unique birthday party themes for kids

Coming up with a unique birthday party theme can be quite a task! While anyone can pick their child's favorite character and make that the theme, using a less 'commercialized' concept can make party planning so much more fun! We've compiled a list of our favorite party themes that allow for a little more creativity in planning… (Starred items have quick details below about our own customers' parties!)

Airplane Birthday Party	Ice Cream Party (or, I Scream!)
Art in the Park Party*	Lego Birthday Party
Bakery Shoppe Birthday	Lemonade Stand Birthday
Ballerina Birthday	Mermaid Party
Barnyard Birthday Party	Movie Night Party
Birthday Parade	Neverland Party
Bubbles Birthday	Outer Space Party
Circus Birthday Party	Pirate Treasure Hunt Party
Construction Party	Robot Birthday Party
Cowboy Rodeo Birthday	Safari Birthday
Cute as a Button Birthday	Sock Monkey Birthday*
Dinosaur Party-Saurus*	Surfer Birthday Party
Fire Truck Party	Sweet Shoppe Party
Football Tailgate Birthday Party	Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Gator Party*	Tea Party Birthday
Golf or Mini-Golf PAR-TEE*	Train Ticket to Bday Party Express*
Hawaiian Luau Birthday	Under The Sea Party
Hula Hoopy Birthday Party	Zoo Animal Birthday

Host an “Art in the Park” party by setting up art projects for the kids to do at a local park. Lots of creative fun!

All aboard! This vintage train ticket invitation sets the tone for your train themed party. The party date is punched out on the invite, just like a train ticket!



Host a golf “PAR-TEE” complete with buckets filled with powdered sugar donut holes as golf balls. This party was held in the morning, and invited guests to “join us FORE breakfast, play & cake!”

Who doesn’t love a preppy gator? These gator themed invites are perfect for boys or girls! Hosting a sock monkey party is another theme that works for boys and girls.


A good stand-by will always be a dinosaur party… such as this one, for Tyler-Saurus, you can turn pretty much any name into a dinosaur name! This party was dino-riffic!

The Notes Nest is continually updating our invitation design gallery, so check out some birthday party invites that we've done for other customers. If you have a theme in mind you'd like us to design an invitation for, drop us a note and tell us about it!

*Matching thank you notes are available with all of the invitations featured on this page!