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Sesame Street birthday banner to honor your child

There is nothing quite like a huge banner declaring that it's your child's day. Whether you hang it in the party area or out front to guide your guests, these banners help set the theme and make your child feel special. For a Sesame Street birthday party, you could go with a banner showing lots of characters, like the Sesame Sunny Days banner shown here or the Sesame Street Friends banner down below.

There are character-specific banners to be had as well, each available for personalization with your child's name and birth year. Check these out:

• Bert & Ernie
• Big Bird
• Zoe
• Grover
• Elmo
• The Count
• Oscar
• Abby Cadabby

All of these banner options are available at Celebrate Express for just $14.99 each, including the personalization. A fun, simple and inexpensive way to set the theme for the party. It could be the only Sesame Street item you have and it will be clear from the start what this party is all about.

Party favor options for a Sesame Street birthday

When you’re throwing a party for kids, the last thing you want to do is hop them up on more sugar after they’ve already had cake and ice cream. So what to put in a goodie bag that isn’t candy or some other treat?

One of the best things about planning your party favors, though, is that they don’t have to be Sesame Street branded in order to fit with your Sesame Street birthday party. They can just be fun or can fit with your theme-within-a-theme.

Toy assortments
While there will be some items in an assortment pack that might not work for toddlers, these are an easy way to get a wide range of small toys in huge numbers. Look for packs with smiley faces for a Sunny Days theme or tropical toys for a beach theme.

Pre-filled boxes and bags
Save a little time and thinking (but likely not any money) by getting packages already done for you. There are a few Sesame Street options available, including Elmo, Abby Cadabby and the alphabet. But again, think about a theme-in-a-theme and maybe it can be Elmo and Abby go to the circus or Elmo and Grover play pirates or adventures with dinosaurs.

Single toy
Who says it has to be a goodie bag? If you’ve already decided on a price point for each child, try to think of one really good toy to get each of them rather than a pile of small things. (Which might work better with older children who understand that a bigger pile isn’t always better.) Some great options I found were a pirate boat puzzle, board games, Sesame Street t-shirts or Sesame Street mini-beanies.

Hooray for Elmo! party supplies for an Elmo birthday party

Elmo is the most popular Sesame Street character at the moment (don’t ask me why), so the odds are good that your child doesn’t want just a Sesame Street birthday party, but an Elmo party.

Yea for the new Sesame Street party line called Hooray for Elmo! (Replacing the Elmo Loves You line.) Now you can have all Elmo, all the time for your child’s party. Every thing from party hats and balloons to plates and cups come with Elmo saying “Hooray for you!” to your birthday child.

And if that’s not enough Elmo for you, there are also banners, cakes, games and balloons with Elmo to make it a truly Elmo-tastic birthday party.

Use an easy wall mural to decorate your Sesame Street party

When decorating for your Sesame Street birthday party, easy isn't just better, it's great. Thousands of ballons, tons of confetti, streamers, banners - they all sound great. But if you want a lot of bang for very little effort, consider this awesome wall mural kit. It's easy, peasy and you can use it to decorate your child's room after the party is over.

The Sesame Street scene kit includes everything you see in the picture for a great price of $31.39. Or you can get just the pieces you want - the background room rolls ($19.99), the happy birthday scene with six characters, scene with Big Bird skating with Bert and Ernie, or Cookie Monster flying kites with Elmo and Zoe. The scenes run $4.99 each.

The rolls will cover an 8' tall wall, while the add-ons are over five feet tall. They all come in two pieces that you'll have to match up when you hang, but it's not that tough, really. Hang them with pins or other adhesives and you're done!!