With Toy Story 5 landing in cinemas this year, Woody and Buzz are back on every kid's radar, and birthday parties are following suit right across Aussie backyards. Whether your little cowboy or space ranger is turning three or eight, these ten ideas will get the whole crew ready for take-off without draining the weekend budget. None of this needs a professional stylist either, just a bit of imagination and a cardboard box collection.

1. Rope In a Woody's Roundup Theme

Ten-gallon hats, bandanas and a hay bale or two turn any backyard into Andy's room. Kids love lassoing a stuffed horse while country tunes play in the background, and older siblings often end up joining in too.

2. Build a Pizza Planet Photo Corner

Grab a cardboard rocket ship, string up fairy lights and let guests pose with a claw machine cutout. It's the easiest way to sneak in a nod to the arcade scene everyone remembers, and it doubles as a spot for guests to leave birthday cards.

3. Go All in on Buzz Lightyear Space Missions

Set up an obstacle course with laser tape, glow sticks and a "mission control" table. A quick countdown before cake cutting always gets a laugh from parents too.

4. Source Local Toy Story party supplies in Australia

Balloon arches, banners and tableware are easy to find without waiting weeks for overseas shipping, so local sellers save both time and postage.

5. Serve Alien Green Mocktails

Lime cordial, lemonade and a scoop of sherbet make a fizzy green drink that matches the three-eyed aliens perfectly, no artificial dye needed.

6. Add DIY Toy Story party decorations

Painted cardboard clouds, a giant Mr. Potato Head cutout and hand-lettered "You've Got a Friend in Me" bunting cost next to nothing and photograph beautifully.

7. Run a Claw Machine Lucky Dip

Fill a laundry basket with wrapped toys and let kids "grab" a prize with kitchen tongs. Simple, cheap and always a hit at the party's midpoint, especially once the tongs start slipping and the giggling begins.

8. Bake a Woody's Roundup Cookie Bar

Sheriff badges, cattle brands and star-shaped sugar cookies let guests decorate their own treats while waiting for cake.

9. Send Guests Home with Andy's Room Favour Bags

Fill brown paper bags stamped with a boot print and load them with mini toys, stickers and a note signed "from Andy's room."

10. Plan a Sunset Roundup Send-Off

Wrap up the celebration with a sing-along to the film's theme song as the sun goes down, giving parents that perfect last photo before pickup.

Ten ideas, endless combinations. Mix a couple of these together and you've got yourself a party that Woody, Buzz and the whole gang would be proud to call their own.