A rainbow party theme has to be one of the brightest, happiest party themes for any age, wouldn’t you agree? There’s just something about so much colour that makes you smile, even on a gloomy day.
Rainbow party – Paper Face Party
This is one theme you can’t go wrong with when coordinating your tableware and decorations – just think bright, bold colours and as much of it as you can find! Yes, your room may end up looking like a rainbow exploded, but that’s what we’re aiming for!
We’ve seen some gorgeous examples of rainbow party theme styling this year, and to help you save time finding all the bits and pieces you’ll need to bring it all together, we’ve pulled together some of our favourite items for you to simply click and add to cart. Your welcome!
So let’s get this party started – and remember to CLICK on any image to be taken to where you can purchase / order that partyware from!
Rainbow party invitations
Turn an ordinary day into a bright one when your guests open an invitation full of colour and the fun of a rainbow party to look forward to. Choose from preprinted or customised invitations and send them in brightly coloured envelopes filled with confetti for a n added surprise.
Preprinted Rainbow Invitations – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Rainbow confetti invitations – Emiko Blue
Rainbow Party Invitations – Dream A Little Party
Rainbow Party Invitation – Emma Smith Stationery
Watercolour Rainbow Invitation – Eve & Co
Rainbow Party Printables – Paper Blossom Creations
Rainbow party decorations
Remember, we’re aiming for an explosion of colour, so think bold and don’t be shy. Alternatively, a table covered in a crisp white tablecloth will ensure your colourful treats and decorations shine bright, and doubles as a fluffy white cloud!
Styling – Dream A Little Dream children’s parties (Perth)
Love the concept of setting a rainbow dessert table against the black chalkboard look to make the colours really stand out!:
Rainbow party – The Sweet Cart (Perth)
Recreate a rainbow party setting with these items to inspire you:
hiPP tablerunner – The Party Parlour
Jumbo rainbow confetti balloon – Emiko Blue
Rainbow Balloon – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Bright pom pom mix – The Little Event Company
Rainbow honeycomb garland kit – Love The Occasion
Rainbow Paper Fan – Fantasy Kids Parties
Rainbow Stools – Enchanted Party Hire (Qld)
Rainbow chairs for hire – Little Giggles Party Hire (Melbourne)
Rainbow Table Skirt – Saffy & May (Purchase or hire QLD)
Rainbow streamers – My Party Boutique
This milestone poster will be a gorgeous keepsake and a centrepiece decoration!:
Birthday milestone poster – printed by Jo’s Signs by Design
Rainbow party tableware
A rainbow explodes in my head when I think of how many table setting options this theme lends itself to! From cups and plates in bold primary colours, spread across the table and littered with confetti, to striped coordinated tableware on a crisp white table cloth – let your imagination go and get creative with this one. There is no such thing as too much colour!
Sambellina rainbow stripe plates – Emiko Blue
Summer bow plates – The Little Event Company
Toot ombre dessert plate – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Paper eskimo carnival plates – The Party Parlour
Rainbow Cups – Love The Occasion
Rainbow cups – Deer Little Parties
Rainbow cups – The Little Big Company
Coloured Wooden Cutlery – Fantasy Kids Parties
Rainbow Star Plates – Fantasy Kids Parties
Rainbow Milk Bottles – Love The Occasion
Rainbow Straws – One Magic Day
Rainbow confetti – Love The Occasion
Rainbow party pack – Party Pax
A few items for the birthday child!:
Rainbow Party Hat – Little Miss Charlie’s Treasures
Friendship rainbow fairy dress – Paper Face
Rainbow party treats
Let your food shine as bright as a rainbow with platters full of brightly coloured fruits, treats and desserts.
