Turn your child's birthday celebration into a wild jungle adventure with captivating decorations, exciting activities, and adventurous explorer costumes.
Invitations
Here are some great ways to summon jungle explorers
Design options
For invitations, write party details on a banana or a giant paw print shapes cut from cardboard.
Dress code
Ask the party guests to dress up in their favourite jungle clothes.
Decorations
Color Palette
Lots of red, yellow and green
Door Welcome
Decorate your house with as many soft toys as you can find.
Place tiger paw prints (cardboard cut out) on the path leading to the front door.
Fill the house with as many large plants as possible to create a 'jungle' feel.
Party Area
Use various shades of green for table tops, resembling a jungle.
Place coconuts, bananas, and plant vines as centerpieces.
Guests on arrival
Create jungle animals with face paint.
You will need face paints, water, paint brushes and sponges. (Wet the sponge and dip it in the paint.)
Games
Here are some great ways to summon jungle explorers
Tiger in the Middle
Same rules as 'Piggy in the Middle'
Follow the Monkey
Start with the birthday child modelling monkey type actions, with the rest of the children following. Make sure everyone gets a turn to play the monkey.
Pin the tail
Pin the tail on the Tiger or Monkey'.
Pass the Banana
Same rules as 'Pass the Parcel'
Roaring game
Hold a competition to see who has the loudest roar!
Activities
Make 'binoculars' from cardboard tubes or toilet rolls, paint and attach a strap. Go on an 'Animal Hunt' to find stuffed toys hidden around the 'jungle'.
