Birthday Party Activities

Fun Activities and Crafts for Birthday Parties
Fun birthday party activities that will keep kids busy and happy at the birthday party.

Karaoke	Scrap booking	Funky Flip Flop Craft
Making Birthday DVD's	T-shirts	So you think you can dance
Petting Zoo	Tween Idol	Scavenger Hunt
Pillow Cases	Tye Dye T-shirts	Mall Scavenger Hunts
Piñata	Scavenger Hunt
Pony rides	Mystery Dinner

Pair these birthday activities with party games and icebreakers

Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger hunts can be played many different ways and are fun activities for birthday parties. The main idea of the scavenger hunt is to divide into teams and each team races to see who can find (or do) the items on a list first. There are many fun varieties of scavenger hunt activities for birthday parties including 8 mall scavenger hunts, neighborhood and nature scavenger hunts.
Karaoke
This may be the only birthday activity a tween or teen birthday party needs! (Except lots of food!) Find some fun CD's and let the kids take turns singing to their favorite music. Usually the worse you are at singing the more fun it is, so everyone can have a good time! Tip: Check ebay for used Karaoke machines and CD's.

Mystery Dinner Fun and crazy birthday idea for older kids. The kids are served dinner - but don't know what they have ordered until the food arrives. Crazy fun and kids love it! Directions and sample menu for the mystery dinner party. Fashion Show One of our girls favorite activities! Collect a large box full of all kinds of fabulous items such as boas, tiaras, wigs, capes, fancy dresses, high heel shoes, sunglasses, hairpieces, long necklaces and big earrings. Tape off a long "runway" or use an outside walkway to walk down. Let them dress up and walk down the "runway" to fun music. Take pictures with a digital camera or video tape them so you can make them a CD or DVD of their birthday show. So you think you can dance party For your birthday party rent or purchase videos on how to country line, hip hop, ballet, belly dance, hula etc. then have the kids learn how to dance. After the lesson take pictures or videos for everyone to enjoy! (Tip: check Ebay for used videos and DVD’s)
Making Birthday DVD's Set up a video camera at the birthday party and let the craziness begin! Have the kids put on a talent show or lip sync to their favorite songs. Tweens and teens love to be in front of the camera and this is a great way to let them show off. Edit the tape and make a DVD for everyone to take home with them.
Petting Zoo Hire a small petting zoo to come to your backyard and set up all sorts of animals for the birthday party. There are fun activities for all the birthday party guests! Some even have miniature pony rides that can set up in your backyard! Fun for all types of birthday themes - cowboy, western, barnyard, animal lovers, etc.
Pillow Cases Great activity for birthday sleepovers! Buy new pillowcases and wash them before the party. Set out lots of fabric paints and permanent markers to decorate the pillowcases. Have everyone sign each other's on the back with the date of the birthday party.
Piñata One of the best activities for a birthday party! They now come in every shape and color that you can imagine so finding one to go with your party birthday theme is easy! Check our Piñata Page for full details on this fun activity!
Pony rides Pony and miniature horse rides are fun and exciting to add to a birthday party. They can complement almost any birthday party theme - cowboy, western, animal lover, zoo, Cinderella, circus, parade etc. The horses can be decorated to fit your theme with colorful ribbons in their tails and manes and some will even paint them pink and give them a horn to look like a unicorn or my little pony. Check for availability in your area on the Internet or phone book. Pricing varies throughout the US - pony rides average around $175 for 1 pony for 1 hour and about half of that for additional ponies or hours.
T-shirts This is a fun activity and birthday party gift for kids to take home. Buy T-shirts (I've used Hanes T-shirts in a package or bought them as low as $2 each at craft stores) and wash and dry them before the party. Set out lots of fabric markers and fabric paints to use for decorating the shirts. Iron on letters are fun in all sorts of styles that they can mix and match and spell out their name or a funny saying. Tip: Use large grocery sacks, cardboard or poster board to place inside the shirt so the paint doesn't bleed through to the back of the shirt. Tweens and Teens really enjoy making and wearing these shirts!
Scrapbooking This is a good activity for birthday sleepovers or a longer party when you have time to develop and print out pictures. Take lots of pictures of the kids at the birthday party playing games, eating cake, being crazy etc. Have the film developed in 1 hour or print pictures off the computer if you have a digital camera. Give each party guest a scrapbook and let them fill a page with the birthday party and friends.
Tye Dye T-shirts Fun to do at birthday parties. Tye Dye kits can be found at craft and discount stores or you can buy Dye in little boxes at the grocery store in the laundry section. Wash and dry shirts before the birthday party. Give each guest a shirt and a bunch of rubber bands and have them take sections of the shirt and wrap rubber bands around it until the band is tight. Explain to them that everywhere there is a tight rubberband the shirt will stay white. Follow directions package, rinse out shirts and hang to dry outside.
Teen Idol Tween Idol - fun for older children and teens. Set up a karaoke machine with a CD of popular songs. Tip: You can find great deals on CD's and karaoke machines on Ebay. Ask if anyone wants to be a judge and set them up at a judging table. Then the performers come out one by one and sing their favorite song (like American Idol). Vote for the favorites and have another round each time eliminating one of the performers until you have a winner. Funky Flip Flop Craft - Making funky flip flops is a great party activity, craft and party favor! Girls of all ages love them ... kids, tweens and teens! Get full directions and pictures on our funky flip flop craft page.

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Fun party games add to activities for your birthday party

Creative icebreakers to get your birthday party started!

Kids Party Themes	Tween Party Themes	Teen Party Themes	Activities		Icebreakers
Scavenger Hunts	Treasure Hunts	Party Favor Ideas	Goody Bag Ideas		Birthday Party Ideas for Kids

Alice in Wonderland	Art Party	Ballerina	Beach	Butterfly	Camouflage	Candy Land	Carnival
Cheerleading	Cars	Cinderella	Circus	Cowgirl	Cowboy	Cupcake	Fireman
Chocolate Spa	Ladybug	Luau	One Color	Monopoly	Pirate	Police	Polka Dot
Pool Party	Princess	Spa	Sponge Bob	Tea Party	Wrestling	Zoo Birthday