How to make decorations for a child’s birthday

How to create a festive atmosphere

The magic of the holiday will be felt by a special atmosphere that can be created by adhering to several principles:

approval of a single style of the party, according to which the room will be decorated, guests will prepare costumes, games and competitions will be invented;
determining the scale of the holiday: how many guests there will be and where it is more convenient to accommodate them, at home or in a cafe;

There are a large number of options for how to decorate a room with your own hands for a birthday: with balloons, festive posters and various origami.

decorating the room according to the general style of the holiday: balls, candles, garlands, lanterns, tinsel;
wrapping gifts (not only for the birthday boy, but also for guests) in colorful paper;
preparing a script, with obligatory breaks for food, dancing and competitions;
organization of musical accompaniment that will give the holiday a unique atmosphere.

Creating a festive atmosphere is determined by the smallest details that need to be carefully organized and thought through to the smallest detail.

Why is it important

Discharge from the hospital is always an important event

The new father usually takes a special part in the event, often enlisting the support of his parents, mother-in-law or other loved ones. In large cities, and even in many villages, numerous agencies offer their services for decorating a room and organizing a family holiday.

Decor for creating a holiday

All you need to do is just pay them and all organizational issues fall on their shoulders. However, it is best to prepare for the meeting of the newborn yourself. After all, first of all, this is a holiday for the baby himself and his mother. Who, if not close relatives, knows what style and features of the event will be most suitable?

Choose a jewelry style to suit your child's gender

At first glance, the idea of decorating a room for the birth of a child may seem complicated. In fact, by spending a minimum of money and showing perseverance and creativity, you can create an unforgettable atmosphere with your own hands.

Creativity has not been canceled

Decoration with balls

It’s hard to imagine a holiday without balloons; if previously they were simply presented to the birthday person as a gift, today they can decorate a room in a variety of ways:

Table decoration: using small boxes with weights, which can be placed near each guest’s plate and balloons inflated with helium can be tied to them.
Make large figures in the form of cartoon characters, funny characters and just baskets with flowers from balloons. The process is not at all complicated, and such a figure will delight you for a single week.
You can make numbers from the balloons (of the denomination of how old the birthday boy is).
To decorate a large room, they create panels and arches that have a strong frame underneath them; they look especially good at celebrating an anniversary.
You can order balloons with photo printing from a special agency, depicting the birthday person or memorable dates on them.
A great idea would be to fill a huge balloon with hundreds of small ones, each of which can be filled with a surprise: at the height of the celebration, the large balloon bursts and the guests are showered with a heap of balloons and gifts.
After inflating the balloons with helium, you can tie them to a heavy base (for example, small soft toys) and place them around the perimeter of the room.
To surprise your guests, you can inflate a lot of balloons of different sizes and place them under the ceiling, first stretching a fabric hammock. At the climax, the hammock is removed and a rain of balloons covers the guests.
Helium balloons look very elegant; they cover the entire ceiling; the ribbons from them can be wrapped like a serpentine and left hanging down.
An excellent option for a holiday in the evening would be to decorate the room with balls that glow due to the diodes inside them.

Budget-friendly, but tasteful – several options for creative surroundings

Balloons are considered a traditional element of holiday decor. Showing your imagination, you can create a real colorful mood with the help of balloons.

On your husband's birthday, scatter balloons on the floor. Let the birthday boy, waking up in the morning, literally drown in the bright sea. You can also attach them to chandeliers and lamps, or hang them on door and window handles.

Order balloons inflated with helium. Take a huge box (the bigger the better), place the balloons there, and present it to your loved one as an addition to the gift. When he opens the box, all the balls will rush to the ceiling - the effect of surprise is guaranteed!

Build themed compositions from balloons. These can be numbers - the date of birth of the hero of the occasion and his age. You can create “professional use items”: for a doctor - a large spitz, for a motorist - a car made of balls, for a programmer - a monitor with a keyboard or letters laid out in some well-known commands of the programming language used.

Decoration with flowers

When deciding how to decorate a room with your own hands for any occasion, including a birthday, do not forget about flowers. A universal room decoration for a girl’s celebration is rose petals, which can be used to litter all available space.

