Owl Birthday Party
How to have an owl party for kids that's a real hoot!
You who! It's a real hoot to throw an owl party! This party idea is growing in popularity
both as a kids party and as a baby shower idea and there are now lots of fun party
supplies available in the theme. Search for "owl" you need right here, including owl
party plates, favors and supplies. as well as owl party crafts. Plus, take a peek at real
owl parties below and even get some free printables to give you inspiration and ideas
for your party!
Here's how to throw an owl party that's OWL about your kid:
What to serve at an owl party
When it comes to the party food, it's OWL about the sweets you serve:
Owl Invitation Ideas
For a Halloween party, try Martha Stewart's free owl invitation printable, right.
Activities for an Owl party
Decorations for an owl party
Owl party favor
Owl party favors aren't easy to come by, so you'll have to make your own, and scour
the Internet on places like eBay, Amazon and ETSY, and you'll have to make your own.
Here's some of our favorite owl party favors:
Gifts for the Birthday Girl
It's as popular a theme for a nine-year old reading the Guardians of Ga'hoole (see the
complete book series top right) as it is for a first birthday party (see the Look Whoo's
Turning one party plates, top left).
Resources for an owl party:
Yes, having an owl party is a real hoot for kids and adults alike. Owls are everywhere!
While the owl was a popular decorative motif in the '50s and '60s, it's just as hip today
in books and movies (such as "Winnie the Pooh," "Harry Potter," "The Secrets of
NIHM," and "Legends of the Guardian). It's no wonder! With iconic big eyes, the all
seeing and all knowing owl is a wise choice for an unusual kids party.
Real owl parties...
Planning an owl party is a real hoot and these moms have already had one giving you
all the inspiration you need to host your own!
Your little wise guy will absolutely adore an owl birthday party no matter what his or
her age, and this party idea is guaranteed to be OWL the rage with friends and fam-
OWL-y. So now it's your turn to tell us about your owl theme party for kids, and to
share pictures and party ideas with us on Twitter.
How to have an owl party for kids that's a real hoot!
You who! It's a real hoot to throw an owl party! This party idea is growing in popularity
both as a kids party and as a baby shower idea and there are now lots of fun party
supplies available in the theme. Search for "owl" you need right here, including owl
party plates, favors and supplies. as well as owl party crafts. Plus, take a peek at real
owl parties below and even get some free printables to give you inspiration and ideas
for your party!
Here's how to throw an owl party that's OWL about your kid:
- Real Owl Parties: Below, you'll find inspiration for a campy owl party by Amy
Locurto. Steal this idea: make the adorable graham cracker owls for your party.
To make the owl graham cracker treat you'll need a half a graham cracker, two
toasted marshmallows, two yellow candy melts, two chocolate chips and a candy
corn nose. If you can make a s'more, you can make a graham cracker owl treat.
- WHO wants to get crafty? Craft a cute owl from a brown paper bag with DLTK's
Paper Bag Owl Craft for kids, left. Make it a party activity or turn this creation
into the goody bag.
- Get your big owl eyes searching thrift shops With all the owl stuff out there from
the '50s- '70s, you're sure to find interesting an inexpensive owl decor at a thrift
shops. When you've gathered enough for a collection, cluster your findings of
vases, figurines, mugs, and salt and pepper shakers, so they perch on a mantel,
buffet table or coffee table.
- Ya-Owl love freebies?
- If you're a wise old owl, you'll check the free owl birthday party printables from
Tip Junkie, right. With a color printer, you can print just about everything you
need for your owl party. - Kids parties are "owl" about the cupcakes! Get free owl cupcake toppers from
Rock Paper Scissors. Use them as food picks for your party, not just cupcakes. - Need a spooy Hak
- Don't want to bother with printing your own, but love the custom look? Then
check out the sweet water bottles, left.
- You-who! If the party is near October, throw an OWL-o-ween party. Looking for
owl party supplies is tough, but it gets easier around Halloween. When you
scour the Internet, you'll find owl party ideas in Halloween parties for kids:
- Sunset magazine provides ideas for owl party decor. Greet guests with an
owl pumpkin, use Manzanita branches to perch your feathered friends,
and create easy owl favor bags from a brown paper bag. - A little birdie told us about the printable owl cupcake free owl food picks
from rockscissorpaper.com (use them for your party food, not just the
cupcakes). Then invite some fun and buy the adorable owl invitation, left,
from them too. Be sure to visit the owl shop.
What to serve at an owl party
When it comes to the party food, it's OWL about the sweets you serve:
- It wouldn't be an owl party without owl cookies.
- A wise way to make an owl cookie is to combine chocolate and vanilla
cookie dough. See Family Fun's owl cookie recipe, left. It has a cashew
beak, so please serve them only to kids five and up, or substitute the
nutty nose with
- Stick it to them! Owl cookies of any kind look good perched on a stick.
Check the whimsical owl cookies on a stick found on Flickr, which feature a
simple design, decorated with fondant. Who WHO Who's going to be the
first to eat one?
- Owl have one of those! owl cupcakes. Perfect for "Owl-O-ween" or any kind of owl
party in between, these sweet chocolate cupcakes from Real Simple magazine
feature big Oreo sandwich cookie eyes. The cookies are halfed then topped with
a Junior mint pupil, and for the beak a Real Simple places a banana candy or an
M&M. The kids are guaranteed to eat them OWL up!
- More fun with owl theme food:
- Carve a watermelon owl and decorate with a carrot nose and olive eyes.
Owl Invitation Ideas
For a Halloween party, try Martha Stewart's free owl invitation printable, right.
