Elmo Birthday Party Ideas
BY A PROFESSIONAL PARTY PLANNER
Ideas include:
Elmo birthday party decorations
Elmo birthday party invitations
Elmo birthday party food ideas
Elmo birthday party games
Elmo party dessert table ideas
Elmo birthday party supplies
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01 ELMO birthday PARTY invitations
Below are some suggestions for invitations to go with Elmo birthday party ideas:
ADVICE FROM A PRO
Matt’s tip
“I think it’s important to create a big first impression, which is why I always try to include some sort of 3D object tied to the printed invitation with ribbon.
This is a little trick that’s often used by professional party planners to make invitations stand out.
It doesn’t have to be anything expensive, just some cheap novelties, and you can use it re-enforce your party theme. For example, kids sunglasses or a flip flop for a beach party, a toy dinosaur for a dinosaur party, or an eye patch for a pirate party.
People just love to receive unusual invitations; it really captures their imagination and gets them excited about the party.
Click here to check out some examples of 3D object invitations from my party invitations page (opens in a new tab)”.
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edible ELMO party INVITATIONS
A cute 3D invitation you could use with these Elmo birthday party ideas is to send an Elmo cookie. These come individually wrapped in cellophane bags and tied with ribbon, either on a stick or without. Check them out here.
All you need to do is attach a printed or handwritten tag with all the party details on and send them out as your invitations. Alternatively, use the printed tag style invitation, shown below available here, which can be personalized with your party details.
Alternatively, if you prefer to make the cookies yourself, you can pick up an Elmo cookie cutter here.
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PERSONALIZED ELMO INVITATIONS
There are many different personalized Elmo birthday party invitations available, such as the ones below. Check out this supplier here and also this one here.
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ELMO POM-POM INVITATIONS
I came across this Sesame Street pom-pom tutorial (below, from Craft Passion) and I thought they’d make cute 3D Elmo party invitations. I really like the way she has incorporated a key chain holder too.
You can pick up the pom pom maker, eyes and yarn here. If you’re not into crafts, you could easily make something similar for your Elmo birthday party ideas by purchasing pom-poms and following the tutorial to add the eyes and mouth.
To turn these pom poms into invitations, write your party details onto a small tag and attach to the pom-pom key ring to finish your 3D Elmo party invitations.
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INVITATION WORDING
Whichever invitation you choose for your Elmo birthday party ideas, here are some tips for the wording:
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02 Elmo party drinks
Below are some themed drinks in keeping with the Elmo birthday party ideas:
ADVICE FROM A PRO
Matt’s tip
“Always create a signature drink for your party—it’s one of the easiest things you can do to make your party unique.
If your party has a theme, think about what flavors you can use in your signature drink that will convey it.
Don’t forget about styling and presentation too. You could serve drinks in individual bottles, jars, or novelty containers, add your own labels, use themed ice cubes, decorative straws, or drinks picks, or add a simple garnish.
A sprig of berries or a single flower head on the rim of a glass can make a simple cocktail look really stylish”.
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DOROTHY’S PUNCH
Make any blue drink, such as this Blue Bubblegum Soda (below, by Jana at Cherry Tea Cakes) and serve in mini plastic goldfish bowls, available here, with straws.
Then pick up a mold to make goldfish ice cube’s to represent Dorothy (add a couple of drops of coloring or orange juice to the ice cubes but test them first to see how much they change the color of the drink as they melt).
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elmo’s face punch
Any red juice drink is perfect for your Elmo birthday party ideas because you can call it Elmo Punch.
Fill these mini plastic goldfish bowls with red juice, then add small googly eyes, a nose, and a mouth cut from cardstock (or drawn on with a Sharpie) so that each goldfish bowl looks like Elmo’s face.
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BANANA SMOOTHIE / MILKSHAKE
Elmo loves his bananas, so make up a batch of these Banana-Nutmeg Smoothies (right, from Martha Stewart) or just buy some banana milkshakes and pour them into these Elmo party cups, available here.
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ELMO JUICE BOXES
These Elmo’s Punch juice boxes, available here, would also look cute lined up on a dessert table. Pair them with these personalized Sesame Street straws, available here, or these cute Elmo straws, available here.
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eLMO THEMED WATER
Use these personalized labels, available here, to give regular water bottles an Elmo make-over.
