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Best Movie-Inspired Party Ideas for Kids

02/28/2014 By Nicole EtolenCategories: Movie activities and crafts for kids, Party Ideas for Kids

In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve been on a roll with movie-inspired party ideas for kids lately! We’re having so much fun coming up with fun games, crafts and activities for kids’ birthday parties. Take a look a at our top movie-inspired party ideas!

Best Movie-Inspired Party Ideas for Kids

Every year, it seems like every kid wants to have a party based on the latest hit kids’ movie. Parents, on the other hand, want a party that really stands out. Sure, it’s easy enough to run out to the store, grab some themed cups, plates and napkins then call it a party. But really, where is the fun in that?

Our party ideas include activities and games based on the movie inspiration behind the theme. Don’t be the parent that slaps up a “pin the tail on whatever character is hot that year.” Be the one that all the kids are talking about. The one that brings kids back year after year. Don’t worry, we’ll help!

Our Favorite Movie-Inspired Party Ideas for Kids: Crafts, Activities and More

Best Movie-Inspired Party Ideas for Kids : Lego Movie

The LEGO Movie is super hot this year and with good reason! I took my son to see it and we both loved it. The great thing about the LEGO movie is that it has enough going on to appeal to both boys and girls. Our LEGO Movie Party Games give you some great ideas on how to keep the party moving.

Got a Despicable Me fan in the house? Plan a fun party complete with these awesome Despicable Me Party Activities for Kids! This is one of our most popular party ideas posts ever.

Best Movie-Inspired Party Ideas for Kids

With Mr. Peabody & Sherman coming out in theaters, maybe your kids will love to have a Time Travel party. There are so many different ways you can go with this! Ask kids to dress up in costumes from the past or put together crazy outfits of the future. During the party, help kids make their very own Time Capsule craft to take home with them!

Best Movie-Inspired Party Ideas for Kids

Nut Job is another huge hit this year that makes for great party ideas for kids. If you’re lost on how to build a theme around it, considering going with a nature-themed party. Kids will love making our Nut Job Pine Cone Squirrel. It not only gives you a great activity during the party, but also gives kids something to take home.

More great movie-inspired birthday party ideas for kids

  • With Disney’s Frozen releasing on DVD, kids will show renewed interest in a Frozen party. Check out this easy Frozen Craft for kids!
  • Got a FreeBirds fan in the house? During your party, have kids make this fun FreeBirds craft for kids. Encourage the kids to use different colors and textures to create their birdie.
  • Younger kids love Disney’s Planes. We have an easy activity that even an older toddler could do with a little help. Check out our DIY Airplane craft for kids.

With so many great movie-inspired birthday party ideas for kids, you’ll surely be deemed “coolest mom ever” after your next party!

What movie-inspired party themes do your kids love the most?

Tagged With: crafts for kids, DIY Party, lego movie party games, movie parties, Movie-Inspired Party Ideas, party ideas for kids

About Nicole Etolen

Nicole Etolen is a blogger, freelance writer, and all-around busy bee. She spent her teen and early adult life as a childcare provider before finally have her own little boy (now 7), so she knows what kids like!

Comments

  1. Amber Edwards says

    03/04/2014 at 11:48 am

    Those are a lot of fun party ideas! My kids would go bananas over the Lego Movie or the Despicable me movie party idea.

  2. Jen says

    03/04/2014 at 12:32 pm

    We have not seen the Lego movie yet. My boys keep begging to see it. I’ll have to give in and take them soon.

  3. Kelly Hutchinson says

    03/04/2014 at 12:38 pm

    The Nut Job and Lego movie ideas are my favorite! Great post!

  4. Chrysa says

    03/04/2014 at 1:09 pm

    What fun ideas! My nephew would love a Despicable Me party. He is minion crazy!

  5. cococute says

    03/05/2014 at 11:06 am

    I would like the Minion Inspired party.

  6. Michelle F. says

    03/05/2014 at 1:55 pm

    Cute ideas. I think my nephew would love the lego one the best.

  7. Jessica says

    03/05/2014 at 6:13 pm

    Love your Nut Job craft idea!

  8. Ciara@ourlittlehouseinthecountry says

    03/28/2014 at 4:02 pm

    Lego Movie and Despicable Me would be definite faves here but I’d say Frozen would be a close third. Fantastic ideas! We’ve had Thomas and friends, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Jake and the Neverland Pirates and Disney Princess parties, no actual movie parties. My eldest is 5 this year, I have a feeling he may want a Lego theme- Lego mad- if I hear “I Feel Awesome” once more… Great post.

