Planning your child’s birthday party can be a lot of pressure.
What with the food, decorations, party games and a venue, not to mention a
party theme to revolve all of that around! And it can be even more of a
challenge to come up with a great theme and party idea for winter birthdays.
Having a birthday in the winter doesn’t limit your ideas for
birthday parties. It just means you have to get creative and consider the
weather and comfort of the kids. There are plenty of fun birthday party ideas
that can be achieved indoors, and even in the comfort of your very own home.
Here are a few great ways to celebrate your child’s winter
birthday that will keep the kids entertained for hours!
1. Baking party
On a cold winter day, what’s better than baking some delicious
cakes? (Besides eating them when they’re fresh out of the oven, of course!)
From cookies to brownies, cupcakes to cake pops, there are so many baked goods
to choose from - all of which have very simple and easy recipes to use with
your children.
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Gather a group of your child’s closest friends and set up your
kitchen table so that every child has a working space. You’ll need to provide
child-size aprons, which you can find cheap at your local $2 shop or retail
discount store. If you’re going for a cupcake themed party, provide fun cupcake
decorations such as sprinkles and icing in a range of bright colours, in bowls
in the middle of the table. If you decide on cookies, be sure to have a number
of cookie cutters in different shapes for the children to choose from.
Whatever baked good you choose to work with, match your decorations to that theme, including the paper plates and serviettes - you’ll notice that cupcake themed party supplies are very common! While the food is baking, entertain the kids with some good old fashioned party games to pass the time. There’s pass the parcel, pin the tail on the donkey and piñatas!
A baking birthday party is fun for children of all ages. It’s
even a very inviting idea for parents, who can stick around and help you out
with the party.
2. Winter wonderland
Why not celebrate a winter birthday by embracing the colder
months? A winter wonderland party does just that! This birthday idea can be
achieved in your home or in another venue, like a community hall, depending on
the amount of people you want to invite.
A winter wonderland party gives you the perfect opportunity to
get creative with the decorations. Keep the decorations consistent and on-theme
with white and light blue, and be sure to use glitter to achieve a frosty winter look. Hang
snowflake decorations and glitter-filled balloons. An easy DIY method will help
you achieve glitter filled ballon decorations. For this, you’ll need a packet
of clear balloons, a funnel, a pump, a bowl and spoon, and a whole heap of
glitter (preferably light blue, to stay on theme). Before you fill the
balloons, stretch them out a bit so that they’re easier to pump up. Next, use
the funnel and spoon to pour in as much glitter as you want. Rather than
blowing them up with your mouth, use the pump to inflate the balloons, to avoid
swallowing the glitter. It may take some trial and error to figure out how much
glitter you want in each balloon to achieve the best look. Similarly, decorate
the tables with light blue glitter-filled fairy light jars.
In a winter wonderland party, you can even keep the parents on
theme with some blue lagoon cocktails!
3. Splatter paint party
Another great way to keep the kids indoors is to organise an art
birthday party. The perfect venue for a splatter paint party is your garage,
providing that you can arrange heating in there. Place a tarp on the floor and
set up an art space for each child in a circle. Provide each child with a
reasonably sized canvas, and place some paint brushes, sponges and other fun
things to paint with, along with bowls of different coloured paints, in the
middle of the circle. Ask the children to bring they’re own art smock, as
they’re likely to have one for school. Let them go wild with the paint and
create their canvas masterpieces!
You can also create a keepsake for your birthday child by filling
a blank canvas with paint hand prints from each guest, with their name marked
next to their hand print. This party idea is sure to be a memorable one for
both you and the kids.
While their art pieces dry, get the kids cleaned up and feed them
with party foods.
This party idea is great because it allows the kids to stay
indoors and keep warm, while also letting them go wild a make a mess (but,
luckily, not in your home). It’s the perfect way to keep everyone happy!
4. Movie party
Snuggling up in the lounge room watching your favourite movie is
the perfect winter pass time. So why not turn this into a birthday party idea
for your child? This idea can be done either in the middle of the day or at
night for a sleepover.
Use the couches, blankets and pillows to come up with a creative
way to build a fort that the children can cosy up in when watching the movie.
Ask your child to choose their all-time favourite film, turn the heating up,
and keep the kids entertained for hours. Provide the kids with winter comfort
snacks such as warm, buttery popcorn and a nice hot chocolate.
This birthday party idea is great as it’s a low budget and low
effort party for the parents, and is sure to keep the kids quite and
entertained.
5. Glow in the dark dance party
Everyone loves a good dance party. Luckily, with music on,
children don’t need much else to keep them entertained. However going with a
glow-in-the-dark theme makes the dance party even more unique and fun.
You can host this party in your lounge room, garage or a spare
room in the house, and it can also be done both at night time or during the
day.
Decorate the party with glow sticks, glow-in-the-dark stickers
and other decorations that you can find at your local party shop or discount
department store. Let your guests get into the spirit of the theme by providing
glow-in-the-dark nail polish and paint. Create a playlist together with your
child and let the kids dance the hours away.
The kids will have so much fun and warm up while they’re dancing,
that they’ll forget it’s cold outside.
To chat with an End2End
team member about organising a themed birthday party perfect for the
wintertime, call 1300 095 123.
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