African Safari Party
Host an African safari themed birthday for kids
If your little Lion King wants a party to remember, then set on an African safari with a Serengeti inspired
theme. As kids parties go, there is an abundance of safari themed party favors, plates and toys
available for a safari party. You can go wild and mix and match animal prints. Look for cheetah, tiger,
zebra and giraffe prints in toys, paper plates and accessories. Here are more birthday ideas to get the
party started:
Safari Party Invitations and Thank you Cards
Roaring Good Cakes, Candies and Cookies for a Safari inspired foods
Safari cake: Take inspiration from the cake figurines by Wilton, left, as the four staples of a safari party
will include elephants, lions, zebras and giraffes.
Safari Games and Activities
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Host an African safari themed birthday for kids
If your little Lion King wants a party to remember, then set on an African safari with a Serengeti inspired
theme. As kids parties go, there is an abundance of safari themed party favors, plates and toys
available for a safari party. You can go wild and mix and match animal prints. Look for cheetah, tiger,
zebra and giraffe prints in toys, paper plates and accessories. Here are more birthday ideas to get the
party started:
- Safari Pith and Binoculars: The little Wildebeests absolutely will love it if you top them with a
safari hat, known as a "pith," pictured top right, and a pair of binoculars, pictured left. They make
great favors and double as a decoration. While you may find binoculars at the local party supply,
you'll have a hard time finding the pith hats. Grab them for the party now by ordering online.
- Head for a Safari Adventure: Have kids go on a safari hunt for toy jeeps, and animals. Your
Safari adventure can take you several place:
- Go deep in the jungle! Look through our jungle birthday ideas for slithering snakes,
alligators and more. - Head to the zoo. Host a Zoo-fari with caged animals. You may find more inspiration in
our monkey party jungle party, and zoo party ideas. - Get Wild with Design. Animal prints are fun to find and if you stick to a theme you'll make
more of an impression in your paryt. If he's tall for his age, stick to a mostly the giraffe
theme. If he's a Leo, make a Lion's den of the party with a lion themed birthday. If she's
horse crazy, concentrate on the Zebra. And if your little one has a keen memory, head for
elephants, because an elephant never forgets!
- Host an African Princess party with wild animal prints.
- Or center the party around the animal your child most relates: host a roaring good
lion party, an Elephant party, or a Zebra party.
- Inflate the fun by decorating with inflatables. Left, the inflatable elephant makes a fun favor, and
imagine their surprise when they see a 71-Inch Tall Zebra (5-foot -9-inches). You'll also find a 71-
inch tall giraffe among other inflatables below.
Safari Party Invitations and Thank you Cards
- Safari party invitations and wording ideas:
- Come on a safari, where the lions roar, our little Matthew is turning four!
- Saturday, August 22, 2009
- The American Savanna: 123 main street
- RSVP: Caravan leader at 876-5309
- * Variations:
- We'll have lots of fun, our little Jake is turning one.
- There's so much to do, little Jenny is turning two!
- Come on a safari with me, it's my birthday and I'm turning three.
Roaring Good Cakes, Candies and Cookies for a Safari inspired foods
Safari cake: Take inspiration from the cake figurines by Wilton, left, as the four staples of a safari party
will include elephants, lions, zebras and giraffes.
- Make it easy on yourself, cupcake: Safari cupcake sugars are an easy way to top cookies and
cakes, pictured left. Another easy option is to frost safari animal cupcakes. With patches of
green frosting accents and a Wilton Safari animal figurine to lick, kids will have a wild time.
- Tell the Party Animals where to sit: Get crafty and create candy name place cards, pictured right.
This idea comes from Wilton.
- No Lion: the sweet giggly lion, pictured left is Lion Gelatin! The Wilton mold will be King in your
kitchen for a wildly popular safari party. In addition to making Jello, the pan will come in handy for
the cake, mold cheese spreads, candy shaped cookies, and more.
- Cheetah a bit on your diet. A party is supposed to be fun, go for the Cheetos chips, which will
guarantee orange tongues and smiles. Kiss them with Hershey's hugs (Kisses striped like a
zebra, pictured right). And while you're at it, bake Zebra butter cookies (sugar cookies with
chocolate and vanilla stripes). Let your little one indulge in the lion's share of cake, too.
- Serve lunch in Safari Animal Treat Boxes. Pack a safari lunch for an expedition to the park: a
sandwich, some chips, a small cookie and a piece of fruit will make complete lunch on the go.
Make it a happy meal by including a small zoo animal toy in the box.
Safari Games and Activities
- Go on a safari for candy with a pinata: Purists to the Safari theme will appreciate the Zebra
pinata, pictured left. A lion pull string pinata, pictured upper right at the top of the page, is ideal for
the younger set.
- Safari-gami! Craft a paper animal safari (Family fund shows you how to make a crocodile,
hippopotamus, lion and elephant from construction paper and glue). Safari Origami is a Parent's
Choice Award winner and includes printed paper and stick on eyes.
- Send the kids on a Safari. Hide small plush safari animals in clear view, but hidden well in the
bush. Provide kids with toy binoculars or craft them from toilet paper rolls and set them out to
find animals as prizes using the binoculars. Kids may only hunt for treasures using their
binoculars to add a measure of authenticity to the hunt. Alternatively, use your child's plush
animals and small award prizes in exchange for the successful hunt.
- Play Hide-and-Seek Safari: Hide a safari animal and give each child the opportunity to find it
giving only "hot" or "cold" clues. For high tech fun, play Hide-and-Seek Safari, which includes a
seeker wand to track down and catch the elusive monkey, pictured right. Lights flash to show
you're getting warmer and the seeker will sound when the Monkey is near.
- Good Luck Hunting: Elephants are good luck. Hide mini elephants everywhere and see who can
collect the most luck. Award the lucky winner a prize.
- Monkey see, and monkey Zoo... See also the zoo animal games.
We're wild about kids birthday parties and hope to provide you with inspiration for all your kids parties.
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