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Here are lots of creative DIY sweet 16 birthday party ideas in winter, from themes to decor ideas, plus winter party games and activities for a Sweet 16th birthday party in the holidays! We hope you enjoy!
What should I do for my Sweet 16 in winter?
1. Wear a Sweet 16 sash and badge
Blush pink sweet 16 birthday sash 👈🏻
Baby pink 16th birthday sash 👈🏻
There is only one day in your life you get to wear a sweet 16 sash, go all out and wear it with pride in your photos!
Sweet sixteen personalised birthday badge 👈🏻
2. Serve some shimmery wintry cotton candy mocktails
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 wafer snowflakes to drinks to make them extra pretty!
Edible wafer snowflake toppers for drinks 👈🏻
3. Tie ribbons to the base of drinks
For a fancy and elegant look!
4. Some fun personalised 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 👈🏻
5. Try a winter themed sugar cookie decorating activity
You could decorate some sweater shaped sugar cookies and even make it in to a contest!
6. Play a fun party game of 'pin the snowballs on your recipient'
Just like the traditional party game of 'pin the tail on the donkey', but a fun winter twist! You could DIY this from some card or cardstock and paper with a photo of your recipient.
7. A decorate a bento cake activity
Bento cakes are so cute and super popular on social media! Give each guest an un-iced cake to decorate - you could even make it in to a contest and guests can take photos with their creations!
8. A winter wreath making activity
This would make the perfect fairytale-esque 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.
9. Set up a winter themed afternoon tea party
This would be so cute! You could serve some festive treats, such as mini gingerbread men, nutella pastries and green rice krispie trees.
10. Set up a hot cocoa stall with all the toppings
Guests will adore being able to make their own loaded hot cocoa, with toppings such as cream, all different marshmallows and sprinkles plus fun toppings to place atop the cream, such as mini soft pretzels, donuts, chocolate dipped jumbo marshmallows and curled chocolate wafers as stirrers!
11. Try a decorate a masquerade mask activity
This would be so cute for a winter theme - each guest is given a masquerade mask to decorate - try crafting these from some cardstock and tie on ribbons so guests can wear them also!
12. Try a decorating gingerbread hearts activity
For guests to enjoy - referencing the huge decorated heart cookies tied with ribbons you find at winter markets. You could turn it in to a fun contest or decorate a display with them!
13. DIY a winter themed 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 a bobble hat, snowflake, igloo or bow. 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!
14. Tie velvet ribbons around candlesticks
To create a dreamy wintry party table birthday centerpiece - match them in colour for a gorgeous effect! For a dreamy extra touch for the holidays, surround them with pretty wreaths/winter foliage.
15. Set up a wintry donut wall
So much fun for guests of all ages! This will also serve as cute party decor - try icing each with a cute winter themed design to fit the theme.
16. Set up some winter song karaoke
This would be so fun for a girls party! There is nothing like a karaoke night and your guests will be sure to love it!
17. Watch some home movies
Of your recipient when they were younger, for cuteness overload/to share special memories - or some older footage of the family too. Watching some home movies with snacks makes for the cutest cosy get together and this is a really fun indoor birthday activity to honour your recipient.
18. DIY some hot cocoa party favours
Try making some hot cocoa in a tube for party favours. These make perfect cheap and easy party favours and are basically like mini hot chocolate kits that guests can put together at home, so cute! They also visually look so pretty and are inexpensive to DIY plus quick to put together. You can even order some ready made if you are short on time.
19. Arrange some festive foliage as party table decor
You could add some fake snow effect and entwine some pretty pink bows for a gorgeous wintry look!
20. DIY some beautiful pennant flags for a table centerpiece
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 birthday messages or cute phrases or quotes to match the theme, then attach them to skewers and arrange in a pretty vase with some candy. Deck them out with cute winter motifs and sequins to make them look extra pretty!
21. Try some pretty frosted effect pearlescent balloons 👈🏻
Create a beautiful snowy display with some pearlescent or frosted effect balloons!
Pearlescent floating light helium balloons 👈🏻
22. Serve some white chocolate dipped oreos or stroopwafels
These make for the perfect wintry themed party treats and will suit every theme! You could even finish them with a sprinkle of edible glitter to decorate.
23. Serve some white icing dipped pretzels
These are perfect for your winter themed dessert party table! You could even dip them in edible glitter to make them extra eye catching and pretty!
24. Create a 'sign my skis' setup
Or 'sign my snowboard' - where guests can sign and enscribe their own messages! You could craft a skis or snowboard prop from cardstock. You could even set up a 'guess her age' game, by arranging photos of your recipient on the skis/snowboard display - a cute party decor and game in one!
25. Try a paper snowflake making and decorating activity
You could try to create some intricate designs and even host a paper craft making workshop to try making different winter inspired designs. You could even make it in to a contest!
