Toy Story is an icon and a Toy Story Birthday Party is a fantastic way to bring smiles to kids and adults alike. With cute characters, heartfelt storylines and many popular items from the series, your themed party has endless ways to celebrate.
However, too many possibilities left you confused and not sure where to start? Don’t worry—CustomAny has got you covered with 42 amazing ideas. From eye-catching decorations to exciting activities, every suggestion can help to make your Toy Story Birthday Party unforgettable.
Interesting Invitations for a Toy Story Birthday Party
Invitations play a vital role in settling the theme for a Toy Story Birthday Party. By making it on-theme, the invitations not only provide the important details but also get everyone excited about the event that awaits. Thus, to create interesting and themed invitations, you should try these ideas:
1. Woody’s Sheriff Badge
Invitations shaped like a sheriff badge is a fun way to announce to people about your Toy Story theme party. To make these invites:
- Use golden or yellow cardstock and cut it out in the shape of a badge.
- Write the party details in the center.
- Attach a pin to the back so guests can wear their badges to the Toy Story Birthday Party.
2. Buzz Lightyear’s Space Mission Cards
A birthday invite featuring Buzz Lightyear’s space makes the invites more adventurous. The card will be well designed in white, green, and purple colors. On the card, you should include fun text like:
- “Mission: Party at [Your Address]”
- “Launch Time: [Party Time]”
- …
3. Andy’s Room-Themed Invitation
How about invitations that recreate Andy’s room image? Use blue cardstock with white clouds and add some small character cutouts to make it look more interesting. Additionally, you should incorporate playful fonts for the party’s details.
4. Use Toy Story Stickers
Another idea for the invitations is using die-cut stickers. You should print those with designs of Woody, Buzz, and Jessie and simply stick them onto plain cards. This idea can be considered the cheapest and quickét way to create themed invites.
5. Iconic Taglines
Don’t forget to use some iconic taglines in what you write inside these invitations. Consider lines such as:
- “You’re Invited, Partner!”
- “To Infinity and Beyond!”
- “Calling all Cowboys!”
- “You’ve got a Friend who’s turning 3!”
Best Toy Story Birthday Party Decorations
Next, let’s take a look at some Toy Story Party ideas for decoration that can turn your party space into the magical world of Andy’s.
6. Alien Balloon Garlands
You should start by setting up an alien balloon garland which is best for both an indoor and an outdoor Toy Story birthday party. Use green, blue, purple balloons and arrange them to make a garland arch. To make these balloons look more “outer-space”, consider adding googly eyes to them to represent the aliens.
7. Blue Sky and Cloud Backdrops
This idea is all about recreating Andy’s iconic room. What you need are:
- Light blue fabric or paper backdrops.
- White clouds cut from paper or sponge-painted onto the fabric.
Combine these items together and turn your party into a true Toy Story Themed party space.
8. DIY “Welcome to Andy’s Toy Box” Sign
To welcome your guests to the party, use a fun sign that says ”Welcome to Andy’s Toy Box” You can easily make this sign by using bright-colored cardboard or foam board for the base and add bold, playful lettering on top of it.
9. Jessie’s Lasso and Woody’s Hat
You can use iconic cowboy-inspired props of Jessie’s lasso and Woody’s hat as one of the party decorations as well as fun photo props.
10. Cow Print Table Runners
When it comes to table setup, consider black-and-white cow patterns table runners. This decorating item brings Woody’s western style to your party. Pair the table runners with:
- Red napkins or plates for a bold contrast.
- Small cacti or sheriff badges as extra accents.
Food & Drinks to Enjoy with Friends
For this Toy Story birthday party, food and drinks are the part where you use your creativity to make something fun.
11. Andy’s Toy Box Birthday Cake
Shape the birthday cake like Andy’s toy bõ and decorate it with edible toys and fondant details.
12. Spaceship Birthday Cake
If the birthday person is a fan of Buzz Lightyear, you should make a birthday cake that looks exactly like his spaceship.
13. Pizza Planet Cake
How about the Pizza planet cake? This cake will look best if you top it with green alien figurines.
14. Woody and Buzz Character Cake
You admire the friendship between Woody and Buzz? If so, a cake with half Woody and half Buzz is the best option for you.
15. Alien Cupcakes
Sweet treats like Toy Story Birthday Party alien cupcakes can delight guests of all ages. To make them, you have to decorate ordinary cupcakes with green icing and candy eyes.
16. Jessie’s Cowgirl Cookies
For cookies, we recommend making Jessie’s ones by shaping them like stars and decorate them with pink and yellow icing.
17. Woody’s Wild West BBQ Sliders
Bite-sized sandwiches in wild west style are perfect for your party guests.
