When it comes to planning a birthday party, you want your party to stand out and make a statement. You want to find a party theme that is truly unique and that no one has ever done before. However, you also want the theme to represent the special birthday girl or boy. Why not look towards child icons that have been around for a while, a theme that the parents even grew up on makes a great theme. It also creates a wonderful vintage feel to the party. Wedding and Party Network is bringing you a wonderful party theme that is great for all ages that is centered around Dr. Seuss.
Settle on a party theme. Dr. Seuss has a variety of books out, so pick your favorite and center your party theme around it. You can choose from Oh, The Places You Will Go, The Lorax, Green Egg and Hams, The Cat in the Hat or If I Ran the Zoo. There are a variety of books to choose from that have great meanings and are great for party themes.
This party is all about the party decorations. These books always have set color tones and characteristics that make them stand out and noticeable. When you see a Dr. Seuss book, you immediately know that it is from Dr. Seuss and get the styling of the book. However, you can also combine books to create a mixture, which would be great too. Your party colors should consist of red and blue mainly with pops of orange, pink and yellow to accent.
Make sure you have some prints incorporated into your party too. Think stripes and polka-dots to use as your patterns. You can incorporate these patterns into your table cloths, napkins, plates, serving pieces, balloons and streamers. It's definitely all about color and patterns with this party. However, you also need other accents for your party, such as placing Dr. Seuss books out everywhere, green eggs, Lorax trees, Dr. Seuss hats, Thing 1 & Thing 2 decor and fish. The best way to find inspiration is to take a look at various books and create fun party decorations. However, don't forget to visit your local party store to find great decor as well.
The party food makes a huge impact on this theme as well. Again, there are many great ideas that go along with this party that you can serve up. You can find wonderful inspiration from the books, like green eggs and ham. Also, feature various desserts with polka dots and stripes to go with the pattern theme. You can make marshmallows, dip them in white chocolate and decorate them with white stripes to represent the cat's hat. Cupcakes for this event can feature cupcakes in a red cupcake liner, write Thing 1 or Thing 2 on it and top it with blue cotton candy or you can make green cupcakes with an "egg" on top. Don't forget to have colorful lollipops to represent "Oh, The Places You Will Go". There are honestly a ton of wonderful food ideas, just take a look through the books and find inspiration.
When it comes to a fun, creative and inspiring birthday party, Dr. Seuss is a wonderful way to go. The imagination and fun stories behind each and every book are the perfect places to look for a party theme. Your party will truly be fun, colorful and great for everyone!
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