In this birthday parties for kids section, we’ve included all of our party themes suitable for the 5-7 age group. At these lovely ages kids start understanding how important and special birthdays can be. Depending on your child, they might even become more excited from planning the party than the event itself (it’s a good idea to have them involved in the planning, let them help create invitations and decorations, and choose their theme and games for their party).
Five-year-olds usually enjoy dramatic play and make-believe games, so it’s usually a good idea to have props around to let them make believe things that may fit the chosen party theme (scenes from Harry Potter, a pizza parlor, princess/tea party, knights at the round table, etc.).
Five-year-olds can start playing organized games, although some may have trouble taking turns, so it’s best to also have short games and group activities (like Hokey Pokey, Simon Says, Musical Chairs, Hot Potato, etc.).
For my son’s 6th birthday, we decided to have a puppy themed party. This was inspired by the newest member of our family, Jumbo, a black Labrador puppy my boys are crazy about. The invitation was just printed on board paper with the picture of my son and some puppies including Jumbo and it read … Read more
My son Ashton was turning 6 on the 6th of January…so I wanted to plan a fun party for his special “golden” birthday. For the invitation, I used the photo editing site www.picnik.com to add the graphics to my favorite recent picture of him, then printed them out in a 5 by 7 size. We … Read more
Army birthday ideas and photos by: Jenni from Shawnee, KS Our five year old wanted to have an army birthday this year so we set our battle plan in action. I made up invitations with a camo background and a drill sergeant on the front, it read: “Ready Recruits? Sound off! I don’t know if … Read more
Football birthday party ideas and photos by: Jeffere from Frisco, TX Here’s another idea from this cool website – a flag football party! (If you want to see the same children a year earlier, here’s my army birthday party write-up.) The boys arrived and all tossed the football in the front yard together. Then, I … Read more
Hi Everyone, my name is Marissa & I live in Australia. I am a Mum to 3 children, the youngest born in February 2011. Birthday parties are a HUGE deal to me & I love making my children’s Birthday wishes come true! As Mothers we all have a special way of showing our children how … Read more
Where do I begin? In the beginning there was Peyton and Carson, twin boys, and from the beginning all I could dream about after their birth was really cool birthday parties. I’ve always enjoyed decorating for holidays, arts and crafts, so what a better way to fulfill my artistic need than to do it through … Read more
Army theme party ideas and photos by: Christine from Palm City, FL A lot of my inspiration for this army party came from this website! What a great source of information! The fun started when the recruits arrived. They were issued dog tags and field glasses. A good game of tug-of-war with a muddy puddle … Read more
Garden party ideas and photos by: Sandra from Peoria, IL My son wanted a garden party for his 7th birthday. We found no help at any of our local stores, so we went out on our own. We made the party invitations – postcard style. The background was a photo of the grass in our … Read more
My son loves pixar cars especially “Mater Tall Tales” and we decided to throw a special 6th Birthday Party. I found the perfect invitation at hallmark “mater the greater”. We personalized with my son’s picture and in the back the party information. For decorations I printed traffic signs and checkered flags. Also at the dollar … Read more
For our kids 7th and 9th birthdays we had a carnival for each of them and did it on a budget! I can’t afford to spend a lot of money on birthday parties but I still want them to be spectacular so for our carnival I made almost all the games. I estimate the party … Read more
Ballerina party ideas and photos by: Ramiro from Miami, FL My daughter Marcella started taking ballet lessons and fell in love with the ballerina! So picking a theme this year for her birthday wasn’t hard at all! We decided to do an “only girls” party, that way the pink colors and tutus could be enjoyed … Read more
Harry Potter party ideas and photos by: Lydia from Patterson, CA My son and I spent a whole year planning his Harry Potter birthday party, picking up items for goody bags, plates, decorations etc., from clearance bins and dollar stores and making some of our own decorations and treats. We also purchased the Harry Potter … Read more
We did a Harry Potter party for my daughter Bridget’s 6th Birthday. She is a huge fan of the Harry Potter books and movies. Hogwarts School Harry Potter Invitations The invitations were acceptance letters to Hogwarts School of Magic and Wizardry. We used the Hogwarts Wizard font found on-line at http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org We customized each invitations … Read more
The idea for my nieces 5th birthday party all stemmed from the Disney Princess Castle Cake she wanted from a shop. The shop quoted £175 and I told my sister I could do one for her and make it more personal. My niece just loves the Disney Princess’s and has a lot of their merchandise … Read more
Birthday idea and photos by: Tabitha from Indianapolis, IN Our son couldn’t decide what type of party he would like for his 7th birthday, so we convinced him to let us surprise him with our birthday idea (we knew he would love). We chose a secret agent/spy party. He loves Spy Kids and Cody Banks, … Read more
Kid party theme ideas and photos by: Jennifer from Rosepine, LA My soon to by 5 year old wanted a party theme with butterflies. We were on a limited budget. I racked my brain to come up with a neat party theme that did not cost a lot. I started with the centerpieces. I made … Read more
To celebrate Sofia’s 7th birthday we decided to throw a Princess Party. We bought invitations for a Princess party and gave them a week before the party. A special treat for Sofia was to choose a costume she wanted to wear. She chose Snow White. We decorated the living-room and tables in purple and pink … Read more
I used this websites free Dinosaur pictures to create a dinosaur party games for our 5 year old. Triceratops Dinosaur Homemade Pinata I made a dinosaur pinata with a balloon, cardboard boxes and paper mache. I didn’t use crepe paper as I didn’t have time so I just painted it. For the horns I used … Read more
Our son is a car enthusiast. For his fifth birthday, we decided to have a race themed party. We had already done one for his first birthday and a monster truck for his fourth, so we wanted this to be different. We opted for a party at a friend’s place. We had a drag racing … Read more
Birthday kid party theme ideas and photos by: Rachel from River Vale, NJ My son, the animal lover, wanted his birthday kid party theme to involve animals in some way. I found a local arts and craft place by my house that had the most perfect party, although I am positive that if I had … Read more
Kids birthday party ideas and photos by: Tiffany from Surprise, AZ For my son Zane’s 5th birthday we gave him a military party. My son is very interested in the military and it only seemed appropriate to celebrate his kids birthday party with his favorite things. We received so many good party ideas from this … Read more
If your daughter is like mine then Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place is all you hear about. Unfortunately, not many parties with this theme are on the internet yet. There are a few places where you can order supplies online, but a trip to my local party store left me empty handed with character merchandise. … Read more
My daughter wanted a Puppy Dog party for her 5th birthday. She also loves movies so I expanded. We had the party on a Saturday evening at 5pm knowing that the first hour and a half was going to be party events and the last hour and a half we’d be watching movies. We had … Read more
On 12/5/10 my daughter, Teralynn turned 5. Teralynn was born with a missing piece of chromosome 22…this is called 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. She is a very loving, sweet and caring child, but when she was born we were told that she might not be able to do the things she’s doing now…so we really go … Read more