The 37 Best Birthday Party Themes of the Year

Frozen fever doesn't seem to be slowing down, so throw your little Anna or Elsa the party she's dreaming of. For this lucky little girl's Frozen bash, her mother wanted to create a Winter wonderland. To get into the Frozen spirit, there were icy-blue linens with mirrors and crystal candleholders. Large white tree branches added a minimalist touch and matched the pile of fake snow on the table. Click here to see how any parent can re-create this magical birthday bash, and then check out even more Frozen party ideas!

Event planner Keren Precel took her inspiration from one of the oldest kid-party themes around: the pizza party! Keren put her stylish spin on the theme, creating tons of cute pizzeria-inspired paper products and fun extras, like adorable, tiny pizza-box-shaped favors, which housed cookies designed to look like mini pies! Keep clicking to check out all the other ways Keren turned a kid's favorite dinner into something extraspecial at this party!

"Once in a while there is a party, with a capital 'P,' where every little piece just falls into place," New York event planner Keren Precel says. "This race car birthday party was one of those." The totally ecofriendly party was divided into four sections: the "pit stop," where the kids got to decorate their own Melissa & Doug race cars; the "race track," where little guests could attach birthday wishes to tiny toy cars; the "gas station" food table; and the "trophy section" favor table. You have to check out every detail of this party to truly appreciate how special it is.

For over four decades, Sesame Street has been providing children with education through entertainment and humor. So if your little one is part of a new generation of fans, an Elmo-and-Cookie Monster-themed party is a great idea for your tot's next birthday.

Kim Stoegbauer of The TomKat Studio has thrown some of our favorite kid parties ever. For her daughter Kate's birthday, she celebrated the milestone with a party that was all about the tot's two favorite things: rainbows and hearts! Kim incorporated the theme throughout the outdoor party with sweet treats, including an amazing cake featuring rainbows inside and out, balloons, clever rainbow-colored drinks, and pool-perfect decor. Keep reading for all of the fun details.

Like you, we're pretty obsessed with Instagram, so when we spotted this Insta-party from Anders Ruff, we knew we had to share. Designed for 11-year-old Brynne, the daughter of Anders Ruff designer Adria Ruff, this tween bash took the famous Instagram icon and made it girlie in shades of pink, lime green, and baby blue. Click here for all the details.

"I am a planner by nature and knew the day after my daughter's first birthday that I wanted to do a teacups-and-tutu theme, using soft pinks and oranges for her second," says Johanna Saucier, mom to 2-year-old Presley.

"I incorporated teacups in the cake balls and printables and in real teacups purchased from flea markets and used for floral arrangements," she continues. "I also wanted subtle and sweet touches of tulle, including the pom garland, tutus for each little girl, and tulle wands." But the details don't stop there. From a DIY dress-up closet and shabby-chic doily accents to a framed photo dessert-table backdrop, there are so many ideas we want to steal from this party. Our favorite, though, has to be the tulle-topped ombré cakes that lined the party table. Simply "tutu" chic! Click here to check out all the details of this inspired party.

Two-year-old Piper Jane has a notorious love of sweets, so her mom — Kirstin Gentry of Kojo Designs — wasn't surprised when she requested "sprinkles" as the theme of her birthday party. "Her sweet tooth is renowned in these parts (second only to her mama's), so a sprinkle party is perfectly suited for her second birthday celebration," Kirstin says.

What could have turned into a pretty straightforward party became supercreative in Kirstin's hands. "Sprinkled" accessories, sweet signage, fun and easy activities, and some awesome decor (confetti-filled balloons and yarn pom-pom garlands) are among all the gorgeous details. Click here to see them all.

Superhero parties are one of our favorite kid-birthday themes, but what if you want all the super stuff on a less-than-super budget? Leave it to the party divas of Anders Ruff to find the (super) solution.

"The vintage pop-art superhero party that I planned for my son, Pierson, years ago is one of our favorite parties that we styled, and we often get the question of 'I love it, but how much would that cost?!'" says Maureen Anders. "I know it was not a cheap party, so I wanted to design a party that had a similar feel and vibe, but that was full of cost-effective and DIY elements so you can be Super Mom while keeping things within a reasonable budget." The result: Jeffrey's spectacular party full of dressed-up store-bought treats, dollar-store finds, and lots of awesome printables. Click here to check out all the super details! And if you have a superhero-obsessed birthday girl, don't miss this superhero party just for little ladies.

