One of the best sites we’ve come across in a while for kid’s birthday party ideas is Fisher Price. They have a great section that lists kids party ideas by theme. Each theme has recommendations on invitations, decorations, costumes, games, activities, food, favors and more.

Be sure to check out their Helpful Party Hints while you’re there. Some of their great tips include:

- One guest per each year of your child’s age, plus one extra guest, is a good rule of thumb. Too many guests may put the party at risk of deteriorating into an almost unmanageable gathering with a fair amount of crying.

- In general, the best times for young children are late morning (after the morning nap) or late afternoon (following the afternoon nap). To plan the birthday party when your child is most alert, pay attention to your child’s day to discover the optimum times.

- Plan to get extra help from a babysitter, grandparent, or friend-so you can participate in the party activities and share the fun with your child.

For lots more kids birthday party ideas visit the Fisher Price Birthday Party Planner website.

This is a fun idea for a simple dessert at kid’s parties!

What You’ll Need:

· goldfish bowl, nice and clean
· red hots or Jelly Belly gravel beans
· blue Jello
· ice cubes
· cold water
· purple endive
· parsley sprigs
· gummy fish

Instructions:

Use a new or well cleaned goldfish bowl. In the bottom, the original recipe called for red-hots as the ‘gravel’, but the Jelly Belly beans that look like rocks are also a good choice. Mix up as much blue Jello as your bowl will hold. Mix using ice cubes & cold water instead of the cold water called for on the box. Pour this into the bowl over a knife blade or something to keep from disturbing the gravel. If you want it to have ’seaweed’, poke a couple of pieces of purple endive or something similar down into the gravel. When the whole thing starts to jell, use a wooden skewer to push gummy fish into different parts of the bowl. If you’re going to be able to supervise the serving, you could even add a plastic diver man or other fun accessories.

For more fun kid-friendly recipes visit That’s My Home.

Watch their eyes light up when they see one of these amazing cake creations! Far from ordinary their designs include all the instructions you’ll need to create one yourself.

Some of our favorite kids birthday cakes are:

Rubber Ducky Cake

Treasure Chest Cake

Tropical Fish Cake

Check out all these great childrens birthday cakes and more fun birthday items at Birthday Express.