The Best Children's Party Themes by Age
Wondering what to do for your little one’s next birthday party?
We’ve got you covered with some of the best kids party themes and ideas for every age range! Whether they’re celebrating their first trip around the sun, ‘two’ wild to party or looking for a ‘roar’-some birthday at any age, check out our expert ideas, tips and tricks for the perfect children’s party!
Ages 1-5
Your little one’s early birthdays are big occasions and in recent years have become the perfect opportunity not only to celebrate with your nearest and dearest but also to capture your favourite tiny person’s milestone moments with some incredible photos!
Theme wise, at this age the choice is truly all yours, from witty puns to cake smashes, here are our top suggestions for your baby’s birthday parties age one to five. Any and all of our themes can be translated across invitations, backdrops, balloon decor, welcome signs, soft play sets, bouncy castles, balloon houses, ball pits & slides, play frames, games, crafts, cakes, biscuits, sweet treats, entertainment, gift boxes, custom plates, pop corn boxes, crisps, cutlery wraps, drinks bottles and more…
Peter Rabbit
We’ll recreate Mr McGregor’s infamous vegetable garden with blue/green and neutral decor, Peter Rabbit themed props, real flowers & veggies, plant pots, crates, wheelbarrows and real fluffy animals meet and greet. Idea: Grow your own plant pots are a gorgeous eco-friendly alternative to party bags.
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
We’ll whip up an adorable floor seated or mini table and chair picnic with a custom mini tipi backdrop (perfect for inside set ups) or our large 6m outdoor bell tent complete with giant teddy bears and honey pot & gingham themed grazing picnic food. Idea: We love adding teddy bear-making workshops for ages 2 and above with our fabulous kiddie entertainment team. Tip: This also works beautifully with a Winnie the Pooh and buzzy bee twist!
Groovy One
Bring the flower power to your party with this 60s/70s themed 1st birthday concept complete with mini camper van props, mini tipi, hippie picnic, daisy cushions and a pastel rainbow colour scheme. Idea: a flower crown workshop is the perfect activity for adults attending.
Space
Celebrate your little one’s first trip around the sun with an out-of-this-world party complete with planets, shooting stars and rocket ship props. Idea: We love creating planet themed cake pops and alien spaceship donuts for this one. Tip: This also works as a great ‘Welcome to the World ‘Party theme!
Under the Sea
Transport your little one beneath the waves into a magical ocean world with a fabulous Under the Sea party. With bubble machines, ocean theme decor, sea-life props, bubble balloons, a giant blue ball pit, octopus balloon modelling and water and magic sand activities, you’ll have '“no troubles, life is the bubbles, under the sea!” Did you know this is a trending theme for 2024: Paris Hilton recently chose this one for her little boy Phoenix.
Jungle / Safari
Whether you’re looking for the perfect ‘Wild One’ or your little munchkin is ‘Two Wild to Party’ we’ll create the ultimate safari experience for your little wild one from lush greenery backdrops to bell tents, mini jeeps, life-size or mini wild animal props & safari props. Tip: we love running a safari scavenger hunt for your little explorers. Idea: this theme also works really well with a Lion King twist.
Princess Party
Celebrate your little princess with a magical backdrop styled in colours of your choice, custom castle and fairytale props, a bespoke cake, fantasy favours, princess palace bouncy castle, royal dress up, tiara decorating and of course, a meet & greet plus games with their favourite Disney Princesses.
Paw Patrol
From life-size TV-quality characters, custom themed Paw Patrol props, scrummy treats, custom dog bowl style plates and a fetchtastic ball pit. Idea: we love to do a puppy adoption display for teddy party favours instead of gift bags for this one. Lets pawty!
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Welcome your guests to wonderland with a tea-party style picnic from vintage cups and crockery to custom eat me and drink me treats, styled with topiary tree and red rose table centres and Alice in wonderland props and decor.
Magical Mermaids
Think shimmering sequin walls, magical ocean decor, bubble balloons, shell and treasure table decor, professional bubble artist, glitter slime making, mermaid dress up and not to mention mermaid lessons with a real life mermaid.
‘Roar-some’ Dinosaurs
Let your little ones stomp, chomp and roar with Jurassic themed decor in any colour scheme, dino props, custom volcanic cakes and bone biscuits. Let your little archaeologists delve into the past with crafts and scavenger hunts topped off with entertainment from inflatable dinosaur entertainers!
Peter Pan
Sprinkle that pixie dust and take off to Neverland with this stunning interactive party concept, think swash-buckling pirate games and magical movie themed treats and decor - we’ll have your little ones never wanting to grow up and firmly believing in fairies!
Custom Characters Concepts
From Coco Melon to Bluey and Peppa Pig to Baby Shark, the list of children’s TV characters is endless and ever growing! All are great starting points for custom themes and can be combined with any or our party packages.
