All aboard! You’re planning a train party and you need ideas – you have made the right stop. There are train cars full of great ideas to make your party the best ever for your little birthday engineer. Start with your invitations in the shape of a train ticket, and list the party information as a “schedule,” just like real trains follow. Then, get on the fast track with these train party ideas!
Depending on how big or how small you want your party to be, and depending on the weather, you can rent a trackless train for rides or a train character bouncy house - let your guests jump and play throughout the entire party. Check out your local party supply shop for different designs and costs. Be sure to call ahead so that you can reserve the house accordingly.
As train fans probably already know, there are tons of train-themed products available featuring the all time favorite train -Thomas the Tank Engine. From party supplies to party favors, online retailers have it all. We recommend Celebrate Express who has the largest variation of themed parties online at a good price with fast shipping.
A great way to start a train party is to dress the birthday boy (or girl) up in a train costume. The train costume will help show who the special person is at the birthday. To make the other guests feel special you can give them all their very own conductors hat. The hat can then be part of their party favors!
The final piece of a great birthday party is the train themed cake. You'll want to put a little thought into how you are going to create this cake whether it will be a simple cake topper image or a very cool Train Cake Pan. The cake, as with every party, will be photographed and remembered so be sure to come up with some thing special.
Now that you’ve gotten started thinking like a train, we are ready to leave the station and chug into party planning mode. Woo-woo! Read on to the following articles to help plan your train themed party: