Indoor birthday games and parties….. (this tag stands for “Indoor Parties” and “Indoor Games”)
Slumber party ideas and photos by: Amy from Blair, NE Our invitations were mini pillows “stuffed” with the information of the party! For activities we made a foam craft picture frame that said “Slumber Party Fun” and I took a digital picture, copied it off and sent it home with each girl. I also got … Read more
Snowman party ideas and photos by: Rikelle from Chandler, AZ We live in Arizona and don’t get any snow. My daughter wanted to build a snowman so we thought a snowman party without the snow would be fun. This would also work great for a Christmas in July party. We did this for my daughters … Read more
Superman party ideas and photos by: Rigel from Tulsa, OK For my son’s 4th birthday he wanted a Superman theme party and conveniently enough was also going to be Superman for Halloween. I took pictures of him in his costume then uploaded them onto the computer. I cut him out in PhotoDraw and created different … Read more
Sweetest Party Invitation In designing the Sweet Shop birthday party invitation, I wanted to set the tone for the entire party (i.e. warn the parents about the impending sweets). This invitation took some labor to produce but I got a lot of compliments on it. The front circle was attached by a brad (not shown … Read more
Here’s the ideal teenage slumber party guide for the parents of a teenager because it’s written by a teenager. Invitations The invitations for the slumber party were chocolate bars. I bought enough chocolate bars (Carmilk bars) for each guest. Then I slipped the outside wrapper off (leaving the gold wrapped chocolate bar alone). I then … Read more
My son Joshua wanted a “magic show” for his 8th birthday. He really loves magic. All of the theme party ideas needed to have a magic part to them, including the games, the cake, the party goods and the decorations. I purchased the magic party goods from Birthday Express, which were perfect since they were … Read more
Top Teen Model party ideas and photos by: Mellanese from Upper Marlboro, MD Gabby celebrated her 14th birthday and had an “America’s Next Top Teen Model Party!” Her invitation announcement stated… “Tyra Mail!” The guests were asked to bring two outfits: Favorite T-shirt Dressy and were asked to wear their Personality outfit. The Teen Model … Read more
My son wanted a Thomas the train party for his 3rd birthday party. Homemade Invitations We had so much fun planning this party together. I love invitations and always like very unique ones. So I made my invitations with some decoupage shapes on a stick. I covered front and back of the shape with scrapbook … Read more
So, for our son, Fergus’, fourth birthday, and first real party, we decided to have an Under the Sea party. Party Decorations We have a very high ceiling and beams so we hung cutouts of under the sea creatures. They included fish, seahorses, etc. from the ceiling and also stuck some on the walls. We … Read more
My daughter has grown fond of unicorns lately so it was a natural choice of theme for her 6th birthday party. She is terribly creative so she helped come up with many of the ideas we implemented at her unicorn birthday. It was a lot of fun to work together with her to create a … Read more
My daughter loves unicorns and castles and princesses so she came up with a Magical Castle Unicorn party theme herself! Luckily, I was able to find corresponding party plates and napkins online! I picked up the color from the napkins and decorated the dining room with pink, purple, yellow and turquoise streamers and balloons.I also … Read more
Valentine party ideas and photos by: Tara from Lexington, SC Here are my party ideas. The invitations were of course cutouts of hearts with the party info, and then sprinkled with glitter for an added touch. We also included little sweethearts candies in the envelope! First we decorated my daughter’s room with cutouts of pink … Read more
Last April my son wanted a Larry Boy/Veggie Tales birthday party for his 6th birthday. I asked him what kind of cake he wanted (not having a clue exactly what he wanted) and he said “Bob and Larry! Bob and Larry Cakes Making Bob (a tomato) was easy, just a 9″ round with red frosting … 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
WWE Wrestling party ideas and photos submitted by: Nanette from Oakley, CA Are you ready to rumble! My son is a huge World Wrestling Fan. For his 6th birthday we had a WWE wrestling party. It was probably one of the funniest yet! We had 8 boys ages 4-6. We did this party in January … Read more
Yugioh party ideas and photos by: Lydia from Patterson, CA My son and I had a lot of Big-Kids meals at Burger King when they had Yugioh figurines. We kept the pyramid boxes that the figures came in as well as the activity sheets. We used the pyramid boxes for goody bags and the activity … Read more
Madagascar birthday ideas and photos by: Becky from Catonsville, MD For my daughter’s sixth birthday party she wanted a Madagascar birthday so both girls and boys could come. I told her that was very nice of her to do something that boys would like too then she says “And you can make it look like … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of kid party games that are great for indoor parties or just for some indoor fun with the kids. Balloon Stomp For this game, all you’ll need are rubber bands and balloons. Blow up many balloons and tie a rubber band to each of them. Put a balloon around each players’ … 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
My son is one of the biggest Disney Cars fans. He wanted a Cars 2 party, before the movie was even out. So I had to find out as much as I could about Cars 2 from websites. I researched facts about each new car so that he could have a great time at his … Read more
Halloween – 50s theme party ideas and photos by: Tina from Englewood, OH My daughter’s birthday is on Halloween. Every year we have a Halloween party and for invitations I write a poem about a little witch named Meagan. The poem (invite) continues each year. It is a poem about a witch who cast her … Read more
Halloween party ideas and photos by: Trinity from North Richland Hills, TX This was my daughter Piper’s 2nd birthday party which we combined with Daddy’s. Both are in October. Piper was dressed up as a kitty while all the family also dressed for the occasion also! Even great grandma was Bozo! We started with homemade … 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