Children's Birthday Party Ideas 

• Twiggi specialises in vibrant and modern children's party products, including themed party products, dress-up costumes, party supplies, gifts, loot bags, prizes, and fabulous birthday cakes and cupcakes - everything you could possibly need for a kid's party! Based in Victoria with flat rate delivery Australia wide, and express post is available.
   
• Australia's Online Party Costumes Superstore - 100's of great costumes, masks & novelties delivered to your door anywhere in Australia. Check out the extensive range of kids costumes and costume accessories in a variety of themes including Pirates, Angels, Halloween, Rock & Roll, Medieval, Hawaiian, Cowboys & many more
   
• Parties Online - Sydney-based party products store in operation since 1991, they specialise in tableware, balloons, and costumes for birthdays, kids parties and many themed parties. Their themed party products include pirates, Batman, Barbie, Dora the Explorer, Hannah Montana, and Thomas the Tank Engine.
   
• Party Products Australia - Over 6000 Party Supplies Online - Fast Australia Wide Delivery. Birthday items includes items for special ages, balloons, printed Birthday Balloons, catering items, decorations and theme party goods. Or take the easy way and get a special birthday party theme pack
   
• Party Products Australia - Catering supplies Paper Cups, Plastic Drinkware, Paper Plates, Plastic Plates, Plastic Cutlery, Plastic Tablecloths, Paper Tablecloths, Table Cloths/Skirts, Shot Glasses, Foam Cups, Mugs, Picks, Swizzle Sticks, Invitations, Napkins, Candles, Centrepieces, Cake Boards, Cocktail, Shakers, Foil Trays, Decorations, Banners Bubbles, Candles, Ceiling Decorations, Centrepieces, Crepe Paper Rolls, Curling Ribbon, Curtains, Cutouts, Door Posters, Flutter Fetti, Garlands, Honeycombs, Just Write, Onion Grass, Pinatas, Pull String Bows, Qualatex Masterbow, Ribbons,  Scatters/Confetti, Shred, Sparklers, Straws, Streamers, Ting Ting, Latex Balloons, Latex Balloons, Modelling Balloons, Link-O-Loons, Printed Balloons, Foil Balloons, Foil Shapes, Foil Airwalkers, Foil Megaloons, Just Write Products, Balloon Accessories, Balloon Weights, Balloon Cups & Sticks, Balloon Clips, Balloon Pumps and Regulators, Pinatas and lots more 
   
• Yardgames, Australian specialist retailer and wholesaler of giant, outdoor and team games, sells direct to the public, groups, associations, schools and businesses. Guaranteed fun and great for gifts, parties, fetes and other functions. Garden games include:-
  • Giant Chess and Checkers (Sets, Boards and Pieces) 
  • Putt Putt Pool 
  • Giant Snakes and Ladders 
  • Play Parachutes 
  • Tower Blocks 
  • Mega 4 in Line  
  • Sea Attack 
  • Giant Balls 
  • Shuffleboards 
  • Team Walkers  
  • Pedal and Battery Powered Ride Ons  
  • Garden classics - Limbo, Croquet, Skittles, Quoits, Get Knotted and much more. 
  • Shocking Games - great for older children and teenage parties and sure to provide fun, laughter and pain!
     
• Bananas in Pyjamas Make and Do free activities to print
   
• More make and do activities of your favourite ABC characters
   
• For Adults' Party Themes see themes4parties.com.au

Our Hints for surviving the party from a veteran Mum

1. Use enough icing and they'll forgive you anything. If the cake crumbles, just stick it together with more icing. The cake is to be looked at by children, not judged by cookery experts.
    
2. Have lots of finger food, nothing too messy, nothing that needs utensils.
    
3. To save mess and concerns about cutting a cake into equal sizes, make cupcakes and give them once iced cupcake (with a smartie or candle on top) each. Great for large groups, picnics and if you send them to school teachers will love you if you provide this rather than a large cake to be shared (Make sure you provide a couple of extra cakes just in case).
    
4. If you want jelly, make lots of individual jellies in disposable plastic cups - half full and add a dollop of ice-cream or custard - to save time serving restless children.
    
5. Don't over-organise a party. A couple of traditional games (pass the parcel, pin something on the something, etc) which may or may not get played, some lively music, a video if they get restless, a stash of sweets or other small prizes just in case.
    
6. If some guests don't want to join in and would prefer to sit quietly playing with the host's Lego, let them.
    
7. You'll need to clean up afterwards so don't waste your energy cleaning up too much before the party. No child ever went home and said "Gee that party was in such a clean house"
    
8. Provide plenty of drinks, including water. 
    
9. Keep paper towels and a couple of large rubbish bags on hand.
    
10. Relax, it's just another birthday party and the kids are more interested in each other than your cooking, cleaning or entertaining skills. Invite a few of your friends, have a chat and let the kids get on with it.