New Birthday Party Themes Include Personalized Parties for Young Children

April 11, 2013 — Shindigz

Children’s birthday parties can be simple or extravagant.  Shindigz, a leading, national party supplies company, offers a complete line of personalized party products for parents who want to go above and beyond by creating birthday decorations and favors with their children’s images, names, and ages.

Kids eyes light up when they see how colorful and fun a ladybug or farm birthday party theme can be. To help parents visualize all the ways they can personalize these birthday parties with their child’s name, we’ve recently added short videos to our web site for several colorful kid’s themes.

Ladybug Fancy Party Supplies

Ladybug Fancy Party Supplies

In lieu of television or book characters, these newer party themes are cute and interactive, making the birthday boy or girl the center of attention.

Parents love using pictures of their children’s faces as the focus of the party decorations.  Make the guest of honor appear to shoot out of a cannon at a circus-themed party or create a life-sized standee of the birthday boy or girl next to buried treasure at a pirate birthday party. These custom decorations are memorable backdrops in the photos used to create keepsakes, thank-you notes, or social media posts.

The personalization of children’s birthday parties doesn’t stop at decorations. Parents are using their children’s names, ages, and images to create personalized party favors. Young children can forever remember their early birthday parties with the personalization of mint tins, coasters, banners, photo frames, canvases, and more.

Here are some of the most popular up-and-coming birthday themes that party-throwers are personalizing for their youngsters:

Barnyard Bash

Farm animals are big right now. A barnyard bash showcases farm animals like sheep, cows, and pigs. Personalized banners make the barnyard bash come to life and celebrate the birthday boy or girl.  A large red barn acts as a decoration and activity for the kids at the party.

 

Bumble Bee

From the party invitations to the decorations, Bumble Bees provide a bright and fun party theme. These black and yellow decorations are appropriate for boys and girls and are a perfect theme for spring and summer birthday parties.

 

Dinosaur

Dinosaur standees as tall as the birthday boy or girl make dinosaur parties all the rage. A personalized birthday banner puts a memorable spin on the dinosaur-themed party, which is loaded with dinosaur, larger-than-life decorations.

 

Ballerina

Tiny dancers are finding personalized ballet decorations are making their parties remarkable. Pink and purple decorations with an emphasis on ballet slippers are popular for little girls around the country.

About Shindigz
Shindigz strives to “make life more fun” and has been a part of 23 million events through the manufacture and sale of personalized party products. It ships products from its facilities in South Whitley, Indiana across the United States and around the world to 59 countries. With more than 34,000 items and 25,000 custom products, it’s been providing customers with complete party solutions since 1926. For more personalized birthday decorations and favors, visit Shindigz.com.

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“It’s All About Me!” Personalize Your Bestie’s Night Out

March 18, 2013 — Shindigz

Besties Forever!

Whether you meet them in high school, in college, at work, or you’ve known them as long as you can remember, your best friends are what help shape who you are. Make it a point to get together with your best friends every so often to remember just how much you mean to one another. Whether it’s for a birthday party, a bachelorette party, bridal showers, or a variety of other reasons, girls’ nights out are great ways to show your friends how much you appreciate them.

Team Bride!

Show your support for your best friend before she gets married by throwing her a bachelorette party to remember! Planning a night on the town for your bestie and her closest friends doesn’t always require decorations, but it definitely requires fun party favors. The easiest and smartest favor to give to the guests is a personalized water bottle so all the girls can stay hydrated. A Girls LED Engagement Ringwine bottle with a personalized label can also make for a great souvenir for your bride-to-be—she’ll be able to hold onto the bottle for a long time. You can’t forget the light-up engagement rings for all the girls to wear!

You can also plan a bridal shower to remember with a few creative details. Bridal showers are typically more about the bride than anything, but look for a cute picture of your bestie and her future husband and have it made into a life-sized cardboard standee. Depending on your venue and theme, some of the same favors can work for a bridal shower as well as a bachelorette party. Personalize bottle labels, for instance, would be a cute touch to add to the wine, water, and pop bottle at the bridal shower as well as a favor for the bachelorette party.

