Airplane Birthday Party

Decorations

Begin your Airplane Birthday Party with Airplane Party Supplies such as invitations, plates, cups, napkins and tablecloths. Also, checkout this Centerpiece, Balloon, Personalized Banner and Wall Decals. Choose a coordinating color such as sky blue to accent your decor.

A fun decoration your child can help with is airplane models. Put together airplane models with your child and use them as centerpieces. He will have fun doing it and be proud to have his projects displayed at the birthday party.

If the party is indoors create a sky. Use cotton or white balloons to make clouds. String the clouds across the ceiling using fishing wire. Hang toy or model airplanes from the ceiling.

Balloons are a must at all parties. Light blue and white will work great!

Check with your local airports and flight training schools to see if they can provide a tour and possibly a party room. You'd be surprised, but some airports actually do this for kids parties.

Put a large map on the wall. If your family travels, circle all the places you've traveled with your kids.

Decorate your driveway by turning it into a runway. Using chalk draw a line down the center with arrows. Hang a sign on the door saying "Terminal and whatever age your child is".

Airplane Birthday Party Invitations

Create a boarding pass. Name the airline after your child. Put the party details where you would normally see the flight information. Or purchase Personalized Invitations. And check out these Personalized Thank You Cards that you'll need after the party!

Also, check out this page for great Kids Party Invitations & Tips!

Favors

Goodie Bag Ideas - Plastic airplanes, airplane or jet stickers, coloring books with airplanes or jets.

Activities

Create a crafts station and allow the kids to make paper airplanes and decorate them. Then let the kids fly their planes. You may need to show them how to make a paper airplane so be sure you know how to do it.

Gliders - have the children fly kites and call them gliders. You can have a contest to see who's kite gets the highest, fly's the fastest or does tricks.

The Flight Plan - prior to the party hide objects such as candy or toys around the party area. Then give the children clues as to where the objects are and tell them this is their flight plan.

And check out these favorite party games!

Food

The usual party fare will do such as hotdogs, hamburgers, french fries, pizza and chicken nuggets. Along with healthier snacks such as fruit and veggie sticks.

Also, consider making white cotton candy and call it clouds.

Serve cookies in the shape of airplanes.