Plan a memorable Littlest Pet Shop birthday with this party guide,including party games, decorations and birthday cake ideas.
Littlest Pet Shop Birthday Party Supplies
For stress-free party planning, order a Littlest Pet Shop party kit.
Then add the games and suggestions provided below to complete your party plan. Give yourself 3-4 weeks to prepare, enlist help and don't forget to have fun!
LITTLEST PET SHOP PARTY DECORATIONS
Decorate with plenty of festive balloons and streamers. Add to your theme by creating the Littlest Pet Shop Village or forest using poster board and butcher paper. Add paw prints, flowers, trees etc. placing them on the walls and floor. Drape you furniture with bright fabric and fill the room with as many puppy stuffed animals as you can find.
If you feel creative, transform a large refrigerator box into a pet house. It's a fabulous decoration and the kids can also play in it during the party.
A SPECIAL PET SHOP WELCOME
Upon arrival give each guest a pair of their own animal ears. You can make these by attaching felt ears to an inexpensive painter cap from a paint or hardware store. Enlist a teenage or adult helper to face paint a simple nose and whiskers on each child.
Invite the children to draw and decorate a "Pet House" (large appliance box), with markers, while they are waiting for all of the guests to arrive and receive their face painting. This activity is also effective for settling the children down at the end of the party - parents will really appreciate the thought!
LITTLEST PET SHOP BIRTHDAY PARTY GAMES
Select a few easy games. After each game the children will receive Pet Shop kibble to redeem for prizes or treats such as stickers, jewelry fruit snacks etc.
Dog Biscuit Scavenger Hunt
Write numbers on the bones before hidingthem and then the children will receive a prize which corresponds to the number on their bone.
Racing
Have a water bowl relay race with real pet bowls and ladels to fill the bowls with water.
Hopstacle Course
Players will hop like bunnies through an obstacle course you've created with pillows, tires, boxes, chairs etc.
Lilly Pad Hopping
A favorite with Littlest Pet Shop frogs. Make fabric or felt lily pads and place them in a circle or randomly. Play music while the kids hop from pad to pad.Or they can walk around the pads and when the music stops everyone has to find a pad ( just like musical chairs).
Kibble Bean Bag Toss
Provide a few bean bags and a large dog food bowl. The children will take turns trying to get the bean bags into the bowl from a designated spot. 
Animal Match Up
Before the party print out some large pictures of Littlest Pet Shop VIP Animals. Cut the pictures in half and then hide them. Each child will find one half of a picture and then they need to find the player who has the other half that matches their own.
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Pin the tail on the puppy, tail on the cat, ears on the rabbit, wing on the penguin...your child can select their favorite VIP.
Then enlist a talented teen to draw your pet on poster board. Use "sticky-tak" and paper for the games pieces.
Instead of Duck, Duck Goose, Play "Dog, Dog, Cat" - Frog, Frog, Turtle or any other variation.
Provide a few Littlest Pet Shop coloring books/sheets and crayons for a quiet activity.
A FAVORITE LITTLEST PET SHOP PARTY CRAFT
Collect empty boxes before the party ;shoe boxes, cereal boxes etc.
Provide colorful paper, sticky backed craft foam, craft foam flowers, glue sticks, scissors etc. The children can cover and decorate their very own littlest pet house to take home.
LITTLEST PET SHOP BIRTHDAY PARTY TREATS
Serve your pet shop fans lovers sandwiches cut with animal cookie cutters.
Veggies and dip, fruit chunks. Goldfish and animal crackers are always a hit with a younger crowd!
LITTLEST PET SHOP BIRTHDAY CAKE IDEAS
Serve ice cream sundaes in new clean, plastic cat bowls.
Puppy Paw Cup Cakes
Bake and frost cup cakes. Use candies to make your paw prints. We use large mint patties with small mints, like junior mint candies.
Dog Bowl Birthday Cake
You'll need a new large dog bowl, pound cake, and pudding and cookie crumbs. Cut the cake into cubes. Place some of the cubes into the bowl. Add a layer of pudding and then another layer of cake cubes then pudding again. Tops with cookie crumbs. Use long thin party candles when it's time to serve. Serve in small dog bowls.
Party Favors
Say thank you for coming with unique and party favors that match your pet shop party theme. Use a paw rubber stamp, to decorate the outside a paper party bag or "to-go" container (craft store) Fill the bag with home made "kibble for kids" (recipe below), fruit snacks, stickers and other
Littlest Pet Shop items.
Find a Littlest Pet Shop Party Favor Kit at Birthday In a Box
Make Your Own Kitty Party Favor bags...
Cut paper bags in any color (keep the bag flat while cutting).
Then draw eyes mouth, nose and whiskers and fill with party favors!
Kit's Tip: Construction paper paper features and/or plastic wiggle eyes
really make this kitty cat cute!
Puppy Chow for Kids Recipe
1 Cup Chocolate Chips
8 Cups Chex Cereal
1 Cup Peanut Butter
4 Cups Powdered Sugar
1 Cube Butter or Margarine
Melt butter, chocolate chips, and peanut butter together.
Pour over Chex cereal. Put mixture in paper bag,
add powdered sugar and shake until covered.
Not for dogs!
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