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Here are lots of creative DIY summer birthday party ideas for teen girls, from themes to decor ideas, plus summer themed party games and activities for a garden party or beach birthday party in June, July or August! We hope you enjoy!
1. Set up a Boho summer picnic
You could try a birthday party picnic with all the boho vibes, with rugs, pillows and low tables or blankets! You could even rent some fancy parasols and drape pretty blooms from them.
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2. Try a themed paint and sip activity
You could create a pretty summery still life display for guests to paint! You could even serve some charcuterie style boards and platters for guests to graze on.
3. DIY a summer 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 flower, shell 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!
4. Decorate party treats with edible petals
Decorate with edible flowers and use them to garnish party treats and mini puddings and parfaits!
5. Set up a picture or photo frame decorating activity
With mini shells, ribbons and pretty pieces of mosiac tiles and craft mirror pieces you can get from craft stores. Once the glue is dry, tie ribbons around them for everyone to take them home as favors and fill them with their favourite photos from the event!
6. Try renting or borrowing some polaroid cameras
To create some fun snaps of the event to keep afterwards as special memories!
Printable 'how to take a photo' party sign 👈🏻
7. Try a polaroid style photo area setup
A really cute photo area setup idea!
Customisable polaroid style photo area prop 👈🏻
8. Set up some summery props for photo area
It could be flower garlands for guests to wear, fun sunglasses for posing in photos
9. Serve some shimmery 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 toppers to drinks to make them extra pretty!
Happy Birthday fun edible wafer drinks toppers 👈🏻
Glitzy silver stars cocktail mocktail drinks toppers 👈🏻
10. Tie ribbons to the base of drinks
For a fancy and elegant look!
11. 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 👈🏻
Personalisable wafer cocktail toppers for drinks 👈🏻
Personalised edible wafer party drinks toppers 👈🏻
12. Try a boho music festival theme
You could set up some festival style face painting and try some low table seating with some beanbags and cushions! You could decorate with some fairylights overhead and deck the table with hessian style party table placemats and glow sticks!
13. Try an elegant Amalfi coast theme
With a sweet lemonade stall setup - you could even set up a fun and elegant brunch spread!
14. Try a Malibu Barbie theme
Just right for summer! You can have so much fun with this theme - think all pink everything, from a pink popcorn stall to serving the most extra pink drinks. This would be so cute for a pool party setup!
15. Create some fun summery props for photo area
So much fun for guests to pose with! You could try giant sunglasses with different shaped lens, giant fruit slice props and some cute and funny signs to hold up.
17. 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!
18. Try a Sweet as Lemon Pie theme
With all the lemonade and cute lemon desserts! You could set up a cute stall with mini lemon pies and all the toppings to go on top, plus yellow gingham accessories and party table with cute yellow candlesticks as a centerpiece, Sabrina Carpenter inspired! You could use a picnic basket and hay bales as props and set up a pallet board wall to decorate as a photo area.
19. Throw a beach party
You could try a beach party picnic with all the boho vibes! You could even rent some fancy parasols and drape pretty blooms from them.
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By @the.bestpicnic.miami 👈🏻
20. Serve 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 recipient and treat them at the same time. This is also super low cost to put together!
21. Try a fancy beach club theme
You could set up a banner with '[name]'s beach club' and try some cool pink and white stripe decor - try renting some pretty parasols and an ice cream cart!
22. Set up a fancy afternoon tea party
This would be so cute! You could serve some mini fancy cakes, such as french fancies and madeleines.
23. Try a cute bow theme
Or coquette theme
Personalised bow themed sweet sixteen welcome sign 👈🏻
Personalised bow themed 18th birthday sign 👈🏻
Delicate bow birthday party welcome sign 👈🏻
Pink bow illustration welcome birthday sign 👈🏻
Pink bow 18th birthday welcome sign 👈🏻
Pink bow party favors sign 👈🏻
Pink bow themed 'sip and solve' puzzle sheets 👈🏻
24. Set up a scrapbooking activity
A chilled activity that is perfect to do with friends!
25. Set up a wooden fan painting and decorating activity
So much fun and so useful too!
26. Try some custom fan party favors
These would make the perfect party favors for the occasion and so useful too!
Personalised pastel wooden fan birthday favors 👈🏻
Personalised birthday party favor fans 👈🏻
27. Custom beach towels as party favors
Custom beach towels make a practical and memorable party favor that guests can use during the party and long after it ends. The towels could include the birthday girl’s name, their age or the party date printed on them. Roll them up with a ribbon or small tag so they double as cute decorations when placed on chairs or in a welcome basket.
28. Serve some ice cream floats
For a cute retro style refreshment for guests!
29. Set up a shell ornament decorating activity
Try using oyster shells for this craft activity - guests can use craft papers and paint to decorate the inside of the shell, then paint the outer side of the shell gold for a stunning effect!
30. Some tissue paper pom poms
A super easy and quick party table decoration idea that looks fabulous! These are so eyecatching and will light up the party table! You could even place them atop waffle cones or cardboard shaped cones to create fun ice cream props for a summer theme.
Pink pastel tissue pom pom assortment 👈🏻
31. Try a 'the summer I turned [age]' theme
Referencing the show, tailor it perfectly to your recipient for their summer birthday!
