The Very Hungry Caterpillar Theme

Books are such an important part of childhood and I am loving seeing the parties which are being based around a much loved children’s book – such as the Very Hungry Caterpillar which is a book my daughter is just starting to enjoy at the moment!

This party theme can involve bright and bold decorations and also gives you the chance to serve some delicious fruit as an option for your dessert table to match the fruits in the book.

Given that there are so many party themes relating to TV characters, I think that any party theme related to reading/books is a winner in my eyes!

Hope you enjoy my selection of ideas =)

Printables

There is a large range of invitations and printables for this theme. Here are a few I’ve chosen to showcase:

Very Hungry Caterpillar invitation - The Little Soiree

 

 

Party printables - Ham & Pea Design and Paperie

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar invitation - Imprintables

 

 

Very hungry caterpillar printables - Petite Party Studio

 

Party printables - Luv Bug Design

Decorations and Tableware

Fabric such as this could be used for backdrops, to make tablecloth from or anything that you creative mum’s can come up with!

 

Very Hungry Caterpiller fabric - Fabric Love

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar fabric - Fabric palette Australia

 

These Very Hungry Caterpillar themed pom poms could be hung, or could be used to make a caterpillar as seen below:

Very hungry caterpillar tissue pom poms - Ah-Tissue

 

Caterpillar idea using tissue pom poms - Mondocherry blog

 

Here are a few other decorating items:

Party banner - The Party Hub

 

Rainbow tissue garland - Elke and Me

 

Green accordian lanterns - Pink Frosting

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar bunting - Stix and Stones

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar garland - Suzy is an artist

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar mobile - Booktopia

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar wall decals - Booktopia

A simple but colourful balloon decorating idea using the below balloons:

Balloon decoration idea - Craftmumship blog

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar balloons - The Party Hub

 

These balloons would also make for fun decorations:

Caterpillar balloons - The Party Hub

 

This tablecloth could be used on the table or even as a backdrop:

Very Hungry Caterpillar tablecloth - Party Kids

Love these platters for something special on the table. There are more styles to choose from too if you follow the links:

Party plate - Peters of Kensington

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar melamine tray - Belinda Janes

Some cute partyware for the food:

 

Very Hungry caterpillar plates - Party Hub

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar plates - Party Kids

 

Very hungry caterpillar wooden cutlery - Sucre Shop

 

Sweet Treats

This set of cupcake wrappers and toppers is all you need to theme some simple cupcakes:

Cupcake cases and toppers - The Party Hub

Then pop them onto a bright cupcake stand:

Red cupcake holder - Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

These lollies are perfect for this theme:

Sour Crawlers - Marysville Lolly Shop

 

If you are making cake pops then this is a great idea for how you could arrange them:

Cake pop idea - Bronnie Bakes

Love these cake toppers for an easy way to decorate a simple cake! They can be kept as momentos for after the party as well:

Very Hungry Caterpillar topper set - Jade Stone Studio

Set your cake atop a red cake stand such as this wooden one:

20cm red cake stand - Emerald and Ella

 

Or since we are talking about red cake stands, I can’t help but share these gorgeous ones coming into Sweet Style:

Red cake stands - Sweet Style

Special theme items

A special hat for the birthday child:

Very Hungry Caterpillar party hat - Dainty Couture

Use a soft or wooden toy as a decoration item. There is even a giant 1.2m caterpillar you can buy ! Perfect for the bedroom/playroom after the party:

Very Hungry Caterpillar plush - Toys Paradise

 

Giant plush - Peter's of Kensington

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar pull along - Kids Central

 

Butterfly hand puppet - Discount Toy Company

Favour Packaging

 

12 pack of favour bags - Crafts by Diana

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar loot bags - The Sugar Box

 

Green polka dot favour bag - Harry Brown Designs

 

