Children’s Birthday Party: Ideas and Tips for Lots of Fun!

What should not be missing at a party, how many guests may the child invite and what will be done – we present the most beautiful children’s birthday ideas.

Children look forward to their birthday like snow kings – no wonder, the day is something special and should be celebrated properly. We will present you with nice ideas for children’s birthday parties for indoors and outdoors as well as delicious recipe ideas that children love.

Children’s birthday: Tips for the special day

Nothing should go wrong on the birthday of the birthday boy or girl. This checklist helps to keep the overview:

1. Arrangement: What does the birthday child want for his or her celebration? Should there be a certain motto or does he wish for a special location? Find out together what is financially and organizationally possible.
2. Invitations: Think about the invitations for the guests at an early stage so that they can make a note of the appointment. Two to three weeks in advance is a good lead time.
3. Location: Will the birthday party take place at home or away? If necessary, reserve tickets or the premises in good time at the party location, ask if you need to bring any decoration or food.
4. Decoration and gift: Children don’t need much to be happy – but they are still happy about a loving decoration for their special day! Tip: If you want to save yourself the trouble of looking for party items, you can also buy ready-made decoration kits on a wide variety of themes! If you plan to give the little guests a little present at the end of the party, pack them a few days in advance and save yourself additional stress on your birthday.
5. Planning: When to play, eat, go on an excursion? Plan the party as far as possible in advance and make a rough schedule so that the other parents know when the party is over and can pick up their children.
6. Eating: Eating together, snacks, cake buffet? What does the guest of honor want for his day and note how many people should plan for food and buy it accordingly. Let some recipes be prepared in advance – go ahead! So not everything happens on the child’s day of honor.

3 tips for the party

Group capacity

How many guests should be invited? This cannot be answered in a general way and depends on the child, does it feel more comfortable in a small group or do you prefer to have many children around you? As many guests as the age of the birthday child, is a rule to be followed.

Food

A birthday cake should certainly not be missing on this special day. In the gallery you will find the best cakes for a child’s birthday:

 

Whether pizza treasure map or cucumber crocodile, these delicacies are part of the perfect buffet for children.

Motto

A motto is not absolutely necessary, but dressing up is not only popular for Halloween, many children also have a lot of fun at their birthday party. It doesn’t matter which season it is and whether you celebrate indoors or outdoors. Possible mottos:

• Sea/Marmaid
• Zoo
• Farm
• Monster
• Unicorn
• Knight
• Pirates
• Football
• Fairy tale
• Rainbow
• Detective
• Circus
• Favourite animal of the child (e.g. horse, dog, …)
• Favourite character/film character

Children’s birthday party: ideas for indoors

Especially in the wet autumn and cold winter, most activities take place indoors, which of course is no obstacle to a great birthday party. A cosy pyjama party (with breakfast together the next day) is a big highlight for children.

A scavenger hunt and/or theme party is possible both outdoors and indoors. A treasure hunt is only one of many possible activities for the birthday party inside. A lot of games, handicraft projects and other experiences are available for a successful party.

1. Handicrafts

Handicrafts are not only fun, the little ones can also take their home-made treasure home as a nice souvenir. The projects do not have to be complicated and time-consuming, how about …

• Crafting with plaster
• Tinkering with shells
• Tinkering with toilet rolls
• Handicrafts with sandwich bags
• Handicrafts with cork
• Craft ideas to hang up
• Handicrafts with felt
• Paper mache ideas

Whether spring, summer, autumn or winter: In handicraft projects you can perfectly integrate the appropriate season or festive occasions, e.g. handicrafting with leaves, ideas for winter.

2. Games

Chocolate competition dinner

This funny-sweet fun is not only fun for smaller children. It requires almost no organisational effort and only a few chocolate kisses – and off you go:

1. The children sit down at a table, with a chocolate kiss in front of them.
2. Everyone interlocks their hands behind their back.
3. At the starting signal, everyone starts to eat their chocolate kiss – without the help of their hands!
4. The first one who has completely eaten his treat is the winner!

Balloon dance

Laughs are guaranteed at the balloon dance! Two children are always playing together, so the game is also suitable for larger groups. Now only balloons and music are missing:

1. The constellations of two are facing each other and clamp an inflated balloon between their foreheads. Hands remain on the back.
2. Now the music starts and the couples dance, but they must not lose the balloon. In this case they are eliminated!
3. The last couple with a balloon wins.

And five more classics that everyone knows:

1. Unpacking chocolate
2. Musical chairs
3. Chinese whispers
4. Pot hitting
5. Blind cow

3. Indoors, but outdoors

Sometimes the little ones also wish to celebrate their birthday away from home. These are beautiful party locations:

• Indoor Ski Hall
• Climbing hall
• Indoor playground
• Indoor swimming pool
• Indoor miniature golf/bowling/skittle alley
• Cinema
• Museum

Celebrate your child’s birthday outside

If the weather plays along, the birthday child will certainly be happy about an outdoor party. In the own garden or in the park, fun games are simply a must.

1. Games

Treasure hunt

A treasure hunt challenges the children, lets them get active and solve puzzles together – the best fun! A light version of such a treasure hunt is also suitable for kindergarten children.

DIY skittles

You don’t even need a bowling alley for bowling fun! In the video we show you how easy it is to make a skittles game yourself:

And five more classics that everyone knows:

1. Sack race
2. Apple dipping
3. Egg Running
4. Change your tree
5. Three-legged race

2. Outside, but not in your own garden

The following locations for a child’s birthday party are also a special experience:

• Nature discovery trail
• Horse farm
• Zoo
• Outdoor pool
• For the winter a nice option: ice rink