If you decide to celebrate your child’s birthday at home, then you have several options for purchasing holiday decor: make it yourself, order a handmade one from a master, buy ready-made sets of decorations, dishes, and tableware.
Ready-made holiday sets are usually represented by garlands, posters, dishes, tablecloths, caps, napkins and other themed holiday attributes.
Where to start with holiday design? Of course, from choosing the theme of the decorations.
Favorite cartoons
Your favorite cartoon characters will help you decorate your room for your child’s birthday.
Minions. Yellow and blue garlands, decorations, dishes and favorite characters on balloons, posters, serving skewers. Add to this the themed caps – children are guaranteed a lot of fun and positivity.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Flags with images of your favorite characters and green balls are the main elements of the turtle style.
Cars. The main tone is red, diluted with black and white checkered patterns and blue details. Don't forget about the other friends of the main character McQueen.
Peppa Pig. Pink, purple balls and a big Peppa Pig. Add some bright details and themed table settings.
Decorating a candy bar for a child’s birthday 1 – 7 years old: photo ideas
It is very fashionable to organize a candy bar for a children's birthday - a table with a large number of vases, jars and plates with different sizes of candies. Bright and tasty! The main thing is that children do not overeat.
Children's candy bar.
IMPORTANT: The Candy bar, like the sweet table, should be located at such a height that children can easily reach the treats. They must not stretch, knocking over the dishes with sweets in front.
Decorate the area behind the candy bar with balloons, flags, and posters. Then the place for refreshments will simultaneously become a photo zone.
Design option for a children's candy bar.
Photos on jewelry
Large inscriptions, ribbons, balls, paper flowers, pendants, and garlands will help create a holiday atmosphere. Photos of the birthday boy on holiday decorations are suitable for both a children's party and a family party for grandparents. This design will be appreciated by both the child and his older relatives.
Photos of a child are a win-win option for a boy or girl of any age.
Tips for decorating a children's party
Children's party decor color
Color is an important part of decorating any room . Holiday decorations are made or purchased to match the colors chosen and help shape the theme. You can use only a couple of colors or, conversely, numerous bright or pastel colors.
Smart use of color and separation of similar areas will be great for achieving balance and a comfortable, joyful holiday overall. For example, too much pink can make it look “extra” feminine, while too much dark colors are not very fun.
You can adjust the impact with different color combinations:
- Blue, light blue and turquoise - for a marine theme
- Red and yellow or red and white - for a circus style
- Black and gold - for a magical party
- Red, orange and yellow - for a bright holiday
- Dark green, light green and brown - for outdoor or rustic parties
- Red and black - for pirate and western parties
Don't forget about white! When you decorate a party with different colors, white is your best friend. And play with contrasts:
- The white wall highlights the colored tulle stripes
- The white cake stand brings out the sweetness itself.
- White plates draw attention to napkins
Limited budget
If you have some budget restrictions and you have a fairly large space, decorate only one or two areas well, do not decorate the entire space with sparse details. You might want to focus on the party room entrance and main table first and then move on to other areas if your budget allows.
Aircraft
The “awesome” style will leave a positive impression on the boys and girls who came to visit to congratulate the birthday boy.
The aerial theme will be perfectly complemented by garlands with airplanes and parachutes.
Garland fan
A garland, especially its unusual fan-shaped variety, will help create a festive mood.
You can make it with your own hands from scrap materials:
- prepare standard sheets of colored paper (A4 format);
- fold them like an accordion, in increments of 2 cm;
- bend the resulting strip in half;
- Glue the inner parts of the strip together using glue;
- now you need to go through all the steps with other sheets and glue them together (with their legs together);
- Finally, make loops around the edges of the garland to hang it on the wall.
Dinosaur Time
Many parents know from the words of their children that dinosaurs “happen.” Our attempts to scientifically substantiate the fact that they do not exist on Earth are sometimes simply useless - imagination and fantasy often take precedence over objective arguments. Why not stop trying to prove something and have a dino party right at home?
Dino decorations can be made right at the party. Organize a birthday master class on making Sharosaurus.
Large homemade “lollipops”
All children love sweets, so the idea of decorating the room with giant candies, even if not real ones, will definitely be appreciated by them.
It’s not difficult to make such a “lollipop”:
- paint long plywood sticks (about 50-60 cm) white;
- cut a circle with a diameter of 30-35 cm from foam plastic and wrap it in colored paper;
- Having greased the stick with glue, stick it into the foam;
- cut a sheet of polyethylene larger than a ball;
- cover the ball with plastic and tie it at the base of the stick, tying it with colored ribbon.
Big number
We are all moved by how the child grows. Then, with wide open and surprised eyes, we watch how the number of candles on the cake rapidly increases.
Every child dreams of growing up. A huge number is another confirmation that the baby is already big. He will definitely be impressed. There are many options for making such decoration.
You can involve the future birthday boy in creating the holiday number (if it’s not a surprise, of course). Here are the latest ideas:
How to decorate walls with corrugated paper?
Paper allows you to create a lot of beautiful decorations for decorating a festive room. Its corrugated variety gives even more room for imagination.
Pompoms made from corrugated paper can be made like this:
- fold 4 to 8 sheets of colored paper into an accordion;
- pull the center of the sheet with thread;
- round the edges of the resulting accordion using scissors, and then straighten each sheet;
- give the entire pompom a ball shape, and after making a few more of these, you can assemble them into a garland and decorate the room.
Checkboxes:
- cut out rectangles from multi-colored paper;
- bend each one in half and place them on a strong thread;
- secure the flags with glue or tape.
Hearts:
- cut out hearts;
- attach one to the other, bend the top in half;
- connect all the elements with a thread and stretch them under the ceiling.
Flowers:
- cut out silhouettes of different flowers from corrugated paper;
- overlay one silhouette with several others (of the same flower);
- bend the top elements in the middle and carefully straighten the paper.
Aerodesign
Decorate the room with balloons. What birthday would be complete without sweets and balloons?
You can buy balloons, a pump and decorate the party room yourself. You can order full registration from an event organization agency.
There are a lot of options for aero decor. Flowers made from balloons + garlands made from flags are a great room decoration for a girl’s birthday of any age.
Ice cream is a fresh idea for a summer birthday.
Any holiday attributes can be “twisted” from sausage balls.
You can simply decorate the room with colorful helium balloons. It's fast, easy, beautiful.
Balloon design will decorate any party.
DIY children's party decor ideas
Here we have collected 20 of the simplest and most popular solutions that provide maximum visual effect with minimal preparation costs. They all look festive and are easy to implement with your own hands.
Welcome inscription
Welcome inscription
Set the tone of the party and intrigue people from the moment they enter the room by placing a large welcome sign in the doorway. Typically A3 (poster) size looks very good, but you can print and draw on smaller ones by combining multiple pieces.
Also, for greater effect, it is good to combine the sign with potted decorations, balloons or flags (see earlier). You can make the inscriptions yourself, or you can use ready-made ones, for example from the Internet.
Simple paper holiday decor
Paper honeycombs, balls, fans and lanterns, pompoms
Paper decor is very affordable, and it only takes a couple of seconds to decorate. Paper pom-poms and honeycombs can be hung in groups from the ceiling or placed on the main table. And you can create a special photo zone from fans by attaching them to a banner or prepared base.
Bu c inca with paper balls and lanterns. If you're hosting an outdoor party, hanging decorations can get knocked down by the wind. For stability, thread a few beads through the threads and attach them to the base of your balls. Alternatively, you can attach macramé tassels or some kind of circular cardboard cutout.
Paper lanterns and flags are great for almost any holiday event, especially for children. Many of them are made of high quality and can be reused for other parties. Attach them to the wall or hang them diagonally around the room for added effect.
If you're hosting an outdoor party, hanging decorations may get disturbed by the wind. To help keep them stable and add a nice decorative touch, thread a few beads onto the embellishment string and attach them to the base of your balloons. Alternatively, attach some macramé tassels or some kind of round cardboard cutout.
Decoration with balloons. Balloon bouquets
Grouped balloons
To create a simple decoration that will fill the room with color, attach several balls along the table to weights at different heights, approximately 60 cm. Why 60 cm? This way your guests can see each other across the table instead of talking to a bunch of balloons! You can also place individual balls in a line, at a certain distance from each other.
Themed gift packaging
Gift packaging. Decorate them by adding, for example, special tags or printed napkins. You can find many printable themed templates online or buy them ready-made. Alternatively, you can use paper and secure with a paper clip.
Gift decoration with balloons
Tie a balloon to each gift
Your gifts will look special by taking helium balloons and tying them to each box. Well, plus, children are always happy for a surprise.
Decorations in pots
Decorations in pots. For a children's party, you can make many of these decorations and place them on tables, among food, on different shelves and even in the bathroom. This is a very quick and easy way to bring a theme to the celebration and color into the empty spaces.
Use decorative buckets of different sizes and colors, flower pots. Fill them with rocks, faux jewelry, foam, or a pretty potted plant, then insert skewers with designs, letters, and numbers. You can find them at scrapbooking retailers or make your own by printing them on card stock and then laminating them.
Chair decor for a children's party
Tie the balls to the chairs
And in this case, in addition to the overall effect, the guys will be able to take a balloon for themselves at the end of the party.
Dress up the chairs!
Buy simple baby outfits or large ribbon bows and decorate the chairs with it.
Table setting
The focus of the holiday is often the table and its setting. Children sit here and, perhaps, a birthday cake will be cut here. And many wonderful photographs will be taken behind it.