32. Set up a cotton candy stall
For guests to enjoy - this would suit so many cute themes and guests will love! You could even decorate the candyfloss with mini edible wafer bows and flowers afterwards.
33. Tie matching ribbons around candlesticks
To create a dreamy party table birthday centerpiece - match them in colour for a gorgeous effect!
34. A dreamy backdrop
Happy birthday personalised name ribbon backdrop 👈🏻
Custom birthday party minimalist stylish backdrop 👈🏻
35. Set up a pretty donut wall
So much fun for guests of all ages! This will also serve as cute party decor as well as party treats.
36. Try a smoothie bowl making activity
A fun, creative and refreshing summer activity for guests, why not set up a smoothie bowl bar where guests can make their own!
37. Try some can coolers party favors
38. 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.
39. Try a picnic basket party 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.
40. Set up a pink lemonade tasting activity
You could give each guest a scorecard and get them to rate different flavours or types of pink lemonade. This is so much fun for guests of all ages and an elegant activity for your special occasion!
41. Throw a pool party
A classic but a goodie!
42. Try a cute Midsummer Night's Dream theme
This is so fun and unique - set it up like a medieval fayre! You could give everyone fun medieval princess hats to wear and arrange barrels and baskets of apples as props. Think flower infused balloon displays, paper flower garlands, DIY some fun party hats with ribbons and streamers flowing from the top - play some fun games and even try an archery activity - and use edible petals for party treats and drinks!
43. Set up a wooden fan painting and decorating activity
So much fun and so useful too!
44. Throw a fancy garden party
You could try a Love Shack style themed garden party, with all the trimmings!
Love Shack themed Sweet 16 birthday invitation 👈🏻
45. 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 pretty blooms. Deck them out with some cute motifs and sequins to make them look extra pretty!
46. Make some low cost party bunting
And even paper chains! You could make this super cheap by gathering some of those free wallpaper samples you can find at DIY stores or similar and using them to make cute party decorations - a mismatched effect will even add to the theme and look intentional, cute and shabby chic!
47. Try a themed paint and sip activity
You could create a pretty summer themed still life display for guests to paint! You could even serve some charcuterie style boards and platters for guests to graze on.
48. 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 flowers and stars to make a beautiful statement display!
49. Set up a macarons and lemonade tasting activity
You could give each guest a scorecard and get them to rate different macaron flavours and types of lemonade. This is so much fun for guests of all ages and an elegant activity for your special occasion!
50. DIY some pretty ice cubes for drinks
Flower shaped 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.
51. Set up a saucer decorating activity
For guests to try - perfect for a summer garden party!
52. Set up a cool party directions signpost
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 locations - and paint plain wooden signs with cute mini illustrations and swirly borders!
Blank ready made signs for decorating 👈🏻
53. Serve some girly 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!
54. Set up a mocktail making station
This is an elegant activity for your party - why not set up a mocktail bar with all the cute toppings and garnishes - you could set up a party sign saying 'Sweet 15/16/17 specials'
55. Set up an ice cream bar
Where guests can load up on all the toppings! You could even try some personalised ice cream cone sleeves for the ultimate fancy party touch.
By @marlie_xx 👈🏻
56. Try some fun birthday 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!
Who knows the birthday girl best party game 👈🏻
'Birthday scattergories' pink party game 👈🏻
Girls selfie scavenger hunt party game 👈🏻
57. Serve some elegant popsicles
Just right for a summer occasion!
58. Serve some mini parfaits
Guests can pick up and eat as they go!
59. Try a fun fairground or carnival theme
A cute and fun theme that would be great for an outdoors birthday party in the warmer months! You could set up a donut stall, a cotton candy stall and play fun fairground inspired games, such as hoop toss and can knockdown, plus set up some fun giant photo props!
60. Set up a coconut shy party game
A coconut shy is a classic carnival-style game that works perfectly at a beach party. To set it up, stack coconuts or coconut-shaped balls on a small stand, crates, or wooden boxes, and have guests take turns trying to knock them down by throwing soft balls or beanbags. Each player gets a few throws, and you can offer small prizes for anyone who manages to topple all the coconuts. The game is simple, fun, and adds a playful fairground vibe to the party.
61. Coconut bowling game
Coconut bowling is a funny beach game where guests roll a coconut toward a row of bottles or skittles set up like bowling pins. The uneven shape of the coconut makes it unpredictable and entertaining. It’s easy to set up and works so well for quick rounds between other activities!
62. Try a themed paint and sip activity
You could create a pretty summery still life display for guests to paint! You could even serve some charcuterie style boards and platters for guests to graze on.
63. 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!
64. Try some elegant macaron party favors
These are so stylish and elegant - you could DIY these as cute low cost party favors or even order ready made if short on time.
65. Entwine balloons with flowers and bows
For a dreamy look that is just right for summer
66. 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!
67. 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! You could even decorate or entwine with some pretty paper flowers or blooms for a summery twist.
68. Set up a fun milkshakes or freakshakes bar
With all the toppings available! You could even make a freakshakes stall with oreos, strawberries, donuts, cakes and squirty cream that guests can add to their creation - freakshakes being the perfect combination of milkshake and cake!
69. A campout sleepover party
Throw the perfect girls night with some adorable mocktails, would you rather games, s'mores making, pink popcorn mixed with marshmallows - all the trimmings!
70. Try a Friends party theme, 'the one where I turn [age]'
71. 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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