Ideas for 2nd birthday: Two Year Old Birthday Ideas & Party Themes (& Tips!) – Paisley & Sparrow

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8 Awesome 2nd Birthday Party Themes and Ideas

Your little one is growing up so fast and now it’s time to plan a big 2nd Birthday Party! If you haven’t landed on the right party theme yet, you are in the right place! We’ve done the research for you and have discovered 8 totally awesome Second Birthday Party Themes! One of these will knock it out of the park for your little girl or little boy’s birthday and we have tons of inspiration for desserts, birthday outfits, party decorations, invitations, balloons and more!

We have a really popular post on the blog highlighting 17 First Birthday Party Ideas for Boys and that got me thinking that there are a lot of other important birthday years we should cover (plus, we have tons of ideas for girls too)! And so viola! Here’s the first installment of several to come to help you brainstorm ideas for the important milestones your kiddos are reaching!

I love party themes that play on the age the child is turning, like the “Dino-Four” party we threw for my son last year. So I dove deep into Pinterest, Etsy and Instagram to find the cutest, most pun-worthy, second birthday party themes I could find! You’re sure to find the perfect theme for your child’s next celebration right here. Take a look…

1. Taco Two-sday Fiesta

I’m the type of person who believes that tacos are their own food group and would be great at breakfast, lunch or dinner almost every day of the week, so a taco-themed party for any occasion gets a big thumbs up from me! A fiesta lends itself to so many food and decor options and can easily work for a girl or a boy. How cute is the Taco Twosday Party banner above? And I adore this invitation I found on Etsy… “No Time to Siesta, It’s Time to Fiesta!”

In addition to decorating with sombreros, cactus and brightly colored flowers, you could add these taco themed balloons to the mix…

These cookies by Lauren’s Cookie Boutique are full of inspiration for sweet treats, decorations and party colors. OMG… that taco cookie is to die for!!

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2. Two Sweet

If you or your little one has a sweet tooth, a Two Sweet party is the perfect theme! Choose your sweets based on your child’s favorites… you could go with candy, ice cream, donuts, cake or cookies! The donut balloon set above is absolutely darling and would look great above a dessert table!

If you decide to go with an ice cream theme, these adorable ice cream painted mason jars will make the perfect tabletop decor! How cute will those be as centerpieces all the way down your party table?!

I love this set of bright colorful lollipop balloons too! You could use these all around your party or string them together as a giant candy balloon banner! And for a little sweet treat inspiration for this party theme, check out these darling cookies by yumecookies!

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3. Two Infinity and Beyond

With the release of Toy Story 4, this is bound to be a popular 2nd birthday party theme for the foreseeable future! Buzz Lightyear’s famous saying is sure to capture the hearts of little ones and adults alike!

This outer space inspired invitation we found on Etsy is the perfect starting place for building out this theme! Add in some Toy Story balloons with all the characters and you’re well on your way to a great party!

And check out this amazingly styled dessert table AmyCakesandSweetTreats shared of this Two Infinity and Beyond party! We love the balloons and pennant banners… and oh my goodness – look at all those sweets!

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4. Two-tti Fruity… What a Cutie

This colorful and playful fruit-themed party is definitely more of a fit for little girls, but I love all of the decoration options it inspires. This invitation just sets the stage for a fun-filled party, don’t you think?

If you’re the kind of person who goes all out (and why not?!), you’ll love this matching customizable party shirt we found! The colors and fruit print in the font on this shirt is just perfect!

And for coordinated party decorations and tableware, look no further than Big Dot of Happiness’s line of Two-tti Fruity decor!

Finally, for your sweet treat inspiration, look no further than these amazing fruity cookies from Busy Bee Cakery!

5. Two the Moon

Two the Moon is a fun celestial themed birthday party that works for boys or girls! You can take a moon and stars approach, an “I Love You TWO the Moon” approach or make it more astronaut and outer space focused.