Green gelato stripe box - Sweet Little Birdy

Some favour ideas for this theme include these cute fruit stamps work in well with the fruit foods in the Hungry Caterpillar story even though they don’t match completely:

Tiger Tribe fruit stamp kit - Urban Baby

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar crayons - Liddle and Boo

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar badges - The Party Hub

 

Very Hungry Caterpillar coin purse - Oranges and Lemons Boutique

A book set such as this is great as you can divide up the books and give one to each child:

Very Hungry Caterpillar little learning library - Mighty Ape

 

Real Parties

This party theme has had some great parties styled around it. Find more party inspiration here:

A sweet party on the Hello Naomi blog

Some cute food and decorating ideas on the Pink Pistachio blog

Healthy fruit used creatively in this Hungry Little Caterpillar party on Hostess with the Mostess blog

A lovely, simple fruit based dessert table on the Mom Tog diaries blog

Lots of ideas from Pottery Barn kids for the Very Hungry Caterpillar theme

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Hope you enjoy this selection and your child enjoys celebrating their birthday along with their favourite book =)

 

 

 

 

Rockstar party theme

Rockstar and Disco parties seem to becoming more popular recently – perhaps because of shows such as X-factor, The Voice etc or just generally because music will always be loved by kids!

I’ve based my selections on this blog post around the colours of pink, purple, gold, silver and black. By no means am I suggesting you combine all these colours for this party, but most girl rock star parties seem to feature one or two of these colours. For boys – any colour scheme seems to work although red seems to be a popular inclusion. Another way to style this party is use neon colours to make it really bright and bold!

For this theme think disco balls, guitars, music notes, stars, shimmer and sparkle with bold colours. Have fun activity/areas such as a rockstar dress up station, photobooth area, karoke area and craft such as ‘decorate your own guitar’.

Hope this blog post gives you lots of ideas! Remember to visit the Life’s Little Celebration’s party directory for vendors to use for this theme. Plenty of suppliers who can also create something custom made to match your theme and colour scheme.

 

Rock Star party Invitations/Printables

I’ve chosen printables suiting a range of colour schemes because really anything can work as long as you decorate the party to match your chosen colours.

 

Rockstar invitation – Ham & Pea Design & Paperie

 

Pink rock star invitation and stationery – I Will Invitations

 

 

Rock star printables – Tomkat Studio

 

Rock star printables – Chickabug

 

Disco dance party printables – The Dreamery Designs

Party like a rockstar printables – Eye Candy Event Details

 

Rockstar invitation – With Love Greetings

Rockstar printables – Simone Madeit

 

Decorations & Tableware

Bring some sparkle to your party with some of these decorations:

 

Acrylic hanging decorations – Easy Entertaining

 

20 cm mirror ball – Easy Entertaining

 

Disco ball foil balloon – Balloons galore online

 

A tinsel curtain such as this would be great at the entrance to your party area or perhaps serve as a backdrop for a photo booth area:

Tinsel door curtain – The Party People

For your main hanging decorations and backdrop I think anything can work as long as it’s bold in whatever colour scheme you are going with.

 

 

Cereis tissue paper ball – Sweet Style

 

Silver lanterns – Just Party Supplies

 

 

 

Music notes balloon – The Party Table

 

Confetti and Neon tassel garland by Studio Mucci – Ruby Rabbit Partyware

 

 

Guitar streamer decorations like this would be great used in any part of your party area:

Guitar streamers – The Paper lion

 

A cute guitar garland for a boy’s rock star party that you could then hang in his room afterwards:

Tiger Tribe paper moon guitar garland – Little Styles

 

Another lovely decoration which would be great in a kid’s bedroom for after the party. Simple and stylish:

You rock bunting – Mirtillo Shop

 

A few possible items for your tableware for your kid’s food table:

Gold table runner – The Party People

 

Purple polka dot plates – Mum’s Little Party Secret

 

Fuschia pink plates – The Party Studio

 

Guitar ice cubes/stirrers – Party Supplies Now

 

Sweet Treats

A few items which could be used on your dessert table:

Gold sixlets – Sweet Style

 

 

Disco mirror balls – The Cake Pop Bakery

 

Chocolate guitars – Chocolate Workshop

 

 

Unique cupcake wrappers which can be made in your choice of colour:

Rockstar guitar cupcake wrappers (available in your chosen colour) – KandH Designs

 

This bright cake stand is  perfect for the party table:

 

Pink cake stand – Leo and Bella

 

 

Love this cake topper !