In addition, a large flat dish looks great in the center of the festive table, which is filled with fresh flowers to match the overall atmosphere of the holiday. Ordinary vases of different sizes, standing on the floor or along the walls, will give the room freshness and fill it with a floral aroma.

Ball with a surprise

A wonderful addition to the festive decoration will be a surprise ball with a diameter of up to one and a half meters, which is suspended from the ceiling.

It may contain:

small souvenirs;
cookies with comic fortunes;
fun lottery tickets;
small balls or balls;
small toys;
flower petals;
candies;
everything you can imagine.

This ball is made with your own hands or purchased from organizers of children's parties.

At the end of the celebration, it bursts over the heads of the guests and showers them with its contents. You can burst the ball using a sharp object or a needle, or you can put something like a battery-powered fuse inside.

Attention!

Children may be frightened by the sound of a bursting balloon, so it is better to remove them from the room before doing this.

How to decorate walls with corrugated paper?

Paper allows you to create a lot of beautiful decorations for decorating a festive room. Its corrugated variety gives even more room for imagination.

Pompoms made from corrugated paper can be made like this:

fold 4 to 8 sheets of colored paper into an accordion;
pull the center of the sheet with thread;
round the edges of the resulting accordion using scissors, and then straighten each sheet;
give the entire pompom a ball shape, and after making a few more of these, you can assemble them into a garland and decorate the room.

Checkboxes:

cut out rectangles from multi-colored paper;
bend each one in half and place them on a strong thread;
secure the flags with glue or tape.

Hearts:

cut out hearts;
attach one to the other, bend the top in half;
connect all the elements with a thread and stretch them under the ceiling.

Flowers:

cut out silhouettes of different flowers from corrugated paper;
overlay one silhouette with several others (of the same flower);
bend the top elements in the middle and carefully straighten the paper.

Cardboard figures on a stand

If you also have artistic abilities, cut out human (child) size figures , paint them, and place them vertically. Make sure that the structure is as stable as possible (see photo).

If you have problems with drawing, there is another way out - interior design stores have a large selection of self-adhesive pictures of cartoon characters that are easily attached to cardboard. Then all that remains is to cut along the contour and install. Such decorations look great.

In principle, you don’t have to cut anything. Special stickers for decoration only spoil paper wallpaper. They peel off from all other surfaces without consequences. Decorate cabinets, doors, mirrors and windows.

They can be found on sale under the name “wall stickers.” Just read in the product description what size they are (they range from 20 cm to 60 cm):

Wishing tree

The tree of wishes is a congratulation displayed on a large sheet of paper, made in the form of a tree. Such a solution will not only allow you to effectively decorate the wall in the room, but will also remain a lasting memory for the birthday person.

You can build such an interesting decor as follows:

you need to prepare a sheet of A3 paper (it must have a dense structure);
select an attractive template for the future tree, trace its outline on a piece of paper using a marker;
on the top half of the sheet, write “Happy Birthday!” in beautiful and large letters, and then decorate it effectively (for example, with sparkles);
It is worth gluing colored leaves of the same size onto the branches of a homemade tree, on which guests coming to the celebration will be able to leave their best wishes to the birthday boy.

Birthday in the style of Mickey Mouse

Birthday in the style of Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is a hero who has not gone out of fashion for half a century! Girls all over the world dream of Mickey-themed birthdays. It’s not at all difficult to recreate the setting of a fairy tale:

The main decor style is polka dots and Mickey-style bows. These can be tablecloths, pompoms, forfeits, balls and curtains
A paper garland of Mickey outlines on which you can glue many photos of the birthday boy
Take 4-5 laces, print out a Mickey with a bow, in the middle of which there will be the number of the birthday girl’s birthday. Attach the ropes to the door frames so that they hang evenly. Glue the prepared templates onto them with hot glue. Get a Mickey curtain
A table with sweets in the shape of peas, Mickey Mouse and his friends will complement the composition.
Decorate the table and dishes on the table like a cartoon. And remember, Mickey loves not only candy, but also fresh berries and fruits

Birthday in the style of Mickey Mouse

Posters

Beautifully handmade posters will allow you to decorate the walls in a festive manner. On such bases it will be possible to place absolutely everything that does not fit on a homemade tree. Here you can write down wishes to the hero of the occasion, attach funny photos with him, make original collages - there are a lot of options for execution.

Making a beautiful poster with your own hands is very simple.

To do this, you need to stock up on the usual “tools” that most users have in their homes: a sheet of whatman paper, paints, felt-tip pens. Let us examine in more detail the stages of creating such a decoration:

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It’s best to start designing a poster with a catchy phrase that will occupy the central part of the Whatman paper;
try to brightly decorate the background, but do not overdo it, otherwise the applied inscriptions will be difficult to see;
The congratulations themselves can be written directly on whatman paper, or you can pre-prepare small cards and fix them on the surface of whatman paper;
It is advisable to decorate the poster with the most successful and attractive photographs of the birthday boy, his friends and relatives.

3D stars

3D figures will beautifully complement your child's first significant event. With the help of voluminous stars you can decorate a wall and create an unusual photo zone. They can beautifully fall from the ceiling and delight kids with their large size.

You can make your own stars from colored cardboard or paper. To make the decoration you will need glue, scissors and a pencil.

In order to create a three-dimensional star, first cut out a square and fold it to form one half of the figure. Using the same scheme, they make the second part, then glue them together.

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Volumetric balls and flowers made of paper

You can buy paper flowers to decorate your room at the store or make your own. You don’t have to just cut them out of colored paper - find stencils or ready-made parts on the Internet.

Cut, glue, staple or sew with a needle - and you will have excellent voluminous bouquets. They can be hung on walls or ceilings.

Swing umbrellas

A children's party would not be complete without this seemingly simple, but very unusual decoration. Umbrellas can be hung on the wall, creating an unusual composition for photo shoots. It’s not difficult to make this original decoration yourself; each umbrella is most often made in a different color. Before making it, you should prepare scrapbooking paper, a glue gun, a stapler and napkins.

Step-by-step process for creating a pinwheel umbrella:

The sheets are folded like a fan.
The paper is folded in half, and its edges are fastened with a stapler.
Three fans are alternately connected using a stapler.

Such a budget decoration will look no worse than others at a holiday.

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Fairy lights

It will not be difficult to create a festive atmosphere for the holiday using decor in the form of garlands. With their help you can decorate the ceiling, walls, curtains and arches. Products must be selected in one color or choose multi-colored options, where each detail will be made in a different shade.

It’s very easy to decorate your room yourself using garlands of tassels. A narrow strip is cut out of corrugated paper, which should be twice the size of the brush. Simply fold it in half and cut it to form a fringe. Each tassel is attached to a common thread.

Aircraft

The “awesome” style will leave a positive impression on the boys and girls who came to visit to congratulate the birthday boy.

The aerial theme will be perfectly complemented by garlands with airplanes and parachutes.

Birthday boy's room from 8 to 15 years old

This is the age when a child already has a serious interest in a certain topic, he has a hobby, or favorite characters from films and books. It is worth taking a closer look at this part of his life.

Consider your child's interests when designing

For a girl and a boy, the room should be decorated differently - a boy is unlikely to be happy with an environment with pink balloons.

Design option for a boy's room

Theme options

This nuance will have to be thought through especially carefully. For the little ones, this is not very important - at a child’s first birthday, the decor is appreciated more by the adult guests than by the birthday boy himself. Usually the room is decorated in a cute and airy way: for girls you can use a flamingo style with a lot of pink, and for a boy you can add a lot of blue. In the future you will have to work hard. Particularly popular is the design in the style of your favorite cartoons and films.

"Blue Tractor" The main color is blue. It is important to take care of the figure of the tractor itself. If you have time, you can even make the machine large enough for a child to climb into. It is enough to use thick cardboard. You can also prepare all the animals that appear in the cartoon.
"Minions". Children of all ages like it, sometimes even teenagers. Primary colors are yellow and blue. The cartoon characters themselves are quite funny and interesting. You can place their figures and images in the apartment. Even a salad can be easily arranged in the form of a minion.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." The main color of the holiday is green. You should put colored headbands on the balls, like cartoon characters. The same can be made for the birthday boy and guests of the holiday.

You can also prepare turtle figures for games and competitions.