This gold glitter “two the moon” cake topper is an easy and beautiful way to dress up your cake. Or you could opt for some really cool galaxy cookies like these that Lulu’s Custom Cookies designed…

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I also came across this lovely Astronaut Banner on Etsy and think you could build a really beautiful party with this as your core inspiration!

6. With an Oink and a Moo and a Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, I’m Turning Two!

Another versatile party theme, this farmhouse saying works well for little boys and girls! I love this watercolor style invitation with the barn and animals!

And let me tell you, Etsy has some super cute shirts to go along with this theme… we found this one with a cow, perfect for boys and another one with a farm animals and flowers, ideal for all the little girls!

There are so many ways you can take the decor with this theme, but I did come across these farm animal air walker balloons and think they’d be a huge hit to have floating around the party!

7. Two Wild 

Two Wild or a Born Two Be Wild theme for a two-year old is so appropriate, isn’t it? We saw a few different ways you can take this party theme and both are really cute! The first option is to do a safari or jungle themed Two Wild party. We love the safari style invitation and cookies we came across…

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Alternatively, you could give this theme a bohemian feel and capture that “wild and free” spirit every two year old possesses! For example, you could pull your colors and design inspiration from these Boho Napkins…

8. Two-nado Party

If you’re a Mom, I’m sure you’ve said it… “It looks like a tornado in here!” That’s right, your sweet little two-year old is to thank for all the messes in your life! Why not celebrate the mess with a Two-nado themed party?! And what better way to dress for the event than with these amazingly perfect Mommy and Me t-shirts?

You could decorate the party with gray and black balloons, cloud balloons or pillows and hang raindrops from the ceiling. I can even envision a tornado cake that leaves lego bricks and tiny toy cars in it’s wake! You could add this Two-nado Cake Topper too. Or how about some cute tornado cookies?

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Surviving the early years with little ones is hard! That’s why it’s important to make the milestones matter and throw fun parties along the way! I hope you found the perfect theme for your child’s 2nd Birthday Party! Be sure to Pin this post for later party planning and grab our Party Planning Checklist so you can stay on top of all the details!

Instagram stories for birthday

Birthday is a special day for any person! Whether it’s a small child or an elderly adult, this is the day when a person’s phone is filled with happy text messages and positivity.

In today’s world, this is not limited to just text messages. Positive and kind words fill our social networks.

If you have a friend or loved one who is an instagram user, then you will really make his day if you wish him happiness on Instagram!

But among all the available ways to post on Instagram, an Instagram story is undoubtedly the best and more personal way, as it allows you to tag your loved one in that story. This will allow them to quickly repost your wish video into their own story and showcase the love they received.

I know what you’re thinking!

You are not a designer and don’t want to go through a long creative process just to wish your loved one on Instagram.

Well. Don’t worry! We will take care of you! 🙂

We know you don’t have time to come up with a new idea or learn complex design tools to wish your loved one a happy birthday. That’s why we’ve done all the hard work for you.

In this article, we will share with you 10 simple birthday Instagram story ideas that you can try.

1. Idea 1: A whimsical Instagram birthday story
2. Idea 2: Make a Birthday Story video!
3. Idea 3: Classic font birthday story
4. Idea 4: Cute collage birthday story
5. Idea 5: Simple birthday story
6. Idea 6: Hanging letters – birthday story
7. Idea 7: Birthday Story Photo Frame
8. Idea 8: Birthday Story with Multiple Photos
9. Idea 9: Creative Birthday Story
10. Idea 10: Birthday Story in Color

To help you further, we have also included an easy-to-edit template with each Instagram story idea and in addition, we have also created a video on how to edit these Instagram story templates –

Start by registering for free on Animaker. To register, go to the register button at the top right corner of the video maker’s birthday page and click “ Register “.

After registering, all you have to do is choose an idea for a birthday story from the list below and click on the template editing link. Once you click the edit link, your chosen template will open as a project and you can quickly make it your own by replacing text, images, and effects.

Idea 1: Whimsical Instagram birthday story

Want to surprise your friend with a quirky birthday message and picture? Then this Quirky Instagram story template will be the right choice for you. In this template, you can customize and add your own text, photos, and other elements.

