Birthday Party Ideas for Preschoolers, Gradeschoolers and Teens

Children’s parties – especially birthday parties – are becoming more popular (and sometimes elaborate). Kids of all ages like to be involved in the planning process. Looking for ideas or themes for various age groups? Easy Event Planning is here to help!

Preschoolers

Character-themed parties are guaranteed to please and super-easy to plan. Your local party store should have all the paper products, decorations, tablecloths and matching invitations (if you’re not using EasyEventPlanning.com to send your invite. Add a few traditional party games (pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, musical chairs, etc), order some pizza and a cake, and you can be done.

1. Disney Princesses

2. Sponge Bob Square Pants

3. Sesame Street

4. Blue’s Clues

5. Strawberry Shortcake

6. Clifford the Big Red Dog

7. Hello Kitty

8. Barney

9. Elmo

10. Curious George

11. Dora the Explorer

12. Winnie the Pooh

13. Bob the Builder

14. Little Mermaid

15. Madagascar

16. Scooby Doo

17. Spiderman

18. Superman

Or stick to some more general themes depending on the age of the child:

19. Barnyard animals

20. Jungle animals

21. Sea animals

22. Circus

23. Airplanes

24. Wizards

25. Sports

26. Cars and Trucks

27. Cowboys and cowgirls

28. Insects

29. Construction

30. Trains

31. Pirates

32. Firefighters

33. Magic

34. Outer Space

Grade Schoolers

You can still throw a character party – the players have just changed a little

35. Ironman

36. Bratz

37. Harry Potter

38. Kim Possible

39. Barbie

40. Fairly Odd Parents

41. Polly Pocket

42. Princess

Or create parties around activities and each guest make their own:

43. Pizza

44. Sundaes

45. Necklace

46. T-shirt

47. Crown

48. Decorated cupcakes/cookies

49. Other craft

50. Purse

51. Costume

If you don’t want to host it at home, take your young son/daughter and a few friends out for: 52. Girls’ Day Out Party (get their hair or nails done)

53. Bowling

54. Sporting event

55. Go-carting

56. Laser tag

57. Movie

58. Roller-skating

59. Miniature golf

60. Play-place in your community

61. Amusement park

62. Water park

63. Picnic

64. Swimming at a club, YMCA or local pool

65. Carnival/fair

66. Paintball

67. Zoo

68. Video arcade

69. Circus

70. Trail ride

71. Hayride

Tween and Teens

If you’re going to host a house party, you can consider: 

72. Pool Party

73. Makeover Party – bring in a makeup/hair consultant or just pair the girls up and let them do each others’ makeup, nails and hair.

74. American Idol Party – rent a Karaoke Machine and let them take turns being a star!

75. Movie and Pizza party – supply plenty of DVDs and junk food; if you don’t mind losing some sleep, turn it into an all-nighter with a slumber party.

76. Scavenger Hunt – ask a few of your neighbors to participate and allow the kids to go door to looking for items (give each team a different list)

Or keep it simple and take your teen out with a few friends for:

77. Shopping in a big city near you

78. Movie and dinner

79. Recording of their favorite song in a local studio (available in many malls)

80. Makeovers

81. Sporting event

82. Show

83. Concert

84. Skate boarding

85. Surfing

86. Rock climbing

87. Camping

88. Amusement park

89. Water park

90. Laser tag

91. Paintball

92. Trail ride

93. Limo ride

94. An overnight stay in a resort