"Cars". The main color is red. Can be complemented with a black and white checkered pattern - the colors of the finishing flag. There are so many Cars themed party decorations on sale. You can independently prepare figures and pictures with the main character and his friends. As in the first option, a full-fledged machine can be easily made from thick cardboard in which children can play. Additional ambience will be created by decorations in the form of wheels and tires, tools for car repairs and everything connected with it.

"Masha and the Bear". The main color can be pink, like Masha’s dress, green, associated with the forest, or brown, reminiscent of a Bear. Depending on this, further accents are chosen. The birthday boy can be dressed in a suitable suit. You should decorate the room with images of the main cartoon characters.
"Smeshariki". Primary colors – blue, green. We decorate the room with balloons in the shape of the main cartoon characters. It’s also quite easy to make three-dimensional figures for a photo zone or games. Children will enjoy a holiday in the style of Smeshariki. There is an opportunity to use a lot of decor that you can play with. Even the balls are easily stylized as Smesharikov.
"The Avengers". A good solution for older children, also relevant for teenagers. The main color can be any. In some cases, the emphasis is on a specific hero. Then the color scheme is selected accordingly.

"Batman". Primary colors are black and yellow. If this combination seems too dark, you can use gray. A large number of large balls in these shades look amazing. A black tablecloth is usually laid on the table, using a lot of yellow dishes. The hero icon is quite easy to make from cardboard.
"Transformers". The color is selected depending on the selected character. A fairly popular transformer is Bumblebee; a holiday in this style is decorated with a predominance of yellow. Toys, figurines and pictures with characters should be used.

You can make a helmet out of balloons - such a decoration is very impressive, it will delight everyone.

You can decorate the holiday in any way; the theme is usually chosen based on what interests the child. A good idea for a boy would be a sea or pirate party. Girls love holidays with fairies and princesses. Any of them will love a Barbie or Little Mermaid themed party.

Many children believe that dinosaurs are very real, just like dragons. Based on this idea, you can create a whole holiday. A dino party is very interesting to decorate. You can build the main character out of balloons yourself. The best thing about this theme is that no one knows exactly what a dragon or dinosaur looks like.

A sports-themed holiday is especially relevant for active children. You can make it both general and dedicated to a specific sport. It's pretty easy to decorate for a football party. You can use pictures of famous players and balls in the form of balls. In general, the holiday should be decorated with the main emphasis on green, black and white colors.

Dinosaur Time

Many parents know from the words of their children that dinosaurs “happen.” Our attempts to scientifically substantiate the fact that they do not exist on Earth are sometimes simply useless - imagination and fantasy often take precedence over objective arguments. Why not stop trying to prove something and have a dino party right at home?

Dino decorations can be made right at the party. Organize a birthday master class on making Sharosaurus.

Safari style

Birthday is the time to go on a journey through the jungle. This idea is universal for a child of any age.

For wizards and witches

The boy who lived was loved by everyone, young and old, and now children all over the world dream of the treasured letter from Hogwarts. Of course, you are not Albus Dumbledore, but you can still immerse your child in the world of sorcery for a day.

Any holiday begins with an invitation. Already at this stage you can focus on the theme of the celebration. Write them on paper artificially aged using tea leaves, glue the envelope with plasticine and put a seal on it that looks like the Hogwarts coat of arms. It is not necessary to send a letter with an owl; you can use more traditional methods.

It will be great if you also become a stylist for your guests. Put round glasses on the birthday boy and draw a lightning bolt on his forehead. Give all invitees robes, hats and magic wands made from ordinary plastic pointers.

You can surprise your guests right from the doorstep. Hang a fabric or piece of brick-style wallpaper right outside the door. Make a slot in them. Everyone will need to go through it to get to your party. This is roughly how Harry Potter himself once entered the world of magic.

Serve the table with treats mentioned in books about the famous wizard:

chocolate frogs;
pumpkin cookies;
sweets with the most unusual tastes;
baked goods with molasses.

Bread can be replaced with breadsticks, shaped like magic ones. Write the names of various potions on the glasses.

You can make chocolate frogs to decorate your holiday table.

And don’t forget: no matter what design you choose, the main thing at the holiday is your child’s smile. So don’t be nervous and decorate your home easily and with pleasure.