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Idea 2: Make a birthday story video!

Is your friend obsessed with creativity and is constantly working on short films, vlogs, etc. ?

If yes, then this film reel template is perfect for you. This template allows you to replace 5 photos and will definitely be a refreshing take on the person you’re surprising and everyone else looking at your story.

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Idea 3: A classic typography birthday story

Want to surprise a friend who enjoys posting stylish photos of himself on Instagram? Then this template is for you. While the template is highly customizable just like any other template, you can simply replace your existing photo with your friend’s stylish photo and complete the creation process. We promise that your story will look stylish even if you just replace the default image with your friend’s image.

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Idea 4: Cute collage birthday story

Want to surprise your best friend with a super personalized Instagram story? Then this template is for you. This template features an aesthetically pleasing color scheme and three custom photo sections.

Replace existing 3 photos with photos that are special to you and your friend. We are sure that with this template you will make their day brighter.

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Idea 5: A simple birthday story

If you are looking for something simple and not funny, then this idea will be the best choice for you. This is a very simple and flat themed story to wish your best friend a happy birthday. If you’re looking for a quick birthday template that you can customize, then this is the one for you.

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Idea 6: Hanging Letters – Birthday Story

Catch the trend and make heads turn towards this birthday idea. With the birthday story template, you can get creative and add multiple scenes with different text to make this template even more personalized.

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Idea 7: Birthday story photo frame

If you are looking for a simple birthday story photo frame idea, then this template is what you need. This template allows you to add a single photo along with your own text and other elements. You can make it even more personalized by adding even more photo frames, music, multiple scenes, and more.

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Idea 8: Birthday story with multiple photos

Instagram with multiple photos is a simple Instagram story idea for birthdays. This template takes a simplified approach and allows you to add two photos. You can add more scenes, different photos and make it a perfect birthday surprise for your friend.

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Idea 9: Creative birthday story

Are you looking for a modern and creative idea? Then the “Creative Birthday Story” template definitely stands out from other birthday story templates, which allows you to add 3 of your own photos and customize the text elements to make it your own.

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Idea 10: Colorful Birthday Story

If you are looking for something fun, then the colorful Birthday Story Template is the right choice for you. This template has everything you need, from lots of custom text to adding your own elements.

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We hope these birthday Instagram story ideas will help you put a smile on your friend’s face.

With a powerful app like Animaker at your side, there are plenty of other ideas you can come up with on your own and get your hands dirty. If you want to learn more about how to create your own birthday video, then you should check out our blog “How to Make a Super Unique Birthday Video in 15 Minutes” with Animaker.

Do you have any other cool birthday story ideas you can make with Animaker? Please let us know in the comments below

Children’s birthday menu: photos, recipes, dish ideas

How to make a child’s birthday truly unforgettable? Gather his friends, come up with entertainment and, of course, treat everyone to something delicious. But pleasing little guests is sometimes more difficult than adult gourmets. Our article will come to the rescue. In it, we have collected 10 dishes that will enchant even the most capricious persons. Serve these treats for a kid’s birthday party and no one will leave hungry.

Original canapés

Kids will appreciate the unusual serving, and adults will appreciate the ease of preparing the dish. Indeed, among the recipes for a children’s birthday, it is important to have at least one option for a quick snack. For canapes in the form of ladybugs, it is better to take unsalted crackers with the addition of whole grain flour. You can grease the products with both pate and hummus or curd cheese.

Ingredients:

• crackers – 10 pcs.
• cherry tomatoes – 5 pcs.
• leaf lettuce – 3-4 leaves
• olives – 3 pcs.
• pate – to taste

Preparation:

1. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and make a shallow cut in each half.
2. Brush crackers with pâté and cover with lettuce. Excess greens can be removed.
3. Top the salad with half a cherry and a quarter of an olive.
4. Decorate the finished ladybug with a pattern of white dots. To do this, dip a toothpick in Greek yogurt or mayonnaise and gently color the workpiece.