Guitar cake topper – Giddy Niddy

Bright neon candles perfect for a rockstar party:

Glitter neon candles – Lombard

 

Rock Star party – special theme items

This ‘design your own guitar kit’ would be a fantastic party activity for the kids:

 

Design your own guitar kit (makes 12) – Ezy Kids Parties

 

 

A photo booth area is perfect for a rock star party. Have some props such as glasses, wigs and inflatable items for the kids to pose with:

 

Pink tinsel wig – The Party People

 

Hot pink mullet wig – Party Lovers

 

Inflatable microphone – Ezy kids parties

 

Inflatable guitars – My Costume

Give out VIP passes to all the kids as they arrive at the party:

Rock star VIP pass – Cupcake Cutiees Pary

 

These items could be used as favours or given for the kids to wear during the party itself. You could have a ‘dress as a rockstar’ station with various items for them to get dressed up in.

Rockstar wristband – Ezy Kids Parties

 

Rockstar glitter tatoos – Ezy kids parties

 

Guitar pick necklace – Ezy kids parties

 

Favour packaging

Some stylish options for your favour packaging:

Black chevron tote box – Sweet Style

 

 

Cookie box with star window – The Party Table

 

Silver sequin bag – Wedding bling

 

Top off your packaging with this twine in either silver or gold stripe:

Silver and Gold striped twine – Emerald and Ella

 

Real Parties

Lots of inspiration and ideas in this fantastic ‘World Tour’ rock star party by Sharnel Dollar featured on her blog

Great vibrant colours and decorations in this rockstar party by Cakes by Sharon featured on the Little Big Company blog

Love the giant black balloon backdrop used for this Rockstar party by Modern Moments Custom Design

Some great ideas in this rockstar party including a canvas backdrop with stars which wouldn’t be too hard to put together- from the Capturing Joy blog

I love the simple but effective disco ball decorations in this dessert table on the My Busy Little Life blog

A stylish disco party in fuschia and pink on the Thomas Robert photography blog

Wonderful ‘so you think you can sing’ party by Lilian from Lily Chic Events with some great styling ideas, on the Catch My Party website

Creative ideas in this “party like a rockstar’ party by Anders Ruff on their blog

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As you can see, there are so many fun ways to decorate and plan for this party! Just keep it bright, bold and have fun with it as the kids are bound to enjoy this music theme!

Dorothy the Dinosaur gender-neutral theme

One of Life’s Little Celebrations followers requested a ‘Dorothy the Dinosaur for a boy’ blog post! This is a difficult one since a lot of Dorothy the Dinosaur items are for girls or have pink involved.

However I’ve tried to put together some ideas here of how you could perhaps decorate for this theme – however I apologise as I couldn’t find too much!

When decorating for a party based around a particular character, you don’t need to go down the track of having the licensed character’s plates, cups, decorations etc. You can base the decorations around the colour scheme of the character or some other aspect of the character.

So I’ve based the choices for this party around green and yellow and yellow polkadots with a few Dorothy the Dinosaur items. This is an easy way to style the party while still bringing the theme out.

I have done a previous theme on a general Dinosaur theme and you could incorporate elements from this also into this party theme. You can find that blog post here.

