Boys Got To Have Their Own “Party” Theme As Well Similar To Girls
Re: Here Are Some Party Themes and Ideas for Boys
Planning a party for a boy in your life? Whether it's a preschooler, toddler, or older child, a boy's party can be fun to plan and experience. Here are some ideas for boy-friendly party themes.
1. Dogs and Puppies
Many little boys like dogs and puppies. This theme could work for toddlers, preschoolers, or grades choolers. Here are some ideas for this theme.
* For younger kids, have face-painting to make them look like puppies or dogs. Dog ears that can be attached to their heads are also fun. This might be one of the options.
* Favors could be bobble-head dog figures, bone-shaped crayons, or small stuffed puppies.
* A bone-shaped cake would set the theme, or a sheet cake decorated in spots or with pictures of dogs. You can also make "puppy chow" with cereal. For fun, serve food in clean dog bowls.
* Games for a puppy dog theme might include pin-the-tail-on-the-puppy, a dog piñata, or even a visit from a real dog of your own or someone you know.
2. Trains
Boys often go through a "train stage." You can build the theme around characters, such as Thomas the Tank Engine, or just do a generic train theme. Here are some ideas.
* A train cake can be bought or made; since they're basically rectangles, you can get imaginative and create a multi-car train cake. Try using a cake cone covered with icing for the smoke stack.
* Train-shaped favors could include pencil sharpeners, stickers, or small toys.
* Games could involve a train-themed obstacle course with a kid-sized train tunnel. You could also do a train-themed variation of duck-duck-goose (how about chugga-chugga-choo?).
* Trains lend themselves to crafts. Party guests can make their own trains out of cardboard or construction paper.
3. Pirates
Costumes can be a fun way for guests to celebrate the pirate theme! Other ideas for a pirate party could include:
* Make your own sword craft using cardboard and aluminum foil.
* A treasure hunt could take the form of a pirate-themed scavenger hunt. Make up maps and age-appropriate, cryptic directions to help guests find the treasure.
* Chocolate gold coins, eye patches, and/or stuffed parrots make fun favors.
* A treasure-chest cake is not too hard to make and creates a visual impact.
4. Water
If the time of year is right, water makes a great party theme for boys. An indoor pool party can be fun, too, if it's not hot outside.
* Water guns, age-appropriate scuba gear, thong sandals, and/or water masks and goggles can be given as favors.
* A water fight with balloons and the water guns can be great fun. Other games and fun could include playing in a sprinkler, a yard-sized water slide, or, if you're lucky enough to live near a creek, a wading party complete with looking under rocks. Get creative and hook up a sprinkler and garden hose by your swing set or slide.
* A water-themed cake could be done using a sheet cake, or use a flat sheet of blue Jell-O and decorate it with candy shells, sugar "sand," and so forth.
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