Dinosaur Theme Party
Let the Raptors be rapt and the Saurasus soar,
this dinosaur theme party
is Rex-citing for sure
In my experience a dinsoaur party is always popular. It will come together faster than you can say "Tyrannosaurus Rex" so get your finger rolling and get that party going.
Supplies
Invitations
Costumes
Decorations
Games
Activities
Food
Favors
Other resources
* My Favourite Dinosaur Theme Party Suppliers *
Party Box (UK site) for great value table decorations, favours and dinosaur piñatas.
Buy Costumes (US site) for dinosaur costumes.
Birthday in a Box (US site) for great value dinosaur party packs and favors.
Shindigz Outlet Store (US site) for large room decorations and dinosaur favor packs.
for dinosaur arts and crafts kits.
Piñatas (US site) for dinosaur piñatas.
* Dinosaur Theme Party Invitations *
Your invitations could go something like this:
Calling all cave dwellers
(Child's name) is invited to return to the land of the Dinosaurs on(date)
Be prepared to dig them bones, hunt those eggs and to have a megasaurus fun time
Explorers will meet at (name of party host's) cave at
(place of party)
Time:
Write the dinosaur theme party invites on large dinosaur footprints cut out from craft paper. Roll up and tie with a piece of parcel string or straw.
Pop the invites in large plastic eggs that have a centre opening or make eggs out of papier mache. Inside each egg, put the invite and a small dinosaur sticker or toy.
Use a dinosaur template to trace out the invite. Get the party child to colour them in and write the party instructions on the reverse.
* Dinosaur Theme Party Costumes *
Get the kids to come dressed as dinosaur explorers, cave dwellers, dinosaurs or archaeologists. For a special party costume for the birthday child check out these
superb dinosaur costumes (US supplier).
* Dinosaur Theme Party Decorations *
Cut out dinosaur footprints from brown parcel paper and make a footprint path from your gate or front door to the party room
Cover the table with a brown cloth and place large rocks, green plants and plastic dinosaurs amongst the party food.
Using permanent marker pens or acrylic paint, decorate large balloons with eyes, circular nostrils and a row of zigzag teeth.
Make the Dinosaur theme party room resemble a cave or swamp. Place large rocks or cardboard boxes around the room on which you have painted caveman signs. Hang loads of green streamers from the ceiling and cover furniture with green or brown cloths.
Make a large cave entrance to your house out of cardboard. Take a look at this
Dinosaur Cave Entrance
for inspiration.
* Dinosaur Theme Party Food *
Dino-Dogs Sausages in long rolls
Fossil chips Potato chips
Brontosaurus Burgers Mega beef burgers
Dinosaur Nuggets Chicken Nuggets
Dinosaur popcorn Prepare individual cups of popcorn for each child and place a small plastic dinosaur at the bottom of each cup before filling with popcorn. NB Warn the kids to eat carefully!
Lava Juice Any red fruit juice
Jurassic Jiggles Using plastic egg halves or real egg shells that have been emptied and cleaned, insert a small edible dinosaur and then fill with Jell-O. Place the eggs carefully in an egg carton and leave to set in the refrigerator. The kids can either peel off the egg shell (if using real eggs) or you can dip the plastic part of the egg for a few seconds in hot water and then carefully remove the Jell-O egg.
Volcano cake Prepare a basic chocolate cake using a packet cake mix or my all-in-one cake recipe and bake in a doom shaped cake tin. When cool, drizzle with red frosting and place a couple of sparklers on top.
More kid party food ideas
* Dinosaur Theme Party Activites *
First off get yourself a little knowledgeable on dinosaurs!. Lots of free dinosaur information here.
Dinosaur Design Print out these FREE dinosaur images and get the kids colouring and designing their own dinosaur.
Make their own volcano Fill a paddling pool or sandpit with lots of slightly moist sand. Get the kids to each make a volcano sand mound with a hole in the centre. Place a small disposable cup in the hole, put in 1 tablespoon of baking soda plus 2 tablespoons of water in order to make it dissolve. Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to which you have added a few drops of red food colouring, then watch it erupt! You can repeat the activity over and over again.
Fossil Dig Ask your butcher for any left-over bones. Boil them for 1/2 to 1 hour and then bake in the oven at 350F for another hour, in order to dry them out. Cool and spray with primer and white paint or leave as they are and then hide the bones in a large sandpit. Issue each child with various digging implements and a bowl for storing their bones and get them to dig away to their hearts content.
Fossil Fantasy Buy some quick air-drying clay or plaster of paris. Before the party, mould into balls – enough for each guest. Lay the table with a selection of fossil items such as plastic dinosaurs, leaves, shells, bugs and bones. Get the kids to flatten a ball of clay and gently press in a fossil item. Remove the item and allow the clay to dry. These can then be taken home as souvenirs of their great dinosaur exploration!
Cave Painting Build a cave using lots of large cardboard boxes. Secure them together well or your cave will collapse! Cover with a large brown cloth but leave an opening. Put torches, marker pens and pots of washable paint inside and get the kids to decorate the cave walls.
Dinosaur Feet In advance collect lots of shoe box size boxes. Create an opening in the top of each box and near to one end. The opening should be big enough to fit a child's foot inside. Spray paint green or brown and allow to dry. Get the kids to decorate their feet (the boxes that is!) using paints, glitter, marker pens etc. For the finishing touch, cut out large claws from fun foam and glue to the front. If the holes are too big, just stuff the box with newspaper for a tighter fit. The feet can then be used in various party games.
Visit a museum Locate your nearest museum and see if they have a dinosaur exhibit.
Other activities
* Dinosaur Theme Party Games *
Hunt the Dinosaur Hide lots of small plastic dinosaurs, around the house or garden. Whoever finds the most is declared the "Mega dinosaur hunter".
Dinosaur egg toss Make a dinosaur nest out of a large washing up bowl wrapped in lengths of straw, leaves or old rags. Line the kids up and let them take turns to throw small rubber bouncing balls into the nest. Whoever gets the most in is the winner.
Feed T-Rex Using a large cardboard box, paint on a picture of T-Rex's head. Cut out an opening for the mouth and stick on teeth made from pieces of fun foam. Line the kids up a couple of feet from the mouth and get the kids to throw in beanbags. With each successful throw, they take a large step backwards and throw again. See who can be the champion T-Rex thrower.
Piñata Having a piñata is always a great success at kids parties. For some inspiring dinosaur piñatas, take a look at
Party Box Piñatas (UK site)
Pinatas (US site)
Dino egg relay Split the kids into 2 or more teams and line them up at one end of the room with a bucket or chair placed several feet away in front of them. Issue each team with a pair of the dinosaur feet that the kids made in Dinosaur theme party activities (or you could use swimming flippers), a spoon and a plastic egg. Each member of the team takes it in turns to quickly put on the feet and run (or stomp!) up to and around the chair and back to home base whilst carrying the egg. If they drop the egg they have to start again. Then it becomes the next team members' turn. First team to complete the relay is the winner.
Dinograms Choose the name of a well known dinosaur such as 'Tyrannosaurus Rex' and get the kids to see who can make the most words out of the letters of its name.
The Great Dinosaur Theme Party Hunt In advance draw a large dinosaur out of craft paper. Colour or paint and then cut into approximately 10 pieces. Make one dinosaur for each team. Colour code the pieces on the back so that you know which one belongs to which dinosaur and then hide around the house or garden. Give each team a colour and their mission is to find all the pieces that belong to their dinosaur then to piece them together and find out its name. Have several dinosaur charts or books ready. Not only is this a fun game but it gets the kids learning a few dinosaur names.
Dinosaur Party Egg Hatch Using large round balloons, place a small toy dinosaur inside each and then blow up and tie. Divide into teams and give each child a balloon egg. The aim of the game is to sit on the balloon and get it to pop and so the egg is hatched. No hands! First team to finish wins and everyone gets to keep their hatched dinosaur.
More kids party games
* Dinosaur Theme Party Favours and Prizes *
Make archaeological dinosaur theme party kits out of small cardboard boxes such as party food boxes instead of the usual favor bags. Fill with items such as compass, paint brushes, small shovel, magnifying glass, dinosaur trinkets and games.
For plenty of dinosaur party favor ideas, check out:
Party Box Dinosaur party favors (UK site)
Birthday in a Box dinosaur favors (US site)
Shindigz (US site)
Did you know?
The largest dinosaurs were over 100ft (33m) long and up to 15ft (5m) tall and the largest eggs that have been discovered were about a foot long. Dinosaurs have many strange and difficult to say names but the longest name is
MICROPACHYCEPHALOSAURUS and the shortest are MINMI and KHAAN.
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