For Holden’s sixth birthday party, he wanted a playable Angry Birds cake (and a huge pile of LEGOs). Since that’s not going to happen, we are still working together to combine his clever theme into games that non-iPhone-addicted children will want to play. And keep it on budget.
But seriously, have you seen this cake? I want it too.
Games.
I want to find the right combination of games that are fun for normal (not Angry-Birds-obsessed) five- and six-year old kids but play on the theme. I got a few great ideas from these party sites: Birthday Parties for Kids and The Party Animal.
My favorite contenders for games include:
- Angry Birds egg hunt. I stocked up on a few empty plastic eggs right after Easter and can fill them with temporary tattoos, coins, and maybe (just maybe) candy.
- Angry Birds demolition game. Rookie Dad Alec has been busy creating egg-shaped papier-mâché blobs that (if time permits) will turn into eggs or pigs. The boys also made a homemade catapult to fire water balloons at these targets. I’ll admit I’m nervous on this one and still looking for more fun game ideas.
- Angry Birds piñata. Honestly, I could live without a piñata, but my kids can’t. They think that birthdays mean cake and piñata. If we can swing it, my papier-mâché-wielding husband will make something like this gorgeous red bird from AllThingsThrifty.
Sweet but angry pinata from All Things Thrifty
I am absolutely open to all other (easy) suggestions!
Food.
I can see myself ordering something take-out for the kids and doing one of the simpler food items as a garnish. I found these adorable, yet angry, edibles from Babble.
Babybel-style Angry Birds via Babble
Decor.
If I get my act together, I may also create some of these fun decorations for the picnic tables in the park to add to the cute.
Cardboard tube table toppers from Crafts by Amanda.
Crafts by Amanda very angry table toppers
Cute balloons from Tip Junkie
printable balloon templates from tip junkie
You know what I would like? Printable little cards that I stick into cake or cupcakes. Yes! I don’t bake, but I can glue cute cards — that I didn’t design — onto small sticks. Cupcake topper cards are awesome. They make it look like I went to soooo much effort. (Then again, I think we need new toner in the printer so this might be too much effort after all.) Do those exist?
I am overwhelmed with all the decorations and games I could possibly make, so I need some help simplifying. Save my paint-stained hands and glue-splotched maternity jeans. Share your sanity-saving birthday party ideas, thematic or not.
Wow, that cake is awesome! And I thought my husband was the only one into Angry Birds quite that much…
What a crazy cake! This might be a little messy but… How about an Angry Birds water fight?
omg i want this for my birthday!!! this is so fun! look at those cute angry birds! i’ve been so obsessed with angry birds, and i want this one! eeeek! thanks for sharing!
My nephew just recently had an angry bird birthday party. I was in charge of the pinata and made a homemade one. It was super easy and adorable. I chose to make the pig and painted rocks to look like the birds. http://emilymarion.com/?p=511
So many great ideas. I don’t know if you’ve already done your party, but there are cupcake toppers available on etsy.
We had an Angry Birds themed party last weekend and it was a lot of fun. For games we went with an egg hunt and a “Pin the bird on the slingshot”, just like pin the tail on the donkey. I have a few other ideas on my site if you want to take a look.
so cute.
I am having trouble finding anything angry bird for my sons bday party that is already made…I dont have the time to make all this stuff but walmart does have an angry bird bday cake and cupcakes that are just adorable!
Great ideas! I love angry birds. That cheese is the cutest thing!
good idea
will use it for my daughters birthday!
Thanks for the game ideas! I’m going to use that for my lil brothers angry birds themed birthday party! BTW, instead of making cupcakes you could make cake pops that look like angry birds
Thanks for the Ideas
My son Hayden is also turning 6 and wants an Angry Birds birthday party. We are having a big family picnic since his bday is July 4th, but I wanted to add some fun games in for the kids. Love everything you posted! 
i love the idea !!!! i whant to do it …. this !! week !!
i will send you the photos !!
LOVE these ideas. My Corey’s party will be so much fun with these tips. I love the balloons and they will look great with this personalized angry birds birthday banner that I found. Here is the link in case anyone is interested: http://www.bannergrams.com
I love Anqry Birds so so so so so so so so so so so so much !!!!!
DeQueen <3
Great ideas! By mentioning several times non-iPhone-addicted children will want to play or (not Angry-Birds-obsessed) five-and six-year old kids….sounds a little snooty to me. My kiddos play our phones on occassion, but there is no addiction there. It just shouldn’t be mentioned. Maybe you didn’t mean for it to sound that way, but it did! Just thought I’d mention it. I will definitely look at your ideas:)
Hey @Zoelight, thanks for the feedback. I didn’t mean to imply that children who play Angry Birds are obsessed or addicted; however, my concern was that the party be fun for children not familiar with the game as well as those, like my own kids, who were “obsessed” enough to want a party themed for Angry Birds.
Wow! great ideas and what a cake!
for my kid’s birthday party I printed angry birds coloring pages from:
http://thelittleladybird.com/tag/angry-birds/
you can also prepare personal angry birds greeting cards:
http://thelittleladybird.com/3661/birthday-greeting-cards-red-and-yellow-angry-birds/
Adorable! My son Holden! is also asking for an angry bird themed party. Thanks for such great ideas!
I have used construction paper to design each angry bird and glued them to brown construction paper and handwritten the details of her party. So far everyone is super impressed but the skill for cutting small shapes out of construction paper. Once I have it down I’m going to make patterns and cut out the shapes needed(colors are important)to make an angry bird. Activity for party, matching invitations, I love the balloons super cheap+easy.I also saw a game at the autism walk in Charleston Sc, where the jumbo sized cans(Costco hienz ketchup) were painted with acrylic. Paint and construction paper to make a pyramid of the green pigs, then took red yellow and blue different sized kick balls and painted and use permanent marker to have (launchable) angry birds to throw at the pigs(giant painted cans). Also another idea was to get a piece of plywood, cut decent sized holes,trace onto cardboard, paint like pigs and duct tape to back side of plywood. Then use the paper mache birds you were describing, to throw at the holes. I suppose at that point you’d be ablevto decide on point-reward system.
happy party!!