A Monsters, Inc.-themed birthday party is one of our most popular party themes, and it’s also one of our favorites! It’s perfect for a first birthday party, and toddlers will like it as well. This Monsters, Inc. party has a cheerful color scheme that can be used for either a boy or a girl, and it’s ideal for twins! The patterns, visuals, textures, and graphics serve as a springboard for the rest of the party!
Monster Inc Birthday Party Ideas
Looking for a really fun birthday party theme for your child’s next big day? This super cute monsters inc party is sure to be a hit. The theming of this monster inc party is super fun and lends itself to so much creativity!
Come take a peak at lots of monsters inc party ideas including cute monster food, monsters inc games, cute party favors, monsters inc decorations, outrageously cute monsters inc cake, and lots of cute monsters inc activities. Get ready to scream…. we are entering a birthday monster world for a not scary monster party for kids!
Party Decorations
For this party I went with a lime green (Mike Wazowski’s color) and teal (Sulley’s color) color scheme. The table clothes, forks, spoons and cups were purchased from Oriental Trading, in those colors. Oriental Trading also carried Monster’s University dinner and dessert plates.
They were super cute and reasonably priced so I grabbed them. They also had a Monsters University backdrop and life sized cut out of Mike and Sulley. I knew Joshua would love them and they would make great pics, so I grabbed them as well. The backdrop came with little cardboard cutouts to decorate it with but instead, I used those cutouts to decorate the walls and our deck.
I also strung lime green and teal streamers around our deck. I purchased a Monster Inc pack of balloons online about a month before the party but on the day of the party, I couldn’t find them anywhere! We went to Party City hoping they carried Monsters Inc balloons and luckily, they did.
We also found out that helium fill ups are free when you purchase balloons from their store, even if you buy them ahead of time and go back to have them filled on the day of your party (just bring your receipt with you). I had no idea! We will definitely be purchasing our balloons in store from now on.
Party Entertainment
As always, we rented a bouncy house for the party. I feel that it’s the best way to keep the kids entertained and to let the parents actually have some time to mingle with each other. We also rented a cotton candy machine from A-Z Rentals.
We rent from them every year and have always had great experiences. Their equipment is always clean and in great working order and best of all, their rentals are from Friday to Monday so no running around on the day of the party.
For a little extra fun, we had a big cardboard cut out of the Student ID cards from Monsters University. All of the kids, and some of the adults, had a blast having their pictures taken! Like all of our other parties, this party was a huge success and I had so much fun pulling it all together! I hope you find these tips and ideas helpful in throwing your little monster the perfect Monsters Inc Birthday Party!
Party Games Ideas
Our first game was an eyeball spoon race using ping pong balls with eyes drawn on. They were cheap, so everyone got one to take home too. The kids wanted the extra challenge of holding the spoons in their mouths. We were indoors, but the race was still a riot!
Then, keeping with the pajama theme, we had a sleeping bag race, done just like a sack race! That was even more fun–everyone wanted to race again! Note: we only had Barbie sleeping bags, and the boys wouldn’t go anywhere near them. They sat out the race!
Finally, we used a white sheet as a background, laid it on the floor, and had the kids lie down with their hair standing straight up and took fright pictures!
Food and Drink Ideas
Throwing a bash for the kids? We’ve got plenty of party food and drink ideas, including birthday cakes, pizza, snacks and sandwiches – the perfect treat.
Cake pops
These fun cake pops are easy to make and great for parties. Kids and adults will love these colourful chocolate-covered bites.
Watermelon lemonade
This watermelon lemonade looks amazing but is super-simple to make. It’s perfect for a kids party or makes a refreshing summer drink for kids or adults.
Ice cream cone cakes
Wafer cones make an unlikely but perfect case for light custard and vanilla sponge decorated with buttercream and your favourite ice cream toppings.
Mini pizza quiches
Use tortilla wraps and a muffin tin to make individually portioned egg, salami and tomato bites – ideal for lunch boxes or picnics.
Party Invitations
These invite photo cards are bright, colorful, and perfect for Monsters Inc movie lovers. FYI, every template in our site is coming for free and can be customized using your laptop, desktop and even through your smartphone.
How to Download
- What you need to do is click (left-click) the preview image.
- You should see a new page popped-up in your display, then you need to “right-click” the image and select “Save image as”
- Locate the destination folder, or just leave it as it is. Then “Enter” to start the download process.
Please note this, all files/materials have been included in that package, so once it’s finished, you are able to customize it right away.
Party Favors
Make a steam container and fill with monsters Inc, stuff. They have a lot of stuff at your local party store. Print coloring pages off the computer to put inside them. Make name tags for the outside. You could also make each kid a monsters Inc name tag to wear throughout the party.
Or you can use blue and orange and put monster popups in there to make a monster sticker pages Monsters inc fruit snacks and a monsters inc coloring book (lucky finds)…each child also got a monster cap…i got the pop ups stickers and caps from Oriental trading co.
