Ever wanted to throw a fancy themed birthday party for your favorite little ones, but couldn’t because of a tight budget, or no idea where to start planning? Well then we’ve got you covered for the upcoming birthdays!! Here are 5 themes that you can pull off on a low budget and still make it look amazing. From the cake to the outfits we’ve got some amazing ideas!

1. UNICORN THEMED PARTY

This is one of the most adorable, affordable and doable themes, because who doesn’t love unicorns right?

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• CAKE: Since cake is an essential part of birthdays but is equally expensive when customized according to a specific theme, we’ve got the ultimate hack for you. Buy a simple and delicious cake from your favorite place and customize it at home. Make some fondant and start decorating your cake just as you wish for it to look like. Don’t forget to add a unicorn horn on your cake. This might seem like a difficult process, but is pretty simple and can save you a lot of money.
• DECORATION: All you need to do is get some pink, white or purple streamers, or make some on your own using crepe paper and cutting some strips out. A party isn’t complete without balloons, so get some pastel colored or simply some pink, white and purple ones that are easily available.
• GIVEAWAYS: Since goody bags separately cost more on the wallet and require too much time, DIY a piñata all by yourself using Styrofoam to cut out a unicorn head and some crepe paper sheets to cover and decorate it. Fill it up with some goodies and give some paper bags to the kids at the party to grab as much as they can. This will make it more fun and will cost a lot less. DIY unicorn hair bands would also do as a cute giveaway.

• OUTFITS: For the birthday girl, get her a customized t-shirt with a unicorn design and her name printed on it; pair it with a pink or purple tutu that can be easily made at home using net and elastic. A DIY unicorn hair band would add a perfect touch to the look.

Everyone else can wear white, pink or even some customized t-shirts like the birthday girl herself.

• SUPER HERO THEMED PARTY

Now who wouldn’t love some super heroes at a birthday party, right? It adds a lot of color to the party and doesn’t require much on the décor. The life of the party would mostly depend on how creative everyone gets with their costumes.

• CAKE: Buy your favorite simple cake and add a plain black fondant base to proceed with the further decorations. You could even add some non edible action figures or get creative with your fondant.
• DECORATION: Focus on decorating one part of the space rather than spreading all the décor throughout. Get some dark colored balloons and make bunches to add a full look. Prepare a banner made out of card sheets to place in the center of your balloon bunch to bring the area to life.
• GIVEAWAYS: You could create masks using card sheets, markers and paints to giveaway and also use for the pictures. Create a piñata using Styrofoam again and cut out a face of your favorite super hero, fill it with candy and confetti and you’re good to go.

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• OUTFIT: Get the birthday boy’s t-shirt customized with his favorite superhero’s face and his name on it. Create a DIY cape using a piece of cloth and attach magic tape or buttons to the ends to make it easier for your little one to wear.

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For everyone else attending the party, mention on the invites the theme, or use face painting and DIY masks to make them fit into the theme and make your pictures fun!!

• JUNGLE THEMED PARTY

If you’re the kind of person who wouldwant to associate their love for nature into the birthday party theme then these ideas are just right for you!!

• CAKE: For the cake get creative with the fondant and create flowers, animals or plants to decorate a store bought cake. You could also buy marzipan/ almond candies that are available in different shapes and designs if you don’t have time to create fondant figures on your own.
• DECORATION: For the decoration use animal themed stuffed toys if your little one has any, use green card sheets to cut out huge leaves and flowers to make hangings or use natural plants as well. Throw some green balloons around and you’re good to go.
• OUTFIT: Get your birthday boy’s/girl’s favourite animal printed with their name on our graphic tee. Use face paint or makeup to get creative and do a similar look like the animal. You could even make a headband or mask to add life to the look.

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• GIVEAWAYS: To teach children the importance of protecting the environment, give away small pot plants for them to grow or seeds and an instruction manual on how to grow the plant, in a pack. This wont cost much and would be very thoughtful.

• STORY CHARACTER THEMED PARTY

One thing all children have in common is their love for some good stories that have been passed on from many generations. The characters are so many and so diverse that they can be a theme for everyone to enjoy.

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• CAKE: Get a store bought cake, and decorate it with fondant figures of different characters or work along the theme of one specific story, any one that your little one loves the most.
• OUTFIT: Get your little one’s favourite story character printed on a t-shirt and customize it with their name. Use some basic props associating to the character, and there you have an amazing outfit ready!
• DECORATION: Print the characters images, cut them out, laminate them and make photo props. Set up a corner with lots of books and art supplies for children to read and create their own stories to take along home.
• GIVEAWAYS: Pack some short stories, bookmarks or pencils in a bag for the children to take along. This wont cost much if you buy second-hand hard-cover books, and will be a more thoughtful giveaway.

• SPACE THEMED PARTY

This is a basic and easy to arrange theme but will look as beautiful as any another.

• CAKE: All you need to do is buy an already done cake, cover it with a fondant base and start decorating it with fondant planets, stars or rockets. It’s up to you on how to get creative.
• OUTFIT: Get your little rocket man ready with a colorful graphic tee with a rocket print and name customization on it, use silver sheet to make him a head or wrist band to give it the astronaut look. 
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• DECORATION: For the decoration you can use silver sheets to cut out star hangings and get creative with the shapes. You can also make planet hangings by getting innovative with newspaper balls, or even black balloons. The possibilities are endless!
• GIVEAWAYS:  You can cut out the shape of a rocket using Styrofoam to turn into a piñata and fill it with your choice of candies and confetti. Give the children loot bags and they can have some fun gathering candies out of the piñata.

These are few of the endless exciting ideas you can get creative with to throw your little one an amazing birthday party and it’s all up to you on how to manage it under a budget!!