Elmo Party Ideas!

Elmo Party Ideas!

Use our Elmo party ideas to help you to throw the best birthday on the street and impress everyone in your neighborhood.

Elmo Party Invitation Ideas

Elmo Party Invitation Ideas
Come and play! The party starts as soon as friends are invited! Your little Elmo fan will want all of their pals there for the special day. Our Elmo party invitation ideas make it simple to send out invites with personal touches that will get everyone excited about your party!
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Send custom invites with a message from Elmo!

The kids will go wide-eyed with wonder when they get a custom invitation to your Elmo birthday party! Send them an Elmo Birthday Custom Invitation with a message like, "Well, tickle me silly. Danny is turning 3! Come help him celebrate at his birthday party!" We'll print your message on your invites and they'll be ready to ship within five days. Add an extra-special touch by sprinkling Sesame Street Confetti inside and closing it up with Sesame Street Stickers.




Send fill-in invitations to get the gang together!

It's super-easy to send fill-in invitations with colorful details. Add all the party info to these Sesame Street Invitations, then slip some Sesame Street Confetti inside each envelope and finish it off with a Sesame Street Sticker.








Tie an Elmo favor on to hand-delivered invitations!

If you're hand-delivering your Sesame Street Invitations at school, give them some extra Elmo pizzazz. Punch a hole in the corner of the envelope and use Red Curling Ribbon to tie on a Sesame Street Wristband. The kids will want to wear them to the party!








Elmo Thank You Note Ideas for a Storybook Ending


Say thanks for coming with custom notes!

Elmo is a lovable little guy with good manners. Guests will think the same of your child when they get an Elmo Custom Thank You Note with a personal message inside like, "Thanks for coming to my Elmo party. It was so much fun!" Seal the envelope with a Sesame Street Sticker and add some confetti.






Add an awesome picture to turn thank-you notes into keepsakes!

Kids love seeing pictures of themselves – especially with a favorite Sesame Street character like Elmo! During the party, snap a picture of guests with the birthday child in costume or the Foil Waving Elmo Balloon and include it with the Sesame Street Thank You Note. Add a pinch of Sesame Street Confetti for a final surprise.









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Elmo Party Games & Activity Ideas

Elmo Party Games & Activity Ideas
Have some fun! Games are Elmo's specialty, since he's got enough imagination for an entire neighborhood – talking to the moon, singing with Ernie and writing songs. Our Elmo party games and activity ideas will help you come up with some new ways for your party guest to burn off energy – and use great prizes to reward the good sports.
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Play the pinata game Elmo's way!

It wouldn't be a birthday party without a pinata! Add more Elmo fun to pinata time by using the Elmo Pull String Pinata filled with goodies like Elmo Blowouts, Sesame Street Whistles and Sesame Street Wristbands. The pinata game can be played by pulling the ribbons to see which one releases the treats. Be sure to give everyone an Elmo Loves You Loot Bag to collect all their treats.


Place the Nose on Elmo!

Oh no! Elmo has gone and lost his nose. Kids can help him smell the flowers again with this twist on the classic game Pin the Tail on the Donkey. To play the Sesame Street Party Game, instruct each player to close their eyes and let them take a turn sticking Elmo's nose back on. Make sure to hang the poster with some Sticky Tack.






Get them moving with a game of musical chairs!

For this classic party game, line up chairs back-to-back for all but one player. Station an adult by the stereo with the Elmo CD. When the music begins, the children walk around the chairs. When it stops, everyone sits; the person without a seat is out. Remove one chair each round and continue until only the winner is left.






Give Elmo prizes to all the good sports!

Prizes make party games more fun! We love these Elmo-themed treasures for winners: the Elmo Big Face Hat, Sesame Street Krazy Straws, Memory Game or a Sesame Street Ball. We suggest Seasame Street Award Medals or generic Award Medals for all players to make every friend feel like a winner!








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Elmo Party Favor Ideas

Elmo Party Favor Ideas
Give everyone Elmo treasures! Elmo is a sweet and generous little monster who loves cheering his friends on and doing nice things for them. Let your child follow their hero’s example by using our party favor ideas to put together great gifts for all the party guests.
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Send them home a gift from Elmo!

Who wouldn't want to take home a box of special gifts with Elmo's smiling face on it? Start with an Elmo Favor Box, then fill it with surprises like the Sesame Street Whistles, Sesame Street Krazy Straws, Memory Game, Sesame Street Tattoos, and Mini Crayons.






Give them a cup full of Elmo favors!

Here's a great idea for making a cool favor container from the reusable Sesame Street Cup with pictures of Elmo, Oscar the Grouch and Abby on it. Line the cup with Red Crinkle Paper Shred, and then top it with goodies like a Sesame Street Memory Game and a Sesame Street Whistle. Slip a Clear Party Bag over the cup and tie it closed with Red and Yellow Curling Ribbon.



Fill unique containers with special surprises!

There's no one else on Sesame Street like Elmo, so why not send your party guests home with unique favors? Party City sells lots of favor containers that can't be found anywhere else. For an Elmo party, we like the Favor Ball, Favor Bucket and Favor Box in coordinating colors.




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Elmo Party Decoration Ideas

Elmo Party Decoration Ideas
Celebrate with Elmo! It’s always a sunny day on Sesame Street where Elmo lives and plays with his friends Cookie Monster, Big Bird and Abby Cadabby. Our Elmo party decoration ideas will make it easy as A-B-C to create a colorful red, blue and yellow room filled with your child’s favorite characters.
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Choose party decorations that set the scene for a day of fun!