  9. Natalie says

    06/25/2014 at 7:00 pm

    I think the Nut Job squirrel craft project is the cutest idea ever!

  10. Emily says

    06/25/2014 at 7:59 pm

    My husband would love that Lego party for himself, haha!

  11. Margaret Smith says

    06/25/2014 at 8:54 pm

    What wonderful party ideas and crafts. These are also great for summer activities to keep the kids busy.

  12. Diana says

    06/25/2014 at 9:31 pm

    Love these, thanks for sharing!

  13. Shannon says

    06/25/2014 at 9:38 pm

    What fun movie parties. Thank you for sharing.

  14. Sheila Owen says

    06/26/2014 at 12:12 am

    My granddaughter would love the Despicable Me Movie Party, and the party activities you listed would be great! Her party would be a hit with those.

  15. Debra Holloway says

    06/26/2014 at 4:21 am

    My grandson loved Hotel Transylvania, and Despicable Me. Great fun ideas.

  16. Jessica Claudio says

    06/26/2014 at 8:12 am

    The pinecone squirrel is extremely adorable and goes perfectly with the movie. I also enjoy the Lego movie party games.

  17. Tammy S says

    06/26/2014 at 9:51 am

    What great ideas. I know my daughter would love the project for the squirrel from The Nut Job. Thanks for the ideas!

  18. Cheryl Rogers says

    06/26/2014 at 9:59 am

    My kids love themed birthday parties or any party that has a theme related to one of their favorite movies or shows. The lego one would be great here, it works for both girls and boys and would really have so many ways to make it creative.

  19. Daraya says

    06/26/2014 at 12:19 pm

    A few years ago, my daughter had a Disney-inspired party where everyone came dressed up as a Disney character (some include: Captain Hook, Melanie, Peter Pan, Bolt, and Cruella Deville)! It was such a fun party! 🙂

  20. Barrie says

    06/26/2014 at 1:18 pm

    Great ideas. This year folks are going to need Frozen party ideas!

  21. Julie says

    06/26/2014 at 2:08 pm

    I love all of these ideas we will probably do frozen next year so thanks for all of the ideas..

  22. shaunie says

    06/26/2014 at 2:33 pm

    These ideas are great. I will be bookmarking this for our upcoming events (notes like these are hard t o find) Love the simplicity of it. And that it is a variety of things to do

  23. Cynthia says

    06/26/2014 at 2:36 pm

    Great ideas! I have two girls so they are really into Frozen right now?

  24. happi shopr says

    06/26/2014 at 3:38 pm

    What fun ideas. We’ll have to try some this summer.

  25. Brigid OHara Koshko says

    06/26/2014 at 3:41 pm

    Great ideas! My daughter’s softball team was called the Minions and we celebrated one of their tournament wins with minion themed cupcakes. Big hit (on and off the field.)

  26. Jill A. Collins says

    06/26/2014 at 4:45 pm

    Aw, such cute ideas! Love the LEGO one the best!

  27. Ashley O. says

    06/26/2014 at 5:24 pm

    I love despicable me , it’s good for boys and girls, which usually pixar/disney are geared to one gender or the other. The nut job crafts look fun! Great ideas for bday party decorations

  28. Terri Egelund says

    06/26/2014 at 5:50 pm

    I haven’t seen the Lego movie yet but want to take my grandkids.

  29. Kate F. says

    06/26/2014 at 7:54 pm

    My niece loves Disney princess themed parties.

  30. Jo-Ann Brightman says

    06/26/2014 at 9:29 pm

    You have so many great movie-inspired party ideas listed here. Any child would have to be thrilled by some of them

  31. Laura C says

    06/27/2014 at 12:11 am

    I like these ideas! I think my son would love a Transformers theme

  32. Dee says

    06/27/2014 at 11:10 am

    So cute! My nieces would love the Despicable Me party theme! 🙂

  33. Linda Treadwell says

    06/27/2014 at 11:36 am

    So cute! I now have my granddaughter’s birthday parties planned for the next 10 years. Lol Thanks for the ideas.

  34. Thuy Vu says

    06/27/2014 at 3:19 pm

    I love the Legos Movie Party games. My son would love it for his birthday.

  35. Sandra davis says

    06/28/2014 at 11:32 am

    Love themed parties

  36. Rusty H says

    06/28/2014 at 11:49 am

    What creative and fun ideas for themed parties. Thanks for sharing.

  37. Claire Rheinheimer says

    06/28/2014 at 4:44 pm

    Love the Lego idea, my 3 year old son is obsessed with the movie!

  38. Carly S. says

    06/28/2014 at 5:24 pm

    Awesome ideas – love the lego one especially. 🙂

  39. Natalie Brown says

    06/28/2014 at 6:02 pm

    Hi! You are so creative! These ideas are great and I can use them for when my grandson comes over. We always watch movies. Thank-you for the inspiration!

  40. Jennipher H says

    06/28/2014 at 6:06 pm

    Love the lego ideas! I, myself, love legos. 🙂

  41. Rand C says

    06/28/2014 at 6:49 pm

    I love the Lego ideas; kids of all ages love Legos.

  42. Allison lesley says

    06/28/2014 at 6:57 pm

    My kids love the minions lol but their current fave movie is Rio 2.

  43. Gail Vance says

    06/28/2014 at 7:09 pm

    The Lego movie ideas were genius. My daughter laughed and laughed at that movie. This may be her next birthday!

  44. Susan Robbins says

    06/28/2014 at 10:05 pm

    Nut Job party sounds fun to me and I love the Nut Job pinecone squirrel craft. Always nice for kids to take something home from a party other than a sugar high!

  45. Tom Bellamy says

    06/29/2014 at 7:54 am

    These are great party ideas…thank you!

  46. Cynthia C says

    06/30/2014 at 1:55 pm

    What fun ideas! I’ll pass them along to my niece for her kids.

  47. Cryssie Cherry says

    06/30/2014 at 8:57 pm

    Awe!! I LOVE that little squirrel one from the Nut Job. I am going to try that with my kids.

  48. Teresa (embracing the spectrum) says

    06/30/2014 at 9:44 pm

    I like the Despicable Me theme!

  49. Birdiebee says

    06/30/2014 at 10:07 pm

    You have some great ideas here. These would be so much fun for my grandkids.

  50. Lisa Cooper says

    06/30/2014 at 10:24 pm

    Sounds like fun! Wish I had young children or grandchildren to enjoy it with.

  51. Sarah Hirsch says

    07/01/2014 at 1:21 pm

    What cute and fun party ideas!

  52. Michelle Bartley says

    07/02/2014 at 12:23 am

    Awesome Birthday Party Ideas!! My Granddaughter loves the minions!!

  53. Leigh Anne Borders says

    07/02/2014 at 6:50 pm

    Thanks for sharing these great ideas. We have a party coming up so I am going to incorporate some of these into it.

  54. Melissa Teears says

    07/05/2014 at 11:57 am

    I like the Lego Movie ideas since that’s my son’s favorite movie and we have a ton of legos.

  55. Pierre Mosbey says

    07/05/2014 at 3:32 pm

    Definitely cool!

  56. Sue E says

    07/05/2014 at 7:55 pm

    I was always looking for different ways to keep the kids amused on their birthdays! These are such cute & fun ideas!! I will share them for my grandkids birthdays now. The LEGO Movie idea caught my eye, cause Legos have been around for years & kids still love playing with them.

  57. Maria Iemma says

    07/06/2014 at 9:33 am

    Wonderful ideas for movie parties. My favorite is the Lego idea since my grandsons are always playing Legos!

  58. Birdiebee says

    07/06/2014 at 12:02 pm

    What a bunch of great ideas. These are so awesome.

  59. Sherry Jones says

    07/07/2014 at 11:09 am

    My son would love the ideas for the Lego Movie. He loves anything that has to do with Legos.

  60. Melissa S says

    07/08/2014 at 1:00 pm

    Great ideas here, I especially think my son would like the Lego tower building challenge and the time capsule.

  61. Kim says

    07/08/2014 at 6:44 pm

    There are some fantastic ideas here! I love the lego movie ideas!

  62. pamela t says

    07/08/2014 at 8:05 pm

    Never thought of doing this but what great ideas! Will remember for next time!

  63. Teresa says

    07/09/2014 at 8:21 pm

    The lego movie on looks great! Thanks for sharing!

  64. Maria Malaveci says

    07/10/2014 at 9:19 am

    These are great ideas! Thanks for sharing!

  65. nickie says

    07/10/2014 at 11:39 am

    Love these idea’s. Thank you for posting

  66. Meghan says

    07/12/2014 at 3:37 pm

    Love the time capsule idea! Too cute.

  67. Linda Madden says

    07/12/2014 at 4:34 pm

    These crafts are so cute. And they don’t look like they would be hard.

  68. Sara Duff says

    07/13/2014 at 10:14 am

    Great ideas. I know some small guys who would love the Legos party ideas.

  69. Isabella T. says

    07/14/2014 at 12:53 pm

    This is fantastic. I love the Frozen inspired projects! Our kiddos would love TMNT inspired crafts as well as Disney Princess.

  70. Tiffany L. says

    07/17/2014 at 9:39 pm

    I would love to do a Grease themed party!!!

  71. Nicole Mecham says

    07/18/2014 at 12:41 am

    LOVE the Nut Job project! So cute! I will definitely have to try these. What a fun activity and a great way to turn a movie into something more meaningful!

  72. Lisa E. @ Lisa vs. the Loans says

    07/18/2014 at 6:53 pm

    My niece just had her 5th birthday and her party was Frozen themed! Everything was ice blue and they even had someone there dress up like Princess Elsa.

  73. Robin says

    07/19/2014 at 10:36 am

    I love the Lego Movie idea.

  74. Judy G says

    07/19/2014 at 2:46 pm

    Cute ideas for a kid’s party

  75. Nicole Becker says

    07/19/2014 at 4:57 pm

    These are such great ideas!! My granddaughter wants a Frozen party for her 4th birthday.

  76. wen budro says

    07/19/2014 at 7:20 pm

    I think that the Despicable Me and Frozen themed parties are the winners in my home. Those are some great ideas for activities.

  77. Lorena Keech says

    07/19/2014 at 9:27 pm

    Well, no kiddos around but when there were we did a fun Hulk party with lots of green food.

  78. Patricia says

    07/20/2014 at 11:10 am

    This looks like fun

  79. Jill Myrick says

    07/20/2014 at 12:00 pm

    These are great ideas and would be perfect for a movie party for my children and their friends.

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  80. Cheryl Rahkonen says

    07/20/2014 at 12:52 pm

    Thanks for all these great party ideas. I do not have a creative mind, therefore, I never come up with any good ideas on my own. I really like the movie theme, especially “Nut Job”. I love the squirrels made out of pine cones and I do believe I will borrow your ideas for the next birthday party.

  81. David Carlson says

    07/20/2014 at 7:06 pm

    Kids love movie-inspired parties, and these are some great ideas. My wife is always looking for new party ideas, so I’ll pass this along.

  82. CharityS says

    07/20/2014 at 7:39 pm

    The Lego theme would work in my house.

  83. Tina M says

    07/20/2014 at 9:26 pm

    my son loves star wars!!

  84. Hesper Fry says

    07/20/2014 at 11:35 pm

    My son would like the lego inspired party ideas.

  85. Crystal F says

    07/21/2014 at 6:25 am

    I like the water gun frozen game from Despicable Me. Despicable Me is one of our very favorite movies. Thank you!

  86. Missa Lynn says

    07/21/2014 at 11:33 am

    The LEGO movie party games look like so much fun! Thanks for the ideas!

  87. Betty C says

    07/21/2014 at 12:31 pm

    Great ideas. I never did themes for birthdays except for the cake and napkins and glasses. Now that I have grandkids maybe I’ll help their mom with some of these ideas.

  88. Jennifer Speed says

    07/21/2014 at 1:55 pm

    SO much fun. I absolutely adore the Despicable Me party ideas. I always had tweety themed parties.

  89. Amy S. says

    07/21/2014 at 4:11 pm

    The lego movie has some great ideas to build and use your imagination no matter how simple or plain you think it may be!

  90. Amanda Sakovitz says

    07/21/2014 at 4:39 pm

    great ideas! We would love to do frozen!

  91. RICHARD HICKS says

    07/21/2014 at 6:40 pm

    I like the Lego inspired party. Kids would certainly enjoy it.

  92. Donna M. Clark says

    07/21/2014 at 7:19 pm

    Our favorite Movie Party theme is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

  93. Michelle S says

    07/21/2014 at 8:28 pm

    Cute movie idea to get kids involved in crafting.

  94. Sarah L says

    07/21/2014 at 11:48 pm

    Right now it would be a Frozen party since that’s the rage around right now.

  95. Jill McHale says

    09/20/2014 at 1:32 am

    The Nut Job Pine Cone Squirrel is such a cute craft idea!

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