For children, birthdays are all about partying. They are excited about meeting friends and cousins and unwrapping at least a dozen of gifts and chocolates. Children don’t count their age on their birthdays but on balloons and chocolates that a particular guest gave them. They don’t fret about getting older but about having a thematic cake and being the first one to have a slice. And it saddens children if they don’t get all these fancy festoons, cakes, and gifts. A sad child is everything but not pretty. So it is important very important for parents to be keen about organizing birthday parties for their children. They need to make sure that it includes everything that children love so that they grow up enjoying the idea of birthday.
In this article, we have covered some birthday party themes for 5-year-old kids. We hope this helps fellow parents.
1. Puppet theme
Do puppets fascinate you? Kids do find them very interesting. Thus, you can opt for a puppet theme party. It doesn’t require much space also. You just need some dolls attached to strings, a cardboard box, and a storyline. You can ask for story suggestions from children and they can also enact something as well. You can also hire a professional to put up a puppet show.
2. Monster theme
Monsters and ghosts intrigue kids. Even though they are afraid of them, they like their presence in storybooks, movies, and even parties. Thus, you can opt for a monster theme for their birthday party. Choose one room, darken it and decorate it with some scary materials. You can also opt for Halloween decorations with slimes and pumpkins everywhere.
3. Angry birds theme
Angry birds are very popular among children. They wear their t-shirts, shoes and even play the angry birds games. Thus, you can opt for angry bird theme too. Decorate a place with angry bird soft toys and build a catapult. You can keep feather masks, angry bird color combination juices, angry bird t-shirts, and play angry bird music in the background. You can also organize various angry bird games for kids.
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4. Water theme
Children love pools a lot. They want to splash it, jump in it, dance in it, and what not. Thus, you can opt for a water theme, especially if your child’s birthday is in the summer. You can either take them to the swimming pool or arrange an inflatable pool in your backyard with many water guns and ice food. Children love water theme birthday parties where they can just have fun in the pool along with their friends. You can arrange various water games for them too.
5. Pirate theme
Who hasn’t watched Jonny Depp as a pirate? I am sure everyone has and especially children because they love pirates. Thus, you can opt for pirate theme for your child’s birthday party Ask children to dress up like pirates and decorate the place with some small and big boats. You can also plan a treasure hunt for kids and keep prizes for those who win. You can arrange games like Cannonball Toss, Forbidden Pirate Word, etc. too. Eye patches and pirate hats will act as cherry on top of the cake.
6. Bollywood theme
Is your child a Bollywood fan? Opt for a Bollywood theme then and make their day filmy. Ask kids to dress up like their favorite Bollywood actors. You can decorate a place with Bollywood movie posters or cutouts and use various Bollywood hashtags. Decorate the background with glitter lights and curtains. You can also play various Bollywood games like dumb charades, guessing the song, doing hook steps of the song, etc. Or you can arrange to screen the latest Bollywood movie on their birthdays.
7. Sports theme
Children are very energetic and are most likely to love sports. Thus, you can opt for a sports theme too. You can decorate the place with various sports items or tools of a specific sport of your kids’ choice and get the cake designed accordingly. Ask children to come to the party dressed up like their favorite sportsperson. You can organize matches and play some guessing games as well where everyone has to pick a piece of paper and answer the question regarding sports written on it.
Conclusion: Birthday party themes for 5-year-old kids
We all love parties, and kids love them even more. They go crazy when it is their own birthday and like to celebrate it with their friends and family. So don’t let children slouch on their birthdays. Make their birthday parties fun and interesting with various beautiful and loving themes. Think of the theme beforehand and make arrangements accordingly.
Happy Birthday dear kids!
