20 Fun Birthday Party Ideas for Teens and Tweens

You can never go wrong with fried snacks! These tots are the perfect complement to a birthday feast. Serve them up in a vintage soda crate and don't forget the sauce.

Why not trot out a super sweet retro idea for a birthday party? Set up a bar full of all the possible fixin's for the ultimate Coke float.

You can throw a fun tea party without actually serving, you know, tea. Kids will devour desserts served in teacups.

Look to the great outdoors for a party theme. These sweet tulip cupcakes are perfect for birthdays young and old.

This is an easy one to pull off. Get a few pints and a dozen or so toppings and let the tweens go wild.

For the more "grown-up" young person, a three-cheese fondue party is just the ticket.

A slumber party is not complete until ghost story time with a side of hot cocoa. Try adding a pink whipped cream to really wow the kids.

Tweens will delight in these fun and easy desserts, featuring their favorite breakfast food.

Got a truck? Then you have a venue. Take down the tailgate and add thermoses, coolers, and a variety of hearty snacks.

For the tweens that would die if it looked like you actually tried too hard, keep it simple by creating a sandwich bar where kids can create their own meat-filled masterpieces.

Have the kids take a break from the video games by enticing them with delicious hot wings. (Maybe have some wipes on-hand so your entire house isn't covered with the saucy handprints of 11-year-olds.)