Animal Safari Birthday Party - Zoo Animals Party
Have a birthday party adventure with this wild animal safari theme
including party games, activities and fun decorations.

Planning Your Birthday Party

For stress-free party planning use the animal safari party games, activities party recipes, and decorating ideas provided by our Amazing Moms in this free party guide. Then order a Safari Deluxe Party box from Birthday in a Box.

ANIMAL JUNGLE BIRTHDAY INVITATIONS
Purchase invitations to match your theme, or make your own with card stock paper. Your local scrap book center will have die-cut machines available for your use. Cut monkeys, elephants, lions and other favorite animals. Use a bright gel pen to write your message and party information.. "We're going WILD for _____'s Birthday"
Variation: For an extra special invitation hand deliver a box of animal crackers with the note attached.
Kit's Tip: Teacher stores will often have die cuts intended for bulletin board or other purpose. These make great note cards!

ANIMAL SAFARI PARTY DECORATIONS
Create a jungle with green streamers draped around the room and hanging from the ceiling. Place stuffed animals where they can be seen and played with by the children. When entertaining little ones, be alert to choking hazards. Balloons should be placed out of reach. Cover your table and set with matching safari plates, cups etc. A fun and festive centerpiece can be fashioned by tying a bouquet bouquet of animal print balloons to a stuffed monkey, elephant or giraffe or other appropriate animal. or cluster a couple of coconuts, bananas, a safari hat (pith helmet) and binoculars in the middle of the table.
Advanced Scene setting: Add potted palm plants around the party area and hang mosquito netting from the ceiling above the table.
Make a cardboard jungle using wrapping paper tubes to form palm tree trunks and green construction paper to make large palm leaves. (You can also purchase large paper tubes from a hardware store.) Use a brown marker to draw ridges on the trunks. Enlist a talented teen for this job!

Personalize It!

Personalized party items make a great addition to every party theme.
They coordinate with Animal Safari pattern and can be printed with your child's name, the names of each of your guests, or a message!
Click here to personalize at Birthday in a Box >>


A SPECIAL SAFARI PARTY WELCOME
Mom and Dad can wear a pith helmet to welcome guests. Any of the suggestions below will set the stage for a fun party. Keep the age of
the children in mind when choosing.

Transform your guests into little lions, zebras or other wild animals.

• Fashion animal ears with plastic headbands, hot glue gun and felt. Or, even easier with strips of construction paper, a stapler and markers.
• Enlist a teenager, or friend to paint whiskers and a nose on each child, using kid-safe face paint...
• Provide an easy no-sew costume for each guest upon arrival.
• Fashion the costumes using a square of animal print fabric. Simply cut a hole in the center big enough to fit around a child's head. Allow the fabric piece to drape over the shoulders. If you want larger costumes, cut a large rectangle and the center hole. Then use a strip of fabric to tie around the child's waist.

ZOO ANIMAL BIRTHDAY PARTY GAMES AND ACTIVITIES

"Feed the Monkey" Bean Bag Toss

1. Paint a monkey face on a box using one large brown circle for the head and two smaller circles for the ears.
2. Use a utility knife (ADULTS ONLY), to cut a large opening where the mouth would be and add the eyes and nose with black paint. 
3. Now make or purchase 3-4 yellow beanbags (bananas). Socks filled with dried beans and secured with rubber bands will work well. 
4. To play, mark an "X" the floor where the player will stand. Place the "monkey box" a reasonable distance form the "X" and the children will take turns feeding the hungry monkey his bananas!

1. Play this game just as you would "Pin The Tail on the Donkey".
2. Make a simple lion and tails from poster board.
3. Right before the party add double stick tape and the children's names to the tails.
4. Will also work with a Giraffe, Tiger or any Jungle animal with a tail of course.

1. Hide several small jungle animal toys or beanie toys around the party area house, yard, garage etc. If you like to tell stories, start with a story about an adventure.
2. Then send the kids off to find their wild animals.
3. They'll keep what they find and add the items to a goodie bag.

Going On a Safari
A game for older kids.

1. Sit the children in a circle. The first player says "I'm going on a safari, and I'm going to pack _______ example: mosquito repellent, binoculars, camera...then the next player says " I'm going on a safari and I'm gong to pack...repeat the first players item, then adds another.
2. Play continues around the circle. Any player that forgets and item is out of the game.

Animal Sounds
Can you roar like a lion, howl like a monkey, laugh like hyena? This game is as silly as it gets...instructions >>

Hippos in the Mud
Don't get stuck in the mud...instructions >>

Art Time
If the children are old enough, add an art project to your party. Provide paint with water books, play dough with animal cookie cutters or animal shaped sponges and paint. Don't forget the art smocks or large T-shirts!

Lion Face Craft
Guests can make their own lion to take home using this pattern... lion craft instructions >>
 
ANIMAL PARTY FAVORS
Exclusive Birthday in a Box favor sets are a fun and unique way to give your guests a special treat! The Animal Jungle Party favor set is designed to coordinate perfectly with your party theme. 

ANIMAL JUNGLE - SAFARI AND ZOO BIRTHDAY CAKES AND TREATS

1. Make a simple sheet cake and frost it with green frosting and then top with jungle animal toys.
2. Use a Wilton brand animal shaped cake pan mold.
3. Get creative and make a lion, zebra or other animal shaped cake. The FamilyFun's Birthday Cake Book can show you how step-by-step!

Animal Bites
Make your child's favorite sandwiches. Then, transform them into them into animal shapes using cookie cutters.

Jungle Jigglers
"Jell-O Jigglers" cut with the same cookie cutters as the sandwiches.

Juice from the Jungle
Pour lemon-lime soda into a large punch bowl. Just before serving, add scoops of lime sherbet it turns into green jungle juice! Or, use soda water mixed with Kiwi Lime Italian syrup - Serve in a clear plastic cup with a cherry or scoop of lime sherbet.

Now that you have your party plan, order your Safari Deluxe Party Kit online.

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Baby's 1st Birthday Party Tips
Party Tips for Preschoolers
Kids Birthday Party Ideas
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