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Birthday Party Ideas for Tweens

in Children, Family and Home on 09/11/12

TWEEN PARTY TIME

Do you have some ideas to share for a tween girls’ birthday parties?

We have some and Powered by Mom readers also shared some wonderful ideas

Read on, add some ideas, take some ideas it’s all about the sharing and having fun at the party 

My daughter Sian is turning 11 at the end of September and we’re having her party at our house. for her 10th birthday party we also had it at our house which was the first time ever. In the past we had it at gymnastics places, bowling, play centers anywhere but home. Last year was a success but I was tired and swore I would never do it again LOL and yet here we go again.

Last year we did mini manicures, pedicures and make-up along with some craft time which included a memory board and each girl received a memory book with their name on it, they got to fill in the memories, signed each other’s books and we put in pictures from the party afterwards where each girl had a pic of themselves with the nails and make-up done:)

Mani/Pedis were done for my daughter’s 10th birthday

So I thought I’d share the activities we did last year, what we’ve got so far this year and all the wonderful ideas that you our readers have shared with us on a Facebook post we did today. I couldn’t believe how many of you commented and came up with so many ideas in 1 hour and it seems more are coming! If you want to see that Facebook post GO HERE.

I’m going to add all the ideas here too and of course would love to hear of any more from all of you!

Blank memory board

Completed Memory Board

Memory Books

This year though it will only be a maximum of 6 girls including Sian and it will also be a sleepover with all the girls. So we’re trying to come up with ideas of what activities to do at the house to keep them busy until we can tell them to go to bed.

Here’s what we have planned so far:

Pinata time – we have a juke box shaped pinata we’re going to fill with goodies here’s a pic of what it looks like

Hoola Hoop contest – who can hoola the longest for a prize

We’ve got cool gutzy gear prizes – find out more about Gutzy Gear HERE – patches to decorate your backpack straps, in fact you can remove them as they have backpack strap covers very cool. Here are some pics of gutzy gear.

Wii Dance Contest – come up with a dance routine

Pizza & a movie on our big screen TV in our family room hopefully the movie is when we can get them settled for the sleepover portion 🙂

That’s all we have so far but here’s what you are readers have come up with what should choose?

  1. Jewlery making – make their own necklace of bracelet
  2. Make your own lip balm
  3. Decorate pillowcases
  4. Decorate t-shirts
  5. Candy bar
  6. Make your own pizzas
  7. Spa night (we did this last year)
  8. Purse making kits
  9. Karoake
  10. Bake Cookies
  11. Treasure Hunt
  12. Fashion Show
  13. Bubble Blowing Contest
  14. Tye dye t-shirts with sharpie markers
  15. Make their own candles

Do you have any ideas if so comment below or tell us which ones you like the best 🙂

I think it’s going to be a fun party but I have a feeling I’m going to be tired the next day lol

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Comments

  1. Beth Merriman says

    September 5, 2013 at 7:42 PM

    Thanks great ideals i am going to use this as a starting ideas for my daughters 12 bday! I too have order the great jewelry from Amazon for her already

    Reply
  2. connie hanson says

    September 1, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    GREAT IDEAS THANKS

    Reply
  3. Jenny Lynn says

    October 14, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    Wow! The Tween Party Sounded so cool. The goods must have had a blast. I love the glow in the dark, roasted marshmellow idea! Very COOL! LOTS OF COOL IDEASL

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      October 14, 2012 at 9:10 AM

      thank you glad you liked the ideas, they had lots of fun 😉

      Reply
  4. Gina Lambert says

    October 13, 2012 at 10:48 PM

    I Love the craft idea and I think that letting them make jewelry out of polymer clay would be fun as well

    Reply
  5. terri carney says

    October 8, 2012 at 8:56 PM

    my baby girl is 27 now but i miss those fun birthday parties we held for her as a kid, her suprise as she unwrap each gift, the games, the family and i always put our best foot forward, no matter what you choose to do during the parties , themes, games and so forth, take pictures because its the mom in the long run who gets the best gift of all. memories:)

    Reply
  6. Shawn Ferguson says

    October 8, 2012 at 2:10 PM

    I loved these ideas for my little baby girl, especially the jewlery making. Thanks, for the GREAT ideas!