18. Mini Pizzas
Next, you should make small personal pizzas and allow guests to add toppings of their choice.
19. Slinky Dog Pretzel Bites
Soft pretzel bites shaped like Slinky Dog are a delicious food idea for a Toy Story birthday party. You should also provide guests with mustard or cheese for dipping.
20. Sheriff Star Sandwiches
Consider offering guests with sandwiches in star shapes which resemble Woody’s sheriff badge.
21. Blue Lemonade
When it comes to Toy Story birthday party drinks, we recommend making lemonade using blue coloring, perfect for a refreshing treat.
22. Alien Punch
Another idea is a green-colored punch. This drink is made with lime sherbet, lemon-lime soda, and pineapple juice, suitable for all ages.
23. Root Beer Float
Lastly, consider serving classic root beer floats in mason jars for a fun, cowboy-inspired drink.
To make the drinks even more fun, you can use Toy Story transfer stickers to decorate your cups. Consider designs of the characters, the party name in Toy Story font or name of each guest who comes to the party.
Our transfer stickers are glossy, full-color prints that give the cups a raised surface, making the design you choose look as if they are printed on the cups.
Toy Story Themed Games & Activities
Keeping the energy up at your Toy Story Birthday Party can be well done with our games and activity ideas:
24. Pin the Badge on Woody
The classic game needs a slight change by incorporating a large poster of Woody and a cut-out of a sheriff’s badge. Next, you need to blindfold the players and have them try to pin the badge on Woody’s vest.
25. Alien Ring Toss Game
In this idea, you need to set up an alien ring toss game. Use green alien figurines and place them in a circle. Provide guests with rings (or hoops) and challenge them to land as many as they can over the alien’s heads.
26. Buzz Lightyear’s Laser Tag Adventure
Get your guests moving with a laser tag game with toy laser guns or glow-in-the-dark necklaces. This game helps you create the Buzz Lightyear experience.
27. Jessie’s Lasso Toss
This western-style game is inspired by Jessie. What you need is a rope or string to create a lasso. Then, have players try to loop the lasso around a target like a bottle or a stuffed toy.
28. Andy’s Toy Box Scavenger Hunt
A scavenger hunt of Andy’s toy figurines will add excitement to your Toy Story Birthday Party.
29. Mr. Potato Head Craft Station
If you choose this activity for your Toy Story birthday party, you need to provide a variety of accessories like eyes, hats, and shoes so guests can personalize their potato heads with their favorite combinations.
30. Toy Story Trivia Contest
A Toy Story Birthday Party wouldn’t be complete without some trivia. You need to:
- Prepare questions based on the Toy Story movies.
- Divide guests into teams
- Ask them questions about characters, quotes, and memorable scenes
- Give the one with the most right answers an award
31. Dance-off to “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”
How about a dance competition? We recommend playing “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” and let everyone show off their best dance moves.
These Toy Story Birthday Party activities will keep your guests entertained and fully immersed in the Toy Story world you built!
Toy Story Themed Birthday Party Ideas for Party Favors
Party favors are a great way to thank guests for attending your Toy Story Birthday Party. Here are a few ideas that will bring extra joy to your guests.
32. Mini Toy Story Figurines
Mini figurines of characters like Woody, Buzz, and the aliens make for a great keepsake. Place them in small goody bags and hand them out to your guests at the end of the Toy STory birthday party.
33. Sheriff Badges
You should consider handing out some shiny sheriff badges like Woody’s to guests. Where to get them? You can easily find these items online or make your own using cardboard and our custom die cut stickers.
34. Personalized “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” Keychains
Personalized keychains are a simple but meaningful favor. We recommend the design of the iconic line “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”. You may want to look for personalized ones with the birthday child’s name on.
35. DIY Buzz Lightyear Rocket Candy Tubes
These fun and creative favors are perfect for a Toy Story Birthday Party.
To make these sweet treats, you need to fill small tubes with colorful candy, such as gummies or M&Ms. Decorate the tubes with Buzz Lightyear-themed clear stickers to ensure all the candies are shown through yet your tube looks the most “Toy Story” on the outside..
36. Green Alien-Themed Goody Bags
How about the bags? To contain all the interesting favor ideas above, you need an alien-themed goody bag. To make green alien bags, use green bags and label them with Toy Story font stickers featuring each guest’s name. This kind of bag will perfect your Toy Story Birthday Party.
Last words
In conclusion, planning a Toy Story Birthday Party can be a fun and creative experience for you. With 36 ideas for invitations, decorations, food, drinks, games, and party favors, now you can wow your guests with a truly magical Toy Story world.
For more inspiration, be sure to check out our other themed party articles to help you plan the perfect birthday event. We’ve got plenty of ideas for various themes to make your next birthday party special!
