|
Party Planning -
Kid's Party Ideas - Kid's
Jungle Party Ideas
 |
Swing on in for a Jungle Full
of Fun . . . |
Locations:
Any location can be
transformed into a luxuriant jungle with a little creative
thinking, and lots of plants and flowers (real or artificial) . To reduce your costs
you might find a location with lots of natural foliage like a
Zoo, botanical
garden, Wild
Animal Park, or Jungle Theme Restaurant. If
you use an outdoor location be sure to have an alternative plan
if the weather should turn bad.
Party Slogan:
After selecting a theme for your party, choose a slogan to
use in your invitations, and to use to tie in decorations
and personalized favors. Try the following slogan, or think of one
that fits your guest of honor’s personality:
-
Swing on in for a Jungle Full of Fun
Safari
Invitations:
Choose theme invitations to let your guests know that they
are an important part of this birthday celebration.
Send
invitations out about 2 weeks prior to your party date.
Purchase some inexpensive
Plastic Pith Helmets or
Straw Pith Helmets
for each party guest. Attach a
computer-generated sticker with all the party
details to the back of the hat. Hand deliver
the invites, and ask guests to wear them to the
party with safari attire. Swing
on in for a
Jungle Full of Fun . . .
at
NAME
YEARS Birthday Party
When: DAY
Time: TIME
Where: LOCATION
Ain't no Lion about it,
You'll have a
RRROARING Good Time!
Jungle
Decorating Ideas:
Awe your guests with a dense jungle setting with
giant trees topped with metallic balloons and gossamer, a
fantastic waterfall, bamboo stakes, a rope
bridge and amazing jungle butterflies flying overhead.
The key to pulling off a coordinated
event: Evoke your theme throughout the affair, it should be the
subtle thread that ties everything together. Your location,
invitations, flowers, menu, cake, and favors should all cleverly
reflect one common concept. Then, get as creative as you can!
Here are some ideas to get your
creative juices flowing.
Motif:
Start
your party planning session by brainstorming. Create a list of
everything you can think of that screams "JUNGLE".
Here are a few ideas:
trees, plants, vines, exotic flowers, bamboo, river, waterfall,
rainforest, volcano, snakes, monkeys, lions, tigers,
zebras, parrots and other animals, tents, animal prints, khaki shirts
& pants, Pith Helmets, jeep, cast iron pots (Dutch ovens, cauldrons, potjie
pots), and
don't forget the mosquito netting.
Never underestimate the power of music to set the tone for
your party. Play animal or rainforest sounds in the background.
Outdoor decorations:
 |
Greet your guests by hanging a
personalized birthday banner
from your front door or entrance, with a special message for
the guest of honor. If you have decided to use a jungle theme, then
use a custom
jungle theme banner.
A fabulous way to add spunk right from the get-go!
|
Attach a bouquet of helium filled balloons to a light post
or mailbox so there will be no mistaking where the fun will
be that day!
Create a safari campsite display, pitch a small canvas tent, suspend a
clothesline between trees and hang animal print shirts,
khaki pants & etc. Place pith
helmets, cast iron pots (Dutch ovens, cauldrons, potjie
pots), picnic coolers, outdoor cooking stoves, camping
chairs, canvas water bag, sleeping bags, pillows, hammocks,
backpacks, lanterns, flashlights, folding camp
tables, camp cots, glazed blue enamel cookware, enamelware
cups, stainless steel camp percolator, first aid survival
kits, don't forget the mosquito netting.
Indoor Decorations:
Create a jungle atmosphere
with lots of foliage, potted
plants and trees, artificial or real (borrow extras from
friends & neighbors). Hang stuffed
monkeys from the branches of trees. Arrange stuffed animals next to
large plants, in the branches, or between the leaves. And
don't forget to add a few snakes dangling from the tree
branches. Place stuffed jungle animals on tables.
Color Scheme:
When using a color scheme use one or two main colors and
build around these. If you choose to use only one color for
your decorating, try to add little touches of another color
or a lighter or darker shade of the same color to create a
more pleasing effect.
When using a "theme", choose colors that match
your theme, then add some fun
props related to your theme to create a spectacular party
setting!
Scene Setters
|
|
Transform a room into a large scene by using
a
Jungle Dream Wall Mural . They fill an entire wall, and better yet,
they provide guests with the most realistic setting
imaginable. They also make an excellent photo background
too. |
Let your guests play along with the band and
go on a safari with
animal
print guitars, a favorite accent for safari
parties.
Place a large stuffed monkey
or gorilla at the entry way with a
Plastic Pith Helmets
or
Straw Pith Helmets
on it's head.
Create a life sized
Safari Hunter by stuffing clothing with newspaper and place
a
Plastic Pith Helmets
or
Straw Pith Helmets
on his head. Lean the figure up
against an
Inflatable Palm Tree
or large potted plant. Pith Helmets also make great serving
containers for snacks.
Use lots of animal print and natural burlap fabrics on your safari. Use the
fabrics to drape tables, windows, or to make covers and bows for chairs.
Tie huge animal print bows across the top of each chair back. The bows
can be cut to any length, and even look great with tails
trailing on the floor. Make bows to hang anywhere and
everywhere…chairs, doorways, tree trunks, stair rails, deck
posts, gift packages, or table-ends.
Balloons
Balloons can economically transform any room, backyard or
park into a festive space in a matter of minutes by using
some of the following ideas:
Use a Helium Tank to fill balloons. Tie Curling Ribbon to
balloons, and group them together. (Odd numbers look best:
3, 5, or 7) Place groupings of balloons around the party
room.
Tie a bunch of helium filled animal print balloons to the birthday
child’s chair, or tie one to the back of each chair.
If you choose not to use helium, tie balloons to varying
lengths of curling ribbon, and hang balloons from the
ceiling, or from a light fixture over the party table.
Balloon arches are
ideal for photo backdrops, entryways, and to hi-light
different areas around your party room and are easy to make.
Balloon Swags
make the perfect accessory. They can be swagged and hung
across the ceiling of a tent, or a room with a high ceiling.
If you don't want to do a Balloon Arch,
a column of balloons
will work much the same way that arches do, and can be used
for entryways, photo backdrop, or for a terrific splash of
color when placed at intervals around a party room.
On our Balloon
Decorating Tips page, we offer some instructions on how
to make balloon decorations.
Jungle
Table
Decorations Setting a
table with the party ware, including the tablecloth, cups,
plates, napkins, and cutlery is the fastest way to create a
focal point in a room.
Add one or a few of the
following touches to personalize your table:
Place a potted fern plant on the
table to
create a centerpiece and prop a
Plastic Pith Helmets up against it or place plants of
various heights into a Terra
cotta planter and add raffia
"bow".
Create a centerpiece using a bunch of helium filled animal
print
balloons tied with
curling ribbon. Attach them to a
Balloon Weight.
Napkins or
Animal
Print Bandanas used for napkins, can be laid out on a
buffet table, or can be displayed at each place setting.
Place napkins in the center of each place setting at an
angle, or unfold them and place them in glasses for a tall
dramatic look. The napkins can also be tied (and bundled
with plastic cutlery) with a multitude of items to match
your theme. Try Curling Ribbon, Gossamer Streamers, ric-rac
or ribbon.
Bring color to the table via napkins. Give each person two
napkins slipped into one napkin ring. Use two different
colors, two coordinating patterns or one patterned and one
solid-colored napkin. A colorful setting can be achieved
with little effort this way.
Wrap
jungle
beads around a napkin for an interesting napkin ring. Animal
Slap Bracelets also make great napkin rings. Turn plastic
safari
hat (pith helmets) up-side down and place
them around the room with dry snacks inside.
Set up buffet tables using
Grass
Table Skirts , add some vines and real or
artificial flowers. A
3' Inflatable Palm Tree is a popular
accent on a buffet table. Add a sign to the
front of the table or banner over the table that says, 'Surf
n'
Safari!' or anything else that fits the theme.
Display your
birthday cake in the center of the table…the kids will love the
close up view!
Party Favors
Here are some other ideas for appropriate favors for your
party theme!
Jungle
or Safari Games &
Activities
Animal
Headbands
Make some animal headbands using wide construction
paper strips. It may be necessary to staple two
strips together. Cut out different color ears. Use
coloring pages for patterns. Make tiger, lion,
giraffe and zebra ears.
Jungle
Din
You will need:
In advance of the game hide nuts, foil wrapped
chocolate coins,
favors or
wrapped candies throughout the
room or building (or over a limited space when
played outdoors. Music, whistle.
Formation
Divide the crowd into equal groups. One player in
each group is appointed the leader, and each group
is assigned the name of some bird or animal whose
call can easily be imitated. The calls of ducks,
cows, sheep, donkey, dogs, crows, cats, frogs,
horses, etc. are easily given.
Rules
Only the leader of the group can pick up any of the
nuts. At a signal (whistle or music), the hunt
starts. Any player finding a nut stands by it and
repeats his animal call at the top of his voice
until his leader hears him and runs to collect the
booty.
The hunt lasts not over 10 minutes, the whistle is
blown (music stopped) to end the hunt and the group
with the most nuts is winner. This is a very useful
mixer for indoors or out.
Peanut Butter Play
Dough
(Edible)
Have the kids make their own animals out of the play
dough then eat their creations.
Ingredients
12 oz Peanut butter
6 tb Honey
1/2 c (to 1 1/2 cups) nonfat dry -milk powder
Combine all ingredients, add more dry milk if needed
to keep it from being sticky.
More
Jungle & Safari Games,
Activities, Songs & Finger plays
Jungle
or Safari Food &
Cake Ideas
As the excitement is so high at children’s birthday parties,
most children under the age of 10 will eat very little, and
the waste can be disheartening. If you are entertaining a
younger crowd, schedule your party during a time when
parents will not expect that their children will eat a
meal…and serve only cake, ice cream, and a few other
munchies such as popcorn, cheese balls, or grapes.
Purchase these inexpensive
Plastic Pith Helmets
turn them up-side down and use
as trays to serve dry snacks.
Elephant Treats
- a bowl filled with unshelled
peanuts (check with parents to make sure none of your guests
have an allergy to peanuts)
Monkey Munchies - Bananas or
Banana Chips
Animal Crackers
Animal Shape Sandwiches
Sandwiches cut into animal shapes with cookie cutters.
Spread softened butter over pieces of thinly sliced bread.
Add sandwich fillings: Peanut Butter and banana. Ham and Swiss
cheese cheese (thinly sliced and garnished with Dijon mustard).
Walnuts and cream cheese (whip one package softened cream cheese
together with 1/4 cup cream until smooth. Add 1/2 cup finely
diced celery and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts). Pineapple and cream
cheese (whip together one package cream cheese with 1/2 cup
cream. Add one cup well drained crushed pineapple.
Wrap and refrigerate the sandwiches. Shortly before serving,
remove from the refrigerator, trim off the crusts and cut out
shapes.
Mister Monkey
2 slices bread
Peanut butter
3 M&M's
Sunflower seeds
Cut a circle face from a slice of bread. Get another slice of
bread. Cut a circle for a muzzle and 2 little circles for ears.
Spread peanut butter on the face and ears. Put the muzzle on the
face. Decorate the face with M&M's for nose and eyes . Use
sunflower seeds for a mouth.
Safari Munchies
1 Cup Dry roast peanuts -- unsalted
1/3 Cup Butter or margarine
1 Pound Marshmallows
1/2 Cup Peanut butter
3 Cups Puffed rice cereal
1 Cup Apricots -- chopped
1 Cup Raisins
In a large bowl, combine cereal, apricots, raisins and peanuts.
In a microwave safe 13x9", melt butter and marshmallows on
high for 2 minutes. Stir; add peanut butter cook on high 2
minutes longer. Stir until well blended, add cereal mixture to
dish and toss until well coated. Working quickly with greased
hand, form into balls, using about 1/2 C mixture, per ball. If
mixture begins to harden, cook on high for 30 seconds, or until
softened. If desired , mixture may be spread in unbuttered
13x9" dish and cooled and cut into bars.
Makes 1 dozen balls or 2 dozen bars, This is very similar to the
Rice Krispie treats, but with the apricots and raisins it
definitely gives it a fall look. I saw another idea of putting
the mixture into cookie cutters, and letting it cool there so
the shapes could be pumpkins, witches, animals etc. With a
little gel piping they would be great.
Dirt
Cups
Yield: 10 servings
2 Cups Cold milk
1 pkg. JELL-O chocolate pudding
1 pkg. COOL-WHIP topping, thawed
1 pkg. Chocolate sandwich cookies
10 7 ounce plastic cups
Gummy worms
Gummy frogs
Candy flowers
Chopped peanuts
Crush cookies until they resemble dirt and set aside. Combine
pudding mix and milk until well blended. Then fold in the
whipped topping. Fill plastic cups with pudding mixture
alternating with the cookie crumbs. Top with cookie crumbs.
Refrigerate for a couple of hours, then decorate with gummy
worms and other toppings.
Monkey Shine Juice
4 Cups orange juice
4 bananas -- sliced
Place ingredients in blender & mix til smooth and bubbly. 8
servings.
Jungle
Cake Links:
Lion Cake Pan
Tiger
Cake, Slippery Snake Cake & Elephant Cupcakes
at http://www.family.go.com/
Click on their cake finder. The Tiger Cake &
Slippery Snake cake or under "Cute Critters" and the
Elephant Cupcakes are under "Alphabet Cupcakes".
Elephant
Cake Pattern
at
http://www.winndixie.com/entertaining/special_events/kid_them
es.asp Scroll down on the page to find the Elephant
Pattern.
Return
to Top
|
Shop
for Balloons
Advertisements
Party Ware
Safari Party Basic Kit-n-kaboodle Kit
Favors
Safari Biggest Favor Pack
Decorations
Palm Tree Screen, Safari Vehicle, and Jungle Animal
Standees
Enchanted Amazon Theme Decor
Enchanted Amazon Kit
Jungle Quest Kit
Theme Gossamer 19" Zebra, Tiger, & Bamboo 25 Yd Roll
Wild Safari Balloons Zebra Print Pkg/100
Patterned Flat Paper Tiger, Alligator, Cheetah, Zebra, Giraffe,
or Snake prints.
Tiger or Zebra Theme Gossamer
Inflatable Giraffe or Zebra (Each)
Personalized
Napkins
|
