How to Plan a Frosty Winter Wonderland Party
Planning a birthday in the colder months? A Winter Wonderland party will be a perfect choice to match the chilly weather. Everyone loves cute snowmen and snowflakes. Whether you are throwing a fun snow-themed party for little ones or an elegant winter celebration for grown-ups, this theme blends well with sparkle and cozy charm. In this post, I am sharing everything you need to throw a birthday party this winter.
Here’s when Winter Wonderland is a Good Choice
A Winter Wonderland theme is a good party theme if you want to create a whimsical, soft vibe and like the white and blue kind of decor for the party.
- This theme is great if the birthday or the event you are planning falls during the colder months, like late November through February.
- Winter Wonderland is a great choice for a winter birthday party if you want icy colors and a fairytale vibe.
- If you love snowflakes and snowmen, it’s just the right theme for you.
- You get many options to customize the decor for the party based on a theme, from a simple white wonderland look to an elegant icy decor. You can also make it look luxurious by pairing it with silver and crystal decor. Plus, you can reuse some of your Christmas decor.
Dreamiest Color Palette to Create the Theme
I always prefer to select the color theme for the party it makes the planning of the party very easy and gives a cohesive look. Although at first you may feel the Wonderland theme is just about white and blue colors, you can make it in many unique ways. Here are some suggestions.
Classic & Magical: If you are looking for feel fresh and frosty vibe, go for White + Silver + Icy Blue. This gives a classical look to the party and is appropriate for the age group. It gives a whimsical look to the party, which is easy to pair with a lot of commercially available decor.
Fun & Playful: If you want a sweet, soft, and dreamy look, go for a pastel color combination of White + Light Pink + Light Blue. This is a unique twist to the Wonderland theme and is more playful. Best for a kid’s birthday party.
Glamarous: For a fancy look without being too over-the-top, go for White + Gold + Blue. This is more appropriate for grown-ups, like sweet sixteens, milestone birthdays. You can subtly add gold through gold candles, gold confetti balloons.
Icy & Modern: If you want a contemporary look, go for White + Silver + Lavender or Light Blue. This is more appropriate for a teen party who likes an elegant look and cool vibes.
Ideas to Turn Your Space into a Snowy Wonderland
To decorate for a Winter Wonderland party, imagine turning your room or backyard into a snowy and icy space. You don’t need a lot of fancy stuff, just focus on your color scheme and make it feel snowy, sparkly, and magical.
Backdrops and Background: Start with white and silver as your main colors. Cover your tables with white tablecloths or a sparkly white tablecloth. Add white blankets over the couch and a white mat for a snow-like look. Add some silver or glittery runners across the middle.
Fake Snow: You can sprinkle fake snow across the tables or around the room for that snowy feel.
Balloons: Add a bunch of balloons as per your color scheme, bunch them as arches, add in a few specialty balloons like silver or foil light blue, or balloons in the shape of snowflakes. Pair them with fairy lights or let them float to the ceiling.
Hanging Decor: Hang some paper snowflakes or cloud-shaped decor from the ceiling. Use big plastic or foam snowflakes and icicles as wall or table decorations.
Table Decor and Centerpiece: Add fake snow to the tray with glittery lights. Add mirrors or sparkly trays under candles or jars to reflect light and make everything shimmer.
Food & Drinks That Feel Right for Cozy Winter
Parties are all about food and yummy treats. Make your wonderland party special by including theme-based food in the menu. Here are some ideas for you.
Cozy Bites that Feel Warm in Cold
- Serve mini sandwiches shaped like snowflakes using cookie cutters.
- Snowball cheese bites
- Veggie cups with ranch dressing or any other cheesy white dressing.
- Mac and cheese baked in mini muffin tins or served in small plastic single-serving cups.
- Make paper cones and serve popcorn in them, labelled as “Snowy Mountains”
Sips That Warm You Up
A good beverage can be soothing in winter. You can set up a drink station with different options like hot mocha, golden milk, hot cocoa, and chai latte. If you are planning hot cocoa, you can set up a fun Hot Cocoa Bar. It looks cute and gets everyone excited to make a hot cocoa their way. We did that at one of the sleepovers, and it was a hit. Set out mugs, hot cocoa, and toppings like mini marshmallows, whipped cream, crushed candy canes, chocolate chips, and sprinkles.
Sweet Treats to Match the Snowy Vibe
Desserts are where you can really go for the Winter Wonderland theme.
Snowman donut pops: Stack 3 powdered donut holes on skewers and use chocolate chips or icing to make eyes and buttons.
Frosted cookies: Use star or snowflake-shaped sugar cookies with white icing and silver sprinkles.
Icy pretzels: These look beautiful on the food table, dip pretzel rods in white chocolate and add blue sugar crystals they look sparkly or silver sprinkles.
Marshmallow pops: Dip marshmallows in white chocolate and roll them in coconut flakes or silver or golden sprinklers based on your party theme colors.
Themed cupcakes: Go for white or blue icing cupcakes and add some blue, silver, golden sprinklers, or add pretty snowflake or snowman cake toppers.
Setting Up Food Table with Frosty Details
For serving party food, a themed food table takes it to the next level. For this theme, you can try the following:
- Cover the table with a white tablecloth for a fresh snow look or a silver sequin cloth for a glam look. Next, add a sparkly silver runner or sprinkle some fake snow.
- Add height and layers with boxes, cake stands, or trays to create different heights. For example, place a box under the tablecloth and set a platter on top. Place tall things like drinks in the back, and shorter snacks go up front.
- Group similar food items together, like keeping hot foods in one area, cold or room-temperature snacks in another, and all your sweets together.
- Use pretty containers, preferably the same color or complementary, for all food. To bring a touch of icy decor to the food table, use transparent glass or blue containers and place small items like marshmallows, cookies, and pretzel sticks in clear jars. You can also use silver trays for an elegant touch to the decor.
- Finally, decorate around the food with snowflakes, matching napkins, and cutlery. Add some cute cake toppers like snowmen, sparkly pinecones, snowflakes on the food platter, and cute theme-based names for the food. Add some fairy lights around, a backdrop if you like.
Fun Games to Beat the Chills for All Ages
1. Snowball Toss
Roll white socks into balls or use soft plush snowballs to play this game. Place up buckets or baskets at a distance and let everyone try to toss the snowballs in. You can even label them with different point values based on the distance.
2. Pin the Nose on the Snowman
Hang up a big snowman poster without a nose. Blindfold the player and give them paper carrot noses with tape. See who can get closest.
3. Snowflake Coloring Station
Print some snowflakes printables and make an activity corner with some coloring supplies. It will be a nice break from the active games and let the guests take home their masterpiece.
4. Snowman Dress-Up Challenge
In pairs or teams, one person is the “snowman” and the other dresses them using toilet paper, scarves, buttons, and hats. Best-dressed snowman wins.
5. Winter Photo Booth
Set up a backdrop with snowflakes, string lights, and winter props like hats, mittens, and signs. Everyone can snap cute party pics.
6. Cocoa & Cookie Contest
Have everyone decorate a winter cookie or make their own hot cocoa creation using toppings from a cocoa bar. Give fun titles like “Frostiest Cookie” or “Most Magical Mug.”
7. 1 Minute Fun Challenges
You can also go for quick games to keep the party on time, go for Minute to Win It Games, grown-ups love them as these are quick, fun challenges that get everyone involved and laughing.
DIY Ideas for Personal Touch
If you are running on a budget, you can try some DIY options too.
- DIY Snowflake Decorations: Cut out snowflakes in all shapes and sizes. You can try different colors and textures of paper based on your color scheme.
- Snowball Garland: Use cotton balls and clear string to make a hanging garland that will give the illusion of cotton balls hanging.
- Pinecone Decor: Collect some pine cones and glue to them fake snow or glitter for a decor piece that can be used for multiple purposes.
- Winter Wonderland Centerpieces: Take a glass jar or vase, fill it with Epsom salt (it looks like snow), and pop in a mini tree, snowman figurine, or snowflakes.
- Snowman Party Cups: Get plain white paper cups and draw little snowman faces on them with markers, add googly eyes for fun cups to serve.
From My Party Notes
Here are a few thoughtful touches you can add to make the theme come alive.
- Add a subtle scent of vanilla, peppermint, or pine-scented candle to make the space feel wintry and cozy.
- I think setting up a hot cocoa bar will be a great choice to add a tasty, fun element to the party. You can include toppings like marshmallows, whipped cream, various chocolate chips in blue and white to match the theme.
- A soft instrumental holiday or ambient winter music in the background will really set the vibe.
- Also include lots of throw blankets, faux fur, and soft cushions in white to keep up with the weather and bring the cozy and white decor to the theme.
Pin For Later
I hope this post inspired you with some ideas to throw a winter birthday. To make planning for the party easy, make sure to grab this party planner printable.
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