Theme dinner ideas for kids to put together a fun dinner party. (2024)

Our theme dinner ideas give you many fun opportunities to get yourkids involved in cooking. Our kids dinner party theme section isfilled with ideas and recipes that will fill your home and kitchenwith cooking memories.

So why would you want a theme party for dinner!?! These funmeals for kids and kids cooking ideas are to add a little fun toyour meal time and to give kids an opportunity to cook. Plan yourmeal together as a family or kids can surprise their family. Havethe kids create a party invitation to match the theme and invitefriends and family. Just have fun creating a dinner party.

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Perfect for teaching!

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Most of our Kids Theme Dinner IdeasBelow Include:

• Centerpiece ideas and theme decorating
• Theme menu ideas with recipes
• Dress attire ideas
• Theme party supplies and ideas
• Our reader's own submitted kid and family dinner party ideas

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Have a Themed Meal

Got a kid who's obsessed with a particular TV show, character ormovie? Decorate the kitchen and create a meal using that as thetheme. Allow yourself to be really creative. Think about thecharacters and what they would eat, or make meals that resemble thefaces of characters.These are just a few ideas to get you started -the only limit to what you can do with this is your imagination.

Switch Foods to Different Meal Times

Everyone knows pancakes are a breakfast food, but why not have themfor dinner now and again and have steak for breakfast instead? Thisobviously isn't something you should do on a regular basis- afterall, there are good nutritional reasons why you should eat certainfoods at certain times of day - but it can be a great one to throwout there now and then to keep your kids on their toes. This worksin nicely with our backwardstheme dinner ideas.

Change the Meal Location

This doesn't mean going down to the local Wendy's. It means eatingin new places around your house or packing a meal to take somewherefor a picnic. Got a sturdy treehouse? If it's big enough and strongenough to hold the family, have a meal up there. Pitch a tent in theback yard and cook dinner on a camping stove. Put a blanket down andhave a lunchtime picnic in your own back yard - you get the idea.Try some of these picnicrecipes and ideas.

Let Your Kids Run Wild

Well, not literally, but let their imaginations run wild when itcomes to planning meal ideas. Everyone knows kids are more in touchwith their imaginations than adults, so let your kids get involvedwith creating new meal ideas. Let them have free reign over what'sgoing into the dinner for a night - the creation may be terrible,but it will be a great experience and will help them learn a littleabout planning meals for themselves in the future. You may even endup getting some new ideas out of the experience. If your kids areolder, you can even let them make their own meals once a week fromwhatever is left in the fridge before shopping day.

Let the kids create a fun centerpiece for the dinner table

Make teaching easier with our activities and recipes compiled in one easy to read format.

Planning your Theme Dinner Ideas and Parties

Dinner Party Tips:

• Plan your menu, decorations and party details ahead.
• Hand out invitations several days to a week before the partydate.
• Do some party prep the day before to keep from becoming tostressed out on the party day.
• Print off conversation starters to get thedinner communication going.
  

Family Dinner Tips:

So you are just having a fun and informal themed dinner? You canstill plan out decorations, menu plan and party ideas the day beforeor the morning of the planned dinner. This is a fun way for a familyto work together. Have kids make party decorations, menus andfill out invitations for each family member. Kids can help in thekitchen prepping and cooking food with an adult's supervision.

Whether you have a large dinner party or a family get together, Ihope these theme ideas will draw your family closer at dinnertime.

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