- Owl birthday wording ideas:
- Look WHO's turning one. It's Michael!
- It'd be a hoot if you could come celebrate his birthday: Saturday July 31
- Nest: 123 Main Street
- RSVP: Night owl Jane at 867-5309
- Owl party thank you card wording:
- "Thanks for giving a hoot and coming to my party. I'll OWL-ways be your
friend." - "Thank you-WHO!"
Activities for an Owl party
- Count on Mr. Owl. Provide kids each with a Tootsie Pops, then ask them: "How
many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?" Mr.
Owl, right, first started asking the question in the 1970s. Award the first kid to
crack to the center a Tootsie Pops Award. Incidentally, Mr. Owl says it only takes
three licks.
- Gather OWL the ids for storytelling. Recite this famous wise old Owl nursery verse
before reading an owl story:
- "A wise old owl sat in an oak,
The more he heard, the less he spoke;
The less he spoke, the more he heard;
Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?
- A classic story to read is "The Owl and the Pussycat." There are several versions
available of this Aesop's Fable classic. Allow kids to munch on Owl & Pussycat
cookies. Make your own using our big batch cookie recipe or bundle in
cellophane some of the Owl & Pussycat Artisan biscuits, right.
- Make pom-pom owls. Here's the pom-pom OWL tutorial. by Wordpress blogger
Maedchenmitherz.
- Give them nesting instincts. Go on the hunt for twigs and let the kids create their
own nests. Start with Play-Doh as the base.
- Want to teach the kids about barn owls? Sneak a peek of this educational clip.
The 27-minute barn owl video follows a barn owl family, including the four owlets
having their first winter meal. Have it on continual play at the party. The video
will fascinate kids and adults alike.
- Host a Night Owl Party: It doesn't have to be a sleep-over. Even little kids can
have a night owl party. Have kids come to the party in the pajamas and bring
sleeping bags. Kids can cuddle up to a night owl plush favor, upper left, as you
read them an owl story.
- We coughed up another idea! If you can muster the thought, order Owl Pellets.
Best for kids in grades 3-5, owl pellets are professionally treated and sealed in
aluminum foil and then placed in a heated sealed poly bag. Breaking them apart
is an interesting way for kids to learn about food chains and more through
hands-on investigation.
Decorations for an owl party
- Owl balloon, left
Owl party favor
Owl party favors aren't easy to come by, so you'll have to make your own, and scour
the Internet on places like eBay, Amazon and ETSY, and you'll have to make your own.
Here's some of our favorite owl party favors:
- Make your own owl finger puppet favor or pencil topper from felt. Follow the
easy instructions from the thegreenwife.com. - Owl pendant with box, top right
- Blinking Owl necklaces, left
- Owl sticker sheets, right
Gifts for the Birthday Girl
It's as popular a theme for a nine-year old reading the Guardians of Ga'hoole (see the
complete book series top right) as it is for a first birthday party (see the Look Whoo's
Turning one party plates, top left).
- Owl pendant
- Owl backpack
- Owl Board Game: Hoot Owl Hoot!
Resources for an owl party:
Yes, having an owl party is a real hoot for kids and adults alike. Owls are everywhere!
While the owl was a popular decorative motif in the '50s and '60s, it's just as hip today
in books and movies (such as "Winnie the Pooh," "Harry Potter," "The Secrets of
NIHM," and "Legends of the Guardian). It's no wonder! With iconic big eyes, the all
seeing and all knowing owl is a wise choice for an unusual kids party.
- Give your little party animals a hat. Video instruction shows you how to make an
owl party hat (free template from Martha Stewart, makes it easy).
- Start an owl theme room. If you really give a hoot for the owl theme, you might
decorate your child's whole bedroom or bathroom with owls. Your little good
night owl will love to cozy up to the owl pillow, right.
- Owl Wedding theme: For a wedding try a "look WHO's getting married" bridal
shower for the love birds.
- Owl Baby Shower Theme: Oh, baby! If you're hosting a shower you can plan a
"look WHO's having a baby" shower.
Real owl parties...
Planning an owl party is a real hoot and these moms have already had one giving you
all the inspiration you need to host your own!
- Party Planner and craft-person extraordinaire, Amy Locurto, celebrated her own
owl birthday party. It was a campy affair with the sweetest ever owl S'Mores.
Y'owl need to visit her shop to download her owl printables, as well.
- Hosting an owl bridal shower? Then see the owl bridal shower invitation on
none other than ETSY where you'll find handcrafted owl stickers, invitations and
more from skilled artisans.
- Get some sweet inspiration: the candy table at the owl party by Save the Date
for Cupcakes, a yummy blog.
- Look WHO is turning one! As a first birthday an owl party is a retro fun theme
parents can have fun planning. For Mallory's first birthday, the theme in pink and
green was owls. This first birthday owl party featured a "Whoo wants sweets?"
candy buffet.
- Slumber with the owls. Host an owl themed sleep-over with inspiration from this
night owl party.
- Owl eyes here: Ally turned 5 and you won't believe the level of detail of this
festive party that mom Jenny put together. The party was oozing with sweet
treats, owl masks and woodland decorations highlighting the owl. Kids made
pine cone owls and also had a turn in owl ceramic making. It's worth the scroll to
see the owl party details.
Your little wise guy will absolutely adore an owl birthday party no matter what his or
her age, and this party idea is guaranteed to be OWL the rage with friends and fam-
OWL-y. So now it's your turn to tell us about your owl theme party for kids, and to
share pictures and party ideas with us on Twitter.
All about an Owl Party....
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