Birthday Party Themes for Girls
Here is an alphabetical list of birthday party themes for your little girl. Find suggestions for invitations, party games, party d�©cor, and party menus and even favors that will create a consistent party theme.
A for apple
Red is a great primary color that you can use in the d�©cor for this party theme. Start with lots of red cardstock or construction paper- buy in bulk to save even more. You can use it for invitations, decorations and even party games.
A simple apple shaped piece of red paper makes a quick and easy invitation. You can set the party theme by using wording like “You’ve been picked âÂ?¦come to Jacob’s party at the Smith orchard âÂ?¦for bushels of fun”.
The birthday decorations can include red and green balloons and red and green paper goods. A themed birthday cake is as simple as cutting a circular cake to resemble an apple and adding red frosting. For a party game that sticks your theme, have the birthday child help you create a large cut out of a tree before hand and stick it to a wall in the room where the party will be held (or near where the guests will enter). Each birthday party guest can add their name to a red construction paper apple, and add it to the tree. You can also cut apples in half and dip them into craft paint to make apple prints. These prints will make a great take home gift. And of course, candy or caramel apples fit very well with this party theme. Just check for food allergies with your guests first as these are often covered in nuts.
B for babies
What little girl doesn’t love her baby doll? Why not use these baby dolls as the centerpiece for a birthday party theme? Invite each guest to bring their favorite doll and provide carriages and tea sets for lots of pretend fun. You can lead the guests in some baby doll activities such as singing to their babies. Birthday party favors can include baby doll accessories such as bottles, often available at your local dollar store.
Your birthday party invitation can include baby carriages or babies cut out from magazines or from baby shower invites. You can let guests know the theme for your birthday party by labeling the invitation as a BYOB, Bring Your Own Baby party.
B for beach
Depending on your location, the season and your child’s age, the beach can be a great them for a birthday party. You can host the party at the beach of course. To make beach themed invitations, cut 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 for this party theme 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 for guests who foregt. You have many options for party favors taht go with this birthday theme, these include 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 birthday party location as the “Gallery”. To take your birthday party theme to the next level, asks guests to wear a particular color or to wear their favorite color.
The dÃ?©cor should reflect the birthday party 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 your theme. 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.
Birhtday 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 birthday 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 flowers
There are few things more feminine than flowers so this makes a great little girls birthday party theme. Your invitations can be made from floral paper (available in craft stores or wherever stationery and scrapbooking supplies are sold) or you can cut a simple flower shape from colored cardstock. Using words such as “Look who has grown” or “Fun is in bloom” will help bring your theme to life. You can host the party at a botanical garden if there is one available in your area.
Your party d�©cor can include floral and spring colors, such as purple, yellow and green. Artificial or real flowers can be used to decorate the birhtday party space. Your party activity and party favor can be one and the same with this great make and take idea. Purchase miniature clay pots and provide guests with paint and brushes or stickers to decorate their pot. Then fill them with potting soil and give each guest a packet of seeds to plant. They can take them home to watch them grow. Another great birthday party favor would be a small bouquet of flowers, real or artificial. What about pencils, stickers, or toy jewelry with a flower motif?
Most grocery store bakeries offer pre-made birthday cakes that don’t need to be special ordered and these are almost always adorned with flowers so they would be a convenient way to include your theme in the menu. If you like to bake your own cakes, try to incorporate edible flowers into the cake. Or perhaps you would prefer to cut the round cake into a flower shape and ice accordingly.
P for picnic
This gender neutral birthday party theme can be pulled off with a minimum of planning. Look for red and white checkered or gingham patterned paper to make invitations that fit your party theme. To ensure your d�©cor continues the theme, use red and white checkered fabric wherever you can. Red and white balloons and red and white paper goods will also help carry your theme through.
Your picnic lunch can take place in the backyard on comfy blankets. Have party guests pick up a picnic basket at one end of the table, and as they make their way down the table, they can fill their baskets. This will be made easier if you pre-package party food in miniature plastic containers or Ziploc bags. Suggestions include carrot sticks, sandwich halves, grapes and juice boxes. To make picnic baskets, collect sturdy brown paper bags from your grocery store. Cut a strip off the top and save this to make your handle. Roll the sides of the bag down until it is the height you want for your basket. Staple the strip you had cut from the top to either side of your basket to make a handle. You can enlist the help of the birthday child to decorate these baskets with stickers or markers. For a nice touch, open a paper or cloth napkin and use it to line the bottom of the basket, allowing the corners to hang out.
For other birthday party activities, read a storybook about picnics, or lead the children in singing the Teddy bear Picnic song. Lyrics can be found at http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/teddy/teddypicnic.html. If you don’t know the tune, the above site has a link to that as well. Croquet and Frisbee also make great picnic games.
For party favors, consider using miniature baskets for party favor bags, you can find these at your local craft store. Toy plates, cups and food make great party favors that will allow guests to continue the picnic party theme at home anytime.
T for teddy bear
Many little ones have a favorite teddy bear. Invite them to bring it with them and use the ideas from the picnic section to make a teddy bear picnic. You can also consider using a build your own stuffed animal business to provide both the party activity and the party favor. There are several of these companies, some in local malls, but many are online. You can check such sites as www.stuffafriend.biz to find a representative in your area. You may find that you save both time, headache and even money by using one of these services as it provide a kind of one stop shopping and eliminates the need for party favors.
For other party activities, read a storybook about picnics, or lead the children in singing the Teddy bear Picnic song. Lyrics can be found at http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/teddy/teddypicnic.html. If you don’t know the tune, the above site has a link to that as well. Croquet and Frisbee also make great picnic games.
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.
