Last year my daughter had a glow birthday party.  It was so much fun!  I decided I would share with you all the things we did and bought to put together her glow in the dark birthday party.  You will find lots of tips on How to Plan a Glow in the Dark Party and make it successful without spending a lot of money.

The Basics

First, I will talk about the Glow in the Dark Birthday Party invitations.  I bought mine on Etsy.  Etsy has so many options, it’s crazy!  I thought I would make it easy for you and share my choice.   You can also find a few freebies out there too, like this one. Make sure to remind everyone to wear neon colors and or white.

Besides cake and other goodies, you are going to need a black light.  This is the one I bought on Amazon for my daughter’s birthday party.  It worked out perfectly! We set it up in the corner of a large room (I rented a space for her party).  It worked out great!  The kids had so much fun playing in the dark.

Make sure you have a mirror so they can look at there glowing selves. Since we were in a rented space, I brought along a cheap full-length mirror.

Things you may want to Buy for the Party

My number one favorite thing we bought was glow face paint pens. These were so fun to use and the kids loved them! They chose the face paint style they wanted and my husband painted it. A few of the kids did their own. This is where the mirror comes in. they will love seeing their glowing face paint!

Glow bracelets. We actually did not buy this. My husband’s niece had a bunch left over from a company Christmas party. You want to buy a lot of these. We made them into bracelets and necklaces, but later the kids made a big chain with them.

We also got a bunch of Glow Foam Sticks. The girls had fun using these like lightsabers. We also got these free from my husband’s niece.

I ordered some cute Hawaiian leis with bright colors to show up under the blacklight.

This is all we bought for my daughter’s 6th Birthday Party and everyone had a blast. We played music and just let the girls play with the glow stuff.

Birthday Party Games

There are lots of other great ideas out there for Glow Birthday Parties. We did not play any specific games, but here are a few ideas your kids might like:

• Simon Says
• Make or play with glow slime.
• Glow in the dark bowling.
• Bingo on neon cardstock.
• Glow in the dark Capture the Flag.
• Buy Glow in the dark Giant Jinga.
• Glow in the dark Lawn Darts.
• Glow in the dark Rock Painting.
• DIY Glow in the dark Wiffle Ball.
• DIY Glow in the dark Bubbles.
• Glow stick Treasure Hunt.
• DIY Glow in the Dark Sand.
• Glow in the Dark Silly String for a Silly String fight.

Glow in the Dark Food Ideas (Blacklight is required in most of these)

Make the party more fun with neon plates, glowing cups, fun food, and drinks!

• Glow Stick Cups
• DIY Glow Stick Cups.
• Neon Plates.
• Buy Neon Plasticware.
• Neon Napkins.
• Neon Table Set.
• DIY Glow Butter Cream Frosting (video).
• DIY Glow in the Dark Ice.
• Glow in the Dark Drink Ideas.

Conclusion

I think a Glow in the Dark Birthday party is a great idea for any age! It seems to be a pretty common theme for pre-teens and teens, but my daughter and her little friends also loved it. I hope you found this post helpful for your next Glow in the Dark Birthday Party.