OK MOMS, I have a 2 yr old turning 3.. birthday party ideas????

At first I was thinking... DORA THE EXPLORA, or ELMO or FINDING NEMO or THE INCREDIBLES themes. Then a team mate of mine at work incouraged to go the cheaper route. My daughters birthday is June 6th and I wanted to try to do something different. LAST YEAR.. we had a cookout/birthday party for her and we had little games and BIG BALLS outside (we have a big backyard) and they could play if they wanted. I kinda wanted it to be organized this time. I was going to rent or buy an inflatable slide/playhouse.. but they are sooo expensive.

Any game ideas???? Or theme ideas that worked for your 2 going on 3 year olds?? Any help would be great!

OK MOMS, I have a 2 yr old turning 3.. birthday party ideas????phantom of the opera

We are doing a pirate theme this year for my sons 3rd in May. All the games are tied into a treasure hunt, because all the kids are going to be under 4 it is only a three clue hunt adn they are very simple clues with an adult (dressed as a pirate) will read and help them figure it out to the next game. We start out at the 'snake pit' which is really just his deigo ball pitt filled with balls and fake snakes with gummy pirate candies to be found, that will lead to a treasure dig in the sand box where I have plastic gold coins buried int he sand for them to find and then they will move on to a fish pond and nothing is more simple than a fish pond :)

Be creative, my 3 games cost me next to nothing. I made all the clues up for the treasure hunt on construction paper cut out to resemble the next objective (snake, treasure chest, fish) with the clue wrote on the back for the adult to read.

Each clue lead to something we already owned (save the fish pond which I made out of a cardboard box, roll of blue wrapping paper and cut out fish). The only cost involved was the prizes at each thing. I bought all of it from oriental trading for under $50 s/h included and these prizes made up the loot bags as they went along (I bought each of them a pirate of the caribbean reusable bag from the dollar store for 50cents each)

Prizes,loot bags, costumes, food (BBQ hot dogs and salads) and all decorations cost me a grand total of $100

Some theme ideas that are pretty cheap and kids can have fun with are luau, fiesta, mardi gras, character theme etc.

A treasure hunt is a sure win for any age, fish ponds are really simple and easy and they enjoy it when young, anything outside is going to keep them entertained, pinatas are fun and you can have all the kid pull a streamer at the same time instead of beat it with a stick (some are made this way or you can buy a conversion kit at any dollar store for a dollar) where they are so young. Freeze dance and Simon Says is fun at this age, coloring contests (where everyone wins for a diffrent catagory)

But really whenit all comes down to it they will have fun regardless of fancy decorations, themes, games or expensive prizes. The plates cups and napkins are all going to be thrown out and not noticed, balloons will be popped and what they are really going to enjoy at this age is simply running around and playing with eachother, so organized or not they will think you had a wonderful party!

OK MOMS, I have a 2 yr old turning 3.. birthday party ideas????listen to opera opera theater

Try something like a theme party like pirates and have everyone dress up and then plat games about it. One year we had a cookout and party and then had a pool and water games the kids could play it was alot of fun and just tell the parents to bring clothes, towels and floaties for their own kids. Do some of the older games that we never play anymore like musical chairs, get a pinanta(sorry not sure how to spell that!) blow up a BUNCH o0f balloons and put them in a plastic pool and have the kids see how many they can sit on and pop. My 3 year old had a pirates theme at his birthday and he loved it...I got a pirates cake and then got most of my other stuff at the dollar stores around here and that helped keep the cost down. Hope all this helps!
They don't want themes at that age; they want to come in their play clothes, run about like mad things, and stuff their faces with sausages and cake. You might just get them to play sleeping lions, musical bumps and pass the parcel if you've got a few adults to help. Thy might like singing games like Farmer in the Dell - provided the adults can remember the words. Some of it depends a bit what your weather's likely to do as well. At that age we just had all the garden toys out and the sand pit if it was fine, and all the lego and stuff if it wasn't, and tried to get them to play a couple of party games. If it's really warm could you borrow a couple of paddling pools and get them to bring their cozzies for a Lido Party?Or could you borrow a tent, or a couple of wendy houses? you could probably do Dora that way (all explorers play in tents) and the kids won't mind it being a bit makeshift. Ask around the friends and neighbours.
my son is turning 3 tomorrow and he wants monster trucks.

i think at this age its hard to stick to a theme but will try. i plan on maybe a truck race and maybe pin the wheel on the truck. The party is this weekend and if i can come up with some tires i'm thinking of an obstacle course. I suggest picking a simple theme that the child likes and just go with it
i did spongebob for my daughters 3rd party that's what she wanted