Updated on: Sep 01, 2024
So you're wanting to throw a themed party but can’t pick just one color for your kid’s party? Why not use all of them? A rainbow theme party is a perfect compromise for a kid’s party when you just don’t know what theme you are wanting to have for them. A rainbow theme party is also a good gender-neutral party and would be perfect if the party is for brother and sister to share a party! Here are some of our favorite rainbow theme party ideas for you to incorporate into your party! Feel free to utilize our checklist as you look through our rainbow theme party ideas to help you stay organized!
Rainbow Theme Party Decorations
1. Balloon and Streamer Backdrop
Who doesn’t love a fun photo-op? This 50 piece set from Amazon includes balloons and streamers to create a fun and colorful backdrop for your guests to take cute pictures. Come up with a creative hashtag for guests to use when they post their photos also!
2. Rainbow Yard Sign
We just love these huge yard signs! They are custom made and it helps guests spot your house if they find themselves getting lost. A rainbow yard sign will definitely have people talking about your kid’s rainbow theme party for weeks, maybe even months after!
3. Rainbow Garland
There are so many different types of rainbow garland out there for you to choose from. All the way from rainbow pom poms to tassels, the garland can spice up tables and the walls with such ease!
4. Hanging Rainbow Ceiling Decor
Use this hanging rainbow to dress up the ceiling and give your guests the feeling that they are right under a rainbow! Which, thinking about it, they are with this decoration! This hanging rainbow for the ceiling is 12 feet long and you can add quite a few to your ceiling and drape them.
Rainbow Theme Party Favors
5. Friendship Bracelets
Send your guests home with cute friendship bracelets! You can do one of two things here: make this a craft to do during the party with a friendship bracelet-making kit or you can purchase pre-made friendship bracelets to hand out to everyone. Either way, guests will love these!
6. Treat Boxes or Bags
Get some cute rainbow boxes and/or bags and fill them with all sorts of sweet treats and candy for your guests! Maybe throw in some smaller toys like mini-slinkies or stickers!
7. Slime
Slime has become a great sensory toy for many kids these days, so that makes it more than perfect to send home with your guests. Slime is easy to purchase in bulk or you can make it with your guests as an activity with slime kits!
Rainbow Theme Party Food Ideas
8. Rainbow Bagel Kit
Have you ever thought to try your hand at making your own bagels? Why not try today for your kid's rainbow theme party? This kit comes with everything you need to make the tastiest rainbow bagels to serve at your party! Such a cute idea!
9. Fruit Variety
Fruit is just a perfect staple for any party, but for a rainbow party- it is just perfect! Fresh fruit is so colorful and just fun to eat if we are being completely honest! Display the fruit on a nice fruit platter for people to eat from.
10. Rainbow Cake with Rainbow Topper
This is a party, so there has to be a cake! No debate here. But not just any cake! Grab some food coloring and make the cake batter the colors of the rainbow. Same with icing! Make it all even better with a custom rainbow cake topper that will for sure be a hit at your party!
11. Rainbow Smoothies
There is nothing tastier than a smoothie, especially if your rainbow theme party is happening in the heat of the summer. This recipe will help you make a beautiful rainbow smoothie to serve your guests! And for the adults, don’t be afraid to offer some fruity alcohol to an add-in.
12. Veggie Kabobs
Just like fruits, veggies are colorful and healthy! Grab some kabob sticks, cut up some veggies, and let your guests have them! Who said you couldn’t serve fresh veggies at a kid’s party? No one!
Rainbow Theme Party Games
13. Pin the Cloud on the Rainbow
A little spin on the classic pin the tail on the donkey, except this is pin the cloud on the rainbow! Blindfold your players, spin them around, and send them towards the rainbow. Whoever gets the closest to pinning the cloud correctly wins a prize!
14. Magic Scratch Paper
Another classic party activity! Have a table set up with blank scratch paper and let their little imaginations flow! This kit comes with everything you will need, including the sticks to draw with!
15. Tie-Dye
Ask your guest to bring with them a plain t-shirt (or you can provide them, just know sizes beforehand), and with a little bit of water and coloring, guests have a new and fun shirt they can wear! This activity would be best to be done at the beginning of the party that way by the time everyone is getting ready to leave, their shirts will be ready to go! Just grab a tie-dye kit and get to tie-dying!
16. Rainbow Parachute
Remember in elementary school, at least once a year the gym teacher would break this bad boy out, and it was always so much fun!? Let your guests experience the joy again or for the first time. There are so many different games you can play with a rainbow parachute as well. This is guaranteed to be a huge hit!
17. Piñata
We just keep circling back to the basics here! Find a fun piñata, fill it with all sorts of sugary goods and let your guests have it! To make it even more fun and interesting, blindfold guests, spin them around a couple of times and guide them close to the piñata and let them have their hand at trying to break it open.
Rainbow Theme Party Supplies
18. Fringe Table Skirt
Add a little something extra to your tables that may not have tablecloths (or even if they do). A fringe table skirt would be a perfect touch to the food table or a gift table.
19. Matching the Basics
Of course, we are going to need the basics such as plates, napkins, cups, cutlery, etc. Through Oriental Trading Company, you can purchase all these items in one place and have them shipped right to you! The best part about a rainbow theme party is all these basics can be of different colors that make up the rainbow!
20. Rainbow Pattern
This is just another cute option for your plates and napkins, etc. This set is more pastel in color and has a pattern of rainbows on them. It comes with 144 pieces, enough to serve 24 people!
21. Balloon Assortment
If you know you want balloons but not too sure what to do with them, purchase a large assortment! This way you will receive an assortment of colors and sizes, depending on what assortment you pick.
Rainbow Theme Party Invitations
22. Unicorn Invites
These fun invites come in a set of 24 and they even include the envelopes that are needed to send them out. All you have to do is fill in all the correct information and pop them in the mailbox!
23. Water Color
These invites are so cute! The pastels used to, give a beautiful watercolor look to them. The neat thing with these invitations is after you purchase them you will receive a template for the invitation where all you have to do is fill out the template with the correct information and print them out on any type of paper you prefer.
24. Balloons
These invites are another simple option but what makes these different is there is no envelop! The front is where you would put the address and name of your guest and the back will be all the additional information about your party. This type of invite may not be for everyone because of the lack of privacy but if that does not bother you, this particular invitation comes with 25!
25. Boho Rainbow
This is another one of those digital download invitations! You purchase them, receive a link for a JPG file, and from there you can customize your invitation to say all the correct details.
Rainbow Theme Party: Conclusion
Hopefully, this list of rainbow theme party ideas helped get your gears turning so you can throw your own! Use our expense sheet to help you throw this party while being as budget-friendly as possible. As mentioned above, a rainbow theme party is the perfect fun and color theme that anyone of any age can enjoy to the fullest!
Written by Lauren Bolt