How to Throw a Flower-Themed Party for Kids
Throwing a flower-themed party is a great way to lean on the beauty of the season for your next event. As a bonus, it is easy to carry this theme through all elements of the party. Here are just a few things to consider as you plan your flower-themed party for kids.
Flower-Themed Party Invitations
Every great party starts with a themed invitation. Let your guests know what the theme will be by incorporating flowers into the invite. Either choose card stock with blooming buds printed on the paper or trace a flower cookie cutter to make the actual invite the shape of your favorite bud. In addition to using a printed invite featuring flowers, you can also add dried or silk flower leaves to the envelope to extend the theme.
Flower-Themed Party Decorations
The star of the show for decorations is clearly going to be the flowers themselves. Be sure to leverage this natural beauty by using them as decorations. Good ideas include vases of flowers on all the tables and silk flower garlands hung from doorways. However, in addition to the beautiful blooms, you can consider adding other decorations to complement the buds. Balloon arch kits from Party City make it a snap to assemble this whimsical feature for your party. Kids will delight in the fun arches that will adorn your event and add another pop of color.
Activities
There is no shortage of themed games and activities that you can incorporate into your flower party. The obvious choice is to let kids plant flowering seeds in a mini pot to take home. Set up an assembly line planting station to make it easy for the kids to create their own gardening masterpiece. For something less messy, consider encouraging the kids to make leis or headbands out of silk flower petals. It is also fun to prepare flower sugar cookies and let the kids decorate their personal treats with frosting and sprinkles.
Food
A flower-shaped cookie cutter will be an invaluable tool when preparing the food for your party. Use this to cut out mini sandwiches, jello salad molds, and cheese slices. You can also use mini clay pots to serve dessert to extend the theme even further. Larger clay pots can be used for snacks such as chips and pretzels. Be sure to use a mini shovel as the serving utensil. Or consider serving the beverages in watering cans for a fun and practical table decoration.
Party Favors
Many of your activities can double as party favors, helping you to save money and to cross one more thing off of your to-do list. For a party favor that will keep on giving, send your guests home with a package of seeds that they can plant at home. Other fun party favor ideas include mini bouquets of flowers, watering cans, gardening tools, and more.
Kids of all ages will delight in a flower-themed party. Use these ideas as a springboard to put your own creative twist on your next event.