Happy Birthday, Bestie!

When the time rolls around to plan the perfect birthday party for your best friend, go all-out. Plan the birthday bash of the year, making it all about your bestie! Start by choosing the venue you want for your bestie’s birthday party. Whether you want to hold the party at your house, your bestie’s house, or rent a venue, you can make a variety of decorations work in a variety of places.

Start with a banner, personalized for your best friend. Whether in a house or a rented venue, a banner will be a good signal to party guests of where the party’s at! Regardless of your venue, you have two options for your theme—you can either create a party theme around your bestie or you can pick a theme that seems to fit her personality. Once you have a theme chosen for your best friend, start planning activities or fun favors for everyone to take part in. For example, pick a giant birthday card to personalize and have all the guests sign it, either before the party (if it’s a surprise party) or throughout the night.

Show your best friend that they mean the world to you every day—not just on their birthday or at their bachelorette party or bridal shower. Best friends are a great part of life and a huge influence in who we become—give them a time to say “it’s all about me!”

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Dora the Explorer and Diego Want to Attend YOUR Birthday Party

February 5, 2013 — Shindigz

It’s possible that no one could bring more excitement and fun to a birthday party than Dora the Explorer and Diego. Since the year 2000, Dora, her backpack and best friend Boots have gone on countless adventures teaching us Spanish along the way in the television show Dora the Explorer. Five years later, Dora’s cousin Diego won our hearts over in Go, Diego, Go!

The exciting news is, Dora the Explorer and Diego want to attend your birthday party! How will you get them there? Through decorations, games, shows and favors of course!

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While Dora and Diego can’t jump out of the television to attend birthday parties, they can be found in some awesome party decorations. A must-have for any birthday party is a personalized banner. The Explorer Friend Banner can be personalized and also wishes the birthday girl or boy “Feliz Cumpleanos!” Be sure and create a complete fiesta atmosphere by surrounding the banner with colorful streamers.

While the party should have balloons all over, you’ll want at least one balloon in the shape of one of your favorite guests- Dora! Let the giant balloon float all over the party and it will feel like Dora is actually there! Don’t forget the rest of the gang- Dora the Explorer Happy Birthday Scene Setters will have Dora and the gang on the wall for the entire party.

One of the most important decorations at a birthday party are the ones that are on the cake. The Dora and Diego Safari Cake Decorating Set makes it easy to create a professional-looking birthday cake. The kit includes Dora in a car, Diego in an SUV, one bridge, and three smiling trees. Serve cake and other treats on colorful tableware to match your other decorations. Consider putting some Dora stickers on the cups or get some Dora Stadium Cups for party guests. They also work as a great favor!

Some of the best decorations are those that party guests can wear. Get everyone into the fiesta by passing out colorful beads for people to wear, or even paper glasses, poly leis and bracelets.

Games

Don’t pin the tail on the donkey- pin the watch on Dora! This Dora Party Game has guests try to pin Dora’s watch on her wrist on the game board. Simply blindfold the contestant, and let them take a turn.

12szgamdorNo birthday fiesta is complete without a piñata! The Nick Jr. Dora Explorer Piñata is a rainbow of colors and features Dora and Boots. Fill the piñata with your favorite candy and see who can break it open! It also serves as a great decoration until it’s time to play!

Dora and Diego love to go on adventures, so it’s a great idea to send your party guests on some sort of adventure as well. Have kids at the party bring a backpack with them to the party. Dora always has her backpack with her to help find what she’s looking for. Put kids into groups and have them go on a scavenger hunt, collecting things and putting them in their backpacks as they go along.

Shows

One true way to get Dora and Diego at the party is to play episodes of their shows during the birthday party. Play an episode as people arrive, while guests are eating cake, or while the kids wait to be picked up. DVR episodes ahead of time or purchase some of your favorite episodes online.

Favors

No one wants to go home empty handed. Fill Dora Loot Bags with candy and other goodies for party guests to take home.

Dora and Diego clearly make any party a good time. Do all you can to incorporate the two into your birthday fiesta!

