Care Bears Birthday Party Ideas
For Kids Birthday Parties

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To help you get into the Care Bears theme party frame of mind, we've put together links to the best party supplies:

Care Bears Partyware, Decor & More
Care Bears Celebration Supplies
Care Bear Yellow Party Supplies
Care Bears Blue Party Supply Kit
Care Bear Pink Party Supply Kit
Care Bears Lavender Party Supply Kit


CARE BEARS BIRTHDAY PARTY INVITATIONS

CARE BEAR SHAPED INVITATIONS #1 - Enlarge a Care Bear from their website and use as a pattern to create bear-shaped invitations in pink, green, blue, yellow, and purple card stock. Type or handwrite details in calligraphy on piece of coordinating scrapbook paper cut in the bear-shape, slightly smaller than the invitation, and glue to card stock. Embellish edges with coordinating glitter.

CARE BEAR SHAPED INVITATIONS #2 - Follow above instructions and glue to back of invitation wiggly eyes, hair bow, heart nose, and embellish tummy decorations of the sun, rain cloud, lollipops, rainbow, and star.

CARE BEARS BIRTHDAY PARTY PHOTO INVITATIONS - Either dress your baby in a Care Bear costume or pose them with their favorite Care Bear toy and take a picture. Cut 8 1/2" x 11" card stock to match costume or toy into 2 pieces and fold in half. Using decorative scissors, trim edges of photo so it is slightly smaller than the card stock. Glue photo to front of invitation. Put above photo, "Please join us for some b'day fun" and below the photo put, "At my beary special party!" On textured white paper (finished size 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"), either type or handwrite in calligraphy party details:

Birthday Bear: (Birthday Child's Name)
Bear Facts: (Date & Time of Party)
Come On Over To: (Address of Party)
RSVP to Mama Bear: (Parent Name & Phone Number)
Bring your special teddy so he/she can join the fun!

Using decorative scissors cut insert and glue to inside of card stock. Decorate inside with teddy bear stickers.

EMBELLISH READY-MADE CARE BEARS BIRTHDAY PARTY INVITATIONS - Buy ready-made Care Bear invitations and embellish picture with glitter, wiggly eyes, heart appliques, sequins, bows, etc.


CARE BEAR COSTUMES

Have your guests either wear Care Bear costumes or transform them into little bears by adding a headband with Care Bear ears, a pom-pom tail, and face paint. As your guests arrive, you could give them a Care Bears t-shirt and/or mask.


CARE BEARS BIRTHDAY PARTY DECORATIONS

Create a festive atmosphere using Care Bear colors of pink, blue, green, yellow, and purple with some of the following ideas:

• Decorate ceilings with twisted streamers and clusters of balloons with curling ribbons.

• Decorate room with Care Bears. Attach balloons or put party hats on bears.

• Attach Care Bears Mylar balloons to birthday child's chair and helium balloons in party colors to guests' chair.

• Create a rainbow arch of balloons. If you have a wire arch cover it in various colored balloons. If not, create arch from cut-up wire hangers.

• Cover tables with disposable tablecloths and tie corners with curling ribbons.

• Make Care Bear cone hats using solid color hat in party colors decorated with Care Bear stickers.

• Create table centerpiece using a Care Bear in a basket with napkins in party colors, curling ribbons, and helium balloons.

• Add a Care Bears birthday banner on one of your party room walls.

• Enlarge pictures of Care Bears, laminate the pages, and use them as placemats and favors for your guests to take home.

• Enlarge pictures of Care Bears, hearts, and rainbows and hang on walls.

• Sprinkle colorful Care Bears confetti on tables.

• Create heart and rainbow garland and hang around party room.

• Make signs that say, "Have a Rainbow Day," "Oopsy Does it," "Grumpy-Go-Round," "Funshine," etc.

• Draw paw prints, rainbows, and hearts with chalk on sidewalk leading to front door.

• Put party color balloons outside to alert guests of party location. Attach to mailbox, hang from tree, or tie to car antenna.

PRINTABLE GAMES - Here's a great site for some fun print and play toddler party games that would be a perfect party game add-on!

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Here's an entire page with nothing but Care Bears Games And Activities, such as:

• Pin the Rainbow on Cheer Bear
• Care-Bears-Go-Round
• Rainbow Necklace
• Hot Bear
• Pot of Gold
• Musical Hearts, Rainbows & Clouds
• Teddy Bear Paws #1
• Teddy Bear Paws #2
• Rainbow Pinata
• Bubbles

RAINBOW FRUIT KABOBS - Slices of banana, kiwi, peach, watermelon (no seeds), cantaloupe, and strawberries.

RAINBOW MUNCHIES - Rainbow goldfish crackers, rainbow Pringles, and Rice Krispie treats made with Fruity Pebbles.

PEANUT BEAR AND JELLY SANDWICHES - Cut sandwiches into the shape of a teddy bear with a cookie cutter.

CARE BEAR TATORS - French fries or baked potatoes.

CARE BEAR TREATS - Animal crackers and Teddy Grahams.

MACARONI & CHEESE or SPAGHETTI.

CARE BEAR BURGERS - Use teddy bear cookie cutter.

CARE BEARS SUGAR COOKIES - Cut cookies in heart, rainbow, sun, and star shapes. Decorate with colored icing and edible glitter, sprinkles, sparkling sugar, nonpareils, etc.

HONEY BEAR PUNCH - Mix together 2 qts. lemonade and 3 qts. unsweetened pineapple juice.

CARE BEARS PUNCH - Combine 1 large can pineapple juice and 1 liter of 7-up or Sprite in a punch bowl. Add a few dollops of pineapple sherbet right before serving.

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CARE BEARS BIRTHDAY PARTY SHEET CAKE - Bake or buy a sheet cake and frost with theme-colored frosting. Adda Care Bears cake topper or an edible sugar art image.

CARE BEARS BIRTHDAY PARTY CAKE - Bake 2 round cakes for body and head, 4 cupcakes for paws, 2 cupcake tops for ears, and 1 cupcake top for nose. Cover with pink, blue, green, yellow, or purple frosting. Cover with coconut (fur) tinted appropriate color. Frost nose white and add heart nose. Using a cookie cutter as guide, put a sun, rainbow, or star on belly.

CARE BEARS SHAPED CAKE - Use Care Bear shaped cake pan and decorate cake according to pan's instructions.

RAINBOW SHAPED CAKE #1 - Use rainbow shaped cake pan and decorate cake according to pan's instructions.

RAINBOW SHAPED CAKE #2 - Bake round white cake. Cut in half to create 2 rainbow semi-circles. Spread white frosting between layers to hold together. Frost entire cake with white frosting. Draw out rainbow on top of cake and create rainbow colors with edible glitter. Right before serving, dollop Cool-Whip around bottom of rainbow to create a cloud.

CARE BEARS PHOTO CAKE - Take a picture of your child in their Care Bear costume and have bakery put it on the cake.

CARE BEARS CUPCAKES - Make white cupcakes and frost with various colored cream frosting and top with Care Bears cupcake pics or Care Bears star rings, which could also double as a party favor.


CARE BEARS BIRTHDAY PARTY FAVORS

Fill a Care Bears favor bag with any of the following items: Care Bears blow outs, Care Bears note pad, Care Bears stickers, Care Bears whistle, Care Bears Soap, mini pink bubbles, or a Care Bears plush bear. You could also add Gummy Bears, Teddy Grahams, Rainbow Goldfish, Care Bears coloring book and crayons. If you would like to create your own activity book, go to the Care Bears website and download pages to color, maze puzzles, connect the dots, bookmarks, etc. Provide kids with crayons and/or markers.


CARE BEARS BIRTHDAY PARTY IDEAS FOR PARTY SUPPLIES

Here's some teriffic Care Bears Partyware, Decor & More to consider.

Here are a few more Care Bears Celebration Supplies to consider.

If you would rather opt for using Care Bears colors for your partyware, here are some party packages to check out:

Care Bear Yellow Party Supplies
Care Bear Blue Party Supply Kit
Care Bear Pink Party Supply Kit
Care Bear Lavender Party Supply Kit

Care Bears Birthday Party

Do you have some favorite Care Bears birthday party ideas? Do tell! Please share all your party tips and ideas for invitations, decorations, games, etc.