When our daughter turned 6 we celebrated it with a fun Rainbow theme birthday party. I spent more time than I want to admit looking for ideas and inspiration for the party. I thought I would save you the hassle and share my 10 ideas for a RAINBOW-themed party!
Rainbow Party DECORATIONS
1. Rainbow and Cloud backdrop
To make the cake table extra special I made this fun rainbow background. It took about 1 1/2 yards of each color tulle. Then I bought some soft white fabric and polyfill to create a cloud. What I loved about this project was how simple it was and that it was a NO-SEW project! I just wrapped the top of the bunch of tulle with an elastic band. The cloud was created with a white ribbon and a few safety pins. All of the fabric can be reused really easily!
Inspiration for the Tulle Rainbow Backdrop was found on Icing Designs.
2. Rainbow Banner
I made a simple and sparkly banner using scrapbook paper and a Cricut machine. Super simple to make and it will hang in Claire’s room after the party. This cheap rainbow decoration idea was a keeper! You’ve got to love a traditional pennant!
3. DIY Paper Rainbow Streamers
These were so easy and look so fun when finished. I followed the tutorial HERE and used large sheets of construction paper.
4. Simple Rainbow Balloons
Sometimes simple is best. We took single balloons and taped them in front of each window in our sunroom. The wide window sills were used as a table for the kids to eat at. Which saved us tons of room and worked out perfectly!
5. Rainbow Centerpiece Idea
What? You don’t have time to separate each color in a MEGA bag of M&M’s. Neither did I, but soon-to-be 6-year girls love to help! Once all of the colors were separated we layered them in Mason jars and used the simple jars to hold balloons on the tables. Super cute and super yummy!! (in case you wondered where all the brown M&Ms went.)
6. Rainbow Party Favors
$.20 red bags, rainbow colored tissue paper and simple inexpensive goodies inside. These gift bags were just a cute touch and looked so pretty perched on the window sill (because we were running out of space!!).
Rainbow Themed Party Menu
7. Rainbow Fruit Tray:
Strawberries, Clementines, pineapples, Green Grapes, and Blueberries made the perfect fruit tray for the party!
8. Rainbow Veggie Tray
My wonderful mother-in-law offered to bring a veggie tray, let’s just say I was thrilled when she showed up with a color-coordinated rainbow veggie tray! Red peppers, carrots, celery, grape tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, and purple peppers were perfect!
9. Rainbow Jello
Kids love jello, admit it, adults love jello too! It’s just fun food! I made these rainbow stained glass jello squares by following the instructions HERE. Want something easier? Make each color “finger jello” and just cube it up. layer each color in a trifle dish and voila!
10. Rainbow Cake
A Rainbow Cake is a Must-Have at a rainbow-themed party! Yes, rainbow parties just yell, “MAKE A RAINBOW COLORED LAYER CAKE!” I’m sure you’ve seen them: HERE and HERE oh my!!
If making a cake at home is overwhelming for you, it’s easy to find a rainbow cake or a cake decorated with a big rainbow on top (see the cake we got from Costco above (before they stopped offering them). Walmart and other grocery stores make delicious cakes!
Rainbow Party Supplies
Below are some of the supplies I used for our rainbow Birthday party theme.
- Rainbow latex baloons
- Rainbow shaped Balloon
- Rainbow Birthday Favor Bags:
- Paper to make Rainbow Paper streamers
- Colorful Jello
- Unflavored Gelatin
- Precut letters for banner
- Premade rainbow banner
- Party-sized bag of M&M’s
- Rainbow colored tuille
So there you have it. This little girl had one fun 6th birthday, it was all worth it to see her smiling all day!
Emily Buck
This is beautiful! You should go into business. I would certainly hire you. Good job Mom!
Courtney!
Hey Donna!
It turned out so well! I love the pic you took of Claire! Beautiful like her momma! I made the rainbow cupcakes. Soooo much work and food coloring! Totally worth doing Costco!
Miss ya! We’d be trouble together if we lived closer!