Birthday Party Themes for Boys
Here is an alphabetical list of birthday party themes for your little boy. Find suggestions for invitations, party games, party d�©cor, and party menus and even favors that will create a consistent party theme.
A for airplane
Airplanes make a great birthday party theme for little boys. Blue and white work well as party colors and you can make “clouds” by tying together bunches of white balloons.
Try making a plane ticket or boarding pass inspired invitation. No need for fancy shapes, just a rectangular piece of construction paper or cardstock will do. You can label the outside or top with wording such as “Your ticket to fun”. When listing the party date, time and location you can use terms like “Boarding for flight #3 (if your child is 3) begins at 1:00 pm at Smith airport”. You can add to the theme by asking guests to “Confirm their reservation “rather than RSVP.
To tie your party menu into the theme, how about serving little packs of chips and mini cans of soda, like airplane snacks. A birthday cake covered with blue frosting makes a great sky backdrop for some plastic toy airplanes. Model airplanes would make great party favors, if they are age appropriate, if not, scour your local dollar stores for plastic planes.
You can carry the party theme all the way through to the thank you cards by thanking everyone for flying with Birthday Party Airlines! If you make your own thank you cards, consider making a simple cloud shape.
B for baseball
Incorporating your child’s favorite sport into their birthday party is a great way to get them involved and excited. Here are some party theme ideas for both these B sports.
Baseball party invitations are easy to make, all you need is white heavy paper, a circle template and a red marker. Fold the paper in half, cut out white circles shapes but don’t cut all the way around the circle, this will give you an invitation that folds. Then use the red marker to create some stitching on the outside. Stick with the theme when you choose your wording. Some suggestions include “Come be part of our birthday team”. The interior of the party invitation can include phrases such as “Be at the dugout by 1:00 pm, Smith StadiumâÂ?¦RSVP to Coach Mary byâÂ?¦”
The party menu can include hot dogs and popcorn. You can even purchase traditional popcorn bags online to add to the ballpark atmosphere. A birthday cake couldn’t be easier, decorate a round cake as you did the party invitation. Party games can include home run derbies, or even a baseball game. And baseballs, baseball cards and baseball caps make great party favors. Party supply stores and online party supply companies such as Oriental Trading sell baseball themed party favors in bulk.
B for beach
Depending on your location, the season and your child’s age, the beach can be a great place to have a birthday party. You can make beach themed invitations by cutting out a sun from brightly colored cardstock. Other simple shapes for beach themed invites include sunglasses, flip flops or beach balls. Announce your theme with phrases such as “Fun in the Sun” or “Make a splash at our birthday bash”.
Keep the menu simple for ease of clean up and stick to foods that can be eaten without table and chairs. Hot dogs are a great idea but coolers of sandwiches, juice boxes, water and fruit work just as well. Have a few beach blankets handy for your guests. Have some extra sun block on hand and fill party favor bags with sun block, inflatable beach balls, Frisbees or inexpensive kiddie sunglasses.
C for crayons
This birthday party theme is particularly suited to pre-school aged children with their love of scribbling and coloring. It couldn’t be easier to pull together a cohesive party theme. Start by sending crayon shaped invitations made from colored construction paper or cardstock. Want to be a little more elaborate? Print a free coloring page from the internet and include this with some crayons in your party invitations. Put your party theme front and centre by using phrases such as “Come add your color to our party”. You can label the guest’s or child’s name as “Artist” and refer to the party location as the “Gallery”. To take your party theme to the next level, asks guests to wear a particular color or to wear their favorite color.
Party dÃ?©cor should reflect the theme by concentrating on a limited number of primary colors, particularly if guests were asked to wear a specific color. Set up some kids’ tables with coloring pages and crayons. You can use the crayons you already own, just put them out in color coordinated party cups. The guests can take their artwork home or you can make a gallery wall where they can display their finished product. You can also check crayola.com for crayon centered art activities and free printables.
The menu can focus on the colors you used. For example, hot dogs and ketchup for red, or cheese (or even pizza) for yellow. Birthday cake ideas include using icing to decorate your cake like a box of crayons, or using a loaf pan and cutting it into the shape of a crayon.
Party favors can include crayons, coloring books, pencils featuring popular kids’ characters, and rubber balls in the colors used for your party. A very original way to tie your party theme to the party favors would be to include some coupons, free passes, or simply fliers for a local children’s museum.
F for fire truck
Little boys love the excitement of bright red fire trucks with their flashing lights and loud sirens. Turn this into an unforgettable birthday party theme by scheduling a visit from your local fire department or a tour of the nearest fire station. Most cities offer tours tat can be pre-arranged and will give children a chance to climb on a fire truck and meet a real life fireman. This can also turn into a valuable safety lesson as fireman report children that when they respond to emergencies, children are often afraid of them in their protective gear and these visits give them a chance to show children the gear in a non-threatening setting.
Red and yellow are obvious choices for party dÃ?©cor but don’t forget the black and white of the trusty Dalmatian. You can use black markers to make spots on white balloons and pair these with red balloons for a great visual tie in to your theme.
Party activities can include a fireman obstacle course in the backyard, water balloons to put out a fake fire. For the water balloons, draw flames on several pieces of poster board or a long sheet of butcher paper and mount to an outside fence or wall. Then let your guests take aim and run for cover! For pin the tail on the donkey, blow up or draw a simple outline of a fireman and several fireman hats.
Party favors for this theme can be obtained for next to nothing. There are many free fireman themed coloring pages on the internet or you can ask you local fire department. They usually have stocks of safety booklets and stickers for children.
T for trains
Trains are a popular favorite toy among boys of all ages and can provide great inspiration for your birthday party theme. You can use train stickers to decorate a home made invitation. You could also try making a train ticket, similar to the ticket in the airplane party theme section above. Use phrases such as “All aboard” on the outside or top of the invitation. Then label the party information with words such as “We pull out of the station at 2:00 pm. “or “Please confirm your reservations with the conductor at âÂ?¦”.
Obvious party favors include toy trains and the ever popular train whistles. Conductor hats would make great party hats and take home favors as well. You can even invite guests to wear clothing appropriate to the theme such as overalls.
Most craft stores sell train shaped baking pans that you can use to make your own birthday cake. Or you may choose to decorate a regular rectangular cake with toy trains and/or tracks. Other ways to tie the menu items into your party theme are to use a cookie cutter to make train shaped cookies or sandwiches.
General tips for birthday party themes
An inexpensive way to carry party themes over to your paper goods is to buy solid color paper goods, which you can often buy in bulk, and decorate them with stickers that represent your theme. This way you can often use paper goods for more than one party and save yourself money.
Also consider buying someone else’s leftover party supplies. These can be found at local consignment stores or through word of mouth from friends and families.
You can also save money by shopping the clearance section of your party supply store before selecting your theme. This may work better if the birthday child is not there to distract you with requests for full price party goods that are often prominently featured at the front of the store.
No matter what theme you select with a little creativity you can pull it off.
