I have come up with 70 Birthday Party Activity Ideas to make hosting a birthday party at home easier. From games to crafts to food activities I am sure you can mix and match from this list to keep your kids and guests entertained! Would you add anything to this list?…
70 Birthday Party Activity Ideas
So I received a few suggestions after crowd sourcing on Facebook, referred back to some of my best Boredom Busters, and scrolled my birthday party board on Pinterest. Here are my suggestions for low-cost (some of them are FREE) birthday party activity ideas…
Birthday Party Activities for Kids
- Painting t-shirts
- Painting canvas bags
- Ornament decoration
- Making animals with clay
- Bead melting shapes
- Make bean bags
- Make stress balls
- Donut decorating
- Obstacle race
- Scavenger hunt
- Geo caching
- Bottle flip
- Water pong
- Decorate cookies
- Decorate cupcakes
- Create a photo collage
- Decorate a night light
- DIY fidget spinners
- Minute to win it games
- Pin the tail on the donkey
- Hot potato
- Musical chairs
- Freeze dance
- Fill the water bucket
- Twister
- Paper airplane contest
- Mega Jenga
- Spy missions
- Necklace making
- Make a keychain
- Punch piñata
- Paint a treasure chest
- Decorate a bird house
- Make slime
- Make a wand
- Ball toss
- Make play snow
- Ring toss
- Decorate a clay pot for a plant
- Make a robot
- Decorate a picture frame
- Make playdough
- Dinosaur dig
- Make a bag (no sew)
- Paracord bracelet
- DIY lip gloss
- Decorate a wooden horseshoe
- DIY Minecraft swords
- BINGO
- Paint rocks
- Make a paper kite
- Make a clothespin airplane
- Egg hunt
- Cup knockdown
- Braid a rug (no sew)
- DIY bookmark
- Make dreamcatchers
- Compliment books
- Can toss
- Hallway maze
- Three legged race
- Limbo
- Jelly bean pick up with a straw
- Escape room
- Saran wrap ball
- Make a monster
- Stack cups contest
- Giant Connect 4
- Giant Tik Tac Toe
- Water balloon baseball
Activities as Loot Bag Items
I kinda love it when I can make a birthday party activity the loot bag (saves me a trip to the dollar store for toys the kids’ won’t use next week). A painting, tie dye t-shirt, necklace, slime…all things kids can make and take home.
I like this! Sometimes it’s hard to come up with ideas!
Great list of birthday ideas, especially if your stumped!
Wow,i sure know where to come when it’s time to prepare for the grandkids birthdays. So many neat ideas !