With the holiday season here, it is the time to be jolly. If along with the usual wonderful festivities you’re celebrating a birthday too, why not incorporate elements of both occasions for a magical day the birthday boy or girl will not forget. Featured here are 10 Christmas birthday party ideas to help find the perfect theme to base the party on.
The Grinch Birthday Party
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Every year around Christmas, there is always a green moody character that always rears his mischievous head to say Hello. If your little one loves the Grinch, a Grinch themed birthday party is a fun way to celebrate their big day. This free printable Grinch birthday party printables are great for putting together a party that will leave your guests green with envy.
Nightmare before Christmas Birthday Party
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A Nightmare before Christmas birthday party is a must for anyone who loves the movie and has a birthday close to Christmas. The Tim Burton classic has plenty of elements that also make it a great theme for Halloween too. For party decorations these free printable Nightmare before Christmas birthday party printables can be used to add nice touches to your party. Two great ideas shared by Simplistically Living blog for this theme, is this recipe for bug popcorn and easy tutorial to make Oogie Boogie treat bags.
Ugly Christmas Sweater Birthday Party
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Ever received an ugly sweater as a gift on Christmas morning or had to wear an unfashionable sweater to match the family on Christmas day? Why not pull it out from the bottom of your wardrobe to wear for your Ugly Christmas Sweater birthday party. Ask guests to bring in their ugliest Christmas sweaters and have fun taking photos, dancing and bing watching Christmas classics on TV. To dress up your party room these free printable Ugly Sweater birthday party printables will come in handy.
Charlie Brown Christmas Birthday Party
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For fans of Charlie Brown, you can’t go wrong with a Charlie Brown Christmas birthday party! It’s also a great theme for all ages as Charlie Brown has been a part of many people’s childhood. Use inspiration from the classic 1965 movie A Charlie Brown Christmas and decorate with our free printable Charlie Brown Christmas banner, cupcake toppers and welcome sign templates. Also check out some of these Charlie brown crafts, activities and recipes found on the Mommys Bundle site, to grab some unique ideas to match the theme.
Winter wonderland/ Frozen Birthday Party
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A beautiful winter wonderland birthday party is great for all winter babies that want to celebrate in seasonal style. This calls for lots of snow related decorations and a color scheme of white, blue and silver.
Using these free printable snowflake patterns shared by Suncatcher studios you can make simple snowflake decorations. A Frozen birthday party can work well too especially if you have a fan of the movies celebrating their birthday. Check out these free Frozen 2 birthday party printables to add some fun elements to your party.
Elf on the Shelf Birthday Party
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Another great character kids hear about every Christmas that would be a good party theme is the Elf on the shelf. So much fun can be had with this theme especially if the party is for a little one who loves the story. For party activities and free printable signs, the parties made personal blog has some useful Elf on the shelf printables. If you’re looking for ideas on how to set up the Elf this year, here are 25+ ideas and free printable props courtesy of Me and B make tea blog.
Gremlins Birthday Party
If Gremlins happens to be their favorite Christmas movie, why not theme their birthday party around it. It’s a classic holiday movie and is loved by young and old. The theme also allows for lots of unique decorations, activities, favors that will make it unforgettable for guests, kind of like these little green terrors when they invade a space. Eat the Dead blog has a creative Gremlins themed recipe for making Gremlin truffle balls and a free printable Gizmo box template.
Snowman Birthday Party
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A snowman birthday party is always going to be a bunch of fun. If you are lucky enough to have snow on the day than the party activities will take care of themselves as building Snowmen and snowball fights will suffice. You could even base the party on the most popular Snowman in the world right now, Olaf from the Frozen movies. If the party is mainly indoors this free printable Pin the carrot on the Snowman game is a great way to keep kids busy with a fun activity and snowman bingo is easy to put together with this free printable snowman bingo game templates.
Polar Express Birthday Party
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Throw a Polar Express birthday party, especially if they love trains. This Christmas classic not only makes for a great watch around this time of year but is also a fun theme to base a birthday party around as there are lots of amazing ideas you can add to your party to make it special. Fern and Maple put together an amazing Polar Express birthday party with lots of creative ideas you can add to yours.
Gingerbread Man Birthday Party
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“You can’t catch me, I’m the gingerbread man”, If these words have been uttered many a times before bedtime and your little one has their birthday at the end of the year, a gingerbread man birthday party may be the perfect way to enjoy their big day. Check out this easy Gingerbread men recipe featured on the Cooking with my kids blog to make your own for the party. For party games, Crafts on sea has a free printable Gingerbread man game that kids will love.
Here are just a few ideas for Christmas birthday party ideas. Having a birthday near Christmas or even on Christmas day can sometimes feel overshadowed by the excitement of Christmas itself so this is a great way to give the birthday boy or girl a theme they love, while not having to spend crazy on decorations and supplies that you can’t use again.
Throwing a dazzling Hamilton birthday party? Use these free printable Hamilton birthday party invitations to invite all your friends to a party they’ll never forget. The gold and black invitation design is inspired by the iconic poster and features a vanity mirror border design. The words “Rise up and join us to celebrate, its my birthday! And you are cordially invited” are printed on this invite.
Throwing an Encanto themed birthday party? These free printable Encanto birthday party invitations are great for inviting all your goods friends to join you for a day of magic and celebration. Inspired by the animated movie, the template features a floral design on a purple background. The words “join us to celebrate my birthday!” are printed above Mirabel and the spaces to write in all the important info. 
Use these free printable Top Gun birthday party invitations to let all your guests know about the amazing party that is about to take off. The free template features an American flag design complimented by the pilot theme. 
This free printable Breakfast at Tiffany’s welcome sign template would make a great party decoration for a beautiful breakfast at Tiffany’s birthday party. The free template features Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) with the words “Welcome to my birthday party”. The background is an elegant turquoise with stylish patterns.