Start your Elmo party right from the moment guests arrive. Hang an Elmo Birthday Banner on the wall behind the party table and some Sesame Street Dangling Cutout Decorations with Elmo's smiling face. Hang up your banner with Sticky Tack, which goes up in a flash and won't harm your walls. To complete the room, check out the table decorating and balloon ideas below!


Set a table filled with Elmo's lovable face!


Your little one and their friends will be tickled to sit down to a party table filled with all kinds of fun Elmo decorations.


Make your decorations fly high with balloons!

The kids won't be able to resist looking overhead when you use a five-piece Elmo Birthday Balloon Bouquet as a big part of your Elmo party decorations. A balloon bouquet is a great way to add a super-smart edge to your decorations with a minimum effort. You'll need helium! Get your balloons filled free or rent a tank at your nearest Party City store or order a Helium Tank Kit online, which fills up to 50 balloons.






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Elmo Party Dress-Up Ideas

Elmo Party Dress-Up Ideas
Let’s dress up like Elmo! Elmo is everyone’s favorite giggly, furry red pal from Sesame Street. Your birthday child and friends can dress up just like Elmo for this birthday party. Our costume and dress up ideas make your Elmo party come alive!
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Let your birthday child dress like Elmo for the day in a full costume!

Your little one won't be able to wait for the party when you present the Elmo costume you've bought. Choose a Deluxe Elmo Costume; or the cute Elmo Costume Set, which comes with a red suit and hat with Elmo's nose and eyes. No matter what costume you choose, your little Elmo fan will love getting dressed up like Elmo!





An Elmo ribbon, hat and wristband add a special touch to any outfit!

If your little one has a special outfit picked out for the party, they can still feel like Elmo for the day. Pick up the red Elmo Big Face Hat with Elmo's eyes and nose on top, an Elmo Guest of Honor Ribbon and an Sesame Street Wristband. Little ones treasure special ribbons like these!







Get guests in on the Elmo dress-up fun

Your guests will be ready for a day of Elmo fun when you greet them at the door with Elmo accessories. Decorate Primary Color Hats with Sesame Street Stickers and give everyone a hat plus a Sesame Street Wristband. Brightly colored Sunglasses are always a hit too!









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Elmo Party Food Ideas

Elmo Party Food Ideas
Fuel the fun! The word on the street is that Elmo's favorite food is pizza! But he also loves other yummy things, like these Elmo party food ideas that are kid-friendly and easy to make.
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Make a tower of Elmo cupcakes!

Cupcakes are a special-day food for Elmo – he doesn't eat sweets every day – so be sure to make them extra-yummy. Bake the birthday child's favorite cupcake and frost them with vanilla icing. Use the Elmo Cupcake Kit and Yellow Sugar Sprinkles to decorate and display your baked goodies. Add an Elmo Candle on the guest of honor's special cupcake. Set out your cupcakes and watch your guests turn into "Cupcake Monsters." Don't forget Dessert Plates and Beverage Napkins to keep things neat!


Let them decorate their own cupcakes!

Elmo fans will love getting creative as they dress up cupcakes with Elmo cupcake decorations, candy sprinkles and colored sugar.


Make a menu of healthy all-the-time Elmo foods!

Elmo's favorite foods are healthy ones like fruits and veggies! So make a fun and satisfying menu of good-for-you foods to serve your little one and all their friends. They'll love Rainbow Fruit Kebabs. Start by cutting melon into shapes with small cookie cutters, then thread with kiwi, blueberries and strawberries on Bamboo Skewers, or spear one or two pieces at a time with Elmo Fun Picks. Display your fruit kebabs in a Red Bucket or on a platter in a bright color. and let everyone eat on Elmo Loves You Lunch Plates with matching Elmo Napkins.


Set out veggies and let the kiddies decorate their own pizzas!

Making funny faces is even better when you can EAT them! Make Elmo party food into an activity by using simple, colorful ingredients the kids can use to create faces on individual pizzas. Start by covering the table with an Sesame Street Table Cover. Give each child an Elmo Lunch Plate with an individual pizza crust topped with tomato sauce. Then set out clear bowls filled with your favorite healthy toppings ... tomatoes and mushrooms are fine noses, red bell peppers make mouths, olives look like eyes, cheese and pepperoni make cheeks, and zucchini or chives can be ears and hair! Keep those Elmo Lunch Napkins handy for oopsies!


Make a sweet Elmo cake!

Here's a great way to invite your birthday boy's favorite Muppet to the party in the form of an Elmo birthday cake. Start by baking the birthday boy's favorite cake in an Elmo Cake Pan. Let it cool and then decorate with the icing color and pastry bag in the Wilton Basic Cake Decorating Set. Top your finished cake with an Elmo Candle. Serve your cake on Elmo Dessert Plates along with Elmo Beverage Napkins. For more detailed cake-decorating instructions, download and print the Elmo Cake PDF.
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Mix up some fun punch!

It's as easy as can be to create yummy punch to go with your Elmo menu. Mix your favorite 100% fruit juice and sparkling cider together in a punch bowl and top with strawberry slices. Serve in an Elmo Loves You Cup with Beverage Napkins. Add a Krazy Straw and let the kids sip away!










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