Host the Perfect Camping Birthday Party: 28 Decorations, Food, and Games
Planning a Camping Birthday Party is a fun way to celebrate in a relaxed, camping-inspired space. Whether you’re planning this in a real campsite or just in the backyard of your house or at a nearby campsite, this birthday theme offers you plenty of room for creativity to create memorable moments.
In this blog post, we at CustomAny have rounded up 28 simple and fun ideas for decorations, food, and games to fulfill this event. These ideas will help you create a celebration that perfectly brings out the camping spirit.
Camping Birthday Party Decorations
Decorating for a Camping Birthday Party is one of the best parts of planning the event á it allows your creative run wild. However, in case you haven’t come up with any big ideas, we have some fun and easy decorations to make your Camping Birthday Party look cool.
1. DIY Tent Setup
A camping-themed party isn’t complete without a tent or two, so let’s get started by setting up small tents or teepees for some groups of your guests to hang out in. Besides, you can also create a big canopy with blankets and string for all of the guests.
These tents not only help your event to align with the theme but also give your guests a cozy spot to relax, play games, or snack.
2. Fairy Lights
A campfire-inspired event cannot lack fairy lights. You may want to string up fairy lights around trees, fences, or inside tents to create a warm, glowing vibe as the sun sets. It’s a simple yet clever decoration for your Camping Birthday Party.
3. Mason Jar Lanterns
For this idea, you need to fill mason jars with battery-operated tea lights or fairy lights. Then, you can hang them from tree branches or place them along paths. It’s an easy, budget-friendly way to add soft lighting to the space.
4. Rustic Wooden Signs
Wooden signs add a rustic, campsite feel to your Camping Birthday Party. You can use wooden boards or even repurpose old fence pieces.
For the lettering, consider using our transfer stickers. This is a great option because these stickers are vibrant, durable and can be customized into hand-painted text without any mess. You can create signs like:
- Welcome to [Name]’s Camp
- S’mores Station”
- Game Zone,…
This sticker type sticks smoothly onto wood and can be customized with different fonts and colors to match your theme.
5. Tent Sign for the Birthday Person
This decoration idea can make the birthday person feel extra special thanks to their customized design. What you should do is to hang a small wooden or cardboard sign with their name or “Camp [Name] HQ” on it. You can also decorate it with small pinecones or leaves.
6. Campfire Centerpiece (Real or Faux)
When it comes to party centerpieces, either a real small campfire area or a faux campfire (in case fire isn’t allowed) will be the heart of the party space. You can make the faux one more lively by adding logs, stones, and lights to mimic flickering flames.
7. Themed Table Settings
Dress up your tables with outdoor-inspired tableware like:
- Plaid tablecloths
- Burlap runners
- Enamel plates and cups
It ties the look together and makes mealtime feel like a real camping adventure.
Camping Birthday Party Food & Drinks
No Camping Birthday Party is complete without fun, themed food and drinks to match the outdoor vibe. Let’s check out some creative birthday cakes, as well as some simple snacks and drinks suitable to have by the fire:
Camping-themed birthday cake
8. Campfire Cake
A round or square cake with top decoration that looks like a campfire is the first idea you should think about. You can take advantage of chocolate sticks or wafer rolls as firewood, add mini marshmallows on toothpicks, and use orange, red, and yellow candy to create flame shapes.
9. Tent Cake
The next idea for a birthday cake is one that shapes like a tent. Cover the cake with fondant or buttercream to mimic a canvas tent. Consider adding small figurines, candy pine trees, and a little flag with the birthday person’s name.
10. Mountain Adventure Cake
This themed cake can be made by stack layers in earthy colors like brown, green, and light green, then decorate the top with buttercream trees, mini tents, and edible campfire figurines.
11. Camping Cupcakes
For easier treats, consider cupcakes with cute tree, animal, or tent-themed toppers. You can also use crushed cookies as “dirt” and green-tinted coconut for “grass.”
Camping Birthday Party Food
Next, we will discover some easy-to-eat food that reminds everyone about a camping trip.
12. Hotdog & Burger Grilling
How about setting up a small grill or portable barbecue and let guests choose their toppings for their hotdogs and burgers? This grilling idea is classic, simple, and perfect for a Camping Birthday Party.