Snack Muffins

Children are rarely fans of vegetables. But thanks to such muffins, they will even eat the hated green beans or green peas. It’s nice that you can change the toppings to your liking. For example, take corn, ham or some broccoli and cauliflower. It is also better not to forget about the vegetable slices on the table. Serve carrot, pepper and cucumber sticks with yoghurt sauce.

Ingredients:

• green beans – 100 g
• green peas – 100 g
• cheese – 100 g
• chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• sour cream – 3 tbsp. l.
• flour – 3 tbsp. l.
• Bulgarian pepper – 1 pc.
• baking powder – 0.5 tsp.
• salt – to taste

Preparation:

1. Defrost beans and peas.
2. Pepper and cheese cut into small cubes.
3. In a clean bowl, mix eggs with sour cream and salt. Gradually add the sifted flour mixed with the baking powder.
4. Add prepared cuts to batter.
5. Divide the pastry between molds and bake for 15 minutes at 180°C. Then lower the heat to 160°C and bake the muffins for another 15-20 minutes in the oven.

Cheese donuts

If you don’t know what to cook, try these donuts. At a children’s birthday party, they will definitely become a popular treat. The main thing is to find a good crumbly cottage cheese with a fat content of 5-9%. It is desirable that there is not too much moisture in the mass, gluing the grains together. Otherwise, wrap the cottage cheese with gauze and put it under pressure for 2-3 hours to remove excess moisture.

Ingredients:

• cottage cheese – 200 g
• cheese – 80 g
• flour – 70 g
• chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• baking powder – 0.5 tsp.
• sesame – to taste

Preparation:

1. Mash the cottage cheese with a fork or chop with a blender.
2. Add grated cheese, whole egg and one egg white.
3. Add the sifted flour and baking powder and knead into a stiff dough.
4. On a floured surface, form the dough into a ball and divide it into 6-8 equal pieces.
5. Roll each piece into a sausage and seal the ends.
6. Transfer the blanks to a baking sheet lined with baking paper and brush with the remaining yolk.
7. Garnish with sesame seeds and bake for 30 minutes at 180°C.

Mini Pizzas

Who would say no to a popular treat? For a children’s holiday, it makes sense to make portioned pizzas. It will be easier for kids to hold them in their hands. As a sauce, ordinary ketchup or a mixture of pureed tomatoes boiled with spices is suitable. In addition to cherry tomatoes, you can use bell peppers or broccoli for the filling, and put boiled chicken or turkey instead of ham. When serving, garnish pizzas with fresh herbs, if desired.

Ingredients:

For the dough:

• flour – 200 g
• water – 90 ml
• olive oil – 30 ml
• sugar – 1 tsp.
• dry yeast – 4 g
• salt – pinch

Basic:

• ham – 200 g
• cherry tomatoes – 8 pcs.
• tomato sauce – 3 tbsp. l.
• cheese – 50 g

Preparation:

1. Mix yeast, sugar and water. Cover the bowl with a towel and put it in a warm place for 15-20 minutes. After the specified time, a foam cap should appear on the surface of the mixture.
2. Sift the flour into the activated yeast, pour in the olive oil and add the salt. Knead a homogeneous dough that will not stick to your hands.
3. Transfer the workpiece to a clean dish greased with olive oil and leave warm for 1 hour.
4. Punch down the risen dough and divide into 8 equal parts.
5. Shape each piece into a 8-10 cm round shape and place on a baking sheet.
6. Brush base with tomato sauce, top with ham and cherry halves, sprinkle with cheese and place in the oven.
7. Bake the mini pizzas for 15 minutes at 210°C.

Chicken skewers

Homemade skewers continue the selection of recipes for children’s birthdays. When preparing a marinade, remember that the child likes simple and understandable tastes more. A large set of seasonings, especially spicy, he will not appreciate. But vegetables will add benefits and make the meat juicier. For variety, place sliced ​​bell pepper or zucchini between the chicken pieces. Don’t forget to prepare wooden skewers. Before stuffing the meat, it is advisable to soak them in boiling water, otherwise the wood may burn in the oven.

Ingredients:

• chicken fillet – 800 g
• kefir 3.2% – 180 ml
• onion – 1 pc.
• garlic – 1-2 cloves
• salt – to taste

Preparation:

1. Divide the chicken fillet into 2-3 cm pieces.
2. Chop the onion into rings, mince the garlic.
3. Mix the chicken with chopped onion and garlic, season with salt.
4. Pour in the kefir and mix well. Leave the blank in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
5. Thread the marinated pieces onto skewers and bake for 15-20 minutes at 200°C.

Fish fingers

Children love variety. Give the kids a choice between several dishes. For example, serve chicken skewers and crispy fish fingers. The appetizer is made from white fish: pollock, cod or haddock. If desired, breading can be supplemented with sesame seeds. Ready-made sticks go well with tartar sauce.

Ingredients:

• white fish fillet – 600 g
• vegetable oil – 150 ml
• breadcrumbs – 3 tbsp. l.
• chicken eggs – 1 pc.
• salt – to taste
• pepper – to taste

Preparation:

1. Cut the fillet into strips 1.5–2 cm thick. Season with salt and a little pepper.
2. Beat the egg with a fork in a flat bowl.
3. Place the breadcrumbs in another bowl.
4. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan.
5. Dip the fish fillets in turn into the egg and breadcrumbs, and then fry in hot oil.
6. Wipe finished sticks with a paper towel to remove excess oil.

Cake without baking

When planning what to cook for a children’s birthday, don’t forget about sweets. What’s a holiday without cake? This recipe can be made the day before. Any gelatin is useful, but the rules for working with sheets and powder are different. The layers are randomly poured with cold water, and then squeezed out. For crystals, it is desirable to observe a ratio of 1: 6 (take 6 parts of water for 1 part of gelatin).

Ingredients:

For the cake:

• cookies – 300 g
• butter – 100 g

Basic:

• cottage cheese – 800 g
• cream 20% – 200 ml
• sugar – 100 g
• sour cream – 100 g
• cocoa – 2 tbsp. l.
• gelatin – 40 g

Preparation:

1. Grind cookies with butter into crumbs. Spread the mass over the bottom and sides of the form and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Soak gelatine in water.
3. Beat cottage cheese with sugar and sour cream. The easiest way to do this is with an immersion blender.
4. Mix swollen gelatin with cream and heat to 60-70°C. The thickener should dissolve, but the liquid should not be allowed to boil.
5. Add the warm mixture to the quark and blend well again with an immersion blender.
6. Cocoa mix with half the curd and cream mass.
7. Spread the filling as follows: 1 tablespoon cream mixture, then 1 spoon chocolate mixture. It is advisable to finish the cake with a colored layer.
8. Using a skewer, make patterns on the top of the workpiece and send it to the refrigerator until completely solidified.

Funny Apple Slices

Even ordinary fruits can be served in an original way. For example, make funny monsters out of apple slices. Sweet sprinkles in the form of eyes can be found on the Internet. If there is no unusual decoration, then make it yourself. Melt the chocolate and use a toothpick or skewer to drizzle over the marshmallows. The same melted chocolate or peanut butter will help to fix the marshmallows on the slices.

Ingredients:

• apples – 2 pcs.
• strawberries – 100 g
• peanut butter – 8 tsp
• sunflower seeds – 2 handfuls
• confectionery topping in the shape of eyes – 8 pcs.

Preparation:

1. Quarter medium-sized apples.
2. Remove the center from the peel side of each wedge.
3. Brush the resulting hole with peanut butter and fill with a strawberry slice.
4. Peel the sunflower seeds and stick a few into the apple blanks.
5. Seal eyes with peanut butter and serve.

Cake pops

Bright cakes on skewers – why not a treat for a child’s birthday? It is easy to attract even the birthday man himself to their preparation. Or you can make blanks in advance and invite guests to decorate them with sprinkles and icing. For the latter, it is better to choose white chocolate, since dyes can be added to the resulting mass. Let the little chefs cover the balls on their own and show imagination in decorating.