Alternatively, these personalized Elmo water bottles, available here, are only $5 each and can double as favors / place setting cards.
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03 elmo party food
Here are some of my favourite recipes to give you inspiration for your Elmo birthday party ideas:
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Elmo’s favourite food
Everyone knows Elmo’s favorite food is pizza, so check out this video from Sprout for how to make Elmo’s Funny Face Pizza Pies. This recipes uses a sliced bagel as the pizza base, but you could also swap for a traditional thin pizza dough if you prefer, like these ones (below left, by Renee Waters Photography on Flickr).
To make bite-size pizzas, use this Elmo Cookie Cutter (below, USA only) to shape them
Alternatively, for a sweet take on pizza try this kooky Pizza Cake Recipe (below left from Taste of Home), or this Fruit Pizza (below right, by Betty Crocker). I’m sure you could make a fruit pizza of Elmo’s face by using strawberries, red grapes, or raspberries for the face, blueberries for the mouth, and half an apricot for the nose. Leaving two circles of the cream cheese frosting uncovered for the eyes with a blueberry or black grape for the pupils to complete his face.
ADVICE FROM A PRO
disclaimer
“As a professional party planner, I’m lucky enough to be able to collaborate with some amazing chefs to create menus for my events.
As I’m no chef myself, and cannot create dishes from scratch, I’ve searched the web for recipes that I think would work well for this party theme.
All credit goes to the talented people who have created these recipes, so please click through to their site for full details, ingredients, methods, and in some cases step-by-step tutorials”.
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Elmo’s Red Veggie Alphabet Soup
Here’s a great recipe that’s perfect for Elmo birthday party ideas: Elmo’s Red Veggie Alphabet Soup (below, from the Dr Oz Show). Soup might not sound like an obvious party food but it just comes down to how you present it.
I often serve soup in small shot glasses as canapés at my professional events. Try serving it in mini plastic fish bowls, available here, with googly eyes and a cardstock nose and mouth so that the red soup makes up Elmo’s face when poured into the bowls.
To make it more attractive to the kids you can always add a small triangle of grilled cheese sandwich balanced on top (as demonstrated below right by Mandy Heaston for Pillsbury).
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Elmo and big bird crackers
Get these organic crackers shaped like Elmo and Big Bird to serve with cubes of cheese, or these ‘Letter of the Day’ vanilla cookies. Both available here.
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elmo bento
Here’s a couple of cute Elmo bentos for inspiration. Below left (by Sarah at Bentoroffic) uses raspberry Jell-O powder over a sandwich for the face, small mozzarella balls and olives for the eyes, a dried apricot as the nose and a mouth cut from berry fruit leather.
The other (below by Lovebones on Flickr) is made of a hamburger bun with cream cheese and shredded carrot, egg and olive eyes and mouth and a kumquat nose.
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elmo snacks
Other snacks based on Elmo’s face that you could make are these PB&J Sandwiches (below left by Jill at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons) which used peanut butter and jelly, half a clementine for the nose and marshmallows and grapes for the eyes and mouth.
You can use the Elmo cookie cutter, available here, to make the shape more defined.
These Babybell cheese Elmos (also by Lovebones on Flickr) are cute especially when served with Goldfish Crackers straight out of fish bowls to resemble Dorothy.
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cut it out elmo
If you’re incorporating a specific letter and number into your Elmo birthday party ideas (as per each episode of Sesame Street) you can also use alphabet cookie cutters, available here, to shape sandwiches, pizza, cheese slices, fruit slices and jello. Or buy Alphabet Chicken Nuggets.
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elmo’s banana delight
One of Elmo’s favourite foods is banana, try making these cute PB&J Banana Dogs (below left, from Smuckers) or for something sweet, these Frozen Chocolate-Covered Bananas (below right, from Eating Well)
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Elmo’s cupcakes
For other sweet treats, decorate cupcakes to look like Elmo’s face by either piping the frosting with a star tip and using fondant for the features (like these below left, by Charmaine at Charmaine’s Pastry Blog), or use sprinkles for the fur (like these below right from Cutest Food)
Here’s a great video tutorial for how to make simple Elmo cupcakes by dipping them into shredded coconut tinted with some red food coloring. The video also shows you how to decorate Cookie Monster, Big Bird and Oscar cupcakes.