13. Campfire Nachos
Campfire nachos are layers of tortilla chips, cheese, beans, and toppings that are cooked in a foil pan. You need to heat it on the grill or in the oven until melted and bubbly.
14. Grilled Corn on the Cob
Consider serving grilled corn topped with garlic butter, parmesan cheese, and paprika.
15. Classic S’mores Station
Let’s provide S’mores with graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate so guests can make their own at your party station.
16. Trail Mix Bar
Setting up a bar where your guests can scoop their favorite nuts, dried fruit, and chocolate candies.
Camping Birthday Party Drinks
Consider these light and relaxed drink options for your Camping Birthday Party:
17. Bug Juice Lemonade
Bright green or red lemonade served in mason jars.
18. Lake Water Punch
Serve blue fruit punch and add floating fruit slices to turn it into an interesting lake water punch.
19. Hot Cocoa
You should serve hot cocoa for a winter party, remember to pair it with marshmallows, chocolate shavings, and whipped cream.
20. Fishing Pond Jello Cups
Blue jello cups with gummy fish inside will be a playful treat at your Camping birthday party.
Personalized Drink Cups with Custom Stickers
How about adding a fun touch to your drink cups? You can easily do it by using custom stickers as drink labels. Some cute, themed designs you could try:
- Cartoon tents or trees
- Campfire icons
- The birthday kid’s name with “Camp [Name]”
- Stickers shaped like marshmallows or animal tracks
Using custom stickers is an easy, affordable way to tie up your Camping Birthday Party theme together.
Camping Birthday Party Activities
Every party needs fun activities to keep guests entertained. Yet to make your Camping Birthday Party a great event, the games and experiences must bring everyone together and create an unforgettable camping experience.
21. Scavenger Hunt
Let’s hide small camping-inspired objects like pinecones, pebbles, or toy animals around the area and let guests search for each item. This simple, active activity is most suitable for a Camping Birthday Party for kids.
22. Sack Race or Tug of War
Classic outdoor games like sack races and tug of war never get old. All you need are a few old pillowcases or a sturdy rope and an open space for everyone to get involved.
23. Water Balloon Fight
On a warm day, we recommend setting up a water balloon fight. Let everyone fill up plenty of balloons and play this game in teams.
24. Capture-the-Flag
This capture flag game is a great high-energy activity for bigger groups. You should split your guests into two teams, each with a flag to protect and one to capture. This game is a great option to keep everyone running, laughing, and working together at a camping birthday party.
25. Campfire Stories Telling (or Horror Tales for Teens)
Stories telling is gold but old for a campfire night. At your Camping birthday party, you can let everyone gather around and share classic camping stories or spooky tales if your group likes a little thrill. This activity actually makes everyone feel like they are in a real camping trip tradition.
26. Outdoor Movie Screening
An outdoor movie is a great idea, right? You will need a projector, a suitable screen and a tent lounge area with blankets and pillows to host this movie night. A camping-themed movie or a family favorite will complete a cozy Camping birthday party.
27. Stargazing with a Blanket Setup
If you are hosting an outdoor party on a beautiful night with the sky full of stars, you should spread out blankets or sleeping bags and encourage guests to lay back. Together you can watch the stars together and even identify constellations. What a camping experience!
28. Sticker Decorating Station for Camping Water Bottles or Journals
Those who love camping always own camping water bottles or journals, so you can set up a decorating station to allow them personalize these items. Offer camping-themed die cut stickers for endless possibilities of decorating.
Die cut vinyl stickers are perfect for this because they can be cut to any shape, printed in any designs like tents, campfires, animals, etc. These stickers are affordable and easy to apply or even layer to create an interesting sticker bombing art.
Using camping-themed stickers will add a fun, creative moment to your Camping Birthday Party while doubling as a party favor everyone can take home.
Last words
Planning a Camping Birthday Party is easier and more fun when you have the right ideas to guide you. From creative decorations and tasty campfire food to exciting outdoor games and relaxing activities, all the suggestions we’ve just gone through cover everything you need for a memorable camping-inspired celebration.
If you enjoyed these ideas, check out more of our blog posts for party planning tips and creative ways to throw themed parties – we’ve got plenty of inspiration waiting for you!