    Reply
  7. Melanie S says

    October 8, 2012 at 12:23 PM

    Thanks for sharing the party ideas!!

    Reply
  8. Sue Hull says

    October 7, 2012 at 10:53 PM

    I always thought making a mug or cup with pics of her and her friends would be cool. Something fun and a keepsake too. I’m into all that sentimental stuff. Have tons of fun and wish her a very Happy Birthday!

    Reply
  9. Cynthia King says

    September 23, 2012 at 10:18 AM

    Love this site

    Reply
  10. Sara Sweatman says

    September 20, 2012 at 9:04 PM

    Looks like a great time!

    Reply
  11. Lanie K. says

    September 20, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    Wow lots of good ideas here. All of these are fun things that girls of any age can try! I love the decorating and jewelry making ideas. Crafts are always fun and creative ideas 🙂

    Reply
  12. Megan Doolan says

    September 19, 2012 at 10:27 PM

    such a good idea!

    Reply
  13. Aria H. says

    September 19, 2012 at 7:41 PM

    Oh, i wish I had some ideas like this years ago. My daughters always wanted to do sleepover bday parties, and they would wind up running wild and messing up the house. I did not know what they thought would be fun to do. Just keeping them stocked with food was overwhelming for me.

    Reply
  14. Wendi Scharrer says

    September 19, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    Sounds like fun so far! 🙂 I like the paint the pillow case idea and making your own pizza!

    Reply
  15. Jessica Snow says

    September 19, 2012 at 4:46 PM

    Thanks for the cool ideas. I wish I did these growing up. =)

    Reply
  16. Cristy Layne says

    September 19, 2012 at 8:00 AM

    This page totaly hit home and helped me come up with some fun cheaper ideas of Q.T> with family and friends>>> Moments that will last !

    Reply
  17. Sam Stamp says

    September 19, 2012 at 1:06 AM

    Once i when i was younger i went over to a friend’s house and her mom helped us make our own soap!!! It was so much fun and I got to bring it home with me!

    Reply
  18. Misty Edmunds says

    September 18, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    They could make their own jewelry, such as bracelets

    Reply
  19. Denise Weatherly says

    September 18, 2012 at 3:22 PM

    You guys have so many cute ideas. We always had skating parties, rented somewhere for parties, McDonald’s and all that ha. Enjoy the girls. Mine are grown and I miss them,.

    Reply
  20. Carren Larsen says

    September 17, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    I think the memory boards are a great idea

    Reply
  21. Margie Young says

    September 17, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    What cute ideas, thank you !

    Reply
  22. Edward H. Reinholtz says

    September 17, 2012 at 1:34 AM

    I think you should each girl make a mini pizza with the toppings that they would like .

    Reply
  23. Meg Tucker says

    September 16, 2012 at 7:20 PM

    I really like the Treasure Hunt idea! It’s similar to a scavenger hunt which is ALWAYS a blast and hysterical. I remember we would laugh till our sides hurt so bad!! I would have to make a big effort not to crash any of these tween parties!!!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 16, 2012 at 7:24 PM

      thanks Meg for the feedback we’re leaning towards adding a Treasure Hunt 🙂

      Reply
  24. tammy dodson says

    September 16, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    My daughter always has a sleep over and Karoake American Idol syle is always a hit.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 16, 2012 at 7:18 PM

      thanks for the idea Tammy! 🙂

      Reply
  25. JJ Caraway says

    September 16, 2012 at 6:45 PM

    You have some really great ideas. I have a granddaughter turning 9 soon and always looking for fun stuff to do she will enjoy.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 16, 2012 at 7:20 PM

      Thank you glad you found it helpful 🙂

      Reply
  26. jamie braun says

    September 16, 2012 at 6:21 PM

    We took about 10 girls to the inddor pool with waterslide this year.. & they got to paint eachothers faces when we got home

    Reply
  27. Anna Johnson says

    September 16, 2012 at 2:46 PM

    Arts and crafts, Photo shoot, dress up, treasure hunt- I think theyd all be fun

    Reply
  28. Alicia Ponce says

    September 15, 2012 at 12:28 PM

    Great ideas and another is leave window markers and tell them mirrors are fair game, you be surprized how many time through the party how much decorating gets done and pretty entertaining as well. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  29. jamie tucker says

