Party goods that liven up birthdays. Funny novelty items.
Family, partners, and friends—here are party supplies that can help make your special someone’s birthday extra festive.
Some items require plenty of preparation, while others are easy to use with minimal setup, and many are budget-friendly.
Be sure to check these out before you start preparing for a birthday party.
- [All from 100-yen shops!] Birthday goods you can buy at 100-yen stores
- Funny surprises that liven up birthdays. Prank ideas that get everyone excited.
- Ideas for entertainment and performances to liven up a birthday party
- A fun quiz that liven ups the birthday party
- Birthday decorations / surprise decorations
- Recommended birthday songs to give your beloved boyfriend or husband on his birthday
- [Birthday] A roundup of no-prep performance/activity ideas
- Background music for a birthday party. A roundup of recommended birthday songs
- Make your once-a-year special day dazzling! A birthday song born in the Heisei era
- Brighten your special day with happiness! A birthday song born in the Reiwa era
- A collection of funny birthday messages to send to friends: jokes and example phrases that will make them laugh out loud
- Birthday songs you’ll want to sing at karaoke and dedicate to someone. Lovely songs for a wonderful birthday.
- [Ideas Collection] Surprise Your Girlfriend! A Roundup of Funny Pranks
Party goods that make birthdays exciting. Funny goods (1–10)
Super easy, a pop-up paper shower
This is an easy paper shower you can make with a toilet paper roll and a balloon.
It uses the elastic power of the balloon to shoot out confetti.
By getting creative with the paper you stick on the outside and what you put inside, you can make all kinds of paper showers.
cupcake stand
These are perfect items for a birthday party that feels like a celebration with lots of cute cupcakes lined up.
You can place cupcakes in a three-dimensional display, brightening up the venue as part of the decorations.
Choosing a design featuring the birthday person’s favorite character is sure to make them happy.
Open it again and again and it never ends!? How to make an infinitely unfolding card
A must-see for surprise lovers! Just hearing “a never-ending card” makes you excited, doesn’t it? How about handcrafting a magical card that keeps opening and opening with no end? Just imagining their reaction will make you grin.
It could be fun to give this card first as a little playful touch before the actual present.
You can almost hear them saying, “Wait, it still opens?” With a bit of creativity, it’s sure to make a birthday party even more lively! Picture your loved one’s smile and try making a heartfelt card.
Party goods that liven up birthdays. Funny items (11–20)
Cute heart garland
When it comes to birthdays, decorating the room is a must.
I think everyone has made a paper garland at least once—linking paper rings together.
If you want to make your usual garland cuter, this is it! You can make it the same way.
All you need are paper and a stapler, and it’s easier and cuter than a regular garland, so I highly recommend it!
Otamatone
It’s an electronic musical instrument shaped like a tadpole.
You can produce sound by pressing the black part of the stick with your finger.
Of course it can be used as a proper instrument, but it’s also cute and stylish, making it a mascot-like presence at parties.
Be sure to practice the birthday song and give it a try!
Greeting card
A greeting card is a card on which you write a message of everyday gratitude to someone on a special day.
You can make one yourself, but if you look around, you’ll find plenty of cute cards for sale—intricate papercut-style designs, and ones shaped like animals such as cats and dogs.
Just One
It’s a cooperative game where all participants work together to guess the target word from limited clues.
Each person writes a word that evokes the theme, and the responder uses those as hints to figure out the target.
If hints overlap, they’re forfeited, so it’s important to provide precise yet unique hints—finding that balance is key.
Let’s also enjoy the excitement that comes with mishaps, like when all hints are forfeited or when the hints make the answer impossible to imagine.
