40 Party theme ideas for 4 & 5 year olds

Planning a birthday party can be a daunting task to start! I’m Zoe and I’m so happy you’ve made it here to my site. With my years of professional party planning experience, I try to create the simplest of guides so you can throw an epic party and keep relatively things stress-free.

The first stage of any party planning is to choose the theme. To help you get started, we’ve compiled a list of 40 creative and engaging party theme ideas that are sure to captivate the imaginations of your young guests.

From superheroes and princesses to animals and outer space adventures, these themes will inspire you to throw an unforgettable party that will leave the kids beaming with joy. Let’s dive into our list of 50 party theme ideas for 4 and 5-year-olds!

1. Superheroes

Transform your little ones into superheroes with capes and masks, and set up a mini-obstacle course for them to conquer. Enact a story full of superhero triumph that lets kids unleash their imaginations and creativity! Pack this party full of physical, energy-zapping games (Superhero party plan).

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 1/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

2. Pirates

Create a treasure hunt around your backyard or venue, complete with pirate-themed decorations and costumes. Create a story of pirate adventure for the kids to act out and revel in their imaginations! (Epic Pirate Party Ideas)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 1/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

3. Dinosaurs

Transport your guests to the prehistoric era with dinosaur-themed decorations and games like a fossil excavation. Tell dinosaur stories and play games that let the children act out different dinosaur actions! (Dinosaur party: free plan)

  • Ease: 1/3
  • Cost: 1/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

4. Safari Theme

Set up an indoor or outdoor safari adventure with animal-themed decorations, binoculars, and a hunt for the most exciting, rare animals to spot. Tell a safari adventure story and get the kids to craft some safari binoculars or decorate safari hats as props! (Safari Party Ideas)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

5. Construction party

Turn your party space into a construction site with toy tools, hard hats, and fun activities like building block towers. Get the kids on exciting construction adventure missions! Keep this party full of physical games to keep everyone active. (Construction Party: Ultimate Ideas)

  • Ease: 1/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

6. Under the Sea

Dive into an underwater adventure with marine life, mermaid or pirate-themed activities! Get the kids on an underwater adventure and keep them entertained with funny games and their favourite disney-under-the-sea music! (Under the Sea Party Ideas)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

7. Circus

Create a mini-circus with face painting, balloon animals, and games like ring toss or a mini tightrope walk. Get a little obstacle course ready and practise a circus parade you could perform for the parent’s at pick up time!

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

8. Outer Space

Blast off into space with rocket ship decorations, an astronaut dress-up, and a space-themed craft station. Take the kids on an outer space adventure story and let them unleash their imaginations to epic space-theme music! (Epic Outer Space Party Plan)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

9. Sports

Organize a sports-themed party with mini-games and activities like relay races, soccer, or basketball. Do an obstacle course and give the children medals in a ceremony at the end, with a soundtrack of massive crowds cheering!

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

10. Tarzan party

Create a jungle adventure with Tarzan-themed decorations, set up a treehouse play area, and organize a “swing through the vines” obstacle course for the kids to channel their inner Tarzan or Jane.

  • Ease: 1/3
  • Cost: 1/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

11. Queen’s Tea Party

Host an elegant tea party with dainty teacups, fancy hats, and finger foods and desserts. Let the kids bring their favourite toys as guests and do some tea party-related craft activities!

  • Ease: 3/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 1/3

12. Fairy theme

Let imaginations soar with a fairytale-themed party, complete with enchanted decorations and a storytelling session. Get the kids to fire up their creativity and imaginations with role play and lots of mystical, magic games. Use some epic fairy soundtracks for the atmosphere! (Fairy party ideas!)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

13. Jungle Theme

Transform your space into a lush jungle with animal print decorations, face painting, and a jungle photo booth. Take the kids on an active Jungle adventure story, and let them pretend to be intrepid explorers or jungle legends climbing and racing and frolicking with all the animals. (Ideas for the Ultimate Jungle Party)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

14. Firefighters

Create a firefighting adventure with firefighter costumes, a firetruck piñata, and a fireman action-adventure story for the kids to play out! (Epic fire-fighter party plan)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

15. Cars and Trucks

Rev up the excitement with a car and truck-themed party! If your kids love the Disney movie ‘Cars’ this is the ultimate party plan for you.

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

16. Art Party

Unleash creativity with an art-themed celebration, providing easels, paints, and a collaborative mural for your little artists.

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

17. Zoo

Bring the zoo to your party with animal masks, a mini zookeeper training session, and an animal-themed cake! (You might like to use ideas from our safari party or jungle party)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

18. Magic

Add a touch of wonder to your celebration with a magician, magic tricks, and a DIY magic wand craft activity for each child.

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

19. Frozen

Create a winter wonderland with snowflake decorations, a Frozen-themed sing-along, and lots of princess dancing! (Frozen party plan)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

20. Robots

Step into the future with a robot-themed party, featuring DIY robot crafts, robot-themed snacks, and a robot dance-off.

