Party guides

• 3-year-old birthday party ideas for a short party at home

  A short home party for a 3-year-old: what they can already do, a 90-minute shape, and what to leave off.

• 4-year-old birthday party ideas for a first party with friends

  A first friends party for a 4-year-old: who to invite, a theme from pretend play, and games with a short wait.

• Birthday party ideas for 5 year olds, with games they can follow

  Games a 5-year-old can follow, a two-hour visit, and a short round for each activity.

• Birthday party ideas for a 6-year-old at home

  Birthday party ideas for 6 year olds at home: a full list, a 90-minute shape, a team game, and a short hunt.

• Birthday party goodie bag ideas by what you spend

  Favor ideas for a kids' birthday, sorted by what you spend, including paper favors and a station guests fill themselves.

• How to set up a scavenger hunt at a kid's birthday party

  Teams, hiding order, timing, and a prize for a birthday scavenger hunt at home, plus paper hunt ideas you can run the same day.

• Dinosaur themed birthday party ideas for a party at home

  A home plan for a dinosaur themed birthday party: the invite, one table, one game, a short hunt, and food labels.

• Paper birthday decorations to make at home

  Cut paper chains, garlands, fans, toppers, and a name banner in one evening, with a supply list and three places to hang them.

• How to make a birthday invitation

  The five facts a kids' birthday invitation needs, a size that can mail as a US letter, and how to print a card or send a text.

• Kids' birthday party games, sorted by age, group, and space

  A full list of birthday party games for a home or park, sorted by age band, group size, prep, and space, with a running order and open stations.

• Ideas for a child's birthday party at home or in the park

  A full plan from the invite to the thank-you, with a party-day clock, a park bag, and games in short rounds.

• Birthday party theme ideas by age, from a first birthday to age 8

  A home-party list of birthday party theme ideas by age, with an invite line, a table setup, and one game for each theme.

• Outdoor scavenger hunt for kids: three routes

  A nature find-list for preschool non-readers, a yard clue trail, and a neighborhood walk, with what each outdoor hunt needs.

• Party games for kindergarteners, with a picture cue and a turn

  Party games for kindergarteners that a 5- or 6-year-old can play from a picture or one spoken rule, with a turn note for each game.

• Scavenger hunt clues for kids, by room and reading level

  Spoken, word, and rhyming scavenger hunt clues for a home treasure hunt, sorted by room, plus how to chain them when a place is missing.