Ingredients:

For the biscuit:

• chicken eggs – 3 pcs.
• sugar – 90 g
• flour – 90 g

For cream:

• curd cheese – 90 g
• powdered sugar – 30 g

For glaze:

• chocolate – 200 g
• butter – 20 g

Preparation:

1. Whisk eggs with sugar until fluffy white foam.
2. Carefully add the sifted flour and knead the dough.
3. Bake the biscuit for 30 minutes at 180°C.
4. Cool the finished cake and grind into crumbs.
5. In a clean bowl, beat the cream cheese with the powdered sugar.
6. Add biscuit crumbs to the cream and mix. Form into balls 4–5 cm in diameter and refrigerate for 1–2 hours.
7. Melt chocolate in a water bath and mix with butter. Thread the balls onto wooden skewers.
8. Dip the balls in the frosting one by one. Let the mass take over.
9. Decorate each cake pop as you like.

Nut bars

Although a sweet table is an obligatory part of a children’s holiday, it is not worth pampering children with a lot of sugar. Instead of store-bought bars or candies, make an alternative treat of nuts and dried fruits. Don’t be afraid to change the filling to your liking. For example, make a treat only from almonds or add walnuts.

Ingredients:

• pitted dates – 200 g
• almonds – 60 g
• cashews – 50 g
• peanuts – 50 g
• hazelnuts – 50 g
• honey – 50 g
• coconut oil – 1 tbsp. l.

For glaze:

• chocolate – 200 g
• coconut oil – 1 tbsp. l.

Preparation:

1. Crush the almonds.
2. Chop the remaining nuts and dates.
3. Add crushed almonds, honey and coconut oil to the mixture. Mix the base for the bars.
4. Line a mold with foil and place the mixture on top. Smooth out.
5. Melt the chocolate with coconut oil in a bain-marie.
6. Decorate the blank with the resulting glaze. Sprinkle shredded coconut on top, if desired, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
7. Divide the formed cake into bars, wrap each with parchment and serve.

As you can see, there are many interesting ideas of what to cook for a children’s birthday. The original menu will definitely be remembered by both guests and the hero of the occasion.

Games and entertainment for a child’s birthday

In this letter, a team of parents with children of different ages has collected all the best modern ideas for celebrating a children’s birthday at home or in the country so that you can come up with an unforgettable fun party for your child based on them 5 to 14 years old . Forward!

The holiday at home will be successful and will not become a “headache” if you prepare for it. It’s not as difficult as many parents picture in their heads: if you don’t want to change clothes and “learn the role” – don’t do it. An adult at a children’s birthday party is primarily an organizer and assistant.

It’s great if you prepare a gift not only for the birthday person, but also small surprises for the guests. Just let it not be Chinese toys, but things much more interesting: a headlamp, a steelyard, an hourglass, cookie cutters, swimming goggles, a real shell, a sharpener with a twisting handle, colored pebbles for an aquarium, marbles, a kaleidoscope, curly tubes for a cocktail , manual coffee grinder, tape measure. Look for incredibly interesting items at a hardware, office, or hardware store.

In the article:

1. How to brighten up the waiting.
2. Thematic holiday.
3. Games and competitions.

How to brighten up the expectation

As a rule, guests come to a holiday at more than one time. So that those who came earlier do not get bored while waiting for the others, they can do useful things:

1. Write or draw wishes on one large poster. To do this, you need whatman paper, fixed low on the wall, felt-tip pens or wax crayons. Only if children are under 4 years old, make sure they do not paint on the wallpaper, or leave the sheet on the floor.
2. Draw on a sheet of A4 a gift that you would like to give if you could choose anything! And at the end of the holiday, the birthday boy looks at all the drawings (not knowing where whose), and distributes small surprises from the bag: “I give a magnet to the one who drew the bicycle! Who drew a monkey – gets a musical keychain! etc. It’s a lot of fun and everyone enjoys it.
3. Coloring a huge coloring book! Now they sell posters of 1-2 meters, filled with contours on various topics. They can be found on the Internet on request “poster coloring” or in book and stationery stores. Most importantly, save a couple of sets of felt-tip pens.

