| Theme parties are always great fun for any child's | | | | ceiling to form a sky with clouds. Then hang dark |
| birthday party.Does your child have a favorite movie, | | | | brown, light brown, green and orange streamers |
| book, TV show, favorite character, or maybe your | | | | from the ceiling to the floor to make a jungle. Wrap |
| child likes animals or has a favorite sport or past time. | | | | some of the streamers together to make your |
| Well how about using one of your child's favorites as | | | | jungle thicker.For a Princess birthday party create a |
| the theme for their birthday party.Planning Your | | | | special throne using a chair and decorating it with |
| PartyIf your child is old enough, sit down with them | | | | bright red and purple balloons and streamers. And |
| and ask what kind of theme they'd like for their | | | | maybe even use a colorful pillow.Again, be creative |
| party. Then, keeping your budget in mind, as well as | | | | and have fun.Kid Birthday Party Game IdeasMost |
| space limitations and preparation time, choose a | | | | party games can be slightly modified to fit your |
| theme and start making plans.Once you've decided | | | | theme. For a Blue's Clues birthday party Pin the Tail |
| on a theme for your child's birthday party, you'll find | | | | on the Donkey can become "pin the tail on Blue."For |
| that everything begins to fall right in place.Kid Birthday | | | | a Princess party, Musical Chairs becomes "The Royal |
| Party InvitationsYou and your child will have lots of | | | | Musical Ball" and you can play appropriate music.And |
| fun putting together a creative invitation for their | | | | speaking of music, music that is appropriate to your |
| party.When wording your invitation, try getting into | | | | theme is perfect to use during your games. Simply |
| your theme and have some fun. Use words and | | | | start a game when your music starts. You can easily |
| phrases that fit your theme.If you're having a | | | | find CDs for most movies and TV shows.Kid Birthday |
| Princess birthday party, you might make it a "Royal | | | | CakesThere are a lot of great recipes available for |
| Invitation from the King and Queen."For a Pirate | | | | theme birthday cakes, or you can easily pick up a |
| birthday party, write your invitation on a piece of | | | | frosted cake then add "edible cake toppers" for your |
| brown paper bag crumpled up to look like old | | | | theme.Using edible cake toppers is a great way to |
| parchment. Draw a map to your house and have "X" | | | | create a colorful, professional looking theme cake for |
| mark the spot. Then write something like this, | | | | your child's birthday.Kid Birthday Party Food IdeasIf |
| "Aaarrrhh, we be celebratin the birthday of Captain | | | | you're serving food or snacks, keep your theme in |
| (your child's first and last name) and ye be | | | | mind and be creative.For a Princess birthday party, |
| invited."Interactive invitations are lots of fun and help | | | | serve finger sandwiches, candy sushi, royal colored |
| to get your invited guests involved in your theme | | | | jelly beans, grapes, sparkling apple or grape juice or a |
| right away.For a Dinosaur birthday party you can | | | | "royal punch."For an Incredibles birthday party, label |
| send along a small box with a small plastic dinosaur | | | | your food. Ketchup becomes "super sauce", carrot |
| "buried" in glacial ice (wrapped in cotton). Then the | | | | sticks become "energy sticks" and you can even |
| recipient can "dig up" the dinosaur.For a Princess | | | | have a mini "hero sandwich."If you're using an |
| birthday party you could have your invitation rolled | | | | underwater theme like Finding Nemo, serve "peanut |
| up, tied with a purple ribbon and hand delivered by | | | | butter & jellyfish" sandwiches, Gold Fish crackers and |
| someone in appropriate costume.Be creative and | | | | "tuna fish" sandwiches.Be CreativeEven with a limited |
| have fun with your invitation. Remember, it's the first | | | | budget you can be creative and come up with lots of |
| impression your guests will have of your up-coming | | | | fun kid birthday party ideas... Put just a little effort |
| party. Get them excited so they can hardly wait!Kid | | | | into your plans and your child will fondly remember |
| Birthday Party Decorating IdeasWith your theme in | | | | this birthday party for years to come.And don't |
| mind, you can keep your decorations simple by using | | | | forget to take lots of pictures and shoot lots of |
| balloons and streamers and by putting pictures on | | | | video of everyone having fun.Mike Dougherty |
| your walls that you've cut from magazines.Or you | | | | "Grandpa Mike" has lots of experience putting |
| can be a little more creative by turning your living | | | | together successful birthday parties for his children |
| room into your theme location.For a Dinosaur birthday | | | | and grandchildren. For more information take a look |
| party put blue and white helium filled balloons on your | | | | at you'll be glad you did. |