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elmo cupcake toppers
Alternatively, for a quick fix you can just buy these fondant Elmo cupcake toppers, available here, or you can even get these cute fondant goldfish ones to represent Dorothy, available here.
If you prefer to simply decorate some cupcakes you can use these Elmo cupcake toppers (more designs available). Check out all the options here.
…Or have these personalized cake toppers, available here, made with the birthday boy or girl’s face. Too cute!
There are also these cute crayon cake toppers, available here, and Elmo cupcake liners, available here.
Cake pops can be a bit of a hassle to make though. You have to bake the cake, crumble it, then mix frosting into the crumbs, roll into balls, then freeze a little to harden…and all that’s before you start to decorate them.
For a quicker option, use one of these Cake Pop Makers, available here, to make simple cake balls in approx 5 mins, then just cover in frosting. It’s great value at around £20. Alternatively, pick up one of these Cake Pop Baking Pans, available here.
Of course, you could just buy some Elmo cake pops (below left) or Marzipan Treats (below right), both available here.
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elmo macarons
…Or try these super cute Elmo Macaroons (below right by Highlander and Islander at Hi Cookery).
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elmo jello
Use an Elmo cake pan, available here, to make this Jigglin’ Elmo Jell-O (below left from Wiltons), or make this Fish Bowl Gelatin recipe (below right, from Martha Stewart) but serve in individual goldfish bowls, available here, with just a single gummy fish to represent Dorothy.
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elmo cookies
If you’re not one for baking, you can also buy these Elmo cookies, available here, or Elmo chocolate lollipops, available here.
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elmo’s favorite things
Elmo also loves his crayons, so include these in your Elmo birthday party ideas by making these Edible Pretzel Crayons (below, by Kim at The Partiologist). Alternatively, you can buy something similar, available here.
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elmo fruit faces
For something more healthy you could make Elmo Fruit Faces like these (below right, by Smita at Little Food Junction). Although to make them entirely out of fruit (rather than with vegetables) I’d suggest using some apricot for the nose, apple or pear for the eyes, and black grapes for the mouth and pupils.
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04 elmo’s birthday cake
Whether you’re making a birthday cake from scratch or just decorating it, below are some suggestions to go with these Elmo birthday party ideas:
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elmo cake pan
This Elmo cake pan, available here, is a really easy way to turn out an impressive looking birthday cake. For extra presentation, serve it on a tray with lots of crayons scattered around it.
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edible image cake toppers
Or if you’re not the baking type, you can just place one of these personalized edible images, available here, onto any cake.
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edible image cake toppers
Alternatively, use this personalized Elmo cake topper (other designs available) with the birthday boy or girl’s name. Check out all the options here.
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05 food and drink styling
Below are styling and decoration tips to create a themed buffet / dessert table to go with these Elmo birthday party ideas.
ADVICE FROM A PRO
Matt’s tip
“I always think it’s a good idea to concentrate the majority of your decorations around a buffet / dessert table as this will create a focal point in the room.
Party decorations often have to compete with existing room decor, so they can get a bit lost if spread too thinly. I think you’re far better off creating one really well themed feature wall that everyone’s eye will be drawn to.
You can then use a few general decorations around the rest of the room to tie everything together.”
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elmo DESSERT TABLE ideas
I love this picture (below from the Sesame Street website). There’s just something about the green grass and daisies against a sunny sky background with clouds, butterflies and a rainbow that just sums up the innocence of Elmo. So, if budget permits, take this as inspiration for your buffet / dessert table display and create something similar to this one below.
Pick up a sky scene setter, available here, with cloud sticker add-ons, available here, to act as a backdrop and spell out Elmo’s name in cotton wool as in the picture (or cut out of polystyrene and melt the edges with a lighter for a softer finish if you’re more handy at crafts).
Then add a few 3D butterfly stickers, available here, to the sky backdrop.
Then cover a green tablecloth with tissue grass mats, available here, and sprinkle a few plastic daisies around to break up all the green. You could also use some of these ladybug food picks to add a splash of color to the grass if you want.
Finish the scene with this giant Airwalker balloon, available here, as a centerpiece, along with a toy goldfish in a bowl.
Or use these 2ft tall Sesame Street cut outs, available here, to add some height to the table.
Alternatively, you could have a personalized Sesame Street sign made, available here, and hang this over the dessert table, or use this freestanding Sesame Street personalized lamp post, available here.
Then use a mixture of square and rectangular clear plates and bowls to present food on (clear plates will allow the ‘grass’ to show through). I recommend these disposable Premium Plastic Plates, they’re great value and look so much nicer than regular paper party plates.
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elmo DESSERT TABLE 2
If the budget for your Elmo birthday party ideas doesn’t allow for this much dressing you can create a cheaper dessert / buffet table display similar to this one below:
Create a ‘wall’ of red balloons to act as a backdrop by fixing them to vertical strips of this adhesive balloon decorating tape, available here.
Then hang a big Elmo face balloon, available here, in the center.
Use a white table cover with a red table runner (you can just buy a disposable red paper tablecloth and cut this down to size to act as a runner).
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elmo DESSERT TABLE 3
Another way to create a cheap display is to use streamers as the backdrop, like in this example:
Twist and hang a mixture of red, white, and orange crepe paper streamers, available here, in tight vertical lines from floor to ceiling (below left from aesthetic outburst. blogspot.com) or use a mixture of red, white, and orange tissue paper garlands, available here, hung vertically (see below right from Martha Stewart Weddings for inspiration) to create a backdrop.
Use an orange tablecloth with a red runner (or some red faux-fur if budget permits) and premium plastic white or clear serving trays.
Alternatively, you could hang these paper circle garlands, available here. Although I would suggest hanging them vertically, rather than arranging them in horizontal swags as shown in the picture below.
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BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER…
Another alternative that works with these Elmo birthday party ideas is to dress the food table with brightly colored objects and toys (see suppliers 5 & 6 for cheap novelties) beginning with your chosen letter (ex, if your child’s name begins with D use rubber ducks, daisies, dolphins, etc). You could also group things according to your chosen number (ex, if your child is turning 3, have 3 rubber ducks, 3 daisies, 3 dolphins).
Complete the scene by hanging a personalized Elmo party banner above the table. Check out all the options here and also here.
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BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER… (idea 2)
Similarly you could use cut-outs of letters and numbers on the wall as a backdrop (make or cover each one using a different texture ex, grass, foam, balloons, etc).
Or for 3D effect you can buy some of these cheap 8″ paper mache letters and cover them in things like glitter, feathers, sequins, polka dot stickers etc. Then arrange them over a wall or create a curtain by suspending them on vertical strips of string / ribbon from floor to ceiling.
Alternatively, you can buy ready-made Sesame Street 3D letters, available here.
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06 food styling & presentation
Below are some food styling and presentation tips to go with these Elmo birthday party ideas.
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t is for treats
If you’re not including the ‘Brought to you by the letter…‘ theme above in your Elmo birthday party ideas, you can still include some Sesame Street-style letters by making labels for each dish that reads ‘C is for Cookie’, ‘P is for Pizza’ etc. Just don’t use labels like this if you’re dressing the table with objects that all start with a particular letter otherwise you’ll just confuse things.
Serve candies, cookies, and cakes using:
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print outs and cut outs
You can also use these printable Sesame Street food labels, available here, to add some extra styling to the dessert table. These can also be personalized with your own text (below right).
These Elmo cardstock cutouts, available here, and Cookie Monster cut outs, available here, can also be attached to food containers and treats to make them look more special.
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07 table styling
Below are ideas for styling the main dining table in keeping with these Elmo birthday party decorations.
ADVICE FROM A PRO
Matt’s tip
“If it’s a kid’s party, don’t feel as if you have to shy away from using movie / cartoon character-branded tableware.
I see a lot of kid’s parties that are so immaculately styled they look more like adult parties. It’s obvious the parents have designed it for themselves, rather than their child.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned as a professional party planner it’s to design the party for your audience, not yourself.
The reality is kids want their favorite characters to have a strong presence at their party; they don’t see this as too commercial, for them it’s just fun.
Obviously, it’s important to get the balance right, so don’t go overboard. Character plates and cups work well if combined with a solid color table cover and napkins”.
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elmo tableware
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to dress the table, there are lots of great Elmo themed tableware kits, available here, including Elmo paper plates, napkins, and table covers.
There’s also some easy Elmo high chair decorating kits available here for younger children.
If you prefer to pick and choose some branded items to mix with some solid colors, I’d recommend you stick to a palate of red and white with a few touches of a third color, such as orange or yellow, as an accent. An all-red table is just too heavy.
So perhaps use a red table-cover with a white runner down the center to break it up, or a wider red runner with a white under-cloth. You can see how red, white, and yellow works well together with these Elmo party cutlery sets, available here.
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elmo fur
If budget permits, use some long pile red faux fur as the tablecloth to give a soft Elmo-like feel. If your budget won’t stretch to covering the whole table, just use a red or white tablecover then create a runner down the center out of fur.
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flowers
Red Gerberas (below) are the perfect flowers to use for kid’s Elmo party as they have a simple daisy-like appearance. So pick up a couple to arrange in small Mason jars on the table. You could also surround the Mason jars with crayons standing upright and tied in place with ribbon.
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elmo centerpiece
For a centerpiece, use a cheap Elmo plush toy (which can double as a birthday gift), available here, or this Elmo foil balloon, available here, along with a toy goldfish in a bowl (or see the food ideas section above for how to make a Jello goldfish bowl).
Alternatively, there are lots of Elmo cut out centerpieces available here.
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elmo place settings
For place settings,make these cute Crayon Place-card Holders (below, by Katherine Marie Photography)
Alternatively, put one of these cute goldfish treat packs, available here, at each place setting.
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PAPER LANTERNS & TISSUE POMS
I always think it’s important to hang something above the table too, it really helps to define and enclose the space. So use a cluster of paper lanterns, such as the ones below by Martha Stewart, and add Elmo’s eyes and face using cardstock. Check out budget-friendly lanterns here, or regular lanterns here, or more decorative lanterns here.
You can also pick up cheap battery mini LED lights here to pop inside and make the lanterns glow without having to worry about power cords.
Alternatively, for a more feminine look use tissue pom-poms, like the ones below by Martha Stewart. Check out budget-friendly pom poms here, or decorative pom poms here, or a wider range of colors here.
If you prefer, you can buy pre-prepared Elmo and Sesame Street themed tissue pom decorations, available here.
Alternatively, just buy the faces as printables, available here, and apply them to tissue pom poms or lanterns yourself.
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elmo table & chair decorations
If you’re incorporating the ‘Brought to you by the letter…’ idea into your party theme, scatter some foam letters and numbers, available here, around the table. Alternatively use this Sesame Street confetti, available here, which features Elmo.
Tie an Elmo face balloon, available here, to the back of each chair. Alternatively, hang one of these plastic Elmo hats, available here, on each chair.
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08 elmo party decorations
Below are my tips and recommendations for general decorations to go with these Elmo birthday party ideas:
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elmo balloons
I always think it’s a good idea to start your decorations outside, so that the guests will start to get excited as they arrive. This could just be simple things like chalking the pavement with Elmo faces or bunches of red balloons along the driveway. You can turn red balloons into Elmo faces with this printable, available here.
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elmo yard signs
Alternatively, use a personalized yard sign, available here, or one of the Elmo banners mentioned previously over the door.
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life-size cut outs
Alternatively, you could print a life-size cut out of your child, available here, dressed in an Elmo costume, available here, to put at the end of your drive or outside the front door.
These particularly fun when paired with a cheap motion-activated voice recorder, available here. Simply record your own 10 second welcome message and it automatically plays as guests walk past the cut out of your child.
Alternatively, you could record Elmo saying ‘Hi, Happy to See You’ by playing this free soundboard clip into the voice recorder.
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balloon wreath
This cute balloon wreath (by How Does She?) would look perfect on the door to greet people. You could make it using just red balloons to tie in with the Elmo party decorations, and then position an Elmo face balloon in the center.
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elmo airwalker
Alternatively, pick up an Elmo Airwalker balloon, available here, and tie this to the front door to greet people as they arrive.
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elmo banners
Inside, you can use these Elmo banners, available here, to decorate the walls or have one personalized with the birthday boy or girl’s name
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elmo’s crayon world
A great way to decorate for an Elmo party theme is to re-create the scribbly crayon drawn room interior from Elmo’s World (photo below by Scott Hanson on Muppet Wikia).
I’ve created a similar hand-drawn interior for one of my professional events, The D&AD “Yellow Pencil” Awards. Check out the photos to see how effective this can look.
To make the crayon room, first cover your walls with plain paper (you could look for clearance rolls of wallpaper and use the reverse side to give a plain finish, or use rolls of butcher’s paper).
Fix the paper in place using a removable adhesive tape (a good trick is to apply strips of masking tape to your walls (this is a low-adhesive tape that you can peel back up without leaving a mark) then apply double-sided tape on top of the masking tape, and stick your paper to the double-sided tape. This way, the double-sided never actually touches your walls, only the low-tack masking tape does.
Once you’ve create a blank canvas with plain paper, draw all the features of the room on with crayons, such as doors, pictures, windows, decorative boarders.
Scatter some inflatable crayons, available here, around to complete the look, or hang them down from the ceiling.
As the style of Elmo’s room is just crayon scribbles, you could also make a simple home-made banner like this one below.
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photo booth props
Finish off your decorations with a personalized photo booth frame, available here, and these Sesame Street photo booth props, available here.
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Sesame street music
Finally, add some atmosphere to the party by playing the Sesame Street CD, available here. It includes all the well known songs such as the main theme, C is for Cookie, Elmo’s Song, and Rubber Ducky.
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09 Elmo costumes
If you want to let the guest of honor dress up as part of these Elmo birthday party ideas there are plenty of costumes available to suit all ages. Check out all the options here.
If a parent or relative is feeling brave maybe they could dress up in an adult Elmo costume and act as an entertainer.
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10 Elmo party favors
For party favors to compliment these Elmo birthday party ideas, there are lots of individual items available here. You can then add these to Elmo favor bags, boxes, or pails, available here.
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11 elmo party games
Below are some Elmo theme party games and activities to go with the Elmo birthday party ideas:
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COLORING
There are lots of Elmo coloring-in pictures on the Sesame Street website that you can print off and hand out with some crayons to keep the kids busy while everyone arrives.
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GUESS HOW MANY
Fill a fish bowl with Goldfish Crackers and see who can guess how many there are.
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ELMO PINATA
This draw-string pinata, available here, is ideal if you’re looking for Elmo birthday party ideas for younger kids as they can take turns pulling on a string.
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PIZZA MAKING
As Elmo’s favorite food is pizza, have them decorate their own pizzas. Pre-make the bases so the kid’s can just have fun with the toppings.
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SESAME STREET TATTOOS
These temporary Sesame Street tattoos, available here, wash off easily with soap and water.
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FILL UP DOROTHY’S BOWL
Split the kids into two teams and have them play a relay race to carry cups of water from point A to point B in order to fill up Dorothy’s fish bowl.
Make them run each stage of the relay race with some sort of handicap (ex, a leaking cup, wearing clown shoes, hands tied behind their backs carrying the plastic cup with their teeth, a three legged race, etc).
The winning team is whoever managed to fill up Dorothy’s bowl first.
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DOROTHY’S LUCKY DIP
Fill a paddling pool with water and scatter little piles of toys and treats in the bottom. Then scatter plastic goldfish, available here, on top of all the goodies.
Give the kids fishing nets have them take turns to see if they can fish out some goodies without catching Dorothy in their nets. Give each child 20 seconds to see what they can catch, but if they scoop up Dorothy they have to forfeit their goodies.
Another variation of this is to fill a paddling pool with plastic goldfish and write a number on the bottom on each one. The kids fish one out, like a traditional lucky dip, and the number on the bottom of their goldfish corresponds to either a prize or a forfeit.
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HUNT FOR DOROTHY
This is just a simple treasure hunt adapted to fit in with the Elmo birthday party ideas. Use the same plastic goldfish from the game above and hide them around the party and see who can find the most.
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what’s missing
Assemble a tray of items each beginning with the same letter (ex, if your child’s name starts with a D then choose objects that also start with D). Show them the tray of objects before taking it away and removing one item. See if they can spot which one is missing.
For another visual memory game, you can use these Sesame Street cards, available here.
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I SPY
Pick a letter and see how many things they can see in the room that begins with that letter. Give prizes to whoever can list the most.
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PIN ELMO’S NOSE ON
This is a really cute variation of Pin the Tail On but you have to place Elmo’s nose on. Check it out here.
