As your child grows, the garden grows, too. So what could be better than a garden-themed birthday party? This botanical bash is full of all-natural goodie bags and greenhouse goodies!

Best for
Budding gardeners in the four to 10 age range will love this sunny party.

Party Planning
For peace of mind, begin planning your bash six to eight weeks in advance. This will allow you time to gather all the supplies that you need, including decorations, gifts, and menu items. Planning ahead also gives your guests time to RSVP and make travel plans, if needed. Don't panic if you find yourself short on time; you can still plan a great party! Planning ahead simply reduces the risk of conflicts with guests' plans and may increase your party’s attendance.

If making the invitations yourself, think first about who you are inviting to the party. Consider a flower-themed design, or focus on herbs and vegetables as your inspiration. For a general spring-themed invitation, try the suggestions from our Springtime Party. A general garden invitation can be made from simple construction paper or card stock. Just fold the paper in half, and either decorate with flower or veggie stickers or create your own designs with paint or markers. If you’re short on time, you can purchase personalized or pre-printed garden invitations online. We recommend mailing your invitations three to four weeks prior to the party—any sooner and your guests may forget, any later and your guests may already have plans.

To simplify the rest of the party planning process, check out our Party Planning Timeline, take a look at our When & Where to Have the Party page, and read the paragraphs below for information on selecting decorations, supplies, activities, and more for your child's party.

What You’ll Need
If you plan to use paper tableware and themed party supplies, our Suggested Party Supply List may be quite helpful. Please note that you may not need everything on the list; it is intended only as a guide.

For this party, colors will depend on which direction you take the theme. If veggies and herbs are the focus, stick with lots of greens, tans, and yellows. If flowers are the main focus, any bright or pastel colors will work great. For goodie bags, purchase small toy gardening tools, gloves, sun hats, flower-themed items like flower rings and pinwheels, seed packets, and assorted candies. 

If your focus is more on the frogs, bugs and butterfilies that fill a springtime garden, fill your goodie bags with frog putty, butterfly wands, frog stickers, and ladybug favors.

Place all of the items inside clear or printed cellophane bags, and tie them closed with green chenille stems or pretty pastel ribbons. For a really fun twist, instead of bags, use garden gloves or clear plastic gloves as the bags. Or, if you're short on time, purchase one of the ready-made Birthday in a Box party favor sets.