Children's birthday party activities: What to do to make the day unforgettable?

What can you do for a child's birthday party? Many parents ask themselves this question as the big day approaches. Whether you're organising a children's birthday party for the first time or looking for new ideas - with the right planning, the day will be a real highlight for everyone involved. From creative craft ideas for the children's birthday party to suitable indoor and outdoor games: there are countless ways to put together a varied programme. Hands-on activities where the children can get creative themselves are particularly popular - for example, crafting at a children's birthday party, decorating or designing small gifts. Here you will find inspiring children's birthday party ideas to help you organise an unforgettable day without any stress.

The programme for your next children's birthday party could look like this:

• Arrive & warm up: When the little guests arrive, it's good to get off to a gentle start. A cosy play corner or the first creative activities will help them arrive and immediately put them in a good mood.
• Joint activity: Whether it's crafting fun, a little treasure hunt or a themed game - a joint activity brings the group together and creates a first highlight. For example, how about making a customised party headdress to match the theme? This gets the party off to a creative start and every child immediately has their own little work of art. Alternatively, a treasure hunt with little clues in the house or garden is an exciting adventure that will delight all the children.
• Cake time & presents: Now it's time to celebrate! The birthday cake is a must, perhaps accompanied by a song or a game about unwrapping presents - creating a special moment for the birthday child.
• Movement & free play: After refreshments, the party continues with movement games or imaginative games in the garden or living room. Quiet play ideas can also be easily integrated now. In summer, a water fight with water bombs or a simple obstacle course provide action-packed fun outdoors. Indoors, games such as "stop dancing" or a spontaneous children's disco moment are ideal.
• Conclusion & giveaways: At the end, the children will be delighted to receive a small gift to take home. Whether homemade or packed with love.

We show you numerous suggestions for simple games, great craft activities and original gifts - perfect for personalising your children's birthday party.

Games for children's birthday parties - movement, fun & excitement

Children's birthday party games are an essential part of any party. Whether indoors or outdoors - the right games get all the children moving and are lots of fun.

Popular games for children's birthday parties:

• Pot knocking: One child is blindfolded and, armed with a wooden spoon, has to feel the upturned pot on the floor. The other children help with "hot" and "cold" until the pot is found. There is usually a little surprise waiting underneath

• Treasure hunt or scavenger hunt: The children follow a trail of clues together, solve small puzzles or tasks and search for the big "treasure" at the end. This game idea can be wonderfully adapted to a theme and ensures excitement, movement and teamwork. Also ideal for larger groups outdoors.
• Journey to Jerusalem: While the music plays, the children run around a row of chairs - but be careful: there is always one less chair than there are players! As soon as the music stops, everyone has to sit down quickly - anyone who can't find a seat is eliminated. A fun competition that provides plenty of laughs.
• Balloon dance: Two children clamp a balloon between their stomach or forehead and dance to the music. The aim is to keep the balloon in the air without using their hands. If the balloon falls, the pair is eliminated - whoever holds on to the end wins!
• Can throwing or mini Olympics: Empty cans are stacked into a pyramid and thrown with balls - whoever knocks over the most wins. For a whole mini Olympics, various stations can be combined with small sporting challenges: e.g. sack races, egg races or target throwing. Ideal for active kids with an urge to move.

Tip: If you have a theme (e.g. POLIZEI, animals or football), you can adapt the games thematically to make the programme even more rounded.

Personalised goody bags - creative and with a heart

At the end of a successful children's birthday party, the little guests will be delighted to receive a very special goody bag - and it's best if they've helped design it themselves! How about if each child paints their own bag during the party or decorates it with stickers and colourful sticky tape? This turns the packaging itself into a little work of art. It can then be filled with lovely little things: A mini colouring book with colouring pictures to match the party theme, a few coloured pencils, a bag of flower seeds to plant or colourful marbles. A personalised card with a message from the birthday boy or girl or a photo from the party will also make for smiling faces - and a memory that will last a long time.

You can easily make these great craft ideas with your group at the children's birthday party using our free templates.

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