 

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Decorate for a Sweet 16 Candy Land Themed Party

September 24, 2012 — Shindigz

Does your daughter want to show just how sweet she is at her Sweet 16? Host a Candy Land Themed Birthday Party and let your sweet theme treat her to a special day.

The Land of Candy

Imagine the joy on the faces of your daughter’s guests when they enter your Candyland! Have them follow the sweet lollipop walkway to the double-dipped chocolate door. They’ll have to pass the gumdrop standees and cupcake standee candy standees first. Their mouth will water when they fantasize of all the sweet surprises they’ll find at the end of their lollipop hop down the lollipop path with a sweet lollipop set. But don’t end their magical journey just yet. Show them the way to the castle with the gumball path. When they arrive at the castle, nothing could be a better way to finish off their fantasy of fun than with a candy buffet filled with dessert lollipops, chunky chocolate bars, jelly belly beans, and gooey gummies. Embellish your colorful candy buffet with a hot pink plastic table cover filled with sweet cupcake napkins, colorful cupcake plates, gumdrop dot cups, and favor boxes. Your Candy Land party will satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth and of course, your sweet daughter!

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Magical Princess Party Ideas

September 20, 2012 — Shindigz

Every little princess dreams of her perfect fairytale – her beautiful pink gown that glistens in the light of the moon, her shiny silver slippers that grace her twinkling toes, her stunning tiara that crowns her and captures the glow of her picturesque smile, and of course, her reigning moment of beauty. Each little princess envisions her royal moment in her own unique way, but one aspect is for certain, it is always one of the dreamiest moments in a little girl’s life.  Oh, the marvel of a little princess’ whimsical imagination!

Belle of the Ball

Share your plans for a fairytale birthday or princess playdate with personalized fairytale floral photo cards. They are a perfect way to spread the news far and away that your little princess will be holding a royal gala! Invite all your favorite little princesses to share in your Once Upon A Time event. Remind each princess to come dressed in their gown just in case her handsome prince appears!

Isn’t She Lovely

Since every little princess will be elegantly displaying her perfect gown it is only fitting that a shoe and tiara accompanies.

  • Purchase adorable costume slippers and let your princesses’ parade around the party in their dazzling heels.
  • Purchase assorted colorful tiaras that will be sure to sparkle in the eyes of their prince.
  • Plan time for the little princesses to have their hair and make-up done, because every princess loves to look her best. Be sure to have play/costume make-up, hair spray, brushes, bobby pins, and ribbon.
  • For something special, you can even have assorted nail polish colors and paint their pretty hands and twinkle their toes for them! And for something a little extraordinary, sprinkle some glitter on their freshly painted nails!
  • Plan to have a couple of chaperone friends around to help you with their hair, make-up, and nails.

A Royal Feast

After your little princesses have prepared for their big evening, treat them to a royal feast. Be sure to dress up your royal feast with everything that your little princess could desire. Check with her to see what items she would like since each princess dreams of her day in her own little way. Remember your lovely princess plates, napkins, and silverware. Embellish your event with streamers and ribbon. Add a centerpiece for an adding touch. If you would like to enhance your table decorations, try adding a glass slipper at each girl’s setting and fill it with princess favor mints – they can double as party favors, too!

Enchantment

And what is a royal gala without an enchanted dance to follow the dinner? Your princesses will love to twirl and spin as their flowing locks drape through the air like kites in the sky. Decorate a small room in your home into a dance floor. Use glittery princess balloons and streamers to section off the dance floor. Play their favorite romantic princess music with a Princess Movie Hits CD and watch them whisk away into their fairytale dreams.

A Night to Remember

Let the sounds of the gala reign on high

Since every little princess dreams of her royal moment, make her dream memorable with a picture in front of the castle wall. Turn on the royal trumpet music and roll out the red carpet. Capture the essence of the night and surprise your honorary princess with a special surprise appearance from her one and only prince, Dad. Just don’t forget to have the camera ready so you can snap an everlasting picture of their endearing affections. After the party, print off the pictures and send each princess a picture of their night to remember in a thank you card. They will always remember the day you made their dreams come true!

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