For the young scientist

A child interested in science needs to be supported from an early age so that this interest does not fade over time. Festive decoration in the spirit of a fantastic laboratory will look very original and interesting.

Attach the periodic table to the wall and decorate it with balls or garlands. Throughout the room, hang pictures depicting cones, magnets, light bulbs and microscopes, the structures of atoms and molecules.

The color scheme should be neutral with bright green, yellow, red and blue accents.

Select the glasses so that they resemble flasks in shape. Pour multi-colored juices without pulp over them, similar to a chemical solution. It is also better to serve other treats in transparent glass containers, and it is better to place sweets and cookies in glass jars.

The icing on the cake will be an invitation to the holiday for an animator showing scientific experiments. Your little science lover will definitely be delighted.

Table and chair decor

Don’t forget about the design of the table and chairs. There can also be so many ways to decorate these items. Household members can let their imagination run wild and develop any design methods that will harmoniously fit into the festive atmosphere.

Let's consider several suitable options.

You can decorate the backs of chairs using light and beautiful woven materials. Tulle or organza will do. It is desirable that the fabrics match the color of the surroundings or the tablecloth that is laid on the festive table.
You can tie a balloon inflated with helium to each of the chairs. In its inner part it is worth placing a piece of paper on which the guest’s name is written. A little surprise will do instead.
Place soft pillows of different colors on the chairs.
Complete the chairs with decorations based on the immediate style of the celebration (for example, it could be pirate sabers, space attributes, magic wands and other similar elements).

To decorate the table, you can choose a beautiful and bright tablecloth and place original folded napkins on it. In the evening, you should turn to elegant glowing garlands or combinations made of burning candles.

Festive table

The festive table is the main element of the holiday. The style that was chosen for the party should be taken into account when decorating the table. You can use dishes with images of heroes, or choose them to match the overall color scheme of the holiday. Napkins, tablecloth, everything should match the chosen style.

A children's table should not only be tasty, but also healthy. Maximum fruits and vegetables, minimum unhealthy snacks. Treats can be presented beautifully by making animal figurines from food. Appetizer skewers will add bright colors to the table. A bright, multi-colored fruit kebab will look beautiful on the table. An interesting presentation will whet the children's appetite.

Cake is rightfully considered the main attribute of the festive table. The decorations on the cake should also be in harmony with the holiday decorations.

For the holiday to go off with a bang, you just need to turn on your imagination and immerse yourself in the design of the children's party. Your work will definitely be appreciated. The main reward will be the excellent mood of the birthday boy and his guests.

DIY photo zone

Surely many would like to leave photo memories of the past holiday. One option is to use the photo zone as a place where everyone can take a unique photo reminiscent of this particular event. In addition, a photo zone is also a stylish decor for a birthday.

At first glance, it seems difficult to set up a photo zone with your own hands. But let's look at this task piece by piece. What do you need?

1 place. The photo zone should not interfere with the passage, but at the same time there should not be anything unnecessary around that could get into the frame. It’s worth taking a closer look at what devices for attaching jewelry are in this place.

2. Background. Here it is worth starting from what is available. There are some curtains, pieces of large plain fabric - we use them after they have been ironed. We hang them slightly higher than human height. If there are no curtains, no problem. They can be replaced by wallpaper remaining after renovation. You can choose a picturesque place, then nature itself will be the background. At the dacha, you can easily use even a fence for these purposes. Perhaps beautiful flowers are already growing next to it, and all that remains is to complement this place with something magical, which will be discussed below.

An excellent option is to build a screen from boards and developing ribbons. Or decorate part of the background with paper fan circles, as in the following video:

3. Decorative elements. And most importantly, decorate the background a little by adding unusual elements.

Original ideas for women

When preparing to celebrate a woman’s anniversary or birthday, it is important to think through everything down to the smallest detail. If you are planning a small romantic evening where it will be just the two of you, fresh flowers and colorful candles will help create an intimate atmosphere. On such an evening, you definitely need to decorate the table, cover it with a beautiful tablecloth, put out expensive glasses and dishes.

If you are preparing a holiday for a friend who prefers to have fun with her friends, then you can organize an unusual holiday for her, filled with laughter and bright colors. In this case, the decor of the room must necessarily include bright garlands of paper flowers, balls of rich colors and fresh fruit.

