Best 30th Birthday Party ideas for Her 30th Birthday

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Tons of DIY fun and unique 30th birthday party ideas for women, perfect for your girlfriend, wife, partner or sister! Here you will find 30th birthday party themes, games and activities and decor ideas she will love, even if you're looking for ideas on how to celebrate a 30th birthday without a party, we hope these ideas will inspire you!

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1. Novelty diamond ice cubes for drinks 👈🏻

These are a must to try to make drinks extra fancy and wow your recipient and guests alike! You could make pretty ice cubes for drinks by filling the molds with different fruit juices and even a sprinkle of edible flowers. 

2. Make some shimmery cotton candy cocktails 👈🏻

Make some candyfloss cocktails or mocktails, where candyfloss is placed in the cup, flute or glass, then drink poured over the top to dissolve the candyfloss within the drink. These look so glamorous and fabulous, the most magical drinks to try that are perfect for your special occasion! Adding this edible shimmer will make them breathtaking.

 

3. Opt for an amazing jumbo birthday cake topper 👈🏻

These are amazing and are the perfect way to elevate the birthday cake for your recipient, something they will always remember!

Happy 30th golden jumbo birthday cake topper 👈🏻

4. A giant blackboard setup/photo memory wall 

So all guests can write, draw and scribble their own messages on it! You could set up a giant chalkboard canvas that guests can decorate, with photos, memories, 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, with neon and pastel markers or even glow in the dark paint!

5. Make an amazing '30 things we love about you' board 👈🏻

Such a special idea, this will also double as party decor and is a wonderful way to show your recipient how special they are to you! You could even fill it up with memories or plans you have made together.

6. A birthday pinata activity 

The most fun for your recipient's birthday! You could fill it with their favourite sweets or candy or even dad jokes or love notes for your recipient! Try a fun and funky pinata design they will love - or even DIY your own to perfectly match their tastes. 

Cherry topped birthday cake pinata 👈🏻

Gold custom personalised number pinata 👈🏻 

Personalised lookalike pinata (amazing!)👈🏻

7. Throw a sip and paint occasion  

That you can do together! This makes for a great birthday activity as you are also gifting time spent together - this is such a fun activity that is great for making cute memories together.

8. Bake them some cupcakes with edible photo toppers 👈🏻

The best ever gift idea that fuses cake with special memories! Your recipients will be able to treasure the special photos and eat them afterwards - the perfect gift that means you can bond over special memories with your recipients and treat them at the same time. This is also super low cost to put together! 

This is a great way to celebrate your bestie's birthday all on its own!  

9. Try a 'tini bit older' party theme 

Personalised 'tini bit older' birthday invitation 👈🏻

Personalised 'tini bit older' dinner and drinks invitation 👈🏻

A tini bit older fun birthday sash 👈🏻

A tini bit older custom welcome party sign 👈🏻

A tini bit older customisable welcome sign 👈🏻

Super cute 'a tini bit older' party napkins 👈🏻

Tini bit older party banner sign 👈🏻

Funny personalised tini bit older face banner 👈🏻

10. Tie ribbons around drinks 

Make it a fancy affair with this cute party touch that guests will love 

11. Try some personalised edible drinks toppers 👈🏻

These are totally edible and also work so well to decorate party treats and tailor them perfectly to the occasion, plus you can personalise them with a photo design and script of your choice to impress guests no end! 

Personalised photo edible drinks toppers 👈🏻

Personalised edible tini bit older drinks toppers 👈🏻 

12. Attach black and white photos of your recipient to balloon trails 

This looks so cool if you have floating/helium balloons! You could print copies of photos of your recipient when they were younger or use your favourite snaps that represent special memories together. 

13. Set up a cardboard cutout of their favourite celebrity

So much fun - whether it's her favourite celeb or fictional character, this is such a fun surprise idea that will be sure to make her laugh!

14. A star sign cake topper 👈🏻

The perfect way to top their cake in style!  

Star sign jumbo birthday cake topper 👈🏻

15. Throw a macarons and rose tasting occasion 

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! 

16. Theme the whole party after her pet 

There is no cuter theme! Why not theme it after their furry best friend and even dress up their pup for the occasion, so they can take part and share their birthday! 

17. Try a 'thir-tea something' party theme 

You could set up a tea party style situation, enjoy an afternoon tea or even implement a chic Bridgerton-esque theme with a fancy 'high tea' occasion! 

18. Play the 30th Birthday Game!  👈🏻

The perfect party game for the occasion, this will be sure to bring everyone together in celebration!

19. Create an indoor 'drive thru' set up to show home movies 

Watching home movies and videos together is a wonderful way to celebrate her birthday and will be bound to result in hilarity and smiles all round! The drive thru element brings a retro feel, ten points if you also have popcorn, milkshakes and delicious snacks on hand!

20. 30th birthday party napkins 👈🏻

To deck out the party table perfectly!