Invitations

It was quite difficult to find Dorothy the Dinosaur invitations which had no pink! This was the only one I could source:

Dorothy the dinosaur personalised invitation - Greeting Cards for Kids

These bottle cap printables could be used on cups, mini bottles, gift tags or as toppers:

Dorothy the dinosaur bottle caps - Bottle Cap me

 

Decorations

Decorate using the main colours of green and yellow polka dots. You could also choose another colour to mix in with this colour combination (possibly red, or perhaps brown/natural tones). Just a few Dorothy the Dinosaur items can be used around the party to emphasise the theme such as this Dorothy the Dinosaur balloon:

Dorothy the Dinosaur foil balloon - Party to Go

 

Yellow polkadot balloons - Saffy & May

 

Emerald green latern - Occasion by Design

 

Lemon polka dot lantern - Saffy & May

 

Yellow and white tablerunner - The Party Parlour

Paper eskimo apple green plates - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

Forrest green plate - The Party Studio

 

Paper Eskimo limoncello napkins - Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

This Dorothy the Dinosaur tail and plush toy (which both come in different sizes) could be used as decorations/props at the party as well as fun gifts for the birthday child after the party too:

Dorothy the Dinosaur tail - The Wiggles Shop

 

Large Dorothy the Dinosaur plush toy - The Wiggles Shop

I’d suggest having a look around the shops as well as it might be easy to find some Dorothy the Dinosaur items which you cannot find online or even things such as Dorothy the Dinosaur wrapping paper or cards which you could cut out and make some decoration items from.

Sweet Treats

These Dorothy the Dinosaur cupcake toppers can be ordered  as a way of decorating your cupcakes:

Wiggles cupcake toppers - Sugar and Spice Cupcakes

 

You could also use green icing for your cupcakes and then pop them in these baking cups and use the yellow polka dot cupcake toppers shown below:

Paper eskimo baking cups - Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

Paper eskimo cupcake toppers - Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

These cute cake pops look fantastic! Click on the link for the receipe:

Dorothy cake pops receipe - Manu's menu

These green and yellow polkadot cups are perfect for this colour scheme – you could fill them with various treats on the table:

Green and yellow icecream cups - Sweet Little Birdy

Favour bags:

For favours you could use general Dinosaur theme favours (some ideas are found in my Dinosaur theme post) or go with a musical feel such as mini musical instruments. Use a packaging option to match in with your colour scheme:

Paper eskimo apple green favour bags - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

Yellow polkadot favour box - Occasion by Design

These jute sacks are cute and great if you are adding a natural element into the Dorothy the Dinosaur theme:

Jute bag - Occasion by Design

Cute dinosaur cookie favours with a Dorothy the Dinosaur colour scheme:

Dinosaur cookie favours - Little Dance Invitations

Rather than a few little novelty items or lollies you could give each child a Dorothy the Dinosaur book such as this one:

Dorothy the Dinosaur sparkle book - The Wiggles Shop

 

Real Parties

Dorothy the Dinosaur tea party by The Inspired Occasion on their blog

Some gorgeous cake ideas for this theme from the Blissfully Sweet blog

 

I hope this has helped somewhat for any of you planning a gender neutral Dorothy the Dinosaur party!

 

 

Space theme

Space, rocket, astronauts and aliens will always be popular with little men and there is a lot available for this party theme to make it easy for your party planning!

Traditional colours of blue, green, red and yellow feature commonly with this theme along with silver. You could incorporate stars into your decor as well as lanterns for an easy ‘planet’ look .

You may choose to focus on only one area of the “space” theme for the party, such as Rockets if that is what your little one is obsessed with! Or go for a full space scene incorporating aliens and astronauts.

I hope this blog post provides you some ideas and inspiration for this Space theme!

 Invitations/Printables

Space printables - Polkadot Prints

 

 

Rocket collection - Creative Little Stars from Sweet Little Birdy

 

Space rocket printables - Anders Ruff

 

Alien printables - Spaceship & Laser Beams

 

Alien fill in invitations - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

Sambellina Blast Off fill-in invitations - {P} is for