Need Encanto birthday party activities and ideas? Whether you’re looking for backyard birthday party ideas, Spring birthday party ideas, or even three year old birthday themes, an Encanto party theme is perfect! We have ideas for Encanto birthday party supplies, Encanto party game ideas, DIY party crafts, what to serve on your dessert plates and more!
Best Encanto Birthday Party Activities and Ideas
These are perfect for an Encanto birthday party for boy and girl of any age — from Encanto birthday party activities for toddlers all the way to fun Encanto birthday party activities for adults who love the movie, too!
How to Plan an Encanto Birthday Party
Encanto birthday party ideas:
- Make Encanto birthday invitations bright and colorful
- Request Encanto party wear and ask everyone to dress in bright colors or as their favorite Encanto character
- Create the atmosphere with themed Encanto party supplies like movie character cutouts and pictures, magic candles, colorful flowers, pinwheels and party hats, butterflies, donkeys, toucan, and other Columbia-inspired decorations
- Include Colombian birthday party traditions
- Have a watch party of the movie while other party activities are also going on
- Make some fun We Don’t Talk About Bruno photo props
- Do movie inspired Encanto craft projects for kids like making colorful flowers out of tissue paper
- Play an Encanto movie inspired playlist
- Give away Encanto party bags with party favors inspired by the movie
- Use festive plates and cups and include Columbian celebration dishes like arepa con queso, flan (a caramel custard), and buñuelos (fried dough balls)
See the full Encanto birthday party activities, Encanto games to play, and more DIY party ideas below. Keep scrolling for the full Encanto themed party!
What is the Encanto movie about?
Encanto is a Walt Disney Animation Studios animated film. The Encanto movie is about a young girl named Mirabel who lives in Encanto in Columbia. Every person in Encanto, except Mirabel, has been blessed with a gift unique to each person. When the magic gifts are in danger, Mirabel sets out to save the magic for everyone.
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Let’s get to our Encanto party activities and ideas!
What kind of activities can you do at an Encanto birthday party?
There are lots of fun things you can do at an Encanto birthday party. You can have a “Find the Magic” scavenger hunt where guests have to find items from the movie, or you can have a themed party and serve Encanto-themed food and drinks. You can also play games like tag or hide-and-seek, or set up a craft table where kids can make their own Encanto crafts.
Did you know that “Encanto” comes from the Spanish word for “enchantment” or “charm”?
What to do at an Encanto theme party:
- Dress up in Encanto costumes (like this Mirabel dress or Antonio costume) or, if you have younger kids, have a dress up trunk, including butterfly wings, and let them choose their own Encanto party costumes!
- Have a piñata filled with candy and small toys.
- Play pin the tail on the donkey (or other theme Encanto games).
- Serve Central/South American food.
- Play music from the Encanto soundtrack.
- Decorate with brightly colored streamers, balloons, and banners.
- Give out Encanto party favors such as small toys, candy, or sunglasses in bright colors for Encanto party bag fillers.
- Make a birthday cake or cupcakes decorated with bright colors and flowers.
- Play games like limbo or tag.
- Build a flower garden (this will be a HUGE hit) for little ones.
- Rip the pages out of this book for an Encanto coloring pages / Encanto activity pages table. Be sure to include blank paper for kids to draw their own Encanto party characters!
Encanto Birthday Party Game Ideas for Kids
Encanto party activity ideas:
- Piñata party game
- Pin the tail on the donkey
- “Find the Magic” scavenger hunt (use items from the movie like butterfly, stuffed toucan, etc.)
- Toucan Toss (use a cornhole game / bean bag toss game and replace the bean bags with a toucan like this to see who can get in in the hole first)
- Hula hoop contest
- Musical chairs using Encanto music
- Party ball game (filled with Encanto birthday favors)
Encanto Birthday Party Food Ideas
Encanto party ideas food dishes can include things like:
- Arepa con queso
- DIY taco bar (just because it’s easy for kids and makes Encanto party snacks that almost everyone enjoys)
- Cholao (a dessert treat made of shaved ice, fruits, syrups, and condensed milk)
- Fried plantains
- Lechona (Stuffed Pork)
- Empanadas
- Picada or Fritanga (a “fried tray” of fried pork, chicharron, and fried Colombian potatoes, and more)
- Encanto cupcakes or decorated cookies (these are good for both, or even an Encanto cake)
- Butterfly and flower cookies
- Bruno cake
- Flan (a caramel custard)
- Columbia cheese fritters, aka: Buñuelos (fried dough balls)
- Fun layered drinks with bright colors (learn how to layer drinks here)
- Include infused fruit waters made with fruits from Columbia / Central America / South America (learn how to make infused fruit waters here)
Encanto Birthday Party Decoration Ideas
Encanto party decoration ideas can include:
- Colorful streamers in pink, purple, blue (or try these papal picado) – these are for Cinco de Mayo, but I also love them for this party theme, too (search Columbian party decorations)
- Balloons (we love these butterfly balloons)
- Pinatas
- Cacti
- Candles (you can use fake candles like this instead of real ones)
- Encanto photo props
- Toucan bubble blower (I think this makes cute Encanto gift ideas, too!)
- For Encanto party table decorations, use fun tablecloths like this
- Use an Encanto photo backdrop for group party photos and selfies
(Get creative with your Encanto party things. Ask yourself, “What was your child’s favorite part of the movie?” and then focus on that for party decor!)
Encanto Party Bags
What do you put in Encanto favor bags?
Start with Encanto party gift bags, and then add party favors like:
- Mirabel glasses
- Light up fidget bracelets
- Toucan party straws
- Encanto party hats
- Butterfly bracelets
- Light up flower rings
- Butterfly tattoos
- Maracas
Encanto Crafts for Kids
Encanto party crafts ideas:
- Make Tissue paper flowers
- Encanto DIY Candle crafts (older kids w/adult supervision only!)
- Paint Butterfly crafts
- Make a Mirabel’s Magic Door
- Plant your own DIY flower garden
Whatever you choose to do, we’re sure your Encanto birthday party will be a blast!
