In this toddler birthday parties section, we’ve included all of our toddler party themes suitable for the 2-4 age group. For this age group, it’s best to choose a softer theme that won’t frighten any of the young ones. Ages two and three are still toddlers and you’ll want to make sure your party area is a safety zone! Little ones who’ve realized they have legs and can use them for walking will tend to wander around a lot – so make sure your party area has clear and safe borders!
You don’t need to invite too many people to these parties. For 2-year-olds, five children can be enough. For 3-year-olds it can be a bit more (around 5-8 kids, depending on how much help you have). For 4-year-olds you can up the number to 8-12 kids if you have enough help.
Most importantly, don’t stress too much. You don’t need to be witty, have loads of decorations, or be over-unique for the kids to have a good time. At these ages kids usually have fun just being together and playing. This is definitely enough for them to have unforgettable fun!
My daughter just loves the Backyardigans, especially Uniqua so I decided to take the theme and run with a Uniqua birthday party! I decided to do the party color scheme in two-tone pink like Uniqua. That way it could be kind of girly. I did buy some Backyardigans decorations plates and napkins at Party City … Read more
For Justin’s 3rd birthday we had a Wild Wild West birthday party. So, let me first say, I got a lot of my ideas from this website. Thanks! Invitations Our invitation was a boot, which I made with a spur that moved. It read: “Howdy Partners! Justin is turning 3 and we’re gathering up all … Read more
Wild wild west party ideas and photos by: Araceli from Ontario, CA I celebrated my son Aidan’s 2nd Birthday this month-the Wild West party! To date, this is the best one yet. The wild wild west party wasn’t as elaborate as others I’ve had, but I consider this the best because both my husband and … Read more
Willy Wonka party ideas and photos by: Laura from Spring Lake, MI When my 3-year old decided that he wanted a Willy Wonka party I thought I was getting away easy! Then I realized that Willy Wonka was a popular movie but not a popular birthday theme! The one thing I knew from the beginning … Read more
Winnie the Pooh party ideas and photos by: Margaret from Farmington Hills, MI My son Michael’s birthday was coming up March 29, the year was 2004, and he wanted to have a Pooh Party for his 2nd birthday. So right away, I thought about the big blank wall with the slanted ceiling we have in … Read more
We hosted a fun Dinosaur Adventure party for a very special fourth birthday celebration. To set the scene we decorated our client’s home with lots of large grass leaves and faux rocks painted on cardboard and foam cutout board. We arranged large inflatable dinosaurs all around our prehistoric scene. For the table we used the … Read more
A couple of months before my son turned 2 we decided to do a Firefighter theme! I usually choose my kids theme’s based on what they like at the time and the cake. When I was little, the only birthday I remember was my fourth. My mom bought me a Cinderella cake. It had the … Read more
Circus party ideas and photos by: Courtney from Falkner, MS We celebrated our little girl’s 4th birthday “Circus” style! I like to do things big. So what better way to party than with a “Big Top” circus party theme? We held our “circus” in our church gym with over 50 people attending. To set the … Read more
When I gear up to plan my children’s birthday parties, I like to start really early. I’m a planner and enjoy getting all my plans/thoughts on paper and as time goes on I can pick up things that I know I will need. I always start with the theme and build from there. For my … Read more
This coolest Spongebob party was for my grandson who turned 3. We had a friend of the family become a clown who blew up balloon animals then later was Spongebob, he was the best! He had all the kids dancing! My shy grandson who now is 4 (and soon to be 5) is still talking … Read more
On Nate’s 3rd Birthday, we celebrated with a Sesame Street themed party. This was the second year for our Sesame friends, so I had some ideas of things to do, though almost all were different from those of the year prior. I like to save money and do most everything myself. It is much more … Read more
Circus theme party ideas and photos by: Allyson from Lafayette, LA For my daughter Amelia’s third birthday we had a circus birthday. Amelia wanted a merry-go-round cake. The circus cake was Duncan Hines chocolate with Wilton Butter cream Frosting recipe. The party colors were red, blue and yellow. The bottom tier of the cake was … Read more
My son just turned 3 and we did a toy story party for him which was a huge hit. We did the following: Handmade Toy Story Invitations I hand made all the invitations. The front of the invitation was done like the upcoming Toy story 3 movie poster with it saying my husband and my … Read more
My daughter requested a Hello Kitty Tea Party for her 4th birthday. We had a very limited budget so we planned it to be at our house. The invitations were made from colorful wooden flowers found at the local hobby shop. There were 4 different designs. I printed the invite on pink paper in the … Read more
We couldn’t wait to celebrate our daughter Jordan turning 2 years old. We decided to have a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme party since Jordan loves Mickey and Minnie Mouse. We invited around 60 people (adults and children). Invitations were sent 6 weeks in advance and had the outline of Minnie Mouse’s face and ears, but … Read more
Cowboy party ideas and photos by: Sandra from Peoria, IL When our son Karl turned 4 the only choice for a party was a cowboy party. My mom made him a vest out of cow print fabric. To complete his outfit we went to Wall-mart and got a cowboy hat, holster and guns and a … Read more
We decided to have the whole party in our backyard. I got yellow construction paper and cut out a huge circle and drew a railroad crossing on it and hung them on the door leading outside. Then, I used black electrical tape on the sidewalk outside to make a train track that led to the … Read more
Last summer, for my son Leo’s 3rd Birthday, he asked for a Beatles Yellow Submarine Party. He was crazy obsessed with the movie, their music, our Beatles Rockband game and he just couldn’t get enough of them. He knew all their names and the instruments they played and he made sure that every person at … Read more
Olivia was in love with the new Princess and the Frog movie, and she asked me to plan a Princess and the Frog party for her third birthday. As we were inviting close family and friends there were only a couple of children attending, so I wanted to make sure everyone was comfortable and happy. … Read more
Creative party theme ideas and photos by: Molly from Santa Barbara, CA My son LOVES monsters, so his 4th birthday party was a MONSTER PARTY! To create this party I needed some creative party theme ideas. Invitations: We only invited 5 children so we figured making the invitations with our son wouldn’t be TOO time … Read more
My son decided he wanted his third birthday party to by dinosaur themed. Honestly I wasn’t thrilled when I heard this because it didn’t sound fun to me, but after some thought it turned out great. For decorations I bought some from Party America. They were really nice neutral color scheme. My favorite thing I … Read more
For my sons birthday we decided to go with a farm theme since he was really into tractors and farm animals. We decorated the house with farm themed balloons, streamers, and I printed some farm themed pictures off from the computer. I found some really cute farm themed coloring pages for the kids to color. … Read more
For my daughter’s 2nd birthday, we threw her an Abby Cadabby party. Her favorite character on Sesame Street is Abby. I began practicing to hand-draw the birthday cake a few months before the party. Heres the Abby Cadabby cake and how I made… I searched for Abby Cadabby party favors from our local Factory Card … Read more
Dora birthday party ideas and photos by: Rebecca from Melbourne I was determined to host a Dora birthday party that people would talk about for ages and I achieved it. A few months before my daughter Zara’s 2nd birthday I decided to have a Dora the Explorer adventure at our home. Anyone in Australia that … Read more