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Here are our favourite storybook themed birthday party ideas, perfect for a First Chapter or Chapter One themed birthday party, a One for the Books birthday or a bookish themed birthday party for an avid reader!
A storybook theme can be enchanting, cute and quirky and cosy - there are so many sweet ways to interpret it - you could even theme it around a particular storybook, such as The Secret Garden, or character, such as Peter Rabbit!
Keep scrolling down for all our storybook themed birthday ideas! 👇🏻
Best storybook themed party favours ideas
1. Some cute picnic basket party favour boxes 👈🏻
These are so cute for guests and also come in printable template form, meaning you can use to print and make as many as you need!
2. Some cute storybook themed party favour tags 👈🏻
These are super low cost and perfect for attaching to party favours!
Cute gingham birthday party favour tags 👈🏻
Baby pink gingham cute party favour tags 👈🏻
Pink floral book themed party tags 👈🏻
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Brown check gingham thank you tags 👈🏻
Cute pink check thank you tags 👈🏻
Storybook rhyme themed thank you tags 👈🏻
Delicate floral thank you party favour tags 👈🏻
3. DIY some fall oat or flapjack squares for party favours
For super cute and low cost party favours, bake a sheet of sweet oat bars (called flapjack here in UK), divide in to squares and package up with a bow. These look adorable, are perfect for all ages and are super low cost and easy to make too!
4. Make some handkerchief bundle party favours
You could wrap party favours in handkerchiefs, then knot them onto sticks and twigs to make mini 'bindle' shaped favours - then attach little labels saying 'it's dangerous to go alone, take this' - a fun video game reference - guests will absolutely love!
5. DIY some cookie decorating kits for favours
These creative party favours are easy and low cost to put together! Bake some storybook themed sugar cookies, then prepare some small sized or mini piping bags with ready to ice colourful frosting inside. Package them into parcels for guests and voila!
6. Singular macaron party favours
Some single macaron party favours are so cute and elegant! You could make some jumbo macarons shaped and decorated like flowers or some pretty yellow jumbo macarons with 'ty' iced on - or even guests initials for easy elegant party favours.
7. Some mini pots of honey
This would match the theme perfectly and would make adorable first birthday party favours! You could even opt for mini pots or jars or lemon curd, marmalade or apricot jam, so cute.
8. DIY some floral scented shower steamers
These are really fun and easy to make! These are so affordable and you can even DIY them from ingredients such as essential oils, baking soda and constarch. There are so many varieties and scents to choose from and they make your shower smell amazing, the shower equivalent of bath bombs for the busy person on the go!
9. DIY some adorable themed candy bark
Make some super pretty candy bark/chocolate slab and even add some cookie pieces! This is super easy to make and requires no baking and all you will need is some cooking chocolate or melting chocolate (milk chocolate or white chocolate is fine) and some sweets or candy pieces/cookie pieces to add. You could even change the colour of your candy bark and make it pink by melting down some white cooking chocolate and stirring in a few very small drops of oil based red or pink food colouring. All you need to then is pour in to a mold and decorate with all the cutest sweets and candy of choice! Then pop in the fridge to set and voila, your own party ready chocolate!
There's so many ways to get creative with this and you could add a sprinkle of freeze dried raspberries or incorporate a swirl of melted milk chocolate to create a pretty pattern. Sprinkle in some jelly sweets and add some popping candy, a must have ingredient, to finish, before setting it to cool!
10. Some cute mug cake mixes
These are easy to whip up and so cute to give as party favours for guests of all ages! Mug cakes are the perfect easy comforting dessert and guests will love being able to make their own on a whim. Create some mug cake mixes (minus the milk or wet ingredient) in your chosen flavours and colours, then place each one in its own airtight container or zip lock sachet.
Your recipient will only need to add the wet ingredient to the mixture and pop it in the microwave to create their mug cake!
11. DIY a display of soft pretzel party favours
Use a doughnut wall or similar peg wall or board to display jumbo soft pretzels that guests can take home as party favours! This will double as cute decor - tie each with a pretty bow to create a beautiful display that guests will love.
12. DIY some candy apples for guests
These would go so well - also a fun reference to tales such as Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood! You could even tie with some cute gingham ribbons to finish.
13. DIY some chocolate coated oreos
These make adorable party favours! To make these, you could melt some white cooking chocolate and add a tiny amount of oil based food colouring, dipping your desired number of oreos before whipping up another bowl of melted chocolate in a different colour. You could even decorate them in cute storybook themed designs, or pipe mini icing flowers, or even sprinkle with edible rainbow confetti.
14. Some cake filled jars for party favours
Cake in jar form! Try mini jars filled with lemon cake, with layers of lemon curd or icing. You could even try some flavours such as poppyseed or earl grey - or even layers of chocolate sponge with a lilac infused buttercream - so pretty and cute for guests of all ages.
15. DIY some pretty pastel zephyr marshmallow lollies
DIY some special zephyr marshmallows, which appear in shape like meringues - one of our favourite recipes is here. Each zephyr marshmallow can be placed atop a lollipop stick or skewer to create marshmallow lollies - then wrap up for guests and secure with a pretty ribbon.
16. Make some pretty popcorn parcels
Try some pretty popcorn party favours! Make this by using a few drops of food colouring along with corn syrup and butter (follow this recipe here!) Guests will adore the novelty and you could even add some edible glitter stars and mini marshmallows to make it extra magical!
Best storybook themed party games and activities ideas
1. Try a dreamy storybook mushroom pinata 👈🏻
These are always so exciting for a birthday party, for all ages!
2. Try a storybook themed scavenger hunt
You could hide mini motifs of storybook characters around the party space - or mushroom and toadstool motifs in different shapes and colours - then challenge guests to find each one! This is great for younger guests and will keep them busy for ages. For adults you could set up some riddle based clues to solve!
Peter Rabbit characters clip art pieces to print 👈🏻
Pretty storybook themed clipart pieces 👈🏻
3. Play a game of find the biscoff cupcake
A party game and party food in one! Set up a cupcake pullapart or arrangement, but one cake within the selection has a special center, for example, filled with Lotus Biscoff flavoured frosting. Guests have to take it turns to see who can guess the winning cupcake! You could choose any surprise to hide inside the winning cupcake, just be sure there is nothing chokeable for younger guests.
4. A make your own pretty ice pops and ice lollies activity
Guests will love this! You could include fun toppings such as fruit and different flavours of fruit juice and milkshake, so guests can create their own ice pop creations. This is such a fun and dreamy party activity for all ages!
5. A paint and sip activity
You could set up a pretty still life scene to paint and incorporate items themed after different storybook characters!
6. Set up a wildflower seed ball making activity
A really sweet and fun party activity - guests can take a little piece home with them at the same time.
7. A rustic themed pass the parcel
To complement the theme
100 acre wood printable paper (print as many copies as you need!) 👈🏻
8. A making paper airplanes activity
You could throw a paper airplane making and decorating contest - the best looking and furthest flying paper planes are the winners! This will be sure to delight guests of all ages!
9. Set up a macaron tasting activity
You could give each guest a scorecard and get them to rate different macaron flavours. This is so much fun for guests of all ages and an elegant activity for your special occasion!
10. A play with nature themed play dough or plasticine
This would be a great sensory party activity for younger guests, but guests of all ages will love this too! You could even make some edible playdough, in case any gets eaten, in nature inspired hues and even mix in some edible shimmer to make it extra pretty and sparkly.
11. Play a 'guess the number in the jar' game
Really cute for a first birthday party - fill a jar with some cute flower shaped candy or similar and challenge guests to guess the correct number of items in the jar - the guest who guesses the closest wins!
Guess how many bookworms sign 👈🏻
12. An excavation activity for younger guests
With items that represent each popular storybook or its characters - they then have to guess the story based on the object!
13. A funny blindfolded painting activity
Give guests a paper cut out of a mushroom shape each and challenge them to decorate it blindfolded! This will be so funny for guests - just be sure to provide each guest with a smock/apron or similar so they can protect their clothes. A great mess free option would be to use coloured pencils or crayons!
14. Throw a wreath making workshop or challenge
This would make the perfect first birthday party activity for adults! It also means they get a beautiful memento to take away with them to remind them of the occasion.
15. Set up different themed party zones
You could them them after different woodland characters, such as a deer, a squirrel, a fox - then deck each area out with cute themed party treats and decor inspired by each character. Then stage a trivia quiz or question game, where guests must go to stand in whichever zone they think each question pertains to! This would be so cute for friends and family to play.
16. A funny art or painting challenge
Called 'Fairy Godmother says' - where guests have to draw or paint under certain rules and conditions - being blindfolded, or having to draw with their other hand, or not being allowed to take the paintbrush/pencil off the page!
17. A cupcake decorating activity
You could even turn it in to a contest and award prizes for the most colourful, most creative, messiest and tidiest cupcake (so all guests win their own prize!)
Best storybook themed birthday party ideas
1. Try a cute flower letter bunting banner 👈🏻
You can DIY this using some pink and white coloured card or cardstock, some simple craft supplies, some flower decals crafting from paper and some pink ribbon, but alternatively order ready made if short on time!
2. DIY some pretty floral bunting
Make this super cheap by visiting a DIY store and taking samples of all the pretty floral wallpapers you are allowed! Cut each sample in to triangle shapes and use some pretty ribbon to thread them all together. Alternatively, these printable papers are perfect to use as you can print as many copies as you need, to make your bunting!
3. Create a storybook themed party cupcake pullapart
This will make for the best standout party display! To make this, you will need a whole set of un iced, plain cupcakes, along with some icing in a few different colours to decorate with. Choose your favourite design, such as an acorn, a mushroom or flower. Arrange your cupcakes in your chosen formation, then layer the frosting all over the top of them, like joining the dots, ice them to create one whole shape. Then decorate with the finer details to bring it to life!
4. Try some pretty wildflower party balloon trails 👈🏻
These would look magical for a bee or wildflower themed party!
Pretty floral party balloon trails 👈🏻
5. Serve some pretty candyfloss mocktails drinks
These cotton candy mocktails look magical! Try creating these amazing candyfloss mocktails that guests of all ages will adore! They even double as pretty decor and younger guests will adore discovering candy floss or cotton candy, as it dissolves so quickly and is so much fun to pull apart.
To make them, just pop a good amount of candyfloss in your glasses or flutes, then a sprinkle of edible shimmer in each one - then pour the liquid on top of the candyfloss to make it dissolve, so beautiful to watch and so much fun for your younger guests - and your older guests! You could even add some edible flowers to drinks to make them extra pretty!
6. A stylish storybook invitation design
If your little one is in to reading, they will love this!
7. Create a fun 'once upon a time' backdrop
This would be so great for photos! You could decorate it with pretty gold accents and make the letters big and ornate - perfect for a fairytale storybook theme.
8. Frame some adorable character illustrations as a table centerpiece 👈🏻
Don't worry if they don't match exactly, as this will only become part of the charm!
Mother and baby bunny rabbit printable illustration 👈🏻
Blush pink baby bunny illustration print 👈🏻
Mother and baby rabbit printable illustration 👈🏻
9. Write storybook quotes on tags and attach them to balloons
This would work perfectly with helium or floating balloons for your party! You could even style them like little luggage tags - a cute 'Paddington Bear' reference - plus gives them a cute rustic look.
10. Top cupcakes with edible moss
To make them look like they came straight from a storybook! These will wow guests and match the theme perfectly. There is a guide to make this
here or you could order some ready made if short on time.
Ready made edible moss for party cake and treats 👈🏻
11. DIY some cute gingham toppers
You could make these from some printable papers and some mini skewers - or from some free wallpaper samples you can find at DIY stores! Alternatively you can also order these ready made if short on time.
Ready made neutral gingham cupcake toppers 👈🏻
12. Try some pretty scenery themed party accessories
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Pretty pastel floral print party plates 👈🏻
Acorn design party paper plates 👈🏻
Pink mushroom themed party napkins 👈🏻
13. Edible fondant mushrooms for party treats 👈🏻
14. Throw a tea party style setup
With mini sized yellow party desserts, such as mini lemon tarts, mini meringue pies and even trifle - a tea party will tie in perfectly!
15. Serve some cute mini layer cakes
Use a cookie cutter to create some mini sized cakes from a sheet of sponge cake - then stack them on top of each other, sandwiched with frosting - then top them with cute edible wafer flowers or butterflies!
16. Make some pretty flower themed ice cubes for drinks
Spring themed flower ice cube tray 👈🏻
You could fill the moulds with juice, lemonade or even coloured water with a few drops of food colouring - or even with edible flower petals to make them extra pretty.
17. Serve some pastel dipped madeleines
These will look stunning and guests will love! Just like the oreos, once they are baked and cooled, whip up some melted white chocolate coloured in a pretty pastel hue, then dip a certain number and leave in the fridge to set. Repeat this with every colour of chocolate you want to use. You could even finish them with some pretty gold leaf accents, or edible petals, or edible wafer flowers.
18. Some storybook themed party signs 👈🏻
You could use these for different party zones or for the party table
Storybook themed party food signs 👈🏻
19. Serve some pastel dipped oreos
These will look so striking for the party table or dessert table - you could even create a beautiful pastel ombre display! To make these, you could melt some white cooking chocolate and add a tiny amount of oil based food colouring, dipping your desired number of oreos before whipping up another bowl of melted chocolate in a different colour.
20. Serve some mini lemon and apricot tartlets
Topped with mini wafer flowers!
21. Some pretty candlesticks (unlit!) as a centerpiece
For a dreamy, classic look, try a pretty candlestick arrangement as a centerpiece for your party table and choose colours to match your theme - even try tying ribbons around them for pretty effect or entwine pretty flowers around them - unlit of course! You could even paint candlesticks to match your theme.
Jumbo wildflower twisted candlesticks 👈🏻
Pretty florals ready painted candlesticks 👈🏻
22. Arrange some pretty forest foliage in empty glass bottles
To create a standout party table display! Don't worry about them all looking uniform, the mismatched look will add to the rustic charm!
23. Set up a milkshakes or freakshakes stall
With all the toppings available! You could even make a freakshakes stall with oreos, donuts, cakes and squirty cream that guests can add to their creation - freakshakes being the perfect combination of milkshake and cake!
24. Try a picnic style setup
All the cute gingham party touches! You could even throw an indoor picnic if the weather is cold!
25. Some adorable picnic basket style party favour boxes 👈🏻
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These will be sure to wow guests! These above are for Easter, but you could customise them however you want - they are so perfect for this theme! You could even craft some edible chocolate 'acorn' candy to place inside.
Mini picnic basket party favour boxes (easy template) 👈🏻
26. Set up a rustic style party message wall for guests
So all guests can write, draw and scribble their own messages on it! You could even set up a giant chalkboard canvas that guests can decorate, with photos, drawings and messages! This would make an amazing photo backdrop for the party, for guests to take photos in front of. To create the canvas backdrop for guests to decorate, grab some black paper or cardstock and staple it to a base, such as a wall, fence or giant board made from cardboard. Provide guests with some chalks and liquid chalk markers and let them decorate to their hearts content.
27. Try a picnic basket as a dreamy table centerpiece
Try checking thrift stores to see if they have one in your area - or you might even be able to rent one. Tie some pretty pale green or cream coloured ribbons to the handles to make a super cute party table centerpiece! You could fill it with party treats or create a magical display.
28. Try a storybook themed birthday sign 👈🏻
These are great as they are low cost and double as cute party decor!
Chapter One storybook themed birthday sign 👈🏻
Storybook Chapter Two birthday sign 👈🏻
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Storybook Chapter Three birthday sign 👈🏻
29. Serve some pretty popsicles for guests
You could even infuse them with edible flower petals
30. Arrange some pretty macarons or mini pastry puffs in tower formation
Try using mini creme puffs or eclairs, ice them in pastel hues - such as beige and pink or sage green - and arrange them in tower formation. You could even decorate your creation in mini bows or edible wafer flowers to make a beautiful statement display!
31. Set up a donut wall
So much fun for guests of all ages! This will also serve as cute party decor - try icing each with a cute storybook or nature themed design to fit the theme.
32. DIY some paper chains from 'storybook' pages
Ready made printable storybook pages 👈🏻
33. Leaf crowns as party favours for guests
A really fun party favour idea that guests will love and can keep as a memento and reminder of the event. You could arrange them atop each guest's party plate so they can wear them while sat at the party table!
34. DIY some giant pretty tissue paper flowers 👈🏻
The cutest way to make guests feel like part of a storybook world!
35. Serve some dreamy dandelion flavoured desserts
Yes this is a thing!
36. Tie pretty ribbons to the base of each glass 👈🏻
Of drinks for guests!
These make the perfect adorable addition for drinks and party treats!
38. Set up a lemonade and cake tasting occasion
You could set up a chart so guests can score different types of lemonade, or even lemon cake! This is a fun and elegant activity to try that guests will love.
39. DIY some cute pennant flags for party table decoration
As a cute and low cost party table centerpiece idea, why not craft some cute pretty pennant style flags from thick paper or cardstock, decorate them with storybook inspired phrases or quotes, then attach them to skewers and arrange in a pretty vase with some blooms.
40. Throw a wreath making workshop or challenge
This would make the perfect storybook-esque birthday party activity for adults! It also means they get a beautiful memento to take away with them to remind them of the occasion.
41. Create a directions signpost board
Directing guests to different zones around the party space! This is super useful and also doubles as cute party decor. You could even design some pointing to fantasy storybook locations - and paint plain wooden signs with cute mini illustrations and swirly borders!
Blank ready made signs for decorating 👈🏻
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