Turning two is a huge milestone! Not only is your little one officially entering into toddlerhood, but this is the first birthday celebration they’ve had that they’re able to actually participate in. They understand the day is all about them!
These themes are so much fun and will make planning a party super easy for you and enjoyable for guests of all ages.
Summer is the best time to throw a birthday party! These themes are complete with decoration ideas, activity suggestions, and food options to make this one a day everyone will remember!
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Best Summer 2nd Birthday Party Ideas
Two Cool
This is such a fun play on words that translates to such a cute birthday theme!
Invitations
These summery invitations are perfect for a two-cool birthday party! Let everyone know about your tropical bash with cute invitations like these to set the tone.
Decorations
This fun banner is a great way to decorate the entryway to your home or yard.
What to Wear
These colorful t-shirts can be custom printed with the birthday boy or birthday girl’s name!
Party Food Ideas
- Popsicles or fudge pops are a fun party food that will be a huge hit with the youngest guests.
- Frozen fruit smoothies or even milkshakes are another great option!
- This Two Cool Cake Topper will look adorable on your toddler’s cake and is customizable in tons of vibrant colors!
Party Favors
These sweet sunglasses make such a “cool” party favor!
Two-tti Frutti
Invitations
A bright and colorful fruit-themed party is a great way to celebrate your toddler’s second birthday!
Decorations
Vibrant fruit garlands and banners featuring fruits like pineapples, watermelons, oranges, and strawberries.
Balloons in tropical colors like yellow, orange, green, and pink.
Table settings with fruit-shaped plates and cups (bonus: these make for easy cleanup when the party is over!)
A beautiful backdrop for colorful pictures.
What to Wear
Dress the whole family in twotti frutti party shirts!
Activities
Fruit-themed sensory bins with fruits and scoops.
A DIY frozen yogurt or smoothie station with fruity toppings. Something like this!
Treats- Everyone’s Favorite Part!
Fruit Bowls with foods cut into safe sizes for little ones.
Fruit kabobs for adults with drizzle options like chocolate, caramel, and strawberry sauce.
Party Favors
These party favor boxes are sturdy enough to hold any small trinkets you’d like to give to your guests, PLUS they’re customizable!
This coloring pack with themed crayons is a done-for-you option, for busy parents this is the way to go!
Oh Twodles
Invitations
This editable invitation is great for a Minnie Mouse Oh Twodles birthday celebration. Edit to add your daughter’s name and either have them printed locally or print them yourself at home!
Decorations
This pack of Oh Twodles decorations is great for a little boy or a gender neutral birthday party!
If your party is geared toward a little girl, these Minnie Mouse twodles decorations will be a great fit!
Activities
This Mickey-themed water sprinkler will keep little ones busy for hours! Just remind parents to pack bathing suits and a change of clothes!
Party Favors
This Minnie Mouse coloring set is an adorable party favor that your guests will actually enjoy!
For a Mickey “Twodles” party, these gift boxes are customizable! Add any treats or small toys to thank your guests for coming!
Two the Sea (Under the Sea Theme)
If your little one loves water or sea animals, a “Two the Sea” theme is perfect!
Invitations
The hardest part of planning your party if you choose a Two the Sea theme, is which invitations to choose. There is no shortage of adorable invitation options to choose from. I couldn’t even pick my favorite to list here, but here are my top three!
Invitations with various sea creatures
Invitations with dolphins and whales
Invitation with mermaid tail
Decorations
Blue. purple, and aqua balloon arches resemble ocean waves and are a perfect way to set the tone of the party!
Hanging decorations like fish, sea turtles, and mermaids! This “Two the Sea” banner is perfect if you’d like your theme to be more geared toward mermaids and a purple hue.
Activities
A water play station with floating sea animal toys. Like this one!
DIY seashell painting crafts are not only adorable and fun for all little ones in attendance, but can be done on a super small budget!
A small bubble machine is a great idea at any two year old’s birthday celebration, but we can claim it gives an “under the sea” effect to keep it on-theme!
Food & Treats
Goldfish crackers and fish-shaped sandwiches or other treats made with these fun cookie cutters.
Blue Jello cups with gummy sea creatures – This Jello Ocean recipe is a great DIY option!
These editable food labels are the perfect way to let guests know what treats you’re serving (and if there are any allergens included.)
These decorated sugar cookies are absolutely adorable and will be the star of your snack table!
Party Favors
Perfect for your littlest guests, these coloring party favors come with 3 crayons each!
Check with parents before sending home these (absolutely perfect for this party theme!) play dough party favors.
Two Fun in the Sun
This sunny, outdoor theme is ideal for a warm-weather birthday celebration!
Invitations
These invitations are a very cute option if your Two Fun in the Sun party is for a little girl.
Decorations
This “Two Fun in the Sun” inflatable balloon is a visual focal point to place just inside your entryway!
A kiddie pool filled with water or plastic balls (doubles as an activity for all young party-goers!). A themed one like this is so beautiful and inviting for young kiddos!
Pool tubes make great decorations for outdoor themed parties like this!
Activities
A sandcastle building station with kinetic sand will keep tiny hands busy for hours! – One of these kits with a few extra pounds of brown kinetic sand and you’ve got an inexpensive DIY sandcastle building station every kid would love!
Party Favors
These are a great, on-theme option – especially if you opted to do the sandcastle kinetic sand table!
Two Sweet (Candy and Dessert Theme)
What little one doesn’t love candy? While a “two sweet” theme isn’t great for your daily life, your little one’s second birthday might just be one time to cut loose and accept a next-day-sugar-coma. Here’s how we’d celebrate a “two sweet” second birthday in our house:
Invitations
These invitations are good enough to eat AND they’re customizable! What more could you want?
What to Wear
If this party is for your little girl, this adorable graphic tee and tutu couldn’t be cuter!
If you’d like matching shirts for the whole family, these tee shirts are a great option.
Decorations
This number 2 prop is perfect for pictures at your 2 year old’s party!
This balloon arch with hanging decorations and cake topper are an awesome value if you’re looking for Two Sweet birthday decorations on a budget.
Activities
A sugar cookie or cupcake decorating station (sure to be a huge mess!)
A great second activity is to splash in this little pool OR skip a step and have the cookie decorating take place IN the (empty) pool and add water later!
Food and Snacks
This personalized cake topper would be a sweet addition to any two year old’s birthday cake.
No party is complete without sugar cookies, especially a Two Sweet themed party! These sweet cookies are as adorable as they are delicious.
Serve your cake and treats on these themed disposable plates! Adorable and they make for easy party cleanup!
Party Favors
You may have guessed by now that I love these little coloring packs as party favors. They are perfect because they’re great for the younger ages. Plus you won’t become known as the mom that sends home a box full of whistles and kazoos.
Totally Twobular – Surfer Themed
This Totally Twobular theme is perfect for your little surfer! If you’re looking for a unique 2nd birthday theme for a little boy or girl, this one is a great fit!
Invitations
These invitations are digital and customizable.
This invitation is a slightly more muted color pallet.
What to Wear
Your little man will look adorable in this surfer-themed t-shirt!
Decorations
Totally Two-bular balloons with a sun!
Activities
Beach ball race – have the little ones kick a beach ball from one line to another.
Add some small surf boards to this DIY beach-themed sensory bin!
Food and Treats
These decorated sugar cookies might be the cutest on the list.
This decorating kit comes with super cute cupcake toppers.
Party Favors
More coloring pages that I love so much!
A simple summer-themed party favor baggie like this would be appropriate for any of these themed parties, but especially a Surf’s Up or Totally Twobular party!
Two Wild (Safari or Jungle Theme)
If your little man is really into animals, he will love this theme! Customize this one with his favorites – there are so many available options, you’ll have trouble choosing between them!
Invitations
This is perfect for a little girl’s Two Wild party.
This one is perfect for little boys!
What to Wear
This t-shirt is available in boy, girl, and gender neutral colors.
These shirts are perfect for moms and dads of the wild birthday child.
And these t-shirts are perfect if you’d like the whole family to match for the celebration!
Decorations
Safari-themed balloon arch – This one is a show-stopper.
Here is a more wallet-friendly version of a Safari balloon arch.
Forest animals balloon arch!
Activities
Have a crafting station and washable finger paints to paint animal masks that match your theme…Or use printable coloring sheets instead!
Food and Treats
This disposable tableware is convenient AND beautiful!
These edible animals can be used on cupcakes or sugar cookies.
These sugar cookies are definitely wild with a hint of elegance.
These sugar cookies are also elegant enough to please adult guests but are decorated without any pink hues – perfect for little boys or gender-neutral parties.
Party Favors
These stickers make for an age-appropriate party favor.
If you’d like to give a larger parting gift, these boxes will hold small treats and other little gifts.
I truly don’t think you can go wrong with any of these fun, summer themes! Any of these options will ensure your two year old will have a birthday celebration that they, and all guests lucky enough to be invited, will remember forever!
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