You can prepare a candy party for a young girl. Bright homemade candies attached to the wall will become a real decoration of the room. Making them is not difficult at all - you will need several multi-colored paper curls, as well as wooden dowels.

Non-trivial ideas include decor from small boxes - this decoration will certainly cheer up the birthday girl. To create a stylish decoration, it will be enough to take any small box from under shoes or household appliances, cover it with colored paper or paint it with paints, and then place inflated balloons with smiley faces inside.

A decorative classic would be decorating a room with large pompoms - they are selected in one shade or multi-colored solutions are used; a combination of large and small balls is allowed.

Pompoms can be hung from the ceiling, chandeliers, and even attached to curtains.

For a young girl or a sophisticated person, you can prepare a garland of flowers; they are easy to make yourself - for this you need colored paper, sharp scissors, glue, a regular pencil, as well as a rope or thick thread. First, you need to draw a spiral on a piece of colored paper, cut it with scissors and carefully twist the strip so as to form a small bud out of it.

Depending on the length of the strip, you can get roses of several sizes - it looks very gentle and harmonious in one composition. The blanks are fastened with glue so that they do not unfold, and attached to the rope.

Decorating with balloons would be a win-win option for a girl’s birthday. This decor is one of the most popular and in demand these days. Helium balloons look especially impressive, as they seem to float high above the ceiling.

If desired, you can create separate compositions from them, decorate the table with them and set up a photo zone.

Room for birthday boy under 7 years old

Kids love surprises and sleep quite soundly, so you can decorate the nursery at night. Waking up in a new, festive environment, the child will feel the holiday and your care from the very morning.

Give your child a real fairy tale

If you decide to change the room globally, it is better to place it in the living room or your bedroom.

A themed birthday party can be organized simply and quite inexpensively if the room’s ambiance matches the chosen theme. Most likely, the child has favorite comics, cartoons or games, the continuation of which he constantly asks to buy, it is in this direction that you should build the scenery.

Decorations for a themed birthday party

For children under 3 years of age, be careful when using jewelry that may be harmful to health. Let's say that a balloon, when it bursts, can scare a baby, or he becomes interested in a piece of it and accidentally swallows it.

Use paper fruit decorations

Don't forget to warn the parents of your little guests about the theme of the birthday party, and your child will simply be delighted with the guests' outfits and really interesting gifts for him.

Decor elements for men

Choosing a decoration for a holiday for a representative of the stronger sex is not so easy. However, we must not forget that every adult remains a child at heart for a long time and on his birthday he probably wants to return to those carefree times. That is why home decoration for an event can be colorful and bright; multi-colored balloons, collected in a separate composition or simply scattered throughout the house, would be appropriate here.

On this day, you must tell your loved one - father, husband, son - that you appreciate him very much. You should not skimp on warm and sincere words, and if you are planning to create something creative, then spend a few hours drawing a large thematic poster for your loved one.

A very good idea could be a collage with photographs in which the birthday person is presented in different guises, best characterizing him as a person, a man, a friend, a father or a husband.

Create a festive atmosphere in nature

If the holiday is organized outdoors, it doesn’t hurt to accompany everything with holiday paraphernalia. You also need to think about lighting, which you cannot do without when evening comes. It would be optimal to use unusual flashlights, bright LED strips, and garlands. They can cover the openings in the gazebo, and the structure itself can be draped with weightless fabric. This way your table will be delicately protected from prying eyes and will turn into a real oriental tent. Balloons, large numbers and photo attributes in the form of signs with funny inscriptions will also be useful for celebrating in the gazebo. Setting the table with plastic dishes is a great idea that will save a lot of time for conversation, competitions and dancing in the fresh air. After all, it is for the sake of fun that such events are organized!

Giant figure

A huge number symbolizing the age of the birthday person will be an excellent addition to the holiday. It's nice to watch a child grow and mature. Every year of his life is a significant date for his parents.

Guests will have great pictures from your holiday against the backdrop of such a number. And looking at the photo, you won’t have to remember what year it was?

The birthday boy himself can be involved in recreating such a craft. The process will take even more than the result.

The frame can be made from cardboard and decorated to your taste. You can use paper, buttons, fabric as decorations.