First Letter Birthday Party Theme

Fun birthday party theme where the party centers around the initials of the children's first names.  Fun birthday party theme for kids of all ages, siblings and twins.

Decorations
Decorate in colors that correspond to the letters of the first names. 
Try this great color chart that list all the colors alphabetically.  (Scroll down to the middle of the page.)  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors
You can also go crazy and decorate in objects that correspond with their first names such as - Hula Hoops for H, Bears and Balloons for B, Jacks for J, ... etc. 

Decorate with balloons, streamers and confetti on the table.  For younger children's parties scatter confetti on the table and then cover with a clear plastic table cloth. 

Fun Ideas
For the birthday children make a birthday shirt with the letter of their first name and their age by cutting out large letters and numbers and ironing them onto a t-shirt.  

Games
Have a fun Neighborhood or Mall Scavenger Hunt.  Divide into teams and assign each team a letter.   Tell them to find as many items as they can that begin with their letter.
See our scavenger hunts for complete directions.

Find fun games to play at the party using our age appropriate games pages. 

Activities
Decorate wooden picture frames
Let the guests paint picture frames (or have them pre-painted before the party starts to save time) and then decorate with glitter, jewels and letters of their first names.  Buy a large container of foam letters so everyone will be able to decorate with their first name letter.

Food
Serve fun food items that begin with their initials.  You can also arrange foods into the shape of their initials such as cupcakes or sandwiches.

Buy initial cookie cutters and cut out their initials in:
Sandwiches
Fruit
Cheese
Rice Krispie Treats
Brownies
Cookies ... etc.    

Party Favors
See our party favors page for lists of fun items. 

Goody / Loot Bags
Write the initials of the party all over small plastic containers. 
On squares (15" x 15" ) of white or light colored cloth write initials over the fabric with permanent markers in different colors.  Tie up the party favors in the squares with pretty ribbon.
Decorate colorful lunch sacks with stickers. 

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