A real adult party for all the high rollers you know. Craft your invitations from poker chips, postcards of high rolling casino cities, or oversized playing cards. Decorate the party space with all manner of casino-style decor including black and red balloons and streamers. Games for your casino party can include both gambling and non-gambling card games such as Craps, Blackjack, Go Fish, and Crazy 8′s. See if a friend or family member will agree to play the part of the pit boss too! Award prizes for winners throughout the evening.

Spa Party/Coffee or Tea Party – you could really incorporate these themes together for a fun-filled and pampering evening. Feature a coffee and tea bar complete with flavored beverages with all the trimmings and a few fancy cookies, cakes, and biscotti. To pamper your guests, offer manicures, pedicures, massages, paraffin hand treatments, and makeovers. Don’t forget the cucumbers. Send treasure map invitations to all of your mateys announcing the pirate party. Ask guests to arrive in their best pirate or swabby costume. Party activities could include a scavenger/treasure hunt with the loser required to walk the plank.

Not all adult birthday party themes appeal to everyone, so consider a milestone party theme for those who would appreciate some time with family and friends, but in a more informal atmosphere. For those celebrating their 40′s, 50′s, or 60′s, consider hosting a party complete with slideshows or photo displays of the honoree along with games they would enjoy. Try Bocce ball, croquet, horseshoes, or corn hole for fun games. Great food and dessert are a must of course.

Western Party -host a real hoedown for your friends and family in honor of your favorite buckaroo or cowgirl. This would be especially fun if you have a barn, but it can still be pulled off beautifully without one. Rope in your guests with western themed invitations and request they show up in western garb for the occasion. It goes without saying that the party should feature square dancing, line dancing, a lasso station, and excellent Western comfort food.

When choosing a birthday party theme, it is best to get everyone involved including your kid. The circumstances are different of course if this is a surprise party. If they do know, then they should help out in the planning so talk to them in a way they understand and let them decide what the theme should be.

For parents who are throwing a kiddie party for a boy, it will probably be something like Batman, Superman or one of those masculine superheroes. It could even be Peter Pan or any other Disney character. If you have girl, it could be Cinderella or one of those Princess’ so your list of options are not that long. Once you have figured that out, it is time to shop for the decor that will be used in the party. Go online, visit the mall and drop by some party specialty stores. Aside from the hats or the decor that you will be hanging on the wall, do not forget that the theme should also be on the birthday cake.

If you do not know yet what your theme will be, ask for help or brainstorm among your friends and then present this to your kid. Look at their reaction because they may not say they want it out loud but you can see how excited they are when you look in their eyes. Before you go to far ahead with the theme of your birthday party, make sure that this is within your budget. In these hard times, no one can afford to just throw money around so you also have to play it smart and do some price comparisons before buying things that will be used for the party.

Everything else will be easy when you already have a theme for the kiddie birthday party. The only thing you have to do now is pick out a venue, send out the invitations, plan what food will be served, confirm who is coming and then set up the decor. All of these details should be done at least a month or two in advance so that you can plan everything to the last detail rather than panicking when it is a week or two away and there is a big possibility that you could forget something.

Every kiddie birthday party must have a theme and it does not matter what it is. The important thing is that this is something you and your kid want because this is their special day. Do not forget to take lots of picture and even record a video because this is a one time event that you do not want to miss. If you had a challenging time thinking of the kiddie birthday party theme this year, just imagine what will happen the next year since you will have to go through it all over again. Is it worth it? Oh yes especially when this puts a smile on your kid’s face.