Tween Birthday Party Ideas

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Looking for great tween birthday party ideas? These days it’s definitely hard to impress a teen or tween. Especially when it comes to successful birthday party planning and finding great birthday party ideas your tween will fall in love with. Kids and in particular tweens are not as easy to excite and amaze as they use to be. Gone are the days when a party consisting of the long established and typical fun of party games, cake and a loot bag and you were good to go. While that party scenario may be a hit with for younger kids, tweens are way more tricky and harder to please.

Talking Tween Birthday Party Ideas, But First What Actually is a Tween?

The text book definition of a tween is; “a blend of the words teen and between as tweens are in-between being a child and a teen. And is defined as a child between the ages of 8 and 12.” As the saying goes a tween is no longer a child but not yet a teenager. And really a tween has outgrown being babied and has grown into an age where they no longer focus on toys and playthings and starts to care about and become more enthusiastic about life in general. They begin to pay more attention to school, current events, fashion, peer pressure and as every parent know so much more. Tweens are definitely more interested in being cool and more mature so when it comes to birthday party planning say good bye to the Disney and princess themes and hello to a more grown up party plan.

Where to Start with Tween Birthday Party Ideas

When you are considering tween birthday party ideas, first and foremost, it is important to get the tweens input. As a child grows into tween-hood, it is an extra special time in their life. It’s the time where they are starting to discover their personality, uniqueness and individualism and their idea of a fun party may not match your idea of a fun party. So have that conversation with the guest of honor and get their ideas and feedback. And be sure to remain open minded and whenever possible have your tween do as much of the groundwork as possible. By having your tween participate and do as much of the party planning work as you can your teen will take charge and that can only become a win-win situation.

Four Hints to Get Started with Tween Birthday Party Ideas!

Whether you agree with your tweens ideas or not, really it makes no difference, the most important part is respecting your tween and a great way to prove that is by working together to brainstorm and plan while having fun to come up with a great birthday party plan. Here are some hints to get you started:

Decide on a Theme – We all want to plan the best party ever, one that will be remembered and talked about for days and weeks to come. By picking a theme that is not only fun but budget conscious as well will be a joy-filled time for all. By selecting a specific theme, it will help to keep you on track and provides a course of action from start to finish.

Create a To-Do-List – Whenever you plan a party it is imperative to make a to-do-list (and budget). Figure out and decide in advance what you will need to arrange the party. Make a list of each and every item and task you will need to accomplish for a party. The to-do-list should include it all, every single thing you need to plan a successful soiree and don’t forget for the to-do-list to work you must actually use it.

Choose the Date – This is one of the easier party decisions to make. When planning a birthday party pick the date that works that is closest to your tweens actual birthday. It is quite difficult to choose the party date based on the invited guests schedule. The reality is some people won’t be able to come. But isn’t that always the way when it comes to party planning and invitations.

Make the Guest List – Let’s face it birthday parties can definitely put pressure on the bank and the budget. No parent wants to say no or let their tween down and figuring out how many to invite is a typical problem a lot of parents have. Rumor has it, no matter the age, your child gets to invite one guest for each year she/he is turning. No need to stress, sit down with the guest of honor and work together to make a list that will best work for you both.