26. Try a winter themed paint and sip activity
You could create a pretty winter themed still life display for guests to paint! You could even serve some charcuterie style boards and platters for guests to graze on.
27. Arrange some pretty macarons or mini pastry puffs in tower formation
Try using mini creme puffs or eclairs, ice them in pastel hues and arrange them in tower formation. You could even decorate your creation in mini bows or edible wafer snowflakes and stars to make a beautiful statement display!
28. 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!
29. Set up a cool party directions signpost
Apres ski style! This would be so cute for any theme and can direct 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 wintry locations - and paint plain wooden signs with cute mini illustrations and swirly borders!
Blank ready made signs for decorating 👈🏻
30. Serve miniature winter desserts
There is no cuter party dessert idea! Take some traditional winter desserts from your part of the world and create some miniatures for guests to enjoy!
31. Serve some wintry popcorn mix
Make some white chocolate popcorn and include some mini marshmallows, golden oreo pieces, white chocolate dipped pretzels and frosted cereal pieces. You could even package in to mini parcels to give as party favours, so cute and low cost too!
32. 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. You could even dip them in white chocolate or icing and rainbow sprinkles, before packaging them in parcels and tying a bow to each one.
33. Ice some jumbo gingerbread hearts for party favours
You could ice each one with 'thank you' or with each guest's name, then thread them on ribbons and arrange them to create a beautiful display - cute party favours and party decor in one!
34. Night in Paris themed party
There are so many cool DIY sweet 16 decor ideas for this, popping black and white photos in stylish frames to serve as elegant, Parisian themed decor or even make a Parisian themed centerpiece!
35. Set up a photo taking area
Sixteen birthday balloons set 👈🏻
Sixteen birthday bunting flags 👈🏻
Sweet 16 birthday backdrop balloons 👈🏻
Adorable personalised 'sweet 16' bunting 👈🏻
Make a DIY photo booth by setting up a backdrop, with pastel paper garlands, balloons and pretty props that tie in to your party theme perfectly!
36. Add some adorable edible party drinks toppers
These adorable disco party drink toppers will make drinks look so cool! Guests of every age will love this and they are perfect for every cocktail or mocktail or party drink of any kind!
Happy Birthday fun edible wafer drinks toppers 👈🏻
Personalisable wafer cocktail toppers for drinks 👈🏻
Personalised edible wafer party drinks toppers 👈🏻
Glitzy silver stars cocktail mocktail drinks toppers 👈🏻
37. Set up a waffles or pancakes bar
Where guests can load up on all the toppings and create some unique waffle based creations!
38. Try some fun sweet 16 themed printable games
These are so cute and are so much fun - plus are super low cost! You only purchase them once but can print as many copies as you need, they are so handy!
Sweet 16 printable party games bundle 👈🏻
Sixteen questions printable party game 👈🏻
Pink ombre effect sweet 16 party games 👈🏻
Pink rose gold sweet 16 printable birthday party games 👈🏻
Who knows the birthday girl best party game 👈🏻
'Birthday scattergories' pink party game 👈🏻
Girls selfie scavenger hunt party game 👈🏻
Pink glitter effect sweet 16 party game bundle 👈🏻
39. Decorate a cowboy hat each
If you are looking for 16th birthday games for girls and 16th birthday party activities for girls, look no further! This is such a cool party activity and will be sure to keep your guests busy for ages, plus your guests can wear them in photos and take them home as party favours. This activity is perfect for a sleepover party too, you could even supply them with a blank pillowcase to decorate instead!
40. Try adorable cakes and sweets shaped boxes for party favours 👈🏻
These fit the theme just right! You could fill them with a small selection of sweets or candy for your guests.
3D cake shaped paper party boxes 👈🏻
41. Arrange cupcakes to spell the number '16'
This will make a wonderful table centrepiece for the party! You could even make a '16' cupcake pullapart, where the cupcakes are arranged in a '16' formation, but are all iced together as one.
42. Try mini cosmic brownie message hearts for party favours
Bake some mini brownie hearts, then ice each one with 'ty' or a cute design to say thank you! Pop in some pretty boxes or packaging and tie with a pretty ribbon and voila!
43. Choose a stylish invitation design
Pale pink reto theme birthday party invitation 👈🏻
Pink sweet 16 personalised disco ball invitation 👈🏻
Stylish mauve pink sweet 16 personalised invitation 👈🏻
Personalised pink photo birthday invitation 👈🏻
Join us for a sweet 16 personalised birthday invitation 👈🏻
Sweet 16 pink and gold personalised invitation 👈🏻
44. Try a Gossip Girl party theme
A chance to dress head to toe in tweed and feel utterly fabulous!
