Paris Birthday Party Theme

Paris birthday party theme ideas.  Fun ideas for a Paris party including invitaitons, decorations, activities, food, party favors and goody/loot bags.

Decorations for a Paris party
There are several ways to decorate for a Paris themed birthday party.  Decorating with traditional colors such as blue, white and red (for the France flag), decorate with pastels and flower (Springtime in Paris), or more modern with pink, black and silver. 
Traditional - Decorate in blue, red and white.  Use red/white checkered tablecloths for a Paris street bistro feel.  For a springtime in Paris feel fill small wheelbarrows with fresh cut flowers and place them on the party table.  For a more modern Paris theme place different sizes of Eiffel Tower statues on the party table and fill in with fresh flowers, feather boas, and/or hat boxes and strings of lights. 
Paris is known as the "City of Lights".  Use strings of mini clear, white or pink Christmas lights and hang them around the party room, weave them through plants, wrap table decorations, and light up the party.    
Hang Paris city maps on the walls or posters of Monet paintings. 

Activities
A fun activity for a Paris themed birthday party is to hire a Mime to perform during the party.  If you can't find, or afford, a professional Mime a good idea is to call your local High School or College drama department and see if some of the students would be willing to perform at the party. 

Hire a caricature or portrait artist to draw fun portraits of the guests.  This would also be a great take home gift or party favor for the guests.  

Food Ideas for a Paris Party
Petit Fours
Croissants
Quiche
Cheese trays - different cheeses with apples and grapes on a tray.  Serve with sliced baguettes
Éclairs
French Bread
Cream Puffs
Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate dipped strawberries
Chocolate fountain with fruit (strawberries, grapes, apples) to dip in the chocolate
Sparkling cider in plastic champagne glasses
Pink lemonade 

Party Favors
French chocolates or petite fours wrapped in a small package
Beret
Scarf or striped shirt (like a mime would wear)
Small Eiffel towers

Goody Bags / Loot Bags for a Paris party
Beret
Fancy hat box