Hello thirty birthday napkins 👈🏻

21. Make sugar cookies of her face with this personalised photo cookie cutter 👈🏻 

 This is possibly the coolest thing ever! A cookie cutter that you can personalise with your recipient's face, based on a photo of them! You can now make sugar cookies of your recipient, perfect for their birthday and sure to amaze them and make them laugh in equal parts, so perfect! 

22. '30' birthday bunting decor 👈🏻

It's not every day you turn 30! This beautiful birthday bunting will make your recipient feel like a starlet.

23. Make her a birthday doughnut tower 

The perfect cute twist on the traditional birthday cake! This will look so striking - you could even theme it after something she loves or deck it out in her favourite colours - or even decorate with personalised edible photo wafer toppers! 

24. Present her with a sash and a surprise snack bouquet 

Why not put together a selection of their favourite sweets or snacks, arranged in bouquet formation! You could alternatively arrange them in a letter or number shaped gift box, for a standout display and gorgeous looking gift! You could even present it with a special birthday sash for your recipient to wear. 

Letter or number gift box (the most affordable!) 👈🏻

Rose gold glitter Happy Birthday sash 👈🏻

25. Temporary tattoos for guests as party favours 👈🏻

These are personalised and tailored to the occasion, they would make perfect funny party favours for guests! 

26. Set up a fun girly picnic occasion 

There is nothing cuter - you could set it in your backyard, the park, the beach - you could even deck the area out with some cute bunting!  

27. Make a custom cupcake pullapart shaped like them! 

A fun cupcake pullapart makes the best birthday surprise - or party table centerpiece - as it looks super impressive and creates the most standout display. You could opt to spell out their age using cupcakes and frosting, or even shape it to look exactly like your recipient - so much fun! Even if it goes wrong, it will sure to elicit a lot of laughs! 

Simply arrange your plain cupcakes in a desired shape or formation - then ice them all together as one, creating one whole shape, like joining the dots. Then use colourful frosting to decorate and add the finer details, to bring your creation to life! 

28. Set up a birthday baking contest

The most fun ever, why not throw an amazing birthday bakeoff to create some hilarious memories! You could split in to two teams to see who can bake the best birthday cake - where the recipient can decide who wins! 

29. Create a custom birthday news page for your recipient 👈🏻

This also makes for a standout party table display and is perfectly tailored to your recipient! You could DIY this yourself or order ready made if short on time. 

30. Play a game of 'who knows the birthday girl best' 👈🏻

Perfect for parties, plus you can print as many copies as you need!

31. Plan a scavenger hunt 

You could theme it around her favourite thing - or something she really loves! You could even work in some silly puns and jokes to make her chuckle! 

32. Play a game of 'guess her age'  

One of the cutest birthday party ideas to celebrate your recipient! To set this up, print off some copies of photos of your recipient at different ages and arrange on a big piece of cardstock, in grid formation. Then guests can write their guesses around each picture (including their initials to show who's is who's) - the guest who guesses closest wins! 

33. Put together a freakshake making occasion

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!

34. Set up a blindfolded food buffet 

And include lots of different foods you both have never tried before, try different foods from different cultures, an assortment of spicy, sweet foods - and some food combination dares to try! This is a brilliant party game that will be perfect to try - it's sure to result in a lot of laughter and fun times.

35. Throw a girls night 

There is no cuter activity and way to spend time together! 

36. Make a 3D '30' photo collage 👈🏻

Why not make an amazing 3D '30' photo collage, by creating the base out of cardboard, then covering with some paper mache layers and finally decorating it with all kinds of special photos representing special memories! This also makes for a beautiful party table centrepiece that your recipient will really love and will get guests talking too, the perfect ice breaker and decor in one. If you are short on time you can also order one ready made!

37. Gift her a fabulous 30 birthday sash 👈🏻

To make her chuckle and feel fabulous on her special day!

Rose gold glitter Happy Birthday sash 👈🏻

The one where I turn thirty birthday sash 👈🏻

Rose gold 30th birthday sash 👈🏻

38. Plan a wreath making activity  

This is so much fun and means guests can take their beautiful creation home with them afterwards as a sweet reminder of the event.   

39. Set up a boozy brunch 

Or even a boozy birthday lunch - the best ever meaning of 'BBL'! 

40. Decorate with some personalised face party bunting 👈🏻

Why not theme your party decor after your recipient!

41. Gift her a hamper of bizarre and interesting foods

Tons of foods they have never tried before! You could even set up a blind food tasting game - or a game of foodie dares - and get them trying all kinds of crazy food combinations they would never normally! 

42. Make cupcake toppers of their face 

Find a funny picture (or lots), print them out and back them on to sturdy paper or card, then stick them to mini skewers or cocktail sticks to make hilarious cupcake toppers! This is an amazing DIY 30th birthday party decor idea that your recipient will be sure to love and will result in a lot of hilarity at the same time!

