Send in the clowns! You don't have to go to the Big Top to enjoy a circus for your child's birthday! Host this clown birthday party right in your own backyard, and enjoy party games, fun activities, and scrumptious party treats.
For easy planning, order your circus party supplies online from Birthday in a Box. Then, use this party planning guide to bring all the fun of the circus to your home!
CIRCUS CLOWN BIRTHDAY PARTY INVITATIONS
Make pretend circus tickets on your computer or with cardstock paper, and send them out as party invitations. Print this on each invite:
The Circus (or Carnival) is in town! Come clown around and celebrate _______'s Birthday!
Or, purchase these invitations from Birthday in a Box:
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Circus Party Mylar Ballon:
- Circus Party Personalized Banner:
- Circus Party Table Cover:
- Circus Party Hats:
- Circus Party Centerpiece:
- Circus Wall Decorations:
- Circus Party Banner:
- Circus Party Cake Plates:
- Circus Party Box:
- Circus Party Deluxe Box:
- ring toss
- bean bag toss
- horse shoes
- lawn bowling
- hula-hoop contests
- obstacle course
- balloon darts (for older children ONLY)
- face painting
- water balloon toss
- relay races
- Carnival Party Tatoos:
- Circus Personalized Bag Tag:
- Clown Sticker Book:
- Rainbow Pencils:
- Circus Party Pinwheel:
- Circus Party Personalized Mini-Zipper Pull:
- Carnival Party Favor Box:
- Circus Party Deluxe Favor Set:
CIRCUS CLOWN BIRTHDAY PARTY DECORATIONS
Begin with plenty of balloons and streamers in primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. You may want to try hanging a pretend trapeze above the table, using paper towel tubes and streamers. A stuffed monkey makes for a cute trapeze artist! Hang circus posters on the walls and front door. Place stuffed animals all around the party space.
Or, purchase these party supplies from Birthday in a Box:
CIRCUS CLOWN BIRTHDAY PARTY GAMES AND ACTIVITIES
It's a carnival party, so have lots of fun and helpers available! Set up different fun stations with these Circus party games, activties, and contests.
Just as you would expect from any trip to the carnival, your guests will go home lots of prizes. To cut back on the cost of prizes try purchasing a big assortment bag of small prizes and candies.
Kit's Tips: Give each child a popcorn box at the beginning of the game time. They will be filled as they play. If you really want to go all out, decorate game stations with paint, butcher paper, streamers and balloons.
Mouse Holes
You'll need a cardboard box and three golf balls.
Cut 3 "mouse holes" on the box. Use a piece of tape to mark the starting point. The children should roll the balls and attempt to get them into the holes. I cut the holes in various sizes for different skill levels, depengin on the kids' ages.
Lollipop Tree
You'll need several small prizes, lollipops, and a Styrofoam ball.
With 3 different colored markers, place a dot on the end of each lollipop stick and insert them into the Styrofoam ball. Place prizes into 3 corresponding lunch bags: red for red dots, blue for blue dots, etc. The players pick one lollipop and collects a prize from the corresponding prize bag.
Tin Can "Shoot"
In this game, the children use water guns to knock down empty frozen juice cans. Cover the cans with construction paper and place them on a bench.
Fishing Game
Before the party, make fishing pole with a dowel, string, and clothes pin. At the party, place a "helper" behind a board or some other barrier to hide. The children should toss their fishing line over the divider and the helper will clip a prize onto their poles. Younger children love this!
Duck Pond Game
Before the party use a permanent marker to write numbers 1-3 on the underside of several rubber ducks. Prepare small prizes such as candy bars, stickers, candies, plastic animals, super balls etc. Create three bags or boxes for the prizes and lable them with numbers 1-3 to correspond with the ducks. Place the prizes inside the boxes. At the party, float the ducks in a large container or in a wading pool. To play, a child selects a duck from the pond. That child will receive a prize from the box matching their number and then place the duck back in the pond, so for example, if a child pick up a duck with the number "1," he will select a prize from the box marked with a "1".Variation: This game can be more fun if you place a few special prize ducks in the pond (marked with a star). When the players find these ducks they receive a special prize. You can also have the children catch the ducks with a butterfly net!
Relay Races
Break the guests up in to two teams and have them relay race rolling hula hoops, carrying peanuts in spoons, holding balls in between their knees, or running three legged races. Consider your play space and the age of your children when planning.
Circus Coloring Page
Need a quie time activitiy? Print out copies of this circus coloring page, andset up a cloring station with markers and crayons. Let the children decorate them the pages.
Feed the Elephant
Click here for instructions on how to play.
Try any of these fun birthday party games or arts and crafts projects, if you need more ideas.
CIRCUS CLOWN BIRTHDAY PARTY FOOD
Serve corndogs, popcorn, and sliced fruit either as a sit down meal or a quick break in between activities. Bake cupcakes in ice cream cones or serve ice cream cones with sprinkles!
Try these party cake and cupcake recipes for kids.
CIRCUS CLOWN BIRTHDAY PARTY FAVORS
Send kids home with a popcorn bpx full of fun party favors like bouncy balls, jacks, lollipops, lip gloss, bangles, etc.
Or, purchase these Circus party favors from Birthday in a Box:
