Jungle Theme Party
Want to throw a birthday party full of fun and adventure?
This jungle theme party is loaded with grrreat ideas that will make your little one feel like the king...or queen...of the jungle!
So, take a walk on the wild side and find your inner party animal!
Jungle Party Invitations
Make your own invitations using scrapbooking supplies or stickers. Anything with animal prints would be perfect for a jungle theme party!
Scrapbook.com offers jungle-themed E-cuts, which are scrapbooking patterns that you can download directly onto your computer and then print as many times
as you'd like. Just go to Scrapbook.com. and do a keyword search for "zoo" to check them out.
They've also got some really cool safari paper and stickers there that are worth checking out.
- Another unique idea is to wrap boxes of animal crackers with brown butcher paper and attach an animal print note to the top with all of the party details. These
can be hand-delivered or mailed in manilla envelopes.
- If you're not the crafty type and want to purchase jungle party invitations, there are loads of choices out there for you! Here are a few sites
that I recommend you check out: TinyPrints.com,
Birthday in a Box, and
FineStationery.com.
Jungle Party Decorations
Turn your party area into a jungle theme party paradise!
- Use
lime green
and
jungle green
crepe paper streamers to drape "vines" across your ceiling.
- Place lots of potted plants around the party area for a jungle-feel...ferns and palm-looking plants would be perfect.
If you don't have many (or any), inflatable palm trees
would be good to use.
- Animal print balloons are another fun touch.
Scattering them all around the party area will add to the safari adventure!
- Jungle animal mylar balloons would also make a good addition to your jungle theme party. Instead of helium, use an air pump to fill these
zebra,
monkey, elephant,
and lion balloons, then stick them on the walls so it
looks like you're truly "among the animals." If you have any jungle-themed stuffed animals, use them as decorations, too!
- Make fun signs like "Elephant Crossing" or "Don't Feed the Animals" and post them around your party area.
Safari Party Games
Let the adventure begin! For a roaring good time, give these activities a try:
- Jungle Animal Safari: Gear everyone up with a safari party hat
and binoculars
and head out in search
of jungle animals!
Hide toy jungle animals
outside and have the kids use
their binoculars to find them. Let them keep the animals that they find as party favors.
- Push the Peanut Elephant Relay: You will need a bag of unshelled peanuts for this activity. Mark a start and finish line on a carpeted
area using masking or duct tape. Have the kids line up side by side on their hands and knees at the starting line, with a peanut in front of each of them. They must use
their noses only...just like an elephant would...to push their
peanuts across the floor and past the finish line. The first one to cross the finish receives a prize.
- Pin the Tail on the Monkey...or Zebra...or Lion: Turn the classic Pin the Tail on the Donkey game into a jungle theme party activity just by changing
the animal. Using a photo as a guide, use cardstock and posterboard to create the animals and tails. If you're not crafty, you might like this pre-made game of
pin the banana on the monkey
from Oriental Trading Company.
- Jungle Gym Relay: Set up an obstacle course using your backyard play set and other things in your yard. Kids can use the rings on the play
set to "swing over the river of crocodiles", jump through "vines" by jumping rope, walk the "plank" (a board mounted onto cinder blocks) over quick-sinking quicksand, etc.
- Monkey Says, Monkey Do: Played like Simon Says. The leader instructs the group to do different things (swing their trunks like an elephant,
roar like a lion, or stretch like a giraffe) by saying "Monkey Says..." Kids that follow instructions without being told "Monkey Says" are out. Play until one person is
left, then that person becomes the leader.
- The Jungle Animal Freeze: Play some party music and have the kids dance around to it as it plays. When the music stops, yell out an animal
name and the kids have to freeze and pose like that animal. They LOVE this game!
Jungle Theme Party Favors
One of the great things about this party theme is that the items from your safari can double as party favors!
)
Supply everyone with animal print bags
and let them put their binoculars and jungle animals from the scavenger hunt in them.
Here are a few more things that would be nice additions to the goody bags:
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Oriental Trading Company offers pre-filled safari party favor boxes
if you want to take the easy route.
These are super...everything you need is taken care of with the click of a mouse, and it costs much less than if you were to buy all of the favors separately!
Jungle Party Food and Drink Ideas
Here are some yummy food ideas for your jungle theme party that they'll go ape over!
- Monkey Mix: Combine banana chips, mini chocolate chips, cashews and shredded coconut for a tasty jungle treat!
- Banana Chips
- Safari Sandwiches: Make your little one's favorite sandwiches...PB and J, PB and banana, cheese, turkey...and cut them out with an animal-shaped cookie cutter.
- Gummy Worms
- Chocolate Covered Ants (chocolate covered raisins)
- Tiger Tails (Cheetos)
- Animal Crackers
- Jungle Juice: Mix your favorite lemon-lime soda (Sprite, Sierra Mist or 7-Up) with lime sherbet and pour into a punch bowl.
Jungle Cake Ideas
Show them who's king of the jungle with a lion birthday cake and jungle animal cupcakes.
Or, take a lighter approach and monkey around a little with a monkey cake!
You can make the one pictured here, or use a monkey cake pan to create your design.
Either way, your birthday cake will be a roaring success!
Jungle Party Supplies
Get all of your jungle theme party supply shopping done in a jiffy with a Jungle Party Box Kit
from Birthday in a Box.
This "party in a box" includes all of the paper goods that you'll need for your party, PLUS silverware, a centerpiece, balloons, streamers, candles, party blowers, and
even a monkey pinata!
The best thing of all about these party packs? They're extremely reasonable and get delivered right to your front door!
Here are some more jungle party supplies that Birthday in a Box has to offer:
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