Last night I made the possible mistake of inviting my kids to help me brainstorm what a Frozen-themed birthday party might look like. This morning I learned that Scarlett took that as a cue to start making her guest list — and her birthday is not for three months.
Though I may have signed up for something more complicated than I’m willing to host, we did come up with some fun ideas, and when I poked around the web, relying heavily on the Disney-enthusiast bloggers, I found that many folks have done brilliant Frozen parties already.
Here’s what my kids want to do:
Frozen birthday party activities:
- Sing. Sing along to the soundtrack at the top of their lungs, obviously.
- Build. Make snowmen out of marshmallows and toothpicks.
- Draw. Do a drawing tutorial so that each child creates an Olaf. (We did this at a Disney museum exhibit with a Mickey Mouse drawing lesson and it was super fun.) I am pretty good at drawing, and after watching a couple YouTube videos (search How to Draw Olaf) I think I could provide a lesson that first graders could follow.
- Build more. I love this fort-construction activity that would be fun for a smaller gathering by the talented Jillian of Mommy Testers. Make sure to click through to see how she attached the icy fabric to the Crazy Forts set.
Frozen party decorations:
- Balloons. Decorate with blue and white crepe paper and helium balloons. I am a little bit famous for sending kids home with balloons as favors.
- Special guest. This Olaf balloon is 41″ tall, less than $10, and can greet guests at the door.
- White holiday lights. You have those already, right?
- Snowflakes. Paper-cut snowflakes can double as an activity for older kids. If you need to know how to cut the best snowflakes, see Wendy’s tutorial.
Check it out: Sara at MomEndeavors.com hosted a backyard party with themed crafts, activities, and food. I love that she used stuff most of us already have on-hand like holiday lights and paper snowflakes for Frozen decorations.
Sara also made these clever Olaf t-shirts for her boys.
Frozen party food ideas:
Since I’m frequently overwhelmed by kids styled parties that seem to have 10 different dessert options, I’m tempted to suggest FROZEN food. Get it?
Instead, what I’d actually do is break from the theme and order from Chipotle so kids and adults can all build their own burritos and allow the kids to decorate white frosting-covered cupcakes with an assortment of white and silver sprinkles.
If you’re into a big dessert buffet, check out Amy’s tower of donut holes. But also a simple bowl of donut holes labeled “Snowballs” would work, too. (Eat them in the backyard, kids!)
Hanan at EatCraftParent has even more ideas for an inexpensive Frozen party on her blog. She did not, however, come up with the idea my 9-year old son had: He would like to rent an Olaf costume, in the scale of a sports team mascot, and sign autographs for the party guests. My daughter, presumably the guest of honor, suggested that guests crumple up paper into wads for a “snowball fight.” Creative, right?
Find official Frozen plates and stuff for your party or an Elsa costume or cape for the birthday girl on Amazon. (Affiliate link.)
Heather and I are headed to the Disney Social Media Moms conference tomorrow (follow us on Instagram to see us goof around with other bloggers against the backdrop of Disneyland) so I thought it would be a good time to share ideas for a Frozen birthday party. This post is not sponsored, nor is our conference attendance. Travel and conference passes were paid for by us. And please don’t tell our kids. They wouldn’t understand.
Awww thank you so much for including me in this post! I love the ideas and yes, FROZEN madness strikes again 🙂
These are absolutely fabulous ideas but I have to add one more. I just had a Frozen party for my 5 year old Hannah. We invited character lookalikes Elsa and Anna from a company out of Atlanta called Look alikes and Characters Entertainment!
I was THRILLED with their Elsa and Anna lookalikes! I felt we stepped right into the movie these girls were so gorgeous and perfect! My daughter Hannah thought they were the real deal. I was so impressed with the performances of these girls as The Snow Queen and Princess from the movie Frozen! Elsa came out first and performed Let it Go! Then Anna came out with Elsa and together they performed For the First Time in Forever. I loved the themed games and activities! They even invited the girls to come up and sing Let it Go from the movie Frozen with microphone and music. I would definitely recommend this company especially Elsa and Anna look alikes!
I have to tell you about the party I just attended with my daughter. It was a Frozen themed party and included some of the ideas here and from other blogs but a unique thing that the mom did was to find an Elsa and Anna look alike to portray Queen Elsa and Princess Anna from Disney’s new movie Frozen. These 2 girls (sisters in real life) from a company out of Atlanta called look alikes and Characters Entertainment, were spot on look alikes and absolutely gorgeous girls!! Another unique thing that these girls did is to come out and actually PERFORM!! I was floored! They were SOOOOO GOOD! First Elsa came out and performed Let it Go and then Anna came out to join Elsa in a duet and perform For the First Time in Forever. Then the girls lead some wonderful themed games and activities. Then they gave the whole group of party guest the chance to come up and sing ‘Let it Go’ with real music and microphones. I have never been so impressed as I was with these girls and this party. My daughter already has asked me about Elsa and Anna coming to their party in December. I can’t wait to start planning.
Impressed,
Lucy P
Wow they are awesome ideas
Bought an Olaf poster and cut out orange felt noses. I place double sided tape on the back of each nose. kids had a blast pinning the nose on Olaf!
I just had a Frozen themed party for my daughter’s 5th birthday last month. The big hits were a bowl of marshmallows next to a bowl of thin pretzel sticks so they could “build a snowman”. I put them out just as snacks and the kids started doing it on their own and loved it. Pin the nose on Olaf was simple with a free download I found. Blew it up and glued it to a blue trifold science fair board. Other huge hit was the snowball toss. Took 3″ styrofoam balls, covered them with glue and rolled them in iridescent glitter. Set up a pyramid of blue solo cups on a table and the kids threw the “snowballs” to knock them down. They played through the whole party and my daughter still plays with them today.
I love the BYO snowman station!