Throwing a Minnie Mouse birthday party can be simple and inexpensive with these easy homemade decorations.
A few weeks ago I shared the cake from our daughter’s Minnie Mouse 4th birthday party. Another day I’ll share the food.
Today is all about decorations.
When it comes to a kids party, my motto is ‘keep it simple‘ – it isn’t necessary to spend a lot of money or go all-out to please a 4-year-old.
Most decorations for this party are homemade using paper. Many are printed at home and just taped up. They are inexpensive. Most won’t take much time but will still have a big impact.
Paper decorations are more than enough to make our daughter feel special!
Minnie Mouse Birthday Party Decorations
Art
For Disney-inspired decorations without breaking the bank, this free Waltograph font is a lifesaver. Once installed, it can be used in Microsoft Word – Disney decorations, literally, at your fingertips.
Our daughter loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. From watching it with the kids, I’m guessing you can also quickly rattle off these sayings:
Photo Birthday Banner
A birthday photo banner is a personal touch with big sentimental impact. By far, this is my favorite decoration to make for bitthdays. I love spending time picking out each photo – one photo per month from the previous year. It is pure joy to see our kids’ faces light up when they see it – they love feeling honored and celebrated.
Black and white photos were printed and intermixed with the message:
‘Happy Happy 4th Birthday Adelyn Joy‘
Minnie Mouse Chandelier
Now I want to share something SO fun. Have you seen this DIY faux-capiz chandelier made using wax paper? This Pinterest project is on my someday list. For some reason I haven’t found the free-time yet.
Who has this elusive ‘free-time’ anyway?
OK, so I did NOT make a wax paper chandelier for this party. But I did make a paper Minnie Mouse chandelier to hang over the table. Admittedly, it was kind of (ok, extremely) putzy cutting out Minnie Mouse ears and bows, but there was nothing difficult about it.
Trust me, with some time and patience, YOU can do it.
All it took was time, tape, cardstock, clear bead-thread and two steel rings (12″ and 6″) from Hobby Lobby. Just think – you could create a chandelier like this for ANY party theme – endless possibilities.
Entryway Signs
Originally, I planned to put a ‘Come Inside, It’s Fun Inside‘ sign on the front door to welcome guests. But a Chalk Marker and poster-board sign can’t withstand a windy, rainy day, so it came inside.
In the entryway, a sign saying ‘Adelyn is 4‘ was created using a chalkboard banner, vinyl decal letters, and a cardboard cutout ‘4‘ decorated with crepe paper:
Balloons
What kid’s party is complete without balloons? The morning of the party, I asked my husband to go find and buy Minnie Mouse balloons.
That man, he’s a rockstar – he returned 20 minutes later with this bunch of balloons from Party City to an appreciative wife and a delighted 4 year old:
Happy birthday sunshine girl.