Thematic party

For children of any age, making a home party fun and memorable is to choose some theme for it, which will determine the approximate design, games and contests. The choice of topic is up to the child, but it is better for you to offer him several options based on his interests, and thus concretize his interests.

Moana

Games on certain subjects are invented by themselves! For example, Moana’s birthday can be spent directly on the cartoon: download on YouTube videos with songs from the cartoon, put them on TV, sing and dance Hawaiian dances to them, and play during breaks:

• In coconut bowling – break plastic pins with coconuts, but empty plastic bottles will do.
• In “limbo” – lower the stick from the mop lower and lower, and the children should dance under it to the incendiary music.

• Knit nautical knots according to the instructions of the sailor dad (but you can also use pictures or videos).
• Look for “gems” (marbles) hidden around the house for the Tomatoa crab, which was glued together from a disposable paper plate.

• Complete the Moana and Maui puzzle that has the code for the digital lock on the chest on the back.
• Find a green pebble in the chest – Teffity’s heart, and insert it into the chest of the painted goddess Te Ka to turn her into a good Teffity.

Luntik

You can triple the holiday for a kid who loves cartoons about Luntik by dressing up as Vupsen and Pupsen, who, according to the scenario, will tear up the “letter from Luntik”! Children will turn to their friends for help (adults must put on masks of insects – Luntik’s friends) and fulfill their requests, and in return receive pieces of a letter scattered in the wind. Having collected it, the guys will find out where the gift from Luntik is hidden! The requests themselves are not difficult and very funny:

• Mila’s picture is torn – a ladybug, she needs to collect it.
• Help the bee collect pollen in a basket (plastic balls from a dry pool) – you can collect and empty it 3-5 times.
• And also guess the riddles of Aunt Moti and collect the lost letters in Elina’s butterfly alphabet.

At the end of the holiday, adults can swing children in Uncle Shnyuk’s web and sing songs from the cartoon together.

Dream with your child. At the Minecraft holiday, kids can make cool square heads out of boxes, or make Steve together out of boxes of different sizes. Does your daughter love lol dolls? Print large paper dolls on the printer, have the girls color them, and then draw and cut out clothes. Arrange a fashion show from Lol or just play. Harry Potter fans will definitely want to “brew a potion” (get different dried fruits and cook a cool compote), play Quidditch (jump and mess with two brooms) and solve secret spells (encrypted message) … And with the “Paw Patrol” everything is even easier: think of what or whom the brave puppies should save, give the children roles, print dog masks from the Internet – and go ahead with active games and riddles.

A set of games and competitions

Not all children have distinct interests, and not every mother has time to play around with any topic. A non-thematic holiday can also be interesting if it is easy and unobtrusive to play.

Games for 5-7 year olds

To keep the kids energized, play with balloons after a snack – there are never too many! For example, “Battle of Color”: take balloons of two colors, 15–20 pieces each, and inflate them with air, divide the children into two teams and put a separating rope in the middle of the room. The task of each team is to throw as many balls of their color as possible into the opponent’s half, and throw their balls away from their side! Or “Don’t touch the ground”: each child is assigned a ball of his own color, on command, everyone throws up balls and makes sure that their ball does not touch the ground. You can turn on the music. The main thing is to free up more space and remove furniture with sharp corners and everything fragile and valuable from the room.

Play the good old “Mummy” (who wraps toilet paper around a friend more beautifully), we have seen this game many times, but children haven’t! And “North Pole Packing” is the funniest dress-up game in the world: we choose two “travelers” and “equip” them to the North Pole from pre-prepared baskets! At the same time, the funnier the props in the basket, the better the result: fins with a mask, and beads and a tie, slippers and a sweatshirt, dad’s T-shirt, tutu skirt, hat with earflaps and kokoshnik will come in handy … We evaluate not the warmest outfit, but the number of people wearing items! Don’t forget to take pictures of dressed travelers.