Start with one detail and build from there. For example, the main decoration in the middle of the table or a cake. Then choose a tablecloth, plates, cups and napkins, in accordance with the initial image. You can also add other small items such as shells, pebbles, ribbons or balloons. But keep in mind that such things are often the object of interest for young guests, and if there are very small, still inept children at the party, it is better to frame everything in large, simple forms.
Don't forget that food can also be used to decorate the table. For example, bread can be cut into shapes that correspond to the chosen theme.
Table decor for a children's party
Wrapping paper as a tablecloth
For a holiday, you may need several rolls of this paper at once. It can also be used for chairs and shelves, which may initially look a little faded. If the paper is too wide, carefully fold it lengthwise. And buy paper in a roll, not a flat roll, to avoid wrinkles.
Wrapping paper as a tablecloth
For a holiday, you may need several rolls of this paper at once. It can also be used to cover chairs and desktop shelves that may initially look a little drab. If your paper is too wide, simply fold it lengthwise carefully. And buy paper in a roll, not a flat roll, so that there are no wrinkles.
Multilayer tablecloth
Use a long white tablecloth that will also cover the legs of the table. Then place plastic cloth on top to add color and protect the cover from food and water. This table decor is already heading from the banal to the professional.
Multi-level table setting
Combine several plates at once. Use different sizes and of course different shapes. You can also add themed napkins, drink bottles, even party hats or other useful items.
Ceiling decor
Ceiling. Hanging paper lanterns are a great way to get a balloon effect. Use different colors and shapes at different heights to get good results.
Festive solutions for the ceiling:
- Twisted ribbons
- Pompoms
- Puppets, various dolls
- Stretch marks
- Flags or pennants
- Toys
Decor of the site entrance
Entrance. Let there be excitement and anticipation in this area at the moment when the guests are just approaching the holiday.
Entrance decor options:
- Pennants with various ornaments
- Twisted ribbons hanging from the ceiling
- Happy birthday banner
- Garlands - for the dark time of day
- Congratulations from letters on the lawn in front of the entrance to the house
Children's party lighting
Lighting. Ideally, the party area should be large enough for guests to mingle, talk and play, rather than just sit around the same table. You can use a variety of lighting sources to designate holiday areas, indoors and outdoors. Generally, overhead lights are too bright and should not be used unless they are controlled by a dimmer.
Examples of holiday lighting:
- Small candles in glasses
- Fairy lights
- Point sources, lamps
- Tiki torches
- Lighting from below
- Illuminated paper lanterns
- Long cylindrical candles
- Flashlights
- Glowing sticks
Tumbler candles are attractive, lightweight and inexpensive, so you can never go overboard with them.
Alternative options with batteries can also be used to eliminate the risk of fire. Garlands along the candy bar, balcony railings, around the doorway and on the mantel make a nice day or evening design.
Use white candles to temporarily illuminate outdoor paths and steps.
Decorations with a secret
Children after three years old love outdoor games. To make the party experience as exciting as possible, parents need to think not only about decorating the room, but also about entertainment and competitions.
We invite you to combine decor and holiday scenario. Create “entertaining” decorations. It's fun, budget-friendly and, at the same time, unique for every party.
Here are some options. 1. Poster-coloring book on a holiday theme. Let the guests of the birthday boy choose their own coloring methods. You can organize a competition “Who can color the same picture faster and more accurately.” This will entertain the guests and will remain as a souvenir of the holiday.
2. Balls or flags with tasks, for example, for playing “Crocodile” (when a person shows what is drawn with gestures without words, and others guess).
Photo area
Making a cool photo zone where your daughter will take pictures with friends is not that difficult. If the holiday is decorated in the style of princesses, then it is important to create an arch using chiffon. Roses, stars or an inscription with the name of the birthday girl are cut out of cardboard. All these parts are carefully attached to the fabric. The photo zone will be complemented by a cardboard castle and a neat little chair, decorated in the form of a throne. Using a similar scheme, it will be possible to prepare a place for photographs in any other holiday theme.
Large paper flowers
To make such a decoration you will need thick textured colored paper (whatman paper or cardboard).
In order for the flowers to turn out very bright, you need to make the petals multi-colored.
The flower is created like this:
- cut out 5 small petals of one color and 5 larger ones of another color;
- arrange the petals in the shape of a flower so that the smallest ones are on top;
- fold the lower part of the petals into a boat shape and secure with a stapler;
- This is how you need to design each pair of petals, after which you need to fasten them together.
Paper flowers can be of different sizes; they can be used to beautifully decorate both the table surface and the curtains on the window.
Large paper Martenitsas
To make this newfangled decoration, you will only need sheets of standard A4 format, white and red, as well as glue and scissors.
Progress:
- Fold the paper in half lengthwise exactly in the middle.
- Draw lines 10 to 12 on each sheet of paper.
- Make cuts along the lines.
- Glue the ends of the sheets together, applying glue to both ends.
- Form circles and treat them with glue.
