Throw a Dog Themed Birthday Party

Does everything about dogs interest your child? Does he or she constantly talk about man's best friend? How about throwing them a dog themed birthday party? No, it isn't crazy talk at all! You can throw your dog-loving child a birthday party that they will never forget! Everything is pretty simple and you can tailor these ideas to fit your own budget. Just be prepared for your child to have a dog-gone good time!

For starters, you can buy some cheap plastic head bands and different colors of felt. Cut out shapes of ears and glue them to the headband. You can hand these out to the other children as they arrive to the party, or hand deliver them as part of the invitation. If you deliver them ahead of time, make sure to also attach a card with the date, time, and place of the event.

Decorations should be fairly easy. You can buy some bones, leashes, and other dog related items to set around the room. You can also print out different pictures of dogs and place them around the room. At some party stores, they even carry special table clothes that have paw prints or little bones on them. Don't worry about buying items that you don't think you will ever use again, those will come in handy later.

Don't be stuck when it comes to finding something to eat for this dog party. Make a big batch of puppy chow using the Chex Mix recipe. It's easy and fast. You can even make little hotdogs and "puppy" punch. Put the food in new (and clean) dog bowls for the finishing touch! You can choose not to do a cake, but in case you can't get out of it, make a cake and cut it into the shape of a big bone before your frost it. Or you could make it into the shape of a dog house. Just bake two square cakes and cut one in half diagonally. Put it over the top to form a roof and then ice the colors on.