The circus is coming to town with our new Circus Time Birthday Decorations! Featuring bold primary colors and cartoon elephants, lions, seals, and balloons, this playful theme is perfect for your little one’s first, second, or third birthday (and beyond!).
With Circus Time, you can take your party planning as far as you want. From a simple celebration to transforming your backyard into a real midway, the possibilities are endless. To get your wheels turning, we created a Circus Party Ideas Pinterest board that is full of clever ideas from parents and bloggers who threw their own circus parties.
We chose 10 of our favorite ideas to share with you here. With these ideas, you’ll be ready for your guests to step right up to the greatest party on earth!
1. Circus Tablescape via a PartyPail customer
Isn’t this circus cake table a great focal point for the room?! From the pennant banners hanging above to the popcorn boxes surrounding the cake, this table screams circus fun. And we think you’ll agree that the fondant cake is amazing!
2. Circus Party Candy Centerpiece via Taste{Full}
A mason jar filled with gumballs and a giant lollipop is a simple and inexpensive centerpiece that fits the theme perfectly. Plus, you can send the centerpieces home with the guests after the party as favors!
3. Hydrangea Popcorn Centerpieces via On to Baby
For another centerpiece idea, fill popcorn boxes with white hydrangea flowers to look like popcorn! This is especially perfect if you’re throwing the circus party for a little girl.
4. DIY Marquee Letters via Making a House a Home
Put the honoree’s name up in lights with your own DIY marquee letters! You’ll pay a pretty penny for the real deal, but this DIY version looks great and costs much less! Plus, you can put the lights in the birthday boy or girl’s room after the party as decor.
5. Peanut Photo Holders via Hostess with the Mostess
Taking a photo each month of your baby’s first year is a fun and popular tradition. Show off each photo with this idea from Hostess with the Mostess! Use them as centerpieces or line them up in a row for display. Encourage your guests to snack on the peanuts at the party!
6. Circus Party Food via a PartyPail customer
To eat, classic circus concession stand food is a must! Animal crackers, soft pretzels, and buttery popcorn are all tasty options, but also consider serving caramel apples, burgers and fries, circus peanuts, and caramel corn!
7. Circus Party Photo Booth via Adriel Booker
Your guests will have tons of fun with a photo booth, complete with fun circus wearables. Include a ringmaster hat, clown noses, a clown wig, a lion’s mane, and lots of other crazy accessories.
8. Ring of Fire Game via Delightful Learning
For an activity, emulate the classic ring of fire circus stunt with a hula hoop that is “on fire” with red and yellow curling ribbon. Be sure to check out Delightful Learning for other fun ideas, like stilts, a clothespin drop, and a ring toss.
Every guest can try their hand at being a trapeze artist with this High-Wire game! Making this high-wire balance beam is simple with help from ply wood and some simple construction.
10. Spray Away Game via Martha Stewart
One more game that the kids will love is this Spray Away game! Hole golf tees into a piece of wood, set ping pong balls on them, and see who can knock the most off with a water gun.
With these ideas and a little creativity, you’re well on your way to planning a birthday spectacular that your little one will love!