2nd Birthday Party Ideas Full Of Toddler Fun!

2nd birthday party ideas are allowed to be a little more adventurous than 1st Birthday parties as your little Pink Heaven Party Angel is starting to understand what a having a birthday is all about.

So make sure that each one of your toddler birthday party ideas give them a fun filled magical time.

2nd Birthday parties are best held at home where the birthday girl is most familiar with her surroundings.

You can, however, hold your party at a local toddler activity centre, which is what I did for my eldest daughters 2nd Birthday.

Doing this requires a lot less work and planning as most of the food, games and party bags are usually arranged by the centre.

Just remember that wherever you host the party don’t invite too many guests or your toddler will be overwhelmed.

You also need to choose a theme for the party. At this age your little girl will have her favorite toy, television program or songs. So try and incorporate this into your 2 year olds birthday party.

Try and pick a theme that she will recognize and likes. Fairy parties are usually a good choice for this age as little girls love anything pink and sparkly.

For other party ideas visit Pink Heavens kids party ideas page. Or for a 2nd Birthday in a box why not purchase a girls Lil' Cupcake 2nd Birthday Deluxe Party Pack if your in the USA or Fairy Princess if your in the UK, which contain everything you need to throw a perfectly pink party.

But be warned the packs are so cute you won't want to let any of the kids eat off them!

INVITATIONS

A unique 2nd birthday party idea is to get your child involved in making homemade party invitations.

Sticking to the fairy theme let’s go all out for our toddlers birthday party ideas and make some hand painted fairy invitations.

Use some A4 pink card folded in half. Turn the card so that the fold is at the top of the invite. Have a tray with some pink paint in and get your little Pink Heaven Party Angel to place both hands in the paint.

Their hand prints then need to go with their fingers of each hand pointing to the outside of the card. These will be the fairy wings so you will need to leave a small space in-between the wings for the fairy’s body which can be painted with some white paint.

Use some pink mixed with white for the fairy’s face and some yellow for the hair. When the paint is dry you can add the face details with a colored pen.

At the bottom of the card using a silver pen write ‘(birthday girls name)’s 2nd Birthday Party’

Then on the inside you can write the party details:

“To (guests name)

Please will you flutter on over to (birthday girls name)’s 2nd birthday celebration on (date and time of party) at the magical fairy hideaway at (address of party).

Please wear your best fairy wings and costume.”

Another theme you could use is a Lil' Cupcake theme. For this 2nd Birthday party idea for an invitation you can make pink cupcake shaped invitations and decorate with sprinkles.

Don’t forget to stick a shiny red cherry on top, made from metallic paper. Or if your pressed for time just purchase ready made Lil' Cupcake invitations.

DECORATIONS

If you are using the fairy theme for your 2nd birthday party ideas check out fairy party ideas for some great fairy decorations. Other party decorations you could use are:

Pink streamers and balloons, along with a 2nd Birthday balloon is a perfect toddler party decoration.
Curl some pink ribbon and hang from the backs of the chairs.
Having a Disco Ball for your 2 year olds birthday party is a great idea as the toddlers will love all the different colors.
Hang silver and pink stars from the ceiling.
Put up a 2nd Birthday Personalized Banner.
Use a pink tablecloth with either themed or silver plates, cups etc.
Put out some pink party hats on each guests place along with 2nd Birthday place mats.
In the center of the table have something related to your toddler party idea such as a giant cupcake or a Fairy-Tale Castle.

PARTY COSTUMES

Pink Heaven Party Angels of this age love to dress up so request that they wear themed dressing up clothes to the party or a pretty pink party dress.

As an alternative you can provide some dressing up clothes. Use old clothes or any dressing up items you have in the house.

Also provide tiaras, wands and costume jewelery which can be purchased quite cheaply.

Ideas for 2nd Birthday costumes could be:

Fairy
Princess
Stephanie from Lazy Town
Fifi the Flowertot
A pink angel
Ladybug
Doodlebops
Ballerina

THE BIRTHDAY CAKE

2nd birthday party ideas for cakes can be anything you want within your theme. So how about some of these birthday cake ideas:

A ‘2’ shaped cake
A giant cupcake
A cake stand full of fairy cupcakes
A butterfly shaped cake
A plain pink cake with ‘Happy 2nd Birthday (name)’ in icing writing
A teddy bear shaped cake

FOOD AND DRINK

A buffet can get messy with girls with 2nd birthday party ideas so arrange for some seating for all of the girls around the party table. Then fill the table with some of these delicious kids party food ideas:

Mini pizzas
Sandwiches (jam or paste)
Strawberry Jelly
Crackers
Yogurt
Sliced fruit and vegetables
Pink Cupcakes
Chunks of cheese
Jammy Dodgers biscuits
Soft crisps

ENTERTAINMENT

2nd birthday party ideas for entertainment still need to be quite simple as your little Pink Heaven Party Angel is not going to have much of an attention span or an understanding for any complex games.

But still keep them entertained with these great toddler party ideas for games and activities:

Bubble Machine – Every kid loves to pop bubbles, this will keep them entertained for ages!
Hot Potato – Make sure that you have a prize for every guest mind as you don’t want any tantrums.
Lucky Dip – Fill a large bucket up with shredded newspaper and put in a gift for each child to find.
Dressing Up – Have some tiaras, wands and costume jewelery or use some craft materials and help them make their own.
Paddling Pool – If you have a large paddling pool fill with water on a sunny day or fill with balls and use inside.
Musical Bumps – Keep it simple though and don’t be too strict on who gets to stay in or go out.

If you have the budget, a fun filled toddler birthday party idea is to hire a bouncy castle. If you already own a small bouncy castle that should be fine, unless you have a lot of guests.

bouncy castle

FAVORS

Toddler birthday party favors are greatly appreciated in any 2 year olds party as they just love getting presents. A great 2nd birthday party idea is to wrap each gift before you put them in a pretty pink bag as if they really are getting their own presents.

You can even buy ready made Lil' Cupcake Favor Boxes full of lovely gifts!

Remember, if you can't find what you are looking for here then why not ask the Pink Heaven Party Angel, who is there to answer all your party questions.

Then once you've thrown your party let everyone know about it at YOUR parties, readers can then rate your party and give their comments.

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