Did you know that tomorrow, October 5th, is the most common birthday? Happy (early) birthday to all the October 5th birthday babies! Since there will be so many people celebrating and entertaining tomorrow and into the weekend, we wanted to stock you up with some seriously adorable party themes and decorating ideas for boys and girls. Don’t get me wrong, looking back I really do appreciate my Discovery Zone, Chuck E. Cheese and McDonald’s birthday parties (who doesn’t love ball pits?), but where were these creative mommas when I was little? And Design Happens featured blogger Kim Stoegbauer is one of those moms who pulls out all the party-planning stops. Who knew that a cotton candy-themed birthday party could be so creative and colorfully detailed? So check out these original party themes and ideas from some of our favorite entertaining gurus and start planning!
Party Trend: Flags, Bunting and Banners (Plus Free Printables)
Girls’ Birthday Party Ideas:
1., 3., 5., 7., 8. Adorable Birthday Party Themes for Girls 2. DIY Favors and Decorations for Kids’ Birthday Parties 4., 6. Cotton Candy-Themed Birthday Party
Boys’ Birthday Party Ideas:
1., 6. Day at the Circus Kids’ Birthday Party 2., 4. Baseball Bonanza Birthday Party 3., 5., 8., Cool Birthday Party Themes for Boys 7. Totally Nautical Kids’ Birthday Party
What is your favorite childhood birthday party memory? Diving into a single serving cake? Getting the toy you had been dreaming of for months?
Tell us in the comments below.
Proud mama of five and have never had a party outside of my home. I LOVE LOVE LOVE home parities. The planning all year long. The collecting of the items to fill goody bags, the goody table, and then all the fun elements added. One of my favorite parties, I have done with all the boys is the LEGO party. I set up the Lego train set on the dining room table. Everything LEGO. LEGO building contests, Lego hunts etc. With four boys we have tons of Lego's so our guests can take home a bag of Legos too. Please note I do not work for LEGO but about 20 years ago had the privilege of helping a LEGO exec. design her child's room and as a thank you gave me the Lego train set.
As Co-Founder of EchoAge.com, I am always inspired by the true generosity of children. Give kids the tools to make a difference and they will. Birthday's certainly should be about fun, family and friends and presents certainly play an important part but I do firmly believe that like adults, kids benefit from balance. How do you feel about birthday parties that allow children to give to charities AND get a special gift from all of their friends?
Thanks for the party love, Kayla! It is so great to see all of these fun party themes in one place. My favorite childhood birthday memory would have to be ALL of the amazing cakes my mom made for my parties.