    September 14, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    what a great idea for a party. i love the manicure one. that is aweseome

    Reply
  30. Jerri Davis says

    September 14, 2012 at 5:18 PM

    Piggy Paint Time. Thank you. Jerri Davis

    Reply
  31. Tacey Atkinson says

    September 14, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    I plan to try this with my niece

    Reply
  32. Sarah L says

    September 14, 2012 at 3:30 PM

    the pic with all the hands with such pretty colours proves they had an awesome evening

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 14, 2012 at 3:41 PM

      yep they had fun Sarah 🙂

      Reply
  33. Cindy Chouinard-Mick says

    September 14, 2012 at 9:37 AM

    Sorry if this posts twice, The treasure hunt idea is awesome, we did one 30 years ago when I was a child and I still remember it, if you do the tye-dye shirts we use food coloring and bubble wands..you could always put all the (great) ideas on scraps of paper, put them in a hat and let the birthday child choose a few..Good luck and have fun!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 14, 2012 at 10:05 AM

      Thanks Cindy that’s a good idea too 🙂

      Reply
  34. Cindy Chouinard-Mick says

    September 14, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    The treasure hunt idea is awesome, I remember when we had one at a friends house 30 years ago and it was a blast.. when we do tie dye shirts we use food coloring and bubble wands..if you need a easy way to choose, put all the (GREAT) ideas on scraps of papers, put them in a hat and have the birthday girl choose a couple..Good luck and have fun!

    Reply
  35. Maureen Butcher says

    September 14, 2012 at 1:54 AM

    Take a close up picture of each guest wearing a T-shirt (theme chosen by the tween) . Also you can purchase a plastic tablecloth and allow them to write on it so your daughter can hang it in her room. As guest arrive, ask them to go to the puter and pick a song to be played from the pandora cache.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 14, 2012 at 10:09 AM

      Oh wow Maureen another wonderful idea! We’re going to have such a hard time choosing but I really love this one thanks!

      Reply
  36. Maureen Butcher says

    September 14, 2012 at 1:41 AM

    I think that a movie star dress up par-tay could be right up their alley. You request that they choose from a group of stars of your daughters liking. Their guest are asked to participate by bringing clothes that they think may be appropiate for any one character. Upon arrival to your home, an entourage of salon looking professionals assist the guest into their movie transformation. The tweens parents dress up as tv entertainment reporters while the guests are interviewed live @ the Tween Partay of (insert name).

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 14, 2012 at 10:10 AM

      very creative Maureen you have such great ideas! 🙂

      Reply
  37. Sarah L says

    September 13, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    I think that making lip balms is a great project. It shows them that they don’t have to spend lots of money on store bought cosmetics and that they can make them.

    Making bath salts is also a fun, easy project.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 13, 2012 at 12:59 PM

      Thanks SArah much appreciated!

      Reply
  38. Betsy Rubendall Barnes says

    September 12, 2012 at 1:07 PM

    My friend’s daughters birthday was near Christmas, so she had a sleepover and they made ornaments and decorated a Christmas tree. They did this for about 5 years in a row. When the girls graduated high school, my friend gave them all the ornaments they made through the years. 🙂

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 12, 2012 at 1:38 PM

      Wow now that’s really cool Betsy thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  39. InezbyDesign says

    September 12, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    It’s been a few years since I did these parties! One that stands out is a friend of mine, a Mary Kay Consultant, came and did facials. Talked about clean skin etc etc. It was good as girls at this age are all about trying the makeup..but not always so good about the skin 🙂 You have some great ideas lined up and I agree…you Will be tired the next day!

    Reply
  40. Shannon Byrd says

    September 11, 2012 at 6:45 PM

    I like a lot of your ideas. I have a 12 year old daughter who will be 13 next May. These are some great ideas that I know she will definitely love.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 11, 2012 at 7:44 PM

      so glad you liked them Shannon we were lucky that so many readers contributed! 🙂

      Reply
  41. Erika E says

    September 11, 2012 at 6:19 PM

    Love the mani/pedi idea! The craft ideas are great too. I had an aunt come over during a party and she helped the girls with fun hair styles.

    Reply

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