Isn’t this exciting? Birthday parties are always fun and full of games and presents. What’s your favourite part of a birthday party? Is it opening the presents, or making a wish when you blow the candles? Or is it having loads of fun with your friends and family?

Bluehyppo loves birthday parties. Birthday parties do take a little planning. Who best to plan with than your mom and dad? So here are some tips and ideas for your birthday party.

FOR BOYS

Underwater theme

If you live in an apartment and there’s a swimming pool, you can celebrate your party there! What theme would be good at a swimming pool? You guessed it big blue ocean theme with colourful fish balloons, water squirting games, bubble-blowing games and more.

Superhero theme

OK, who is a fan of Ben10, Spiderman, Superman, Transformers, and Ultraman? Well, you can have the Superhero theme for your birthday complete with masks, balloons, hats, costumes and capes. Even your birthday invitation card, gifts for your friends and party packs are designed in this theme. Plasters too!

Pirates of the Sea theme

Ahoy mates! Let’s sail the seas and look for hidden treasure! This party theme is a favourite. You can be the one-eyed hook-handed captain and play games such as “Find the Hidden Treasure Chest”.

Hawaiian Beach theme

There are lots of games to play on the beach. in Hawaiian beach theme. Beach rounders, sand sculpture competition, beach teng-teng! But if the beach is not where you are, you can have a great Hawaiian beach party right at home!

High School Musical

It’s the rage this year! Get in gear with showmanship and stage costumes. Be the superstar of your birthday party, dance the shuffle to great songs and hit the pinnata till it breaks open. Be Zack Ephram!

FOR GIRLS

Forever Princess Theme

Hey girls! Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, Ariel and Barbie are all princesses. Get your gal friends to your birthday party all dressed in beautiful dresses, tiaras and wands! If you’re inviting boys - they can come as Prince Charming or even a King! Play games such as Dungeons and Dragons, or Fight the Wicked Witch!

Garden Tea Party

If you have a nice big garden, what can be more fun than having a garden tea party? Celebrate your birthday in the midst of trees and flowers with huge colourful butterfly balloons and pinatas. Give your friends little potted plants as their party favours!

Minnie and Mickey

Spend your birthday with the most popular all-time favourite cartoon characters - Minnie and Mickey Mouse. Wear then bright red polka dotted dress complete with masks and shoes!

Big Blue Ocean theme

If you live in an apartment and there’s a swimming pool, you can celebrate your party there! What theme would be good at a swimming pool? You guessed its big blue ocean theme with colourful fish balloons, water squirting games, bubble-blowing games and more.

Hawaiian Beach theme

There are lots of games to play on the beach. in Hawaiian beach theme. Beach rounders, sand sculpture competition, beach teng-teng! But if the beach is not where you are, you can have a great Hawaiian beach party right at home!

High School Musical or Hannah Montana!

It’s the rage this year! Get in gear with showmanship and stage costumes. Be the superstar of your birthday party, dance the shuffle to great songs and hit the pinnata till it breaks open.

All photos taken with permission of Yenn Goh, Balloon Buzz Party Centre, email : balloonbuzz_usjtaipan@live.com.my

Planning Your Party - A Step by Step Guide

Let’s get this party started!

Two months before your party.

1. Choose your theme. There are thousands of ideas on the internet, just go find your theme with Mom’s help, of course.

2. Then go to a local search engine - try www.yellowpages.com.my to find out where you can get “party themes” shops near where you are. Give the shops a call to ask them if they have the theme you want.

3. Pick a weekend date and time for your party. Even though there are birthdays on week days, but for your party, choose the nearest weekend.

4. Pick a location. Will the party be at home or at the poolside, the field near your house, or even at a special location like the zoo or a theme park? Wow, this is getting more and more exciting! If it’s at the zoo or theme park, give them a call to find out more.

5. Now you can build a guest list. Who do you want with you to celebrate your birthday? Of course grandmas and grandpas, uncles and aunties, cousins. How about school friends, classmates, teachers? Don’t forget your neighbours too. It’s good if you have a detailed list (how many kids, how many adults) things like that.

6. The best part is the fun part are games and entertainment. Do you want a clown, or a magician? What about a bounce gym? Get mom to book the clown or magician. Two games will be good, three even better. Remember to buy presents and wrap them up nicely for the winners!

One Month Before Your Party

1. Get your invitation cards, fill them up and send them out by mail, or email. Call them to ask if they’re coming.
2. Get Mom to buy all the party supplies such as decorations, party favours, the games and other activities. Always buy a little bit more.
3. Food! Plan what food and drink you want to have for your birthday. Mom is your best advisor on this!
4. Get your team together to organize and ensure that everyone has fun!

Two Weeks Before Your Party

1. Start looking for the tables and chairs in your home that you’ll be using for your party. Same goes for plates and cups, forks and spoons.
2. Update your guest list and get the total number of guests who are coming to your party.
3. Decide on the menu and make the shopping list.

One Week Before Your Party

1. Order your cake.
2. Get all the party decorations from your local shop.
3. Buy the prizes for your games and gift wrap nicely.

Three Days Before Your Party

1. Get all the cameras, video-cameras and batteries ready
2. Do your grocery shopping.
3. Prepare your party favours.

One Day Before Your Party

1. Clean the area where your party will be held (if at home / or by the poolside)
2. Get your cake and keep it in the fridge.
3. Get the balloons and begin decorating the area.

Party Day!

1. Set up the games
2. Set out all the furniture required
3. Begin your party!

At the end of the day, after everyone has gone home and you are left with all your new presents, say a big thank you to Mom and Dad!

Tags: birthday themes, garden party theme, high school musical, pirates, planning your birthday, superheros, underwater theme

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