When I first saw this rainbows and race cars party theme, I knew I wanted to share it. Planning boy and girl birthday party themes can be challenging. But the good news is, there are several birthday party themes that will work for a combo boy/girl birthday (see an additional list below).
When Glory Albin shared this party theme with me I thought it was just perfect for a combo boy/girl birthday. This is a Rainbows Party and a Race Car Party which her son and daughter both loved!
The palette of bright cheery colors is perfect for both boys and girls of all ages! You can't go wrong with primary colors.
I love how the stripes on the paper napkin rings so perfectly mirrors the stripes on the iced sugar cookies.
Who could resist these bright sweets? Glory is also sharing her sugar cookie recipe and her DIY icing decorating tips. Thanks Glory!
You can set up a candy buffet like I did for this sweet shoppe party, or serve a traditional cake. Anything can work with this theme as long as it's colorful!
Rainbow Party Dessert Ideas
- Rainbow Twizzlers displayed in a mason jar or small glass vase
- Rainbow candy like Skittles in a glass bowl with a candy scoop
- Tubes of mini M&Ms
- Make at home rainbow cupcakes
Additional party details included rainbow cupcake toppers for her, race car toppers for him. I'm also loving the party favors which were rainbow ribbon hair bows for the girls and Hot Wheels race cars for the boys.
Alternative Boy and Girl Birthday Party Themes
- Train birthday Party theme
- Modern Race Car Party
- Art Party
- Sundae Party Theme
- Circus Party Theme
- Birthday Breakfast Party
- Cowgirl/Cowboy Party Theme
- Candy Themed Party
Related Party Themes
fred patrick says
wow awesome techniques and tricks with great combination thanks for sharing ....
Jenny says
How did you put the stripes on the cookies??
Lanya says
We are having a rainbow themed birthday party to celebrate my 10, 8, 3 and 1 year olds' birthdays in May. I love these ideas!!! Very clever!!
Karen McCamp says
Love that the candy table wasn't too much. My grandson has his 1 year birthday coming up in October. These ideas would work well.
Amber says
what a great combination! We are planning a coed birthday party and this might be a direction we can go
Dennis @ Wholesale Fresh Flowers says
I can relate to this niche because as a child I shared a birthday celebration with my cousin whose birthday is just 1 day after mine. And I can tell you that me being a boy and my cousin a girl this type of birthday party decorations would have been great!
Samantha says
Glory always does such a great job! I love to look at all her details!
Debbie @TheHipHostess says
What a fun & festive look, kids would be drawn to this like a magnet. Not easy to plan a kids party for both boys and girls, but Glory Albin pulled this off brilliantly! So nicely done.
Lynn says
Thanks for the idea! I have boy/girl twins and never know what to do to accommodate them both
Olivia says
aww love it..so cute
Stacey N. says
I love the striped rainbow cookies. So simple but really ties in to the theme. Looks great!
Michele says
I love the stripey cookies!
Bird says
Sooo beautiful!!
Love the stars!!