For my daughter’s 11th Coolest Sleepover Mall Birthday Party, I invited some of her friends over. For the invitations, I went to greetingsisland.com. I put a sign that says V.I.P. Entrance to the (HER NAME) Mall. There were some stores, a food court, a movie theater, and a salon/spa. Since I wanted it realistic, and … Read more
Our younger daughter wanted a Mary Poppins theme for her 3rd birthday. This was a huge load of fun! I saved a free Mary Poppins photo image to my computer to use for postcard invitations and added a text box to it to include the details. Very easy to design and print. Other ideas we … 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 sweet girlie wanted a Candyland birthday party and we pulled out all the stops. Candy doubled as decor, snacks and party favors. The colors were bright and festive. Additional decorations included candy topiary, candy wreaths, banners and colorful balloons. Children received a lollipop shaped invitation and arrived to a wagon load of Candy Land … Read more
3 of our 4 children have birthdays in the month of July. My own birthday falls in the same month too. Because their birthdays are so close together, my husband and I have to be cost conscience and creative with their celebrations. My sisters and I were all born in July, and I remember combining … Read more
Cowboy birthday party ideas and photos by: Donna from Leechburg, PA My son’s and daughter’s birthdays are only two days apart, so we usually need to pick one theme that they both like. Last year, we decided on a Cowboy birthday party. I started by taking black & white pictures of them in their cowboy … Read more
Kamaree, the birthday Princess, was really excited about the Fairy from the Unicorn Meadow coming to her party. Some of the children dressed up in princess and fairy costumes in anticipation. The outdoor unicorn moonwalk party was canceled because of inclement weather. We decorated in-doors with an all-inclusive unicorn themed party package order from a … Read more
It was that time of the year again and I had to think of a theme that would excite a bunch of five year olds and keep them entertained and busy. So many things to choose from but I thought this one would be a great old fashioned story that all little girls remember and … 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
For my son’s 3rd birthday I went with a construction theme because he loves dumptrucks and bulldozers. I purchased a set of construction themed scrapbook paper from Hobby Lobby when it was 50% off, for only $7 and made a lot of the decorations with that. I made invitations from the scrapbook paper and printed … 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
Dora party ideas and photos by: Maha I did a princess Dora birthday party for my 5 year old who just couldn’t make up her mind about the theme! It took place in her pre-school. This way all the kids are there and the teachers helped me out. She wanted Dora one second and a … 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
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
Dora the Explorer birthday party ideas and photos by: Christy from Lake Stevens, WA My daughter is turning 2 years old and she loves Dora the Explorer. I didn’t want to break the bank for her party but I did want to make her happy. So I devised the following scheme for a Dora the … Read more
Our daughter was about 2.5 years old when my husband started watching Star Wars with her, thus began her obsession with Star Wars and the many things that come along with that. Her 4th Birthday was coming up fast, and when I asked her what she wanted, I knew the answer before she even told … 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
Easter party ideas and photos by: Deepika from Mumbai, India For my daughter’s 3rd birthday, I decided to have a rabbit themed party as it was falling around Easter (My daughters birthday is on 15th April). Space being a constraint in Bombay, I had to have the party indoors. Here are my Easter party ideas. … Read more
My daughter is very much a princess & the idea of a fairy princess party for her 8th bday was an easy decision to make! The 1st thing we had to decide on was the invitations. I designed & ordered my invitations online. They were pink & I had my daughter color a pic of … 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
Fairy birthday party ideas and photos by: Ginger from South Prairie, WA I get to plan two parties a year for each of my children, so I like to go all out and have a great time doing it, while hopefully making the party of their dreams. This year for my daughters 7th birthday she … Read more
For my granddaughter’s 1st birthday I made a princess theme and thought out the party. I dressed her up with a different princess dresses. I also had 5 girls dress as the princesses. All the kids and even the adults loved the idea. I made her 5 pinatas – one for each princess to hold … Read more
For my daughter’s seventh birthday, she was very big into My Little Pony. Not only did she have every one available at that time, which has now been five years, but she also had all of mine from the eighties! To plan her party, we decided on a crafting pony themed party at a local … Read more
Finding Nemo party ideas and photos by: Kelly from Saint Clair, PA My daughter has a big fascination with the movie Finding Nemo. Seriously, we watch it at least twice a day. That’s why with her 2nd birthday approaching I couldn’t think of anything better than a Finding Nemo party! That’s why with a little … Read more