Birthdays are one of the most important days of the year for children, and it's important to make sure they have a very special day. For all those parents whose children can't decide on their theme, here are some popular ideas that may help.
Pirate Theme: This may be the most popular theme among children. It really opens the birthday party to a wide variety of games, such as treasure hunts or pirates vs. civilians type games. Impress the kids by adding dry ice to the punch, causing it to bubble and smoke. There are also plenty of cheap costumes for purchase that add some extra flair to your birthday party. Eye patches, hooks, pirate hats, and parrots can be a great addition and are easy to find at relatively low costs. Other items that will help create the great pirate setting include gold coins, treasure maps, treasure chests, pirate ships and flags, and skulls. Top it off with a treasure chest birthday cake or a pirate skull cake and you're party is bound to be a hit.
Princess Theme: In one form or another, the princess theme is the most widely used theme for a young girl's birthday party. Simply ask your child about her favorite princess and there is bound to be mounds of party supplies that will fit your needs. Current favorites include Tiana from Princess and the Frog, Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Tinkerbell from Peter Pan, and Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Costumes are once again easy to create. Tell all the girls to bring their favorite princess dress and supply them with tiaras and jewelry. Then help them apply a little bit of makeup and they will all feel like princesses in no time. If you really want to impress them (and don't mind putting in the effort), decorate your car like a carriage and take them for a ride for ice cream. The options are really endless.
Firefighter Theme: For some reason or another, boys absolutely fall in love with firefighters. Because of this, party stores have really focused on keeping firefighter items in stock, including fire truck plates, fire hydrant streamers, and the typical plates, napkins, party bags, invitations, etc. all with firefighter images. Costumes are easily created with the use of long rain jackets (the best colors would be red, yellow, or black), boots, and fireman caps. Make simple fire hydrants out of red or yellow cardboard stock and put up streamers of flames running across the room. You can send them on missions to put out "fires" (please don't start real fires) around the house with clever instructions. Let them feel like they saved the day and everyone will go back home feeling like a hero.
These three parties work great for a lot of people, but the most important part of party planning is to make sure your child has the theme they want. Take the time to plan things out with them, and let their imaginations run wild. Chances are that they have ideas that never would have popped in your mind.
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