Category Archives: Kids Parties

I often hear parents complaining that they can never find great fashionable items for boys.  It seems that every where you go there are a multitude of designer fashions, toys and collectibles for girls, but hardly anything really fancy or especially nice for boys.  Personally, I do not believe this is true, I think there are a lot of nice items for boys, you just have to know what and where to look for them.  When I am looking for some truly unique items, I often browse Kids Product Directory because it has the most unique kids items.

I recently went shopping for my nephew and I found this shirt that said, “I am a lady’s man, just like my Dad,” I simply had to get it.  Why? It was truly unique, the shirt was hot pink. This is not the usual choice of colours for young boys, wouldn’t you say? I absolutely loved the phrase and the colour, so I bought the shirt.  His parents thought it was the coolest thing ever and he looked absolutely fabulous in it.  Why can’t little boys wear pinks, yellows and oranges?

If you restrict yourself to following what everyone else says about boys fashion and design and always stick to following the norm, you will never find truly unique items for boys. The same thing can be said about decorating for a boys birthday party.  If you do not try different designs and colours, how will you ever know what works and what does not work? Explore different possibilities and add non traditional colours, shapes and ideas.

Boutique Printable designs has a multitude of kids birthday party designs made just for boys to help get your creative ideas following. Start with a theme or specific design choice and build the decorations around it.  Make sure that everything in the design matches; including balloons and streamers.  Here are some of our design favourites:

Green and yellow, nuts and bolts is a great design for boys, I especially love the Hammer Burger reference, too cute!

Red, White and Blue Sailors is a great way to keep a bit of tradition while still adding a new colour: red.

This construction design says I am a big boy but I am still fashionable in my yellow, grey and orange cross patterns.

What is your favourite non traditional boys design or colour? Let us know on our Facebook and perhaps we will share your design on our Boutique Printables Design Blog.

Children’s birthday party planning involves more than simply purchasing gifts and sending out invitations, it takes a great deal of time, effort and budgeting to get it done just right. While you may not have to plan each and every birthday party to the “max,” there are some that require that extra special touch, such as; a sweet sixteen mega-party.

It is no secret, a great party begins with a great theme, and a great theme begins with an awesome décor.

The first step to planning a great party is to create a realistic budget for each item.You can be flexible, but stick to the budget, as much as, possible. This will allow you to focus on each area separately, make adjustments if needed and you will be less stressed come party day. You will need to budget for things like decorations, party favours, gifts, invitations, food, drinks, snacks, activities, party formal wear and of course the most important thing; the birthday cake. In the past, photography and music was a huge part of the planning and budgeting process, however, with the advent of modern technology, you can save a considerable amount of money by taking your own pictures and using a computer for the music instead. The second step in the planning process is to decide where and when you will have the party and what the party will consist of. This is the part where you choose the theme, location, entertainment and decide who will be invited.  The final step is the fun part – creating the party itself!

Party tip: Create a home-made CD of the event and send it to all the guests as a thank you. With our easy printed designs, you can create matching themed CD cover cases.

If you want to have a successful party, you will need to consider age appropriate decorations, favours and activities. Balloons are a practical choice, but they are not a good choice for a one year old’s birthday party. Considering age is a very important part of the overall plan because some party favours and decorations may not be suitable for smaller children.  Also, if you are aware that there will be different age ranges at the party, you must plan accordingly.

An enchanted woodland party Inspiration is a theme that allows so much scope for decorations and either indoor or outdoor party fun! Plus it really suits boys, girls or babies. Now that the divine Style Me Gorgeous  Enchanted Woodland range is available at Boutique Printables, we’ve found some accessories you might use to help decorate a party with this theme.

Gorgeous felt mushrooms and acorns make the perfect table decorations, or use them as a party game and hide them in the garden for party guests to find!  Mushrooms are available from Stemellina Supplies and acorns from ToScarboroughFair2 via etsy.

These gorgeous bird nest placeholders would add a lovely woodland touch to your party table. Available  from Fairyfolk on etsy.

If you’re looking for little prizes for party games, these woodland finger puppets above, from Raindropstops ,  or the woodland fabric purse below, from Seventh Sphere are both super sweet.

If you really want to take your party theme all the way, these mushroom stools from Sharnel Dollar Designs will be the perfect addition. The options really are endless for such a gorgeous party theme. Enjoy!