2nd birthday party ideas?

JDB3358 · October 2009

I am thinking of doing a "My favorite things" party for DD, combining an Elmo party with some of her favorite book themes, and playing some of her favorite games and songs.

Any ideas for decorations or what to put on the invite?

Max'smom · October 2009

I have been looking online for ideas for DS's party. I was leaning towards a farm animal theme but can't find what I like. I was thinking about doing a story book theme- I was just going to pick plain colors for decorations and print my own invites.

I tried looking online for wording no luck yet.

Rah · October 2009

hmmm. well combining the two themes may be difficult I would probably stick to one of the other only to make your life simpler or maybe incorporate her favorite things like songs/games into the party. But to pull off Elmo, and then a book theme may be confusing. As soon as people see Elmo he's going to take the spotlight.

This is what i found when i was looking for ideas for my ds's party (which will be yo gabba gabba theme)

Elmo Invitations

If you have the time to make your own invitations, here are a few ideas to consider:

Cut a circle out of red construction paper to serve as Elmo?s head. Use colored construction paper for the details ? black for a mouth, orange for a nose, and white for eyes. Write your party details in silver marker on the back.
Have Elmo?s pet fish Dorothy give your guests the party details! Cut the shape of a fish bowl out of blue construction paper. Draw pebbles and plants on the bottom. Paste a goldfish cutout in the middle, with a bubble coming out of her mouth that includes all the party details.
Punch a hole in the corner of a card-style invitation and attach it to an zipper pull as a special gift to get your guests excited.
Cut three circles out of colored construction paper. Glue them together so they overlap a bit. Punch a hole in the bottom of each circle and attach a small strand of ribbon. The finished product will resemble balloons. Decorate the two outer balloons with Elmo stickers and include the party details on the middle balloon.
Include creative wording for your party details, such as:

On Sesame Street lives a friendly monster,
He likes to giggle and has lots of red fur.
Who is it? Elmo of course! And he wants to say,
We hope you can make it to [birthday child]?s birthday!

Elmo Decorations

Make your little guests giggle with glee by using decorations that fit your theme!

Use primary colors (blue, red, yellow) for your traditional party decorations such as streamers and balloons. Tie three to five balloons together to place around the party area.
Add Mylar balloons to some of your balloon groups. An Elmo Airwalker Balloon for the birthday child will really make him or her feel special!
Create a large ?Sesame Street? sign out of green butcher paper. Stencil on the letters and hang it on one wall of your party area.
Hang a banner above the entrance to the party area that reads ?Yippee!! Hooray!! You Came to [birthday child]?s Birthday!? Take a look at our banners and let us do the work for you!
Cut large letters and numbers out of brightly-colored construction paper to hang from the ceiling.
Fill a fish bowl with water, paste a label to the front that says ?Dorothy?, and add a plastic goldfish.
Play the ?Sesame Street ? The Best of Elmo? CD as background music.
Place a group of stuffed animals on a large blanket where the children can sit during playtime.
Set a bubble machine in one corner of the room.
Hang an Elmo pinata in the party area that can be used as a decoration before the activity begins. Remember, you can transform any pinata into a pull-string with these easy instructions.

JDB3358 · October 2009

Thanks for the advice ladies. I was hoping to avoid an all-out Elmo party, just because it can get to be more Elmo than I can stomach. But the above ideas sound really cute.

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