With the economy and world events in turmoil, who has time to think of children’s party themes? When you have more kids than days in a week, which will soon be our case, then you know you have something to plan for the next party. Otherwise they all start to look the same:
- leaf duck decorations
- cake from a box
- frosting from a can
- clearance section gifts
- clean up
As if that’s not enough, but the decorations don’t match and you’re struggling to find something, anything, to keep the quasi-anarchists entertained, the guests are confused and you look like you’ve just been squeezed. What can a busy parent do? These kids party themes should help you emerge victorious.
Themes for children’s parties
1. Favorite fictional character
2. american idol
3. Favorite Decade
4. Costume party
5. Games room
6. Outdoor games
7.Disney
Let’s take a look at each one:
1. Favorite fictional character: This is pretty open to interpretation. You can use a comic book character or superhero team for a theme and have all the guests show up dressed in their costumed character role, or do a Jane Austen-type theme where everyone dresses for the part. Fictional characters can be specific to a book or to a series, such as a Harry Potter-themed party. They can also be genre specific, like “Action Hero” or similar.
2. American Idol – The theme of this party is fun as you can have a panel of judges judge the karaoke talent of the party guests. Whether you have awards or not, and you can even record short sessions to watch later, like a loser defending his latent “talent.”
3. Favorite Decade: Pick a decade you know your kid loves, like the 1930s or 1950s, and have everyone dress accordingly, hair and all. Play period movies and music, and arrange tables and rooms to match the feel.
4. Costume Party – This is more of a masquerade ball idea, just have guests show up in costume and enjoy!
5. Arcade – If you don’t have one, rent a flat screen HDTV for the day, or buy two! Make a tournament of the favorite video game according to the guests and the guest of honor. Or you can host an entire night of full video and arcade-style games for rent and available on site, and just play.
6. Outdoor Games: Use this idea when your weather is nice enough to accommodate, and set up various games like croquet and corn hole, for example. Set up a pool or just have a few ready. Great when you don’t want to clean!
7. Disney: This is a great theme for Disney fans. Set a specific location for the movie, dressing the location as the movie set. Or have a menu that complements a certain Disney theme and eat in style. It’s always fun when guests once again show up in costume to play the part.
Here are some ideas that you can use or just get your brain thinking outside of the normal kids party themes.