Rainbow Heart Cookies – Flyaway Pineapple
Rainbow Cookies – Flyaway Pineapple
Desserts – The Sweet Cart (Perth)
Rainbow Cake Topper – Chumblebee
Rainbow and Cloud Cookies – Frosted by Nicci
Rainbow Cake – Love That Lolly Bar (Sydney)
Rainbow macarons – Niknak’s Sweetest Treats (Perth)
Meri Meri Rainbow Cake Topper – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Rainbow Cake – Sweetest Jubilee
Rainbow Cake Pops – Sweetest Jubilee
Rainbow Layered Cake – Sweetcheeks Cookies and Cakes
Rainbow party favours
When all the fun and games are over, what better way to finish a party than sending your guests home with bright smiles and a box of treats.
Rainbow party Favour Boxes – Kels Gift Labelling
Rainbow Party Themed Chocolate Wrappers – Kels Gift Labelling
Rainbow Lollipop – Favor Lane Party Boutique
Rainbow Crayons – Favor Lane Party Boutique
Rainbow pencils – Party Ideas in a Box
Sambellina rainbow treat boxes – Emiko Blue
Rainbow party favour box – Hip and Hooray
So there you have it – our finds for the BRIGHTEST rainbow party on the planet, one to surely put a smile on everyone’s face.
With all the Christmas preparations happening it is easy to leave NYE planning until last minute…but now is the time to organise what you need – so to help you get organised I’m sharing some NYE party supplies early to ensure they will arrive in time!
New Year’s Eve celebrations are one of my favourite – there is something special about a new year beginning and celebrating with close family or friends!
Styled by Opulenticity Party & Buffet Styling
Our little ones are still quite little however for those of you with slightly older kids it is a perfect chance to organise a gathering that doesn’t centre just around the kids! It’s a chance to get together with friends and family, letting the kids stay up a little longer than usual before having a slumber party on the floor, and then it’s all about letting the adults relax into the New Year with a more adults only style occasion (aka, champagne!).
When I look back at all the many amazing new trends in themes we’ve seen this year, there’s one in particular that I’ve been saving for NYE and just screams sophistication and ‘Happy New Year’ to me, and that’s the classic black and metallics with a touch of marble. Adult opulence at it’s best!
So if like me, you’ve had a big year of parties filled with flamingos, doughnuts and unicorns and are just craving something a little more grown up, I’ve sourced the perfect pieces from our LLC Vendors to pull together the perfect New Year’s Eve celebration for the adults (and kids, until bedtime!) so you can start your planning now, and have something to look forward to after the Christmas ham is finished.
New Year’s Eve Decorations
Whether it’s a backyard BBQ, seafood buffet or canapés after watching the fire works, this theme looks stunning in the evening as the metallics shimmer and glisten when styled with plenty of candles, and black or metallics make a great backdrop for these to pop against in the evening.
So start with black as your base, and build on it with hints of metallic (either gold or silver) and marble accents for depth and interest. Use your marble kitchen bench top, a black trestle table or one covered with a table cloth for a more polished look, and create drama and interest with varying heights of stands and platters to serve your food, or set an opulent dinner table complete with candle light.
DIY Fringed backdrop kit – DD Brand
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Black and white marble balloons – One Magic Day
Favorlane Party Boutique
Why not take cues from the countdown and incorporate giant helium number balloons.
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Or mix and match decorations with a mix of black, white, gold
Confetti balloons with tassel – Party Splendour
Gold glitter star garland – Emiko Blue
Gold tissue pom – Hip and Hooray
Gold paper fans decorating kit – The Party Parlour
Fancy decorator kit – The Kit Source
For real wow factor, a gold sequin tablecloth creates the perfect setting for a gorgeous New years eve dessert table!:
Saffy & May
Don’t forget the confetti at midnight! This would also look great scattered down the centre of your dining table.
Love The Occasion
New Year’s Eve Tableware
Whilst it’s always nice to bring out your best dinner set (you know, the one you received for your wedding that’s still in the box ?) no one wants to be washing dishes on New Year’s Day – so opt for some stylish disposables instead!
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Noir hexagon large plate – The Little Event Company
Meri Meri gold plate – Emiko Blue
Gold foil napkins – Love The Occasion
The Little Event Company
The Little Event Company
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
How gorgeous are these Kate Spade coasters?
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
White and silver tassel horns – Love The Occasion
New Year’s Eve Sweet Treats
Finish the year off with a bang and start your diet resolutions the following day – it’s time to eat cake! Nothing beats a glass of champagne and delicious dessert now, does it? Here’s a sample of what LLC partners in the Directory can create for your event!:
Sweetest Jubilee Melbourne
Quincy Lane Sydney
Black and gold chocolate coated strawberry tower – Chocobon (Melbourne)
Sweetest Jubilee
Mini desserts – Velvetier (Queensland)
Custom gold lollipops – Niknaks Sweetest Treats
If the kids are a part of the NYE celebrations – why not setup a cute table setting for them complete with colouring, board games or other activities to keep them entertained? You can hire some stylish children’s table and chairs from LLC partners around Australia – here is a sample!:
Kids gold tiffany chairs for hire – Tiny Tots Toy hire (Sydney)
Kids table and chairs for hire – Enchanted Party Hire (Qld)
How great are these take home bags? Perfect for the kids who would have missed out whilst they were sleeping!
Confectionately Yours
Another fantastic idea are these labels for mini wine or champagne bottles for your friends:
NYE Wine favour bottle labels – Emma Smith Event Stationery
Attach these tags to any take home gift for your NYE guests for instant NYE style!
Cheers gift tag – Emiko Blue
Like all celebrations, New Year’s Eve is a wonderful excuse to get your nearest and dearest together and get creative with your styling. So say farewell to another big year by going bold, and celebrate the prospect of new opportunities, milestones and adventures together in style – cheers!
If I was to do a poll on the most popular party themes for 2016, Tropical would be one of the clear winners by a mile. Not a day goes by without spotting another beautifully styled, colourful tropical party on my Instagram feed. What’s not to love about bright colours, cheeky fruit, sunglasses, flamingos, palm leaves and inflatable pool toys? Bring on Summer!
Tutti Frutti pool party – Sugar Coated Mama and Sweet + Styled
Tropical party. Styling – Paper Face (Sydney)
With so many new and tempting partyware options available for this theme however, it can be hard to know where to start, so I’ve done the hard work for you and rounded up a few supplies and inspo ideas from our LLC Vendors to get the party started.
Styling – Sweet Bits And Pieces
Tropical Party Invitations
When I think of a tropical party, the vibrant colours of summer fruits and lush green palms always spring to mind. So use this as your inspiration for colour and design in your invitations, and have some Rio Carnevale style fun by adding some pink flamingos!
Invitation – ELK Prints
Flamingo Invitation – That Little Creative Co
Invitation – Eve & Co
Tropical party backdrop design – Giggles and Grace Design
Fruity invitation – Bonjour Berry
Flamingo invitation – Bonjour Berry
Flamingo invitation – Emma Smith Stationery
Tutti Frutti invitation – Emma Smith Stationery
A lovely keep sake idea is a custom print recording all the special details of your child at the age they are at the moment! This fun tropical themed custom print would be perfect for this theme:
Tropical custom print – Edge House Design
Tropical party decorations
You can literally go bananas (pardon the pun) decorating with this theme. Go bold with lush foliage or create your own palm or Monstera leaves using large pieces of paper, include plenty of fruit and florals as props, and don’t forget a flamingo or two for a bit of fun!
Tropical party dessert table – Opulenticity Party & Buffet Styling (Perth)
Tropical party – Opulenticity Party and Buffet Styling Perth
Tropical dessert table – Perfectly Sweet (Qld)
How gorgeous is this floral chandelier by Hanging Pretty?
