How to throw the ultimate Safari Party
If your little one has always dreamt of exploring jungles and seeing lions, tigers, and bears, why not throw them a safari themed birthday party!
If you aren’t sure where to start, don’t worry, we’ve created a complete guide to throwing the ultimate safari birthday party, so your little explorer has a day they’ll never forget.
Theme
It’s time to decide on your theme, maybe your little one has a favourite animal, safari-themed film or character that you want to base your party on, or maybe keeping Safari as your theme works perfectly.
Décor
Work out if you’d like to host an outdoor or indoor party and bring your vision to life. Creating a jungle atmosphere can become a fun and easy craft project for your family. Source some large pieces of paper in a variety of green shades and cut out large leaves that you can adorn your space with.
You can also purchase mini animal models from a local toy shop to place amongst party food to further create a jungle atmosphere!
Costume
Time to dress up!
Lions, tigers, and snakes, oh my! Your party guests will be super excited to dress up as their favourite animals. Get creative fashioning a lion, giraffe, or tiger costume for your little one out of materials you have at home or check out this easy explorer costume made with baking paper and cardboard rolls!
Wild Party Food
All this exploring works up an appetite! We’ve got the perfect party snacks to keep your explorers fed and happy.
Big cat crudites
Ingredients
-1 post of humous
- 2 olives
- 2 yellow peppers
- 1 orange pepper
- 2 medium carrots
- A few chives for garnish
Your party guests will get one of their 5 a day with this healthy party snack.
Use a large round dish as your base with a pot of shop-bought or homemade humous at the centre, surround with carrot and peppers cut into slivers.
Slice 1 olive in half to create two eyes and slice a second olive into slivers to form the mouth.
Cut out a heart shape from your orange bell pepper and add some chives for whiskers.
You’re ready to roar!
Birthday Cake
Time to make the perfect safari inspired cake! The best part of any birthday if you ask us.
After you’ve bought or baked the perfect birthday cake, it’s time to make it even more special. Luckily for you, we’ve put together a Safari themed collection of cake topper that fit any size cake, from cupcake to a larger round or square cake!
Not only does a cake topper help you theme your cake perfect for your party, but you can also personalise them to include photos of the person you’re celebrating to make it extra special!
Shop our Safari selection here:
Activities
Animal inspired Face Painting
Enlist the help of a professional face painter or do it yourself. Find a selection of designs that suit your skill level and let your party guests decide which safari animal they want to be transformed into.
Spot animals in the wild!
Depending on your budget and location, you can always hold your Jungle inspired birthday party at a local Wildlife centre, zoo, park or even a farm. With the help of some open space and sunshine, your party food becomes a picnic for explorers in the wild and your party guests can take expeditions to spot some exciting animals!
Play ‘Pin the Tail on the____’
Party games have always been a key part of any child’s birthday celebration, and today we’re suggesting you put your spin on the classic ‘Pin the Tail on the Donkey’. Why not swap the donkey theme for whichever animal is the birthday child’s favourite? Alternatively, if you have a larger group of guests, create multiple versions with different popular safari animals so that multiple children can play at once!
Conclusion
And there you have it, our top tips to throw the ultimate Safari themed birthday party! We hope this helps you throw a memorable party for your little one. We’d love to if you tried out any of our ideas. Tag us at @cakeshopdotcom so that we can see your birthday party pictures!
