Party Planning Made Easy with Imaginative Kid Birthday Party Themes!

Our imaginative kid birthday party themes will give you inspiration to create a fun-filled celebration just right for your child! After choosing your child’s favorite theme, you’re ready to take the next step – building the entire party around that theme.

Why start by choosing a theme?

We have found that choosing one of your favorite kid birthday party themes will enable you to pull the party together with greater ease.

As a party planner, it will define your focus and make the choices less overwhelming. It will simplify the party planning process and allow you to do more in less time while having FUN!

We have organized the party planning process using easy to follow steps outlined in the Party Planning Checklist.

10 Quick Questions

Next, we have a list of questions for you to consider before kicking the party planning process into high gear using the Party Planning Checklist. These questions will help you identify your preferences and choose the perfect idea from a variety kid birthday party themes. Each them will lay the foundation for you to build an amazing wild child birthday party!

1. Theme? What are your child’s interests? Does she have a favorite thing... animal, character, activity, season, sport, color, etc. that would be the perfect kid birthday idea for a theme?
2. Budget? How much time and money do you want to spend on your child’s birthday party? Remember – kids, especially the younger set, have very few expectations and are thrilled with the simple birthday party traditions!
3. Guests? A good idea here is the age of the birthday child plus one - or two depending on the child, your budget, your location and group of guests. For example, if your child will be turning six, you would consider inviting seven to eight guests. Also, think about enlisting grown-up help, depending on the number of guests and their ages.
4. Location? Indoor or outdoors? At home or a park, restaurant, children’s museum, children’s indoor gym or playground, sporting event, movie theater, swimming pool, just to name a few.
5. Decorations? Will you have the time to make home made decorations or the budget to purchase decorations? A good birthday party idea is to shop party supply catalogs/online stores/retail stores for some decoration and to make some decorations – the outcome is budget-friendly WOW!

   Follow the same advice for the party favors - or as my girls call them, goodie bags. Kids LOVE this birthday party tradition, but it is not necessary to spend a lot of money. Explore our various party themes and supplies categories for creative decorating and goodie bag ideas.

6. Date & Time? You may want to consider special events, holidays, school vacation days and other dates when families may be away from home. Also, think about your family’s schedule. Do you have commitments on your calendar immediately before or after the time you are thinking about having the party?

   Don’t try to squeeze in too much! If you are planning your party during lunch or dinner, plan for the meal. If the party is for a small child, remember to plan around naptimes! It is wise to error on the side of a short party rather than a long party. Remember, it’s a good kid birthday idea to end the party while everyone is having fun!

7. Invitations? It’s a good idea to send invitations out at least two to three weeks before the big event. Adding a rsvp will help you be prepared for food, activities and goody bags – this is especially important when you are planning the party at a special location.

   It’s a good idea to include your full name, just in case your guests’ parents are acquaintances. Invitations with rsvp’s also give you the opportunity to clarify specific instructions with the guests’ parents, such as drop-off and pick-up times, whether or not a guest’s parent will need to attend or whether or not it’s okay for a brother or sister to attend.

   Remember to be as specific as possible on invitations – the more information the better! Explore Wild Child Party Invitations for creative ideas built around kid birthday party themes.

8. Food & Drinks? For small children, plan simple finger foods & lids on drinks. It’s a great kid birthday idea to have plenty of grown-up food and drinks if you are recruiting adult help. If you are planning a meal, do remember to let the kids run off some excess energy and birthday party jitters first – you’ll have better luck having the kids eat their ‘real’ food.

   Even if you are planning traditional birthday fare - cake and ice cream – you might consider a couple of low sugar snacks within easy reach. It might take the edge off the sugar high! The key ingredient is to prepare anything and everything that can be made ahead of time. Explore our website's food category for imaginative eats and menus created around kid birthday party themes!

9. Activities, Games & Crafts? It’s a great idea to have activities, games and/or crafts planned for fun - all built around kid birthday party themes. It keeps the kids entertained and best of all, keeps chaos to a minimum if planned well.

   As kids arrive at the birthday party, a quiet, independent activity can help break the ice. Remember clear instructions and reasonable limits only add to the fun! Plan on at least one extra activity to have as a back up in the event the party moves along faster than you had anticipated. Explore this website's activities and games section for attention grabbing kid birthday party themes, activities, games & crafts.

10. Schedule? Another great kid birthday idea is to write down a timeline – a schedule of events – for the birthday party. Estimating the time it will take to move through the party agenda will prove to be invaluable. This simple task will help you to be organized and prepared.

    Best of all, you will be able to focus on having FUN instead of having to think about what to do next. The greatest payoff is that the kids will be busy and entertained. Chaos erupts only when the kids are at loose ends! Chaos won’t have a chance with a full schedule of fun planned well ahead of time.

Now that you’ve tackled the 10 Quick Questions, you’re ready to kick the party planning process into high gear! These questions walked you through identifying your preferences for choosing the perfect idea from a great selection of kid birthday party themes. This will assist you in laying the foundation to build an amazing wild child birthday party!

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