Play Magic Pouch. Prepare an opaque bag in advance, in which you put items for different purposes and different textures: an orange, a pencil, a mitten, a candle, soap, a cone, a Rubik’s cube, a toy car, a coin, a small ball, a toothbrush, a cracker, a candy, a computer mouse, a watch, earring, etc. Each of the children in turn, without looking, must find one object in the bag and guess what it is! You can also ask to name, but what could it be (it’s an orange, but it looks like a lemon; it’s a pencil, but it looks like a sushi stick, etc. ).

Buy a face painting kit from the holiday store and paint the kids.

Arrange an entertaining quest at home with a search for a gift and puzzles on your own – with a ready-made idea and materials, it’s easy! You can use a ready-made script for children from 6 years old.

In the dacha, where there is a lot of space and grass, play Centipede – an incredibly moving, funny and falling game! Prepare ropes about 50 cm long and tie the children with their feet so that the right leg of one is tied to the left leg of the other, and you get a long “centipede” (if there are more than six children, make two). Now, on a signal, the “centipede” must run to some goal (a chair, a bench, a vase of sweets, etc.). You can turn on the music, it’s even funnier!

Games for children 8-14 years old

It’s very easy to prepare the game “Who am I?”: print a lot of small pieces of paper with a variety of words: animals, plants, food, transport, rooms. Participants take the sheets in such a way that they do not see what is written on them. In turn, each participant shows the card to the other guys in front of him, and must find out who he is in a minute (or no time), asking others leading questions that can only be answered with “yes” or “no”. Write and put in a conspicuous place for everyone a hint cheat sheet with questions: Am I alive? Am I food? Am I an animal? Do I have wool? Am I homemade? Am I a herbivore? Am I more human? Am I metallic? Etc.

The older the children, the funnier it is for them to play the “Serious Game”: everyone keeps a serious look, whoever laughs is eliminated and can make others laugh. The first player says “Ha!”, the second “Ha ha!”, the third “Ha ha ha!” etc. The main thing is not to get confused, how many times to “hahah” and not to laugh. One (or several) of the last remaining serious wins.

The home quest is perfect for children of this age, but the tasks in it will be more difficult, and the places where the hint cards are hidden will be trickier. At the end – invariably a reward, a surprise! Prepare not only a gift for the birthday man, but also small pleasant things for guests. Preparation will take you no more than 30 minutes, and you will be rewarded with children’s impressions and a variety of leisure activities. How to come up with and make your own quest for passing at home – you can learn in detail from the article.

If there are no more than five children, arrange a pizza or cookie cutter class with homemade lemonade. You can also sculpt home-made healthy sweets from dried fruits and nuts. A needlework master class will perfectly fit into a girl’s holiday, girls will take away something made with their own hands from it. Don’t forget to take pictures of the process and the result! And you can also treat everyone for dessert with homemade ice cream (the molds are sold in home stores, Ikea), which you made in advance with the birthday boy, or homemade jelly, which you can decorate with sprinkles or straw cookies at the holiday and eat it all together. Just prepare a place for culinary experiments and, preferably, give the children aprons.

Boys and girls will appreciate the holiday-photo session! To do this, you can buy a set of funny accessories for a photo shoot or draw them on cardboard and cut them out right at the holiday. If possible, prepare a basket with fun clothes and accessories: hats, capes, ties, masks, boas, beads, glasses of all stripes, sizeless shorts, colored socks, etc. It’s guaranteed to be fun!

Invite the children to make a real movie! Come up with a script, pick up costumes (like from the basket in the previous paragraph), rehearse and shoot on a phone camera! In case of difficulty, help with the plot, offer bright characters. You can use a ready-made fairy tale or shoot based on your favorite movie.

Buy a couple of new board games with simple rules and teach your kids how to play – hours of laughter and fun are guaranteed! For example, eight-year-olds usually choose: for intuition – “Mafia”, mobile “Twister”, “Dixit” – for imagination, “Crocodile” – classic pantomime, Jenga – for dexterity and card like Uno, Loonasy.