Are you planning a birthday party for little boys? Anything LOUD, with the option to climb or get dirty is sure to please your fellows. Be sure to check out this list — including pirates, dinosaurs, mad scientists, superheroes and more!
1. Pirate Party
Argh, matey! We LOVE pirates around these parts!
Get started with an amazing Pirate menu, with baby octopus and marine potatoes for your adventurous boys.
Add some treasure maps in a bottle, fun games like a buried treasure hunt, and delicious cupcakes, and you’re all set!
2. Cowboy Party
Let your little cowboys and cowgirls get their wiggles out with a country dance party!
3. Firefighter Party
Imagine your son’s surprise if the fire department showed up for his birthday! Annette from One Perfect Room pulled that off for her sons’ party. (mental note to self – must start investigating that idea NOW for next year) Be sure and visit Crazy for Design and The Party Dress for more beautiful decor and menu ideas!
4. Bug Party
My son Adam loves bugs of all shapes and sizes, so he would adore this bug party!
5. Dinosaur Birthday Party
I’ve learned more about dinosaurs in the past 3 years than I ever dreamed possible. A dinosaur party would thrill my boys beyond belief.
Little dinosaurs need food – don’t forget the meat eaters!
You’ll discover more boy birthday party ideas here- more dinosaur idea, Skylanders, Vikings and more!
6. Cool Construction Parties
Every time we drive past a construction site, my guys ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’. A construction theme party like this one would be a big hit around here. I got a kick out of the ‘Build your Own Chex Mix’ — what a fun idea!
Photo Credit: Not Just a Mommy
I loved this activity – hammering golf tees into a styrofoam block! This would keep my guys occupied for hours, and I know I’ve seen the blocks at the Dollar Tree! For more ways to make your party unique, check out Catch My Party.
7. Supreme Superheros
I was amazed at the amount of superhero stuff I ran across while searching for boy birthday parties. Part of what I love so much is the BRIGHT, bold color schemes, like this one from Birds Party. A rainbow cake would be perfect with this party!
Photo Credit: Bird’s Party
Photo compliments of Crossing the Bugger Dixon Line
I’d love to try this activity at a party – but would have to keep a close eye on my little superheros. They are more Dennis the Menace than Iron Man.
8. Terrific Trains
I was lucky enough to attend an amazing train party when Rachel was small, hosted by my dear friend Andrea. We were in an old train depot! You can see some of the table decor here, with the kids’ names on the train cars for favors.
You can find more ideas at Mom Endeavors and for a vintage feel, visit Green Acres Hobby Farm.
Photo credit to The Celebration Shoppe
9. Super Science
As a certified nerd, I squealed out loud when I saw these adorable parties!
Photo credit to Pure Joy Events
Kim from the Celebration Shoppe created an over the top science party for her son, complete with science experiments! Anna got her husband to help out as the lead scientist, and Christine even has a video of her Diet Coke and Mentos Geyser!
Photo compliments of The Homespun Hostess
10. Surfer Dude Party
Have a birthday in the summer, or live near a beach? This is a perfect idea for sunny days! Sara even shares her tips on creating the perfect frugal party! Hooray!
Many of these ideas could be modified for girls, or you can check out the best ideas I found for little girl’s birthday parties.
Am I missing a theme that you love? Leave me a comment and link up to your favorite party idea!
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Oh, I love these ideas! I am saving this post for inspiration for when I plan my son’s party next March! 🙂
there were SO many I ran across while writing this! These are just a few of my favorites!
Had to click through from Oh Amanda – I have two boys and a plethora of birthday parties to plan (including a Star Wars themed bowling party in two weekends) – oy! These are great ideas, thanks for sharing!
I saw a lot of Star Wars things while I was researching, but left them out here, since my boys don’t know about SW yet. Maybe I’ll do a follow up post!
I love the super science theme! The worms look so gross…:)
I really loved that one too — plus, there were so many fun things to do! You MUST watch the Diet Coke/Mentos video!
Great ideas!! We had a dino themed party for The Boy’s 1st birthday. I’m looking forward to the parties to come. I imagine they will be just as fun!
Dinosaurs would be so much fun …. I really loved that party that was hosted on acreage, and they had a dino tour! SQUEAL!
Great ideas – I have two little boys, so I can use all the help I can get. I love the science one!
It was filled with LOADS of fun ideas!!! It was certainly one of my favorites, too!
I’m going to have to bookmark this post for next year. I’m throwing a bday party for all 3 boys this saturday. Last year I did the pirate theme (complete with treasure hunt and water balloon battle/huge cardboard ships). I’m taking it easy this year surrendering to pump-it-up and i let each boy pick his theme. So we’re having a: “Lego-ninjago/Bolt/Elmo” party. Whew! thanks for taking the time to find all these great ideas!
Look at you, mashing them all together!!
I LOVE pirates, and am seriously considering a themed party next year. How fun!!
Thank you for sharing my oldest son’s science party and my youngest son’s dinosaur party! 🙂
You did a FANTASTIC job with both of those! I LOVED them.
You know what they say …. imitation is the finest form of flattery. I’ll bet mothers around the world are learning from your ideas!
Thanks for sharing my baby octopuses, kids loved them!
they were adorable! I’m thinking about a pirate party soon!
I have a boy who would love the science party! Great list!
There were so many fun and unique things to do … it might even be fun to try that for a grown up boy party!
What an awesome list of boy party ideas. As a mom of five I can totally appreciate this!
Thank you so much for linking up over at Crystal & Co.
This post was so much fun to write! Thanks for being a wonderful hostess!
Such great ideas! I’m partial to the cowboy and construction themed parties! FUN stuff! I’m writing these down in my head for my little up-and-comer! (The phone booth from the superhero party was awesome!!!)
Congratulations to you, brand new momma! I hope you’re enjoying him so much!!
Hug him tight — cowboys, dump trucks and dinosaurs will come soon enough! My boys get all excited when we drive past a construction site … “look, momma, they’re moving DIRT!!”
The superhero stuff was way cool!!
We’re having a beach party this weekend for our 10 year old and borrowed quite a few of Sara’s ideas, she’s so clever!
Love this great list, sure to please any little birthday boy!
The beach parties color theme made me smile …. I’d love to have one of those some day!
My son was/is obsessed with garbage trucks so we did a garbage/recycle themed party. It was so fun and I love how the cake turned out! He was in heaven and the kids had a blast playing garbage man! http://ourforeverhouse.blogspot.com/2011/01/garbage-party-sneak-peak.html
I LOVE the cake, and those adorable pretzel holders!!! My boys love the garbage trucks too — they run outside in the yard and wave at our trash guy every week.
You did a great job!
These are the best ideas ever! I want to find a little kid to throw a party for now 🙂
Amazing ideas! I will save this to reference for my younger son, but right now I am looking for ideas for my soon to be 10 year old son. I am thinking a theme along the line of “fun and games” as I think we may have a game truck but also was thinking of doing a scavenger hunt. Any thoughts? Thanks for your help!
There are really some useful tips on setting up an event. I got such a nice information from this part of article. Thanks for sharing such type of great information.
Thanks for sharing our cowboy party and all the other fantastic parties. We too love science and just had a fun discovery party for my son. I just started distance education with my boys, so I have found some of your articles great to read. Thanks again.
Thanks so much for featuring my son’s cowboy party. The rest of the parties look so fun as well! I especially like the superhero party 🙂 Love your site. Have a great day!
<3
Risa
Thanks so much for featuring my son’s superhero coloring wall! We hung it in his room after the party and he still LOVES it! I enjoyed visiting all these great party links! xo, Jenny
A few of the more popular party themes for boys also includes Spongebob, Mickey Mouse, and Sports.
A bounce house rental is the ultimate entertainment for theme parties.
Please email me my boy are turning 3 years old and I need n list of themes for boys etc
Maureen,
Thanks for stopping by! This post is full of great ideas, or you can check out some of my Pinterest boards for more inspiration.
We rented a bounce house for our little boys. They loved it!
(use http://www.charlottepartyrentals.net as the website URL field)
It’s hard to come up with a new or interesting party theme each year…and these are just awesome! (well, the bug party…I’ll have to think about it lol)
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