10th Birthday Party Ideas

Turing ten is a BIG deal. The guest of honor has entered into double digits and no longer a single digit. They are becoming more cool and fun everyday, so use these 10th birthday party ideas to help you celebrate the special day.

Turing ten is a BIG deal. The guest of honor has entered into double digits and no longer a single digit. They are becoming more cool and fun everyday, so use these 10th birthday party ideas to help you celebrate the special day.

10th Birthday Party Invitations

When making invitations for your party, make sure to put emphasis on the number 10. Make invitations either black and white or very colorful. This can be done by taking white cardstock and gluing it onto a larger piece of black or a neon construction paper. Write your party information in markers and add trendy stickers. 

Fun phrases:

• __(name)__ is now DOUBLE DIGITS
• Ten is a vibe
• I’m ten today and still awesome

10th Birthday Party Decorations

• Make a banner of 10 reasons why you love the guest of honor
• Have a picture frame with the measurements of the time the guest of honor has been alive - 10 years, 120 months, 3,652 days, 87,648 hours, 5,258,880 minutes, and 315,532,800 seconds. 
• Have helium balloons floating against the ceiling or hanging from a door frame
• Pictures of the guest of honor printed out and arranged in the number 10
• Have animal Mylar balloons
• Have helium balloons of the number 10
• Have streamers coming down from the entrance door
• Have a photowall where the guests can take pictures together
• Have silly sunglasses and hats for party hats
• Tie your decorating into another party theme

10th Birthday Party Ideas for Themes

• Have a luau party - have everyone come dressed in Hawaiian shirts and cool sunglasses

• Have a pool party - if it is winter, you could go to a hotel or community indoor pool

• Have a bowling alley party - this will save you effort of planning and you could organize ahead of time to rent a party room if they have one

• Movie night - either go to the theaters or set up your own place to watch a movie and enjoy some popcorn

• Have a sleepover - just invite close friends to your house and campout (either outside or inside). Stay up watching movie marathons and play some games. 

• Have a sports themed party - plan your party theme around a specific sport or sports team or go see a game.

• Spa theme - set up your home or go out to have hair and nails done 

• Water theme - have the guests bring their bathing suits and play water themed games with water balloons

• See more kids party themes here

10th Birthday Party Games and Activities

• Hula hoop challenge - play fun music while people are hula hooping and see who can do it the longest.

• Rent a Bouncy castle

• Hang a piñata - have this relate to the overall theme of your party

• Have a scavenger hunt at the mall or around the neighborhood - have a list of items or things that you have to find and take a picture to prove that you actually found it first. 

• Truth or dare - have pre written cards that are age appropriate and place them in two bowls, one for truth and the other for dare. Then, take turns picking a card at random from the bowl of your choice. 

• Donut string - hang doughnuts on a string from a tree and have players try and eat them without using their hands

• Water balloons and balloon toss or water gun fights

• Play video games 

• Play twister or messy twister with paint

• Have a dance party with glow sticks

• Have a birthday interview - ask the guest of honor about their favorite things, like favorite animal, food, book, song, place, etc. 

• Visit your local zoo or aquarium

• Bake and decorate cupcakes - have cute aprons and little chef hats for the guests to pretend that they are real bakers. 

• Heads up board game - everyone has something written on their card (which is on their head) and the other people take turns asking questions of yes or no until they figure it out. You can make up your own cards, like different celebrities or movies for a twist. 

• Pin the tail on the donkey

• Play laser tag or paintball

• Go ice skating

• Go go-karting

• Play ping pong or tennis

• Go to a batting cage

10th Birthday Party Food

Have a candy bar station with 10 different types of snacks - various kinds of chocolate, gummies, and chips with labels one through ten. Reserve a table at your favorite restaurant for lunch or dinner.  Have a pizza party at home - either get takeout or cook your own and have the guests decorate their pizza for a fun activity.  Chicken fingers and french fries Chips and dip or popcorn for a movie Pastries  Chocolate chip cookies, milk, and strawberries (great for sleepovers) 10th birthday cake - make two double layered cakes, one that is a one and another that is a zero. Then, frost the cakes with icing of the guest of honor's favorite color and candy or flowers and topped with cookies. Place the cakes beside each other and they will look like the number ten.

• Have a candy bar station with 10 different types of snacks - various kinds of chocolate, gummies, and chips with labels one through ten.
• Reserve a table at your favorite restaurant for lunch or dinner. 
• Have a pizza party at home - either get takeout or cook your own and have the guests decorate their pizza for a fun activity. 
• Chicken fingers and french fries
• Chips and dip or popcorn for a movie
• Pastries 
• Chocolate chip cookies, milk, and strawberries (great for sleepovers)

• 10th birthday cake - make two double layered cakes, one that is a one and another that is a zero. Then, frost the cakes with icing of the guest of honor's favorite color and candy or flowers and topped with cookies. Place the cakes beside each other and they will look like the number ten. 
  

10th Birthday Party Ideas - Favors

• Glass jar of layered candy
• Friendship bracelets or bracelet making kit
• Stickers and a journal
• Toy cars 
• 10 small things - like marbles or cookies