"For my little guy's birthday, there was never any question about the theme: fossils!" says Gretchen Brittain, mom of three and the creator of adorable party printables shop Three Little Monkeys. "Zach is obsessed with dinosaurs. Obsessed. But not the cartoon variety. He digs real fossils."

Gretchen used Zach's love of fossils and her own addiction to all things vintage to create one of the coolest little-boy parties ever, styled to feel like an old fossil excavation site with a vintage map backdrop, replica fossils, and old books, trunks, and camping gear. Click here for all the dino details. For even more dino-party inspiration, check out this rustic dino excavation party.

Kate Brown, one-half of the Australian-based event and sweets company Kiss Me Kate, wasn't afraid to go to the dark side for her son Josh's birthday party — the dark side of the force, that is. Enlisting the help of her friends at Anders Ruff for custom printables, Kate created a totally cool Star Wars-inspired party. From an insane Star Cruiser cake to "Wookie cookies," this bash has everything an aspiring Jedi needs.

For even more Star Wars inspiration, check out this Force Awakens-inspired party and our picks for the best Star Wars cakes.

A Little Savvy Event used every kid's favorite outdoor overnight experience as a jumping-off point for this cute camping birthday party. Thrown for little Greyson, this party (from the brains who also came up with this sweet puppy birthday party and this vintage-map baby shower) is superclever, using a tree round as a cake stand, fun paper products and signage, and lots of yummy, camping-inspired eats. My favorite element? Mini bundt cakes in two flavors: s'mores and pancake with maple-syrup buttercream and bacon topping. Click here for all the camp-tastic details.

And if glamping is more your speed, check out this gorgeous outdoor party.

Regardless of whether you're a Hello Kitty fan or not, we're betting you're going to love this birthday party, thrown by wedding and event planner Gloria Wong for her daughter Taylor's second birthday.

Although the famed cat features heavily in this party on top of the cake, on cookies, and through the use of her iconic bows (guests were each given one to wear as a headband or bow tie; can you say "adorable?"), Gloria's stylish take on the theme feels totally modern: think of it as kiddie minimalism. Click here for more sweet details.

Kim Stoegbauer of The TomKat Studio throws an abundance of inspired parties, but the mermaid bash she created for her daughter Kate's birthday is one of our all-time favorites. Eight of Kate's friends attended the sweet party, full of blue-and-aqua, pearl, and iridescent accents; one of the prettiest cakes we've ever seen; and, of course, an appearance by Ariel. Click here for all the undersea birthday beauty, captured by photographer Vicki Lynn. And for even more inspiration, check out this sparkly-purple mermaid party, this colorful mermaid party with the coolest cake ever, and our picks for the best mermaid party decorations.

This "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" birthday bash might just be our ideal party: it looks small and pretty simple to execute, but it has a handful of special details, great style, and a mom who's not afraid to be totally real. "Although the party was a blast, the setup was crazy; I mean, seriously, so many things kept going wrong," said mom, interior designer, and blogger Kirsten Karson.

"I had two hours to get everything ready, which seemed like plenty of time, but I probably should have given myself six hours! The slight breeze kept making the balloons go crazy, and my 'Twinkle Twinkle' sign fell on the table at one point, almost crashing into the cake! I think it was at that point that I turned to my friend Erin and said, 'Let's just bag the whole thing and run away.' Luckily, my friends came to the rescue, and we got everything set up just in the knick of the time for the party to start. We may have had sweat pouring down our faces, but we were at least able to spend a good 30 minutes enjoying the party." And what a cute party it was! Check out all the details, which, we must say, look picture perfect!

We have a serious party crush on Debbie of Wants and Wishes Design, the mastermind behind this construction-themed birthday party. Moms of construction-fans know it can be hard to translate their greatest obsessions into adorable parties, but this soirée managed to make construction cute. Can you dig it?

For actor Donald Faison and CaCee Cobb's son's second birthday bash, Lucinda and Juliet of The Coop let minion madness take over for a neon-yellow-and-denim party that brought nothing but smiles. Googly eyes and overalls filled the modern space, while a graphic blue-and-white-stripe motif popped against lemon and banana details. The highlight of the celebration was Rocco's impressive dessert table, which featured a life-size birthday minion cake as well as irresistible fondant cupcakes. In case anyone still wasn't sure of the theme, 14-inch balloons spelled out "One in a minion" and made for an epic backdrop. Click here and go bananas over the playful details!