45. Try a regency ball party theme
This is so fun and unique, where guests are challenged to wear their best princess attire a la the regency period. This is perfect as a unique, special and elegant Sweet 16 party theme, or if you are looking for more conservative Sweet 16 party ideas, to accord with your faith or culture. There are so many fun ways to explore this theme, you could set up a romantic table arrangement with napkins and chandeliers, with little sealed envelopes containing special messages to guests or rules for games!
46. 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, 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!
47. A cool disco themed party sign 👈🏻
This makes perfect party decor and is a great way to tell guests where the party is taking place, or as a cute backdrop to your party table or desserts table!
48. Try a disco ball pinata 👈🏻
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No party is complete without an amazing shiny glitterball pinata! These are brilliant as they provide an amazing party game or activity for guests to try, as well as being pretty party decor!
49. Make some popping candy bark for party favours
Make some super pretty candy bark/chocolate slab and add some edible glitter! 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.
You could even change the colour of your candy bark and make it pink or purple by melting down some white cooking chocolate and stirring in a few very small drops of food colouring. All you need to then is pour in to a mold and decorate with all the cutest sweets and candy of choice, with a sprinkle of edible shimmer or glitter! Then pop in the fridge to set and voila, your own fabulous disco inspired 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!
Glitzy silver stars edible glitter confetti 👈🏻
50. Serve some spoonable cake jars
These are amazing for party favours or to serve to guests - and much easier to eat on the go, if guests are dancing and moving around, or if there is not much room to sit and eat cake! Create layers of cake and icing - you could even add a little edible shimmer to the icing!
51. Some chocolate covered Oreos for party favours
These make such cute, easy and low cost party favours and look amazing too! To make these, try melting some batches of white cooking chocolate and mix in a tiny amount of food colouring to each, before encasing them in chocolate in a special tray - layer some chocolate in each of the moulds before gently pressing an Oreo in to each, then carefully cover it with a little more chocolate until the Oreo is completely submerged, then smooth over the top and pop in the fridge to set, once each mould is filled.
You could alternate colours for a colourful selection or even create a cool ombre effect! Another method is to dip half your Oreo cookie in to the chocolate, then let it set and then do the same with the other half. Repeat with your desired number of oreos before whipping up another bowl of melted chocolate in a different colour and doing the same using that batch. These would make amazing prizes or party favours!
Chocolate covered Oreo making tray 👈🏻
52. Try some edible lustre for birthday treats 👈🏻
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To make them shimmer and sparkle!
53. Set up a fun 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!
54. Embrace big rose gold balloons!
Big rose gold number birthday balloons 👈🏻
You only turn 16 once, it's the perfect occasion to pose with those big shiny numbers
55. Throw a gaming tournament
For the gamers!
56. A girls night sleepover party
Throw the perfect girls night with some adorable mocktails, would you rather games, pink popcorn mixed with marshmallows, old fashioned cola bottles with stripy straws and even a pillow fight!
57. Arrange cupcakes to spell the numbers '16'
Try pull apart cupcakes in a giant '16' formation, they make for the perfect party centrepiece too!
58. Try a Friends party theme, 'the one where I turn sixteen'
59. Try a gorgeous glittery '16' birthday cake topper
Gold glitter Sweet 16 birthday cake topper 👈🏻
To steal the show and provide the perfect table centerpiece, this will take your Sweet 16 cake to the next level!
Sweet 16 birthday party cake charm topper 👈🏻
Pastel pink sweet 16 birthday cake topper 👈🏻
Gold glitter personalised birthday cake topper 👈🏻
Personalised golden glitter effect birthday cake topper 👈🏻
60. DIY some pretty snowflake balloon trails
Make some paper snowflakes to attach to balloon trails for helium/floating balloons indoors. You could even attach some black and white photos of your recipient when they were younger on to the ends of the balloon trails, to show adorable memories of your recipient!
61. Set up a Sweet 16 pinata
Gold custom personalised number pinata 👈🏻
No one is ever too old for a pinata! They are so much fun and sure to result in a lot of hilarity, especially when played properly with a blindfold!
62. Set up a dazzling Sweet 16 banner
Sixteen gold glitter birthday banner 👈🏻
To mark the occasion and provide a beautiful backdrop!
Adorable personalised 'sweet 16' bunting 👈🏻
63. Share your birthday with your pet
There is nothing better than getting your pet involved with your birthday party, especially if they are an attention seeker! Why not dress them up in a cute costume pertaining to your theme and set them a special place at the table, with pup friendly cake and treats!
64. Take tons of photos!
You can never have enough photos to remember the occasion by! Photos are truly magical, you could even dedicate a whole album or scrapbook to your Sweet 16 party to be able to remember it always. You will only have to look through it to be transported back to your 16th birthday and enjoy it all over again, the most fun!
65. Create an ombre statement macaron tower
Try making a pretty pastel macaron tower, with macarons decked out in pretty gradating hues!
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