Gentle, joyful birthday stations that keep little guests happily busy.
Whole party themes in one basket, decorations, food, play stations, games, and favor bag ideas you can prep at home.
15 ideas in this basket
Pirate Treasure Hunt Party
A whole party built around the road to the treasure — a cardboard shark to feed, a treasure chest pinata, a dress up corner with eye patches, a telescope making station, and a sand box hiding the key.
Superhero Training Academy Party
Capes, masks, a comic book photo corner and a magician whose superpower is magic — a superhero party where every child gets sworn in and leaves in costume.
Fairies and Knights Party
A magic wand workshop, painted cardboard shields, a water balloon dragon to put out, a gemstone hunt with little cloth pouches and a Who Am I game — one party that works for fairies and knights together.
Backyard Circus Party
Red and white stripes everywhere, a juggling station, face painting, a tin can knock down, a slackline for the bigger ones, a hopper ball race and a circus show to finish.
Candyland Sweet Shop Party
Ice cream cone party hats, candy bowling, a cupcake decorating bar and painted cookies with a sugar sheet portrait of the birthday child — a pastel candy party built on two edible activities.
Back to School Party
A small back to school party at home: a letter to your future self in a time capsule, a countdown balloon cut and release, a paper mache good luck character, star sandwiches, wafer pencils and white iced butter cookies on bus shaped platters, and yellow school bus favor boxes with a toy bus, play dough and a printable countdown.
Funny Yucky Halloween Party: The Mad Lab
A Halloween party for children who do not like being scared: a mad science table with test tube drinks, marshmallow web cookies, green snot jelly and chocolate roaches, a monster who gets sick when you feed him a tablet, balloon bats on the ceiling, and a green snot pool to balance across.
Under the Sea Party
Blue fabric, paper jellyfish and a paddling pool full of fish to catch. A calm, cheap, very pretty party theme that works from two years old up to seven.
Dinosaur Dig Party
A sandbox full of buried bones, paper leaf decorations, dino sandwiches and swamp punch. One big excavation station carries the whole party.
Space Astronaut Party
A cardboard rocket, hanging paper planets, star sandwiches and moon rocks. An indoor party theme that works brilliantly in winter, mostly made from boxes and paper.
Farm Animals Toddler Party
Straw bales, gingham, a corn sensory box and toy animals everywhere. A gentle, slow party built for two and three year olds who are not ready for organised games.
Rainbow Art Party
A giant shared canvas, jars of paint, rainbow streamers and fruit skewers. The party where making the mess is the entertainment and the artwork goes home with them.
Detective Mystery Party
A missing cake, six suspects, a wall of clues and a room full of small detectives with magnifying glasses. A party that runs itself, because solving it is the entertainment.
Teddy Bear Picnic Party
Every guest brings a bear. A blanket on the grass, honey sandwiches, a bear hunt through the garden and a nap-friendly finish - the gentlest party you will ever host for three-year-olds.
Tooth Fairy Party for One
A tooth fell out? A tiny tooth fairy party just for your own child. Fairy dust on the windowsill, one small plate of sparkly food, and a note from the fairy explaining what growing up gave them in return.