Do you do themes for your children's birthday parties?  

I just answered a discussion on what to serve at a child's birthday party and that got me to thinking about some of the parties that I have thrown for my girls. They are 2 years apart. My youngest was born in June and my twins were born in July. I have always had one big party right in the middle. It just works out better for eveyone. The family only has to worry about one party and I don't have to worry about trying to plan two parties really close together. I'm really into doing themes. This year, we are doing pirates. Last year we did a Hawaiian party. I think our most memerable party was our dalmation party. I think the kids were about 8 and 10 years old. I found some small white stuffed dogs at the dollar store and they drew their own spots on them. They also drew spots on some old white t-shirts. We made them each a set of dog ears out of white felt pieces and just stapled them together. They drew spots on those as well. Then we made them each a collar out of red ribbon and those gold medal stickers that you can get at any office supply store. I also found some small plastic dog dishes at the dollar store and those were the bowls that they ate from. We served the pudding "dirt". We had sandwiches in the shape of dog bones. We also made chocolate chip cookies in the shape of dog bones. The kids could sit at the table, but they had to eat like puppies--no hands. They had the best time! Does anyone else like to do theme parties? What was your most memorable one?