Top Ideas for Outdoor Birthday Parties This Summer

Summertime provides the perfect opportunity to have an outdoor birthday party and enjoy many events in the sunshine! However, planning outdoor parties of any kind, can be a daunting task, simply because there can be so much to do, and so many things to think about. Whether you are having an outdoor party for a birthday, family reunion, anniversary, baptism, or any other special occasion here are some brilliant ideas that you can use:

Rent a Bounce House

Bounce house rentals are excellent for outdoor parties because they keep the kids occupied for hours. They are simple to have delivered and set up and instantly add color and vibrancy to the outdoor area. If your child loves superhero characters, you can choose a classic favorite such as Superman or Batman.  If you have princesses at the party, you can chose one of our Moonwalk Castles.  There are many bounce houses to choose from at Bella's Bouncies in Waukegan, Illinois including cars, jungle, sports, Disney princess, ballerina and other themed ones to make your child's birthday party special.

Rent an Inflatable Water Slide

For those really hot summers, a water slide is the perfect addition to any outdoor birthdays party for kids Lake Villa. They are great fun and give kids lots of do. Some inflatable water slides also come along with bounce house rentals as a combo.  Water slides are also available in character themes.

Concession Rentals

Outdoor parties would not be complete without popcorn machines, cotton candy machines, snow cone machines and much more. Concession rentals give you the option to liven up any party rentals waukegan il and add that fun fair type of atmosphere to it.  Kids absolutely love our Glow Cone Cotton Candy cones as well as our Pucker Powder dispenser for candy fun.

What Else Do You Need for Outdoor Parties?

With bounce house rentals, concession rentals, and inflatable water slides, you are basically set for the birthday party your child will never forget. However, you might want to consider hiring tables and chairs that you can set up outdoors under a canopy, and which you can decorate with ribbons and balloons. This is ideal for kid's birthday parties, where you can set the tables with plates, hats, and party packs for everyone. Aside from a place to eat, the party tables can also be set up around the area as craft stations. You can have a coloring-in section, a bead making section, cookie making station, or fairy wand creation station for girls. For boys you can offer coloring-in, robot making, model airplane creations, and more.

Decorating Ideas

So, what else do outdoor parties need in terms of decorations?  This will all depend on the theme. If you choose the sports themed bounce house for instance, for a sports themed party, you can enjoy decorating with plenty of ball shaped cut outs, place nets and hoops all around, and plan various friendly sports matches for the kids.

For girls, you could decide on the ballerina bounce house, and string up plenty of ribbons from anywhere possible to resemble the ribbons on ballet shoes. If you have access to tutus and costumes and you have a washing line strung across your backyard, you can string up all of these items which will look fantastic!

Outdoor Summer Party Treats

Outdoor parties would not be complete without healthy, fresh food. Think about items that will fit in with the theme, but also opt for specific foods that are ideal for outside like fruit on a stick, watermelon slices, cake pops, jello shapes, little sandwiches, crisps, and more. With all the running around, jumping and sliding that will be going on, it is best to not offer anything hard or small that could get stuck in throats.

So there you have top, simple ideas for outdoor birthday parties that will make your child's birthday party a memorable one.