Ages 6-12
Superhero / Avengers Assemble - Celebrate your little superhero with an epic Marvel or DC extravaganza! From Spiderman to Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Batman and more, we’ve got all the props and decor you need to create an amazing party for little avengers, complete with a super-hero workshop and meet and greet from the ‘real-life’ characters with top-quality costumes!
Circus - A circus or carnival theme is one of our favourite designs of all time for any age as it gives you so many possibilities for entertainment, theming and decor! From live performers and entertainers like fire breathers, aerialists and ring masters to red & white fabric draping, fairground games, carnival props, cupcake carousels and circus workshops it is such a special theme with so much to offer! Get ready for the ultimate big top bonanza!
Safari - This theme works so well for all ages and we re-work it for older kiddies with wild animal meet and greet, a neon jungle disco, safari slime making and more! We’ll custom tailor this to suit a colour scheme of your choice and take your little explorers on a wild sweetie scavenger hunt and mini jeep trail finishing the party off with wild animal adoption teddies for all!
Willy Wonka / Candy Land - Now if there is ever a case for a chocolate fountain at a party this is the theme to do it! With colourful balloon decor, giant lollypops and sweetie props, cupcake decorating workshop, custom candy store with party favours and sweet treats and live candy themed entertainment, this is such a fun theme for your little sweetie pie! Tip: The sweet treats are such a key detail for this theme and we work with some of the best bakers and makers around to ensure your candy land is filled with the most spectacular custom cakes, biscuits, cake pops, cakecicles, sweets and more….
Unicorn Magic - This is the ultimate theme if you love everything pretty, pink, pastel and sparkly, we’ll transform any space into a magical, enchanted land full of glitter and sparkle! With unicorn props, sparkle slime making and a real life mini pony {unicorn} meet and greet, it is such a fun theme for this age range.
Football - Celebrate your little soccer star with an awesome football theme party with professional coaching or ticks session, inflatable assault courses, custom favourite team styling, football themed food and drinks and so much more!
Sleepover Club & Spa - This is the perfect age range for a slumber party, complete with indoor mini tipis, inflatable mattresses, bedding, comfy cushions, sleepover treat bar and mini manicures for all! Idea: why not turn it into a movie night with our projector and screen, popcorn machine and accessories!
LOL Dolls - Such a popular concept, we love an LOL party and have giant LOL Doll props, custom LOL inflatables and matching decor on hand ready to create the ultimate party for your little LOL fan!
Harry Potter - Ahh another of our fave themes, we’ll bring `Hogwarts to life with Harry Potter themed decor in your favourite house colours from sorting hats, owls and broomsticks to potion slime making, Wizarding games and Honedukes trolley treats. Game of Quidditch anyone?
Ages 13-16
Glamping Slumber Party - This is a great age to hire our 6m garden glamping tipi for the perfect sleepover and movie night with inflatable beds and bedding for up to 6 guests with balloon decor and styling in colours of your choice, a luxury floor seated picnic, projector, speakers, screen and not to mention movie night treat cart with popcorn and snacks.
Barbie’s Dreamhouse - A trending theme for this year with the release of the new Barbie hit movie, we have loved this as a theme for all ages, it is the ultimate feminine feel-good pink party extravaganza and we hook you up with custom cosmetics cakes, treats, beach party props, signage, incredible themed decor and of course a personalised doll box and disco balls galore! So get your giant hairbrush ready to dance the night away with your nearest and dearest, because pink really does go with everything!
Mini Festival - A truly epic party theme on all levels, and one of our not-so-secret specialities - from tipis and stretch tents to festival flags, bunting, street food vans, stalls, rides, inflatables and wrist bands, we LOVE a mini festival for all ages and have got all the gear you need to make it happen at home on your garden or elsewhere. Idea: perfect theme for any music lover & we can add a twist to suit an artist of their choice - a fab idea for swifties ahead of Taylor’s Eras Tour this summer!
We hope you loved some of our top choices for birthday party themes, the possibilities really are endless and we’d love to hear your favourites and how we can help! We absolutely love creating epic children’s parties and can help with as much or as little as you like, from finding the perfect venue to house those inflatables to fun invitations and luxury decor & styling through to trusted entertainment, animal visits, character meet and greets, discos, soft play and inflatable hire, catering and more….
To take the stress out of your child’s next birthday so you can relax and enjoy being part of those magical memories, we’re your girls - let us sprinkle some Serendipity magic and create the perfect party that you and your little one will never forget!
“These ladies are the theme queens of the North West! They’ll take an idea and translate that into the most amazing creative event ideas! Thank you so much for making Deia’s birthday so fabulous!” Lani - Happy Client