For a fun spin on a circus theme, narrow down your ideas. For this party, we focused on the Animal parade. Bonus? The bright and colorful animals double as your tablescape centerpiece.

Minimize by displaying carnival food and sweets right on the kids table, especially if space is limited. You save on space and time, not to mention less clean up after the kids are done enjoying their treats. A table displaying all the fun treats and a few décor pieces is practical and it also offers great opportunities for beautiful photos.

Establish the style of your party set up before start shopping. You don’t want to end up with pieces you won’t use. For example, I planned a modern set up with whimsical touches, so I made sure to carefully select décor pieces to accent my table that would match the style of my party set up. I was not looking into incorporating too many vintage touches to it.

Make your set up as festive and as colorful as possible by incorporating kids stools in assorted colors, punch ball balloons scattered on the floor for the kids to play with and cheerful party supplies, such as party hats and paper plates, cups and utensils.

Incorporate printables to bring the theme to life by using them to adorn candy cups with circus themed toppers, create place cards for each guest and put together favor tags to send the kids home with fun treat bags and sweet memories.