Bolt Movie Birthday Theme
Bolt Movie Party Theme
This adorable and resilient animated Hollywood hound has captured the hearts of children everywhere. It’s no wonder why a Bolt movie party is one of the most popular themes for children’s birthday parties since its release in November 2008. Incorporate some themes from the movie and turn this into a howling good birthday party to remember!
Planning
It’s best to begin planning for the party at least 4 – 5 weeks in advance. This will ensure that you have enough time to send out invitations and purchase or make the decorations.
The first consideration that often comes up when planning a birthday party is where to have it. Your backyard or even inside of your home can be magically transformed into whatever you want with just a few choice decorations.
If you plan on making the decorations or invitations yourself, be sure to allow enough time to gather materials and complete the crafts. For those of us on a more pressing time schedule, there are companies that offer everything from pre-assembled Bolt themed birthday kits to plates, cups, trinkets and party favors—just be mindful of the shipping dates/times.
Tips
- This is a great party to entertain younger children. For a 2-3 hour birthday party, one activity and a viewing of the movie will more than keep children happy. Play an activity first then order or make pizza for them to enjoy while watching the movie. Afterwards, the birthday pup can open presents then have cake and ice cream!
- Consider renting rarely used items such as tables/chairs or karaoke machines from party rental supply stores to save money.
- Allow for extra guests by having a little extra food or a few extra goodie bags on hand.
Invitations
You want your guests to anticipate your movie party long before the party starts. Make sure to mail the invitations 3-4 weeks prior to the event.
For these invitations, think—movie screening. Word the invitations in such a way where guests are aware they are cordially invited to attend a very special screening of Bolt to celebrate ________’s birthday!
Here are some invitation ideas:
- Make your invitations shaped like dog tags
- Create paw or dog bone shaped invitations out of construction paper
- Search for dog shaped invitations
- Stamp the back of a sealed envelope with a dog paw or bone ink stamp
- If you don’t have time to make your own invitations, fret not. There are loads of Bolt themed invitations and personalized invitations online for you to choose from.
Bolt Movie Party Decorations
You’ll be amazed how doggone fun it is to decorate for this party. Many of the decorations can be made by hand with little effort, or purchased online. A few key and strategically placed items can make a world of difference. Party decorating is supposed to be fun and if you have a pet, don’t forget to take a look around your home for things you may already have.
Here are a few ideas to get you started.
- The color scheme for this party should focus around sky blue, oranges, reds and yellows. Paw prints and outlines of dogs also stay with the theme as well. Try mixing several solid colored balloons with a printed Bolt latex balloon. Streamers and all other decorations should remain true to the color scheme.
- Place several banners around the party location. This simple decoration is often forgotten, but makes a world of difference. Birthday banners are easy to make, or if you’re pressed for time, or you really want to impress your party pup, try getting a personalized birthday party banner.
- Serve table snacks such as chips out of brand new dog bowls.
- Try making and painting little dog houses out of cardboard boxes. These can serve as table decorations done before hand or used as a party craft project.
- Since Bolt had to make a cross country journey, hang up a map of the United States and retrace the path taken by Bolt and his companions in his quest to reunite with his owner.
Foods
These ideas will provide inspiration and a spring board for your own doggie delights. If you aren’t so inclined to do the food preparation yourself, by all means have it catered or even make it a ‘Pawt’ luck. When filling out the invitations, encourage guests to come up with Bolt or dog inspired main dishes, salads and beverages.
If you want to come up with some small snacks or ideas on your own, here is some food for thought!
- Dog bone cookie cutters are a great way to turn sandwiches, pizza, cookies or brownies into Bolt approved party snacks
- Bow Wow Burgers- top grilled burgers with crunchy French fried onion “kibble”
- Order pizza for the little ones to eat while watching the movie
Game/Activity Ideas:
Every party needs games and activities, but the good thing about having a movie screening party for younger kids is that the act of viewing the movie is a major activity for them. Before the movie, plan a game or project which will allow for any late comers to the party. All that is left to do after viewing the movie is cut the cake, open presents and break open the piñata, if you have one.
Before the movie, let children cut out sugar cookies with either the dog bone or puppy cookie cutters. The cookies can bake while the movie is on and can cool completely. Next the children can decorate their cookies and take them home as a favor.
If the kids are older you can always play a variation on the "pin the tail" game, ie. Pin the tail on Bolt. Bolt’s travels across the country would also lend itself to a scavenger hunt game.
Favors/Goodie Bags
Bolt fans will love anything related to the movie such as bone straws or favors and goodies like dog tags, and little stuffed puppies. Be sure that the children remember to take home their cookie cutters and cookies—if they make it that long!
Have fun!
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