How to have a Dinosaur Birthday Party

Great Dinosaur Party Invitations

One should purchase matching personalized dinosaur party invitations, or make your own with cardstock paper, stickers etc. Using pre-cut dinosaur shapes from a teaching supply or craft store will make the job even easier. If hand delivery is possible, fold a small paper invitation and place it into a plastic egg with some rock candy. Don't be extinct! Come to ______'s awesome dinosaur birthday party! Include the party details and a suggestion to wear play clothes.

Awesome Dinosaur Decorations

Cover your party table with a white sheet and paper dinosaur foot prints. Scatter the table top with rock candy and some dinosaur fruit snacks. Make a simple centerpiece by tying a bouquet of helium balloons to a large plastic or plush dinosaur. Tape dinosaur footprints on the walls and floor. Create a jungle effect by hanging strips of green streamers in varying lengths from the ceiling. Place plastic and plush dinosaurs throughout the party area. For advanced decorating, use large sheets of butcher paper to make a jungle and/or paint a dinosaur or two. DINOSAUR BIRTHDAY PARTY GAMES & ACTIVITIES

Great Face Painting When the party guests arrive paint a small dinosaur or dinosaur footprint onto their cheek or hand.

The Dinosaur Ring Toss

SOLID, heavy plastic dinosaurs are the targets for this game. The rings can be purchased or easily made with heavy rope and duct tape. Play this game just as you would horse shoes or Ring Toss. Take turns and reward EACH child for a job well done!

The anthropology Dig Time

Fill a small pool with dirt or sand to create the excavation site. Or use construction tape to designate a dig area in your yard. Bury any these items before the party: Real or plastic bones, popsicle sticks, small dinosaur toys, or old coins. Provide each child with a small shovel or soup spoon and a paint brush to clean their finds..

The Dinosaur Obstacle Course

Set up the course in your back yard or covered patio. Mark a starting point and an end. Suggested obstacles... Tires to jump through dinosaur Swamp, stones to hop on, sticks to navigate and dinosaur footprints made with craft foam sheets. At the end of the course, each player will receive a small prize.

The Dinosaur Seek and Find

Before the party trace and cut several dinosaurs from construction paper or craft foam. Then, cut the dinosaurs into two puzzle pieces. Hide the pieces in the party area. At game time the children will each find one piece. then they must find the player with the matching pieces.

The Dinosaur Creative Ideas time

Try using paint sponges and kid friendly paint to make a dinosaur scene to take home or use dinosaur cookie cutters and play dough. Cut a paper dinosaur shape for each child. Supply tissue paper and white school glue. Show the children how to tear and crinkle pieces of the tissue paper and then glue it on the dinosaur. Repeat until your dinosaur is filled with color.

Party Treats Pretzels, popcorn, fruit and sandwiches cut with a bone or dinosaur shaped cookie cutter. For more great ideas go to http://www.happy-times-birthday-parties.com