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 3/3

21. Candyland

Turn your party into a sweet adventure with colorful candy decorations, candy-themed games, and a candy buffet. Have come candy-theme craft activities for the kids too!

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

22. Camping theme

Set up an indoor or outdoor camping experience with tents, a pretend campfire, and activities like a nature scavenger hunt.

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 3/3

23. Pop-star

Celebrate with a popstar-themed party, providing inflatable musical instruments, a karaoke session, and a dance party. If the kids like it- bring stage jewels, face paint glitter and rainbow or neon hair clips and bobbles to dress up in. (Ultimate Rock Star Pop Star Party)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

24. Teddy Bears

Host a cuddly affair with a teddy bear picnic, teddy bear-themed crafts, and awesome teddy bear games.

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

25. Science

Ignite curiosity with a science-themed party, featuring interactive experiments, a mad scientist dress-up corner, and science-themed treats.

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

26. Monsters

Throw a monstrously fun party with monster-themed decorations, a “pin the eye on the monster” game, and monster cupcakes. Play some cheeky monster games like ‘monsters’ footsteps! (Monster party plan!)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

27. Fairy-tale adventure

Enter a magical trip to a fairy tale land where kids can see all of their favourite fairy tale characters and step into their adventures! Use the iconic Disney fairytale music to fire up the kids imaginations!

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

28. Cowboys and Cowgirls

Wrangle up some fun with cowboy hats, a pretend pony ride, and a lasso-throwing contest. Have the kids groom their horse and create DIY ribbons for them! (Cowboys and cowgirls party plan)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

29. Olympics

Organize a mini-Olympics with sports stations, medals for winners, and a closing ceremony with a torch relay. Perform the ceremony for parents at the end! You can assign children countries and get them to decorate flags.

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

30. Cooking

Turn your party into a culinary adventure with chef hats, personalized aprons, and a decorate-your-own-cupcake station. Or you can turn this into a pizza decorating party- whatever food your kid best loves. We suggest mini pizzas for this so they cook super quickly!

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

31. Princesses

Roll out the red carpet and take the kids to princess land, all singing, all dancing land of princess magic! Take the kids on an epic princess adventure story and have them fighting dragons and rescuing their princess friends! (Princess Party Ideas)

  • Ease: 3/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 1/3

32. Fireworks party

Get kids to decorate and fly DIY fireworks frisbees and DIY rockets! Have neon face paint and glitter sparkles. Read a favourite firework storybook together. Do firework dances and maybe, if there’s a safe outdoor space, let them hold sparklers!

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 3/3

33. Tropical beach

Aloha! Welcome to this tropical beach party! Get kids to decorate their own tropical sunglasses or flower crowns and learn some tropical beach dances. Have them create their own beach cocktail out of juice jugs, and play beach games like skipping and beachball!

  • Ease: 1/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 3/3

34. Paw Patrol

Join Ryder, Marshall, Skye and the whole gang on this paw patrol extravaganza! Mix puppy-theme games with adventure and have the kids enact a real-life paw patrol mission. They will LOVE IT! (Epic Paw Patrol party plan)

  • Ease: 1/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 3/3

35. Unicorn

Create a magical mystical unicorn theme party with adventure, games and crafts! Add a bubble machine, face paint and glitter for extra sparkle! (Magical Unicorn Party)

  • Ease: 1/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 3/3

36. Magical witches and wizards

Create an epic alternate land with some wizardry, witchy games, spell practise, magic potion making and a mystic witch and wizard story! Fill the room with mystical music too for the atmosphere- this will be heaps of fun for the little ones! (witches and wizards party ideas)

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

37. Neon glow party

Use glow glasses, face paint and funky music to make this an intimate glow-disco party. Maybe even have the kids decorating t-shirts with neon t-shirt paint and then test it out on a dance floor with dimmed lights.

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 2/3
  • Uniqueness: 2/3

38. Moana Party

Transport the guests to the Polynesian islands with Moana-inspired inflatable tropical decorations, have a sandcastle decorating contest, and get the kids learning some real Polynesian dance moves with youtube soundtracks!

  • Ease: 1/3
  • Cost: 1/3
  • Uniqueness: 3/3

39. Farm theme party

Create a farm atmosphere with farm animal decorations, a petting zoo, and activities like a hay bale treasure hunt if possible. If you’re in a city, pretend to go on a farm adventure, making the noises of all the animals and doing all the busy jobs that have to be done on the farm!

  • Ease: 3/3
  • Cost: 3/3
  • Uniqueness: 3/3

40. Alladin Party

Transform the party venue into Agrabah with vibrant Middle Eastern decorations, and entertain the young guests with a magic carpet ride scavenger hunt and a genie-inspired dance-off.

  • Ease: 2/3
  • Cost: 1/3
  • Uniqueness: 3/3

Good Luck!

With these 40-party theme ideas, hopefully, you’re ready to go. Remember to involve them in the decision-making process, and tailor the activities, and decorations to make things as simple and easy as possible for you!

Get ready to witness the joy and excitement on their faces and capture the memories with heaps of photos and videos to commemorate the special day! Happy party planning!

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