- You can buy official My Little Pony licensed invitations from many online vendors, or you can make your own. Snap a photo in last year's My Little Pony costume, and adhere it to the front of a blank greeting card, or use a desktop publishing program to design customized My Little Pony invitations. You can also write pertinent party information on the back of die-cut pony shapes from your local craft store, in various colors. Glue on a mane and tail of yarn, and you've got a one-of-a-kind party invitation that will make your party stand out before it even starts.
- The Ponies like to go on adventures, so you can ask your son which pony adventure he likes the best. Larger-than-life cardboard cutouts of flowers and trees can be placed against the walls of your party room so it feels like you're really there. Paint them with spray paint several weeks before the party and allow them to air out in a dry place. A multicolored arch of crepe paper or balloons can make party guests really feel like they're under the rainbow. Place a chunk of dry ice in a bowl of water in a discreet location (where ponies won't kick it over) for that "in the clouds" atmosphere.
- You can have a "pony walk" instead of a cake walk. Buy a few ponies in all different colors, and put them in a big box. Use painter's tape to mark numbers on the ground, one for each boy at the party. Play some music, and have the boys gallop from number to number. When the music stops, all the boys stop in their tracks and a number is pulled from a hat. Whoever is standing by the number that's chosen wins the chance to pick a pony from the box. The number is retired once it's been chosen and the game ends when each child has won a pony.
