20 Ideas for Birthday Party Invitations
An attractive, intriguing birthday party invitation not only sets the tone and theme for the celebration but also encourages more people to attend. By skipping the pre-printed invitations that everyone sends, party throwers have the opportunity to show some pizzazz and construct their own masterpieces. One of these 20 ideas will certainly unlock the hosts creativity.
1. Print an invitation on parchment paper, roll it up and tie with twine, and place in a plastic bottle with sand for a pirate party.
2. Attach a puzzle piece to each invitation so that guests can reveal a secret message or photo as they arrive.
3. Make tiny pillows out of fabric remnants and cotton batting for a slumber party.
4. Attach miniature drink umbrellas to a printable invitation for a pool party.
5. Glue seashells, sand, and glitter to colored scrapbooking paper for a beach theme.
6. Make a foam hamburger from craft store materials and write the details on the bun.
7. Send each person a jersey number if a sporting event or contest is involved.
8. Mail each child a gold chocolate coin redeemable for a slice of birthday cake, a throw at the dunking machine, or a balloon animal. (Keep extras around in case kids forget their tokens.)
9. Place a photo of the birthday girl or boy on a wanted poster and offer a reward to anyone who comes to the secret hideout.
10. Use foam cutouts, stickers, beads, pipe cleaners, artificial flowers, and other three-dimensional objects to bring life to a traditional invitation.
11. Make an invitation that looks like a movie ticket and then tear the stub off for admittance.
12. Email each guest a video from a “secret lair” explaining the reason for the party and where to go.
13. Buy cheap sandals and write the party details on the bottom. Give one to each guest.
14. Pass out invitations written in code or invisible ink, but only tell the guests the secret to reading them.
15. Create origami masterpieces that can be unfolded to reveal the invitation instructions.
16. Cut pieces of paper to look like jewelry, write the party information on the paper, and hang it from a candy bead necklace.
17. Write the who, what, where, when with magic marker on the wrapper of a giant lollipop.
18. Freeze a plastic invitation in ice so that it must be melted to be read.
19. Place a sticker with the time and place on a Chinese hand fan.
20. Create a VIP backstage pass card that gives each guest rockstar treatment.