Floral Chandelier – Hanging Pretty
This garland would make a fun backdrop or centrepiece!:
Fruit garland – Emiko Blue
These hand painted water colour decorations by ELK Prints are perfect for table settings or the sweets buffet.
ELK Prints
Of course what’s a party without balloons!
Pineapple balloon – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Flamingo balloon – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Flamingo balloon – Love The Occasion
Giant palm tree balloon – Peppermint Sunday
Tropical garland – Fantasy Kids Parties
Teal paper fan – Emiko Blue
The use of natural or artificial flowers is also a great idea, and I love how Kirei Handmade has used them on giant letters.
Floral letters – Kirei Handmade
You can also hire a foilage wall such as this for a tropical feel backdrop:
Foilage wall – Sweet Heavenly Events and Party Hire (Sydney)
Flamingos or pineapples? Can’t decide? Go for both!:
Tropical garland -Sugarlicious
Giant honeycomb balls in abundance and a selection of bold colours also looks fabulous.
Tropical party styling – Saffy & May. Backdrop from Giggles and Grace Designs
Pink honeycomb balls – The Little Event Company
Pineapple honeycomb centrepiece – The Little Big Company
Can’t go past these flamingo pinatas for some fun or decoration:
Flamingo pinata – Party Pony Designer Pinatas
Tropical party tableware
Is it getting balmy in here yet? Let’s turn the heat up a notch with the perfect table setting for guests to sip on tropical punch and enjoy sweet fruit treats.
You’ll find an abundance of bright tableware perfect for this theme, including these fun finds.
Confectionately Yours
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
The Little Event Company
Favor Lane Party Boutique
Sunrise party plates – The Little Event Company
Sorbet fruits plate – Hip and Hooray
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Flamingo napkins – Confectionately Yours
Tropical partyware – Favor Lane Party Boutique
Flamingo swizzle sticks – Favor Lane Party Boutique
Flamingo straws – Deer Little Parties
This fun lemonade stand from Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney) is perfect for a cool drinks bar at a hot tropical party and seen in the below tropical setup:
Lemonade stand for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Styling – ELK Prints
Hire some flamingos for extra decorating fun!:
Flamingos for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Tropical cakes, cookies and desserts
With a theme that takes it’s cues from food, it’s fair to say that your sweets table will be the centrepiece of this occasion. Think cakes and desserts decorated with tropical flowers or fruit, and cookies shaped as exoctic birds, monstera leaves and tropical fruits. Don’t forget the real thing either!
Here is some of what has been created for this theme from LLC vendors around Australia who you can order from:
Cake – Sweets With Love with paper flowers by Hanging Pretty
Tropical cake – Velvetier (Qld)
Tropical cookies – Sweetcheeks Cookies and Cakes (Melbourne)
Tropical macarons – Arelio Sweetbox (Sydney)
Chocolates – Chocobon (Melbourne)
Tropcial cookies – Frosted by Nicci (Melbourne)
Cake – Frosted by Nicci (Melbourne)
Pineapple cupcake toppers – DIY Parties by Renee
Petite Cookies Melbourne
Tropical cupcakes – Love That Lolly Bar (Sydney)
Pineapple cookies – Flyaway Pineapple
Sweetcheeks Cookies and Cakes
Tropical edible print – Custom Icing
Flamingo cake topper – A la Roch
Tropical desserts – The Pumpkin Carriage (Sydney)
Petite Sweets & Co
Tropical party favours
From fruit inspired cookies to whacky flamingo foam glasses, your guest will go home feeling like they’ve been on a tropical holiday with these finds and packaging!
Watermelon favour bag- Love The Occasion
Fruity tattoos – The Little Event Company
Flamingo glasses – Favor Lane Party Boutique
Fruit stickers – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Glitter & Glue Designs
Before the little guests head home – why not have them stamp their fingerprint on this unique guest book idea! This ceramic hand painted tile will make the perfect keepsake for after the party!:
Guest book alternative – Pinta Craft
With so many partywares available, you can see why the tropical theme is just so hot right now, and a really easy one to pull together. I hope this has helped narrow the search down a little for you and provided the inspiration you need for your next occasion!