Personalised photo 'tini bit older' cupcake toppers 👈🏻

43. Theme it purely after her favourite food 

This could be so funny and cool! You could create an entire party spread themed around a certain food or drink - plus even create some fun themed decor. 

44. Personalised party table confetti 👈🏻

This is such a funny and delightful party touch that your recipient will love! 

She's a tini bit older olive party confetti 👈🏻

Tini bit older personalised birthday confetti 👈🏻

45. Throw a pink ladies theme birthday party  

The perfect party theme for the occasion, this will be sure to bring everyone together in celebration!

46. Set up a home cocktail making occasion 

This would be so much fun and can be cheaper than going to a workshop! 

47. Arrange a bubble tea date

One of the cutest things to do for your bestie's birthday!

48. Gift her a special movie night box for a birthday movie night!

The best way to reveal her birthday surprise! 

49. A hike or hiking experience 

With all the trimmings - hot cocoa and stargazing! 

50. An animal petting farm

A day at the farm is perfect for animal lovers, of every age!

51. A trip to a water park

52. Have a movie marathon at the cinema

A perfect cold weather birthday date idea and you could even make it extra special by going to see multiple movies at the same time!

53. An outdoor activity centre

54. Take them for pancakes

55. To the seaside or beach

Try a cute beachside celebration! She will love this 'birthday toast on the coast' theme.  

56. Go to a place featured in her favourite film

Movie or tv show. Why not visit a place where her favourite franchise was made or filmed! 

57. Everyone comes dressed as your recipient at one point in time

Such a fun birthday party dress code idea, create a 'recipient themed' dress code, where everyone attending must dress in her style! Bring back and recreate some of her most iconic style moments, from earliest years to present, for her birthday! 

58. Go to the ice cream parlour

59. A trip to IKEA

One of the cutest birthday date ideas we often never think of! Why not spend ages in the cafe eating all the cinnamon buns?

60. A music festival

61. A music concert

Take them to see their favourite music artist in concert, for the best birthday ever!

62. Attend a ball  

These really exist - or you could create your own masquerade ball setup or ball themed event at home - complete with a fancy meal! 

63. Make her a custom champagne bottle 

Decorate it to make it super pretty for her special day! 

64. Go for an ice cream sundae

And try every topping and flavour! For a lockdown alternative, why not make sundaes together at home, buy everything you’ve ever wanted for a sundae and build them high!

65. A themed bowling game

Bowling - with a twist! Your squad could dress up, go bowling and role play as different characters - so much fun and the best way to make funny memories! 

66. Visit a city you've both never been to before

The gift of novelty is one of the best gifts ever! She will absolutely love the whole experience of visiting a new city you've both never been to before. Why not take public transport so you don't need to worry or stress about parking.

67. To her favourite restaurant

An oldie but a goodie! Their favourite restaurant will always be a special option and will show how well you know them.

68. Visit a fairground or rollercoaster park

A perfect birthday idea! From foodies, to old fashioned souls, to thrillseekers, there will be something everyone will love and sharing candyfloss together and going on rides are some of the best birthday activities ever. 

69. Wild swimming in a lake

For the keen adventurers! Read up on safety advice beforehand and take extra precautions - choose the right area! - but they will definitely be impressed if they are a sporty and adventurous type!

70. To a gaming convention

If your best friend loves gaming she will love this whole experience, something she will remember always.

71. Go for a sailing day

Such a cool and fun experience she will never expect! 

72. Go rollerskating together 

A really cute and lovely birthday date idea for you and your besties that will also bring you together and create some hilarious memories! 

73. Go camping or glamping

Such a fun and memorable experience, if adventure's not your thing then glamping may be right up your street as it promises a bit more glamour and relaxation.

74. A stay in a fancy hotel

Sometimes it's all about the hotel experience! There's a hotel type to suit everyone, from luxurious to quirky, to haunted - there is a hotel for everyone to suit every personality!

75. Rent out a Lord of the Rings Hobbit hole inspired cottage

This would make an amazing birthday idea for your bestie if they are a fan of the franchise (or a fantastic way to discover Lord of the Rings!)

76. A rent a car experience

Something many would love, experience days like this make for the perfect surprise gift they will never forget!

77. Take them canoeing

Perfect for adventure lovers and if your bestie loves swimming and water sports! This is such a fun outdoors activity that will be sure to give you some hilarious memories and promote bonding at the same time. 

78. To a famous instagrammable location

How about a road trip to all the famous instagrammable locations? This would be so much fun, especially if your bestie is a social media fan, to hunt out all the most famous spots and take pictures at them all! 

79. To a haunted house

This is by far the coolest idea! Perfect for lovers of the paranormal, this is definitely a unique experience and something she won't be expecting. 

80. To the zoo

81. To a cat cafe

One of the most magical inventions ever, just about everyone would love to visit a cat cafe on their birthday!

82. To a rooftop restaurant

A supremely magical and memorable experience, just check your bestie doesn't have a phobia of heights first!

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