10th birthday ideas for girl: 3 girls blowing colorful confetti off their hands

Reaching the double digits is a huge deal in your kiddo’s life, and you want to make sure they remember it forever. Plan your daughter a party she’ll have a blast at with our guide to 10th birthday party ideas for girls.

We’ve got ideas in this guide that will work for crafters, Swifties, gamers, skaters, athletes, and dancers. Find your next great party idea in this guide and consider your brainstorming done.

13 Best 10th Birthday Party Ideas for Girls

Ten-year-olds are a riot — get them together in a room and they’re bound to make their own fun no matter what. These ideas work for the tween age group as well as younger kids, depending on the makeup of your daughter’s friend group. We’ve even included a matching digital invitation design for some of the themes.

1. Craft-ernoon

Is your bday girl always asking you to do a creative project with her? Throw a craft-themed birthday party and watch her light up. Let the girls choose from a number of activities, or pick one so everyone can be on the same page.

Some ideas for crafts you can provide:

  • Jewelry making
  • Keychains
  • Crocs charm painting
  • Labubu accessory making
  • Painting picture frames
  • Perler beads
  • Air-dry clay figurines
  • Phone case decorating
  • Painting canvas totes
  • T-shirt iron-ons or tie-dye
  • Bedroom door sign painting
  • Sunglasses decorating

2. Spa Day

10th birthday ideas for girl: Sleepover Spa Invitation

Design: M. Taylor Design Co.

Matching invite: Sleepover Spa Invitation

If your 10-year-old has Drunk Elephant products on her birthday list, throw her a spa night with her buds. Set up a Sephora-like buffet of sheet masks, gentle serums, moisturizers, and face mists — just avoid strong actives like acids or retinol for their age group. Put on calming spa music, and let them soak their feet in tubs of bubbly water before pedicures. Give out fuzzy, stretchy headbands as a party favor they can take home after the festivities.

3. Bake Off

If your little girl loves to watch “Great British Baking Show” with you, bring the tent to her with a baking-competition-themed birthday bash. 

One idea is to have a cupcake competition: put out different mix-ins for vanilla cupcake batter like:

  • Oreos
  • Chocolate chips
  • Crushed Reese’s cups
  • Berries
  • Caramel
  • Sprinkles
  • Flavor extracts

Let the kids mix their own custom batter for a small portion of cupcakes and then have a decorating party. Have a judge give Star Baker to the best cupcake!

4. Lego Party

Set out every Lego you have (pro tip: wear sturdy shoes) and let the kids go to town! Have a Lego-building competition by splitting the kids into teams and giving them a prompt, like “theme park” or “best vacation ever” or “favorite food.” Let their creative minds shine and give out awards for the best creations. You could decorate Rice Krispy bars in the shape of Lego bricks in lieu of a birthday cake to stay on theme.

5. Double Digits Era

10th birthday ideas for girl: Sweet Sixteen Era Invitation

Design: itsibelli

Matching invite: Sweet Sixteen Era Invitation

If your little Swiftie is obsessed with all things Taylor, make her birthday party an Eras extravaganza. For decor, make a photo wall of your daughter’s “eras” so far and make a banner that looks like a beaded bracelet. Don’t forget stuffed cats and microphones! Set up a DIY friendship bracelet station, play the Eras Tour film, and do Taylor karaoke. If a dance party breaks out, so be it.

6. Hair Salon Party

Rope in a few older siblings or friends to be hairdressers at an at-home salon party. Hair chalk, hair tinsel, and hair gems are all the rage with 10-year-olds, so bring those to the party along with crimpers, wavers, straighteners, and curling irons. Make sure to have assistants who can work with curly and textured hair so that no attendee is left out.

7. TikTok Party

Kids love TikTok and YouTube — there’s no getting around it. If your kid is begging for her own smartphone so she can make TikToks, treat her to a video-making party. Set up ring lights and tripods and have her save her favorite trending sounds and dances. For the party, have the kids learn a dance together and film it. Since it’s what they do for fun anyway, they’ll have a blast!

8. Slime Making

Super Science Invitation

Design: Bonjour Berry

Matching invite: Super Science Invitation

For your slime-obsessed kiddo’s 10th birthday party, we can think of no better activity than making slime. All you need for this at-home mini science experiment is white glue, borax, and food coloring. You can get add-ins like shaving cream, beads, glycerin, and fragrance to affect the texture and scent. Provide one-cup containers with a lid so the kids can take home their creation.

9. Trampoline Park

Throw some 10-year-olds in a room with bouncy trampolines and inflatables and you’ve got an easy kids’ birthday party idea. Set them loose on the trampolines and provide some pizza and ice cream halfway through. The trampoline park probably has a party package to make the special day even easier.

This idea also applies to laser tag, ice skating rinks, and escape rooms — it removes a lot of the party planning stress to have the venue and activity ready to go.

10. Video Game Night

Gaming Essentials Invitation

Design: Christie Garcia Creative

Matching invitation: Gaming Essentials Invitation

If you’ve got a gamer girl on your hands, you can’t go wrong with a gaming party. Set up as many consoles and controllers as you can and play your daughter’s favorite games, whether it’s Mario Party, Minecraft, Stardew Valley, Fortnite, or Animal Crossing.

11. Capture the Flag

Got an athletic birthday girl who loves to play sports? A perfect game for a 10-year-old birthday party is capture the flag. It requires minimal supplies, and the instructions are easy to explain. Rope in a few referees, meet at a local park, and you’ve got yourself a party! You can get a glow-in-the-dark capture the flag kit from Amazon if you want to play later in the day.

12. Movie Night

Movie Popcorn Invitation

Design: Stellax Creative

Matching invite: Movie Popcorn Invitation

Is there a more classic combination than a movie and a sleepover? For your girl’s birthday celebration, ask her what movie she wants to watch and plan for either a cozy outdoor movie (complete with s’mores), a trip to the movie theater, or a classic living room pileup. Use our movie night invitations to set the tone for the night. 

Provide plenty of popcorn and candy along with an easy meal like hot dogs or pizza. Ask the guests to bring their own sleeping bags if they want to participate in the slumber party.

13. Skate Park

If your kid is always on her Razor scooter and is getting more and more confident on her skateboard, host a party at the skate park. Have the kids bring any wheels they prefer, along with helmets and pads, and let them loose. Set up party food outside the gates of the park so everyone can take a treat break when needed.

Double the Digits, Double the Fun

Your birthday girl will have so much fun playing party games, eating birthday cake, and hanging out with her friends. We hope these party ideas give you the inspiration you need to plan a perfect party for your daughter.

Want more ideas? Check out our guide to 10th birthday party ideas for both boys and girls. 

Keep exploring themes by browsing our digital birthday party invitations. You might get some party inspiration from one of our fun designs! 

Once you find an invite you and your daughter love, you can customize the invite with your daughter’s favorite colors and personalized text. Send it out in just a few clicks and it’ll land in inboxes in seconds. You can track RSVPs, communicate with attendees, and send out auto-reminders to make party planning easier.