of your kid’s birthday party allows the children an opportunity to form closer bonds and have fun together.
4. Outdoor Movie Night
Who wouldn’t like a movie night under the stars? You can set up a projector and use a bed sheet for your screen right outside your house.
Make sure to prepare lots of movie snacks such as candy and popcorn. You can also give each child a glow stick as a party favor to make the night feel even more alive.
5. Spa Day
This birthday party theme is perfect if your child’s group of friends is interested in spa-like activities. You can plan the activities depending on the interest of each child as well as the different age groups of the guests.
Set up manicure and pedicure stations, a facial station, a DIY bath bomb station and a foot soak station. The children will enjoy moving from station to station and feeling like an adult for a day as they get pampered. The adults can join in on the fun too.
Besides the materials required for each station, you can also have the place decorated with flameless candles and other decorations to create a relaxing spa-like atmosphere.
Have kid-friendly spa music blasting through the speakers and hand out some spa-themed snacks and drinks like smoothies, wafers, sliced fresh fruits, or even a pizza. You can also hand them their own fluffy robes and slippers to really sell the experience.
Tips for Hosting a Birthday Party
You can’t host a successful birthday party if you don’t know what you’re doing, so here are some tips to ensure that your little one has one most memorable birthdays of their life.
6. Pick a theme
Party planning becomes easy once you’ve settled on a theme. Make sure it’s appropriate for the age group of the guests that are attending.
7. Let people know
Kids get excited when they receive homemade invitations so skip the online messaging and send invites the old-fashioned way. You can design the invites yourself or print them out. There are lots of birthday invitation templates available online, such as those on PosterMyWall.
Make sure to give your guests a heads up about the party at least two weeks in advance.
8. Be mindful of the number of guests
To make the party feel more alive, you need enough kids to be able to participate in games and fill the table seats. Eight to twelve guests are typically ideal for school-age kids, unless you plan for a bigger and more extravagant birthday bash.
9. Time it right
Don’t let the party last too long otherwise the kids will start to get bored. Of course, this also depends on the type of party you have planned. Typically, a party that lasts about a couple of hours is ideal.
10. Pick an appropriate location
Consider a venue that would comfortably fit all the guests attending. Also, keep in mind that your guests are mostly made up of kids so you need a lot of space where they can play and run around.
You also need to factor in the theme of your party and the different activities you have planned.
11. Get your creative juices going
Find kid-appropriate props, streamers and different materials to decorate the place and liven up the atmosphere. You can also add in a birthday poster that can be great background for picture taking.
You can find several birthday poster templates online on different websites such as PosterMyWall.
12. Make a budget
It can be so easy for expenses to go out of hand especially when you get too excited shopping for your child’s birthday party. So, make a budget that factors everything you would need and make sure to stick to it.
13. Provide simple food and snacks
Kids are often too excited to eat when at a party so it’s better to prepare something easy and familiar instead of an elaborate meal. This means cake and ice cream. You could also order some pizza and offer an assortment of chips and drinks, as well PB&J sandwiches and cookies.
14. Plan the gift opening right
You want your kid to be the center of attention during gift opening since this is their event. It’s recommended to save this part when the kids have had their food because it becomes easier to get them to sit and relax.
Final Thoughts
Time flies by fast and in the blink of an eye, your kid might be too grown up to want you to host parties for them. So, it’s nice to throw them parties while they still care for them.
It can be hard to plan a party that’s successful and memorable, but with the tips and ideas we’ve given out, it’ll be a piece of cake!
