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Reader Submissions: Birthday Party Ideas from Real Families

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If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a World Wide Web to plan that child's birthday party. Get inspired by these birthday party ideas from families around the world, then submit the ways you pulled off a kid's party theme.

A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Party

For my son's 5th birthday, he requested a TMNT birthday party and I was just as excited as he was!ACTIVITIES/LOCATION: I really did not want a group of 5 year old boys going ninja in the house, so I …More

A Mad Tea Party 'Just Because'

It was incredible. And just as fun to plan as it was to attend. :)We had several sets of invitations sent out, including a Drink Me Bottle hand delivered to each guest's door. In it were the party de…More

Reader Idea: Keep the Party Alive

Let the birthday kid know in advance that the birthday celebration will be followed by a post-party party (state exactly when), in any way that suits you. For instance:* Delaying opening the presents…More

Mermaid Birthday Party with a Spy Twist

We wanted to have a small party on the actual day of my daughter's birthday, but the weekend prior, we also had a special trip to the aquarium...thus starting the theme for the week.On the invites fo…More

An 11-Year-Old Boy's Lego Birthday Party

I made the invitations by buliding 4 inch by 5 inch LEGO brick walls using approximately 16 bricks with the party details on one side and on the other side each LEGO brick was numbered from 1-16 with…More

A Butterfly Party

My kids' birthdays are one day apart. We had this joint party for my son's first/my daughter's fourth. We offered her several choices of themes (puppies, fish, jungle animals, and butterflies). When …More

A Rainbow Birthday Party

We covered regular party hats with rainbow fabric. I made a triangle birthday bunting/banner/garland in the colors of the rainbow. Out of felt, I spelled out the words "hip hip hooray" instead of "ha…More

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