Do you remember going to gymnastic classes as a child? So much fun!
Tumbling, jumping and climbing make it a popular choice of extra curricular activity for lower primary school aged children, and the perfect party option for this age group too.
For the full experience (and safety of your household items) many gymnastics venues offer party packages on the weekend, making it a great option for catering to larger numbers too. You’ll find many provide a room or separate area (and sometimes tables and chairs) for you to set up and bring your own catering, and they’ll take care of the rest. Too easy!
Here is some inspiration to get you started!:
Modern Gymnastics Party – Red Wagon Events
Gymnastics Party – Styled by The Little Big Company, backdrop by Jo Studio
Regardless of where you host your gymnastics party, we’ve done a little search of our LLC partners for some inspiration and general partyware you might need to help bring it all together for you.
Invitations
Get your guests excited with a fun and creative invitation that will have them bouncing with anticipation. I love the idea of including a photo of the birthday boy or girl as a gymnast!
Gymnastics Invitation – Jellyfish Prints
Gymnastics Invitation – Pretty & Print
Gymnastics Invitation – Jo Studio
Gymnastics Invitation – Pretty & Print
Decorations
If hosting it at a venue, you may be limited to the decorations you can bring in and the allocated time to set up, so stick to some fun balloons and coordinated tableware for a quick and easy set up and clean up. Or if at home, go all out and let your imagination run wild! Choose bright primary colours, pink and gold or even metallics just like a gymnast’s leotard!
A styled table with customised cookies, wrapped chocolates or cupcakes with toppers is also an easy way to achieve your look.
Giant Rose Balloon – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Yay balloons -Love The Occasion
Lilac and pink swirl balloons – Favor Lane
Gold Happy Birthday Bunting- Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Cake and Desserts
Although it is hard to find Gymnastic specific partyware and decorations, theming your cake and desserts to match a Gymnastics theme is a fun way to bring the theme out :
Gymnastics Cookies – Petite Cookies
Gymnastics Cake Topper – A la Roch
Gymnastic Cake Toppers – Glistening Occasions
Tableware
You know I love a coordinated table – whatever the occasion! This theme allows for plenty of play with creativity, choice of colours and degree of detail, so here’s a few finds to get you started. How cute are these individual boxes?
Gymnastics party – Styling by Red Wagon Events
Here are a range of fun and colourful options for tableware depending on what colour scheme you go for:
Table runner – The Party Parlour
Happy Birthday Plate – The Little Event Co
Meri Meri Charms Plates – Emiko Blue
Ombre pink party plates – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Red with white stars plate – One Magic Day
Metallic pink ruffle plates – The Little Event Co
Paper Eskimo Napkins – Emiko Blue
Meri Meri Charms Cups – Emiko Blue
Pink and Gold Cups – The Little Event Co
Rose Gold Straws – Love The Occasion
Custom party horns – Lavender Honey & Co
Favours
When all the gymnasts have tumbled themselves tired and it’s time to go home, what better way to say ‘thanks’ and reward them for their outstanding ability, than to award them all them with their own gold medals or trophies! Kids go wild for these and they’re easy enough to find and be added to a goodie bag with a customised cookie, treats or other personalised gifts.
Gymnastics Party Favours – Glitter & Glue Designs
Dancing ribbons – Party Ideas in a box
Chocolate bar favours – Cookie Queen Kitsch’n
Raspberry stripe favour bags – Love The Occasion
Sorbet pink party bags – The Little Big Company
Honey pink favour bags – Hip and Hooray
This is such a fun party theme for both boys and girls of all ages, and with a few small customised touches, an easy one to style too. Have fun!
Ka-Pow! Splat! Oooff!
How cool were the pop culture Batman comics back in the day? Like all good Superhero’s, he’s morphed over time but never really gone out of style, making a Batman party a popular choice for children’s birthday parties of all ages, and an easy one to source and style for.
Batman party – Sugarcoated Mama
Batman Table – The Sweet Cart
Superhero table – Sweet Bits and Pieces
Whether you choose the bold and bright colours of the comics as your inspiration, or colour blocked black and white or yellow, the options are endless with this theme, as are the supplies available to pull it all together. So we’ve rounded up a few finds from our LLC vendors to give you a head start.
Batman Party Invitations
When I think of Batman, his iconic bat signal instantly comes to mind, as does a lot of black and the comic book speech bubbles. Of course not everyone is expected to be Batman, so you can also extend the invitation to all Superhero’s (or Villains) with a more general superhero invite:
Batman invitation – Giggles and Grace Designs
Lou Loupie Creative
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Batman Party Decorations
Pick your colour palette and have some fun decorating your space with plenty of punch (pardon the pun!) and props for the Superhero’s to act out their alter egos.
Dream A Little Party – backdrop
Sugarlicious Parties – Batman garland
Favor Lane Party Boutique
Do you have a little batgirl instead?
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Emiko Blue – Giant round balloon
Ruby Rabbit Partyware – Giant moon balloon
Black paper fan – Emiko Blue
Favor Lane Party Boutique – Superhero balloons
Emiko Blue – Honeycomb ball
Theme It – Custom table top pom pom
Favor Lane Party Boutique – Photo booth props
This cool batman pinata also doubles as a great decoration:
Batman pinata – Party Pony Designer Pinatas
Perfect for the younger ones, a pint sized Bat Mobile!
Tiny Tots Toy Hire – Bat Mobile
Tiny Tots Toy Hire – Batman cutout
Tableware
To ensure Batman plays the lead role in his own show, keep the tableware to a minimum of two colours, or use coordinated plates, napkins and cups for the comic book effect.
Ruby Rabbit Partyware – Comic party boxes
Yellow paper eskimo plates – Emiko Blue
Favor Lane Party Boutique – Dinner plates
Ruby Rabbit Partyware – Yellow stripe napkins
Superhero plates – Little Event Co
Ruby Rabbit Partyware – Zap cups
Ruby Rabbit Partyware – Silver star straws
Petite Events Hire – Sydney hire
Cake, cookies and toppers
If you’ve predominately used block colours to decorate, cake toppers, the cake itself and custom cookies are a great way to incorporate the Batman logo into your theme, and likewise if you’ve chosen the comic approach, as it will ensure Batman is still in the spotlight.
Savvy Cakes – Sydney
DIY Parties – Batman cake topper
Cake topper by Glistening Occasions Cake by The Bride & Stork
A la Roch – Batman cake topper
Batman cake topper – Glistening Occasions Cake by Cup Cup and away
Sugarlicious – cupcake toppers
A la Roch – Batman cookies
Sweetest Jubilee (Melbourne)
Petite Cookies (Melbourne)
Cookies make a great take home gift too when wrapped in cellophane and tied off with black ribbon or twine.
Flyawaypineapple
Cookie Queen Kitsch’n
Arelio Sweetbox (Sydney)
Savvy Cakes
Favours
Keep the excitement going well after the party with these great finds.
Glitter & Glue Designs
Favor Lane Party Boutique
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Batman movie rings – Cookie Queen Kitsch’n
Batman party bag – Sugarlicious
Superhero favour bags- The Little Event Co
Last but not least, for our mini Batman fans – this post would not be complete without a costume! Perfect for first birthday photos, smashing into their first bite of cake. Too cute!!
Little Miss Charlie’s Treasures
Phew! With so much to choose from for this theme and so many ways of interpreting it, I hope this post has taken out some of the leg work out of it for you!
See you next time at the same Bat time on the same Bat channel…..(couldn’t help myself!).