Resources for a monkey birthday party
- Get more ideas from our sock monkey party.
All about a monkey party.
See our other kids parties.
See our other kids parties.
Monkey Around with Games and Activities
- Play monkey says. Since monkeys love copying humans, make your little humans
copy a monkey! Put on a mask and invite the kids to monkey around the room
swinging branches, peeling imaginary bananas and jumping around. Have kids
tickle the audience.
- Get bouncing! A bounce house is ideal for a monkey party theme (imagine five
little monkeys jumping on the bed). And a monkey party in a bounce house is
made more fun for kids when you toss in a few banana inflatables.
- Life is a barrel of monkeys! The classic barrel of monkeys game is a must have on
the coffee table or as a favor for your monkey birthday party.
- Lure them with a banana: Kids who can spell will enjoy Bananagrams, a game
that zips neatly in a banana bag. It consistently gets high ratings on Amazon.
Not Scrabble, this is a crossword game that you can play in pairs or alone and
you're rewarded for speed and flexibility.
- Make a monkey tree! See the step-by-step instructions for this monkey tree craft
for kids.
Monkey party invitations and wording ideas
It's time to get the monkey off your back and send out the invitations.
Monkey party food, Monkey Cakes, Cookies and sweets
For a monkey party to remember, stick to a few colors in the party food and
decorations.
It's time to get the monkey off your back and send out the invitations.
- Here are some wording ideas for the invitations:
- Monkey see and monkey do, our little Monkey is turning two!*
- Join us Saturday, August 22, 2009 at noon (but please make like a
banana and split by 4:00) - Banana tree: 123 main street
- RSVP: The woman with the yellow hat at 867-5309
- * Variations for monkey party wording:
- Our tiny, tiny monkey's turning one, let's celebrate and have some fun!
- It's no monkey jive, it's true that Elyce is turning five!
- Anna (Savanna, Hannah) banana is turning four, it's time to monkey
around and more. - Let's all go bananas! Our little Monkey is turning one!
- Thank you card ideas:
- Thanks a bunch with a picture of a banana.
- Your gift was top banana with our little monkey. Thanks much!
Monkey party food, Monkey Cakes, Cookies and sweets
For a monkey party to remember, stick to a few colors in the party food and
decorations.
- Get out a barrel full of monkeys. Garnish drinks with the old fashioned barrel full
of monkeys game and have individual pieces of the toy hanging from the rims of
drinks for the adults. As it may cause choking hazard for kids under three years
of age, serve it only to the adults.
- Eat Elvis style: Peanut butter and banana sandwiches, anyone? This classic dish
is kid approved, economical, and you don't need a recipe. Make sure none of
the guests at the party have any peanut allergies.
- You're on a roll with banana sushi! Parent approved, because this dessert is
mostly fruit, the little monkeys will love banana sushi. Simply wrap a banana in
fruit roll ups, then slice into sushi chunks. Garnish with lime yogurt to look like
wasabi and top with to look like roe.
- Set up a yellow candy bar for the party. Yellow M&Ms give a banana look, and to
keep with the yellow theme, try also Lemon Heads
- Make like a banana and split! Monkeys love bananas and the recipe for success
for the perfect banana split comes from Wilton. Try these luscious banana
treats, which are all monkey approved:
- Banana cupcakes
- Banana-lime cupcakes
- Banana split ice cream, pictured right, from Wilton
- Banana cream pie,
- Banana muffins
- Chocolate dipped bananas
- Banana smoothie for the kids, Banana Daquiris for the adults
- Monkey around with more banana candies for favors and treats:
- Monkey business gourmet popcorn, left, is a combination of banana and
coconut flavored popcorn. - Banana Cream Cheesball kit, right, mixes with cream cheese (six-pack).
- Now and Later Banana bars, left, are ideal for favors. What a deal, buy 48
four-piece bars for an incredible price on Amazon. Just $4.97. - Necco Banana Split Candy Chews, comes in a 12 pack, ideal for favors.
- Banana swirled candy sticks
- Laffy Taffy Banana
- Haribo Banana gummies, right
- Banana Heads (banana shaped and flavored candy tarts)
- Banana shave ice or slush made from Banana Syrup, right. Add coconut
shavings for the ultimate shave ice experience. - Banana chips (dried bananas)
- Looking for more banana candy? Here are some fun banana novelties
and banana candies for the party:
 | |  | |  | |  | |  |
Monkey birthday party or shower
How to have a monkey themed birthday party for kids
Ooh-ah, ooh-ah! Your little monkey deserves a memorable birthday party, so consider
this an invitation to monkey around with a monkey theme. As kids parties go, a
monkey theme provides the extra "ooh-and-ahh" factor for doting friends and relatives
to admire. They'll go bananas for a baby monkey party and all the monkey mischief,
especially if this is a first or second birthday.
Whether it's a kids birthday party or a baby shower, we promise that you'll go
bananas, too, for these funky monkey party ideas:
How to have a monkey themed birthday party for kids
Ooh-ah, ooh-ah! Your little monkey deserves a memorable birthday party, so consider
this an invitation to monkey around with a monkey theme. As kids parties go, a
monkey theme provides the extra "ooh-and-ahh" factor for doting friends and relatives
to admire. They'll go bananas for a baby monkey party and all the monkey mischief,
especially if this is a first or second birthday.
Whether it's a kids birthday party or a baby shower, we promise that you'll go
bananas, too, for these funky monkey party ideas:
- Hear, speak and see "no evil": Take pictures of guests, three at a time, with
hands over their ears, mouth and eyes for the classic monkey pose and use
them for the thank you cards. Or use the idea for the monkey party invitations,
with Mom and Dad at either end and the birthday kid in the center.
- Load up on banana novelties! A banana theme party is appealing as it provides a
bright and happy beginning for kids parties both in terms of food and
decorations, so monkey around with the banana ideas:
- Hey, Chiquita! What's a monkey party without a big banana inflatable?
You've got to have at least one, left, as a conversation piece! You just
won't find inflatable bananas or other monkey party supplies at your local
party supply, and because they add such a humorous touch, it's worth
buying them online for your party.
- Bananarama! Load up on some sweet music from the 80s: Bananarama!
For the kiddies, download Shana Banana, left, on your MP3. Then order
up some Bananarama candy, a banana-shaped confection that's available
in 10-oz packs for just $3.50. Sprinkle the banana candy on cupcakes or
add some fun to a banana split. See our complete list of banana candy
available in our monkey party store.
- More banana ideas: Get a banana hanger! This novelty, right, will add a
decorative touch to your party, and yet is so practical for your kitchen.
- Play some funky monkey tunes. Play "Hey, Hey, we're the Monkees!" Check out
Amazon's Monkees Store to download the best of the Monkees. Mix a tape to
include Bananarama and Brass Monkey by the Beastie Boys.
- Monkey around with Martha. Good things are in store at Martha Stewart's Web
site where you can make your own monkey party cups, monkey party invitations
and banana cake.
Monkey business: party supplies
The obvious choice is a bright color palette of banana yellow with brown accents, but
pink and green above adds a girlie touch. And pink and brown also works well for girls.
The monkey business of selecting party supplies starts online. There are no cuter party
plates available in the party supplies department than the mod monkey set of party
supplies. You probably won't find these at the local party supply, so you'll want to
snatch them up now. And if the magic number is two we have the mod monkey party
plates for you, pictured upper left. For other birthday ages, or for a baby monkey
shower, buy the mod monkey blue dessert plates and supplement generic yellow lunch
plates you find at the local party supply. (See also the pink and green mod monkey
supplies at the bottom of the page.)
The obvious choice is a bright color palette of banana yellow with brown accents, but
pink and green above adds a girlie touch. And pink and brown also works well for girls.
The monkey business of selecting party supplies starts online. There are no cuter party
plates available in the party supplies department than the mod monkey set of party
supplies. You probably won't find these at the local party supply, so you'll want to
snatch them up now. And if the magic number is two we have the mod monkey party
plates for you, pictured upper left. For other birthday ages, or for a baby monkey
shower, buy the mod monkey blue dessert plates and supplement generic yellow lunch
plates you find at the local party supply. (See also the pink and green mod monkey
supplies at the bottom of the page.)
(C) Copyright 2009-2010 by M.C. Nygard. www.cutepartyideas.com. All rights reserved. Linking to
this site is permitted. HOWEVER, no part of this content may be reproduced, or stored in any
retrieval system, or transmitted in any other form or by any means including but not limited to
electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without the written consent of the
author. The author makes no warranties express or implied.
this site is permitted. HOWEVER, no part of this content may be reproduced, or stored in any
retrieval system, or transmitted in any other form or by any means including but not limited to
electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without the written consent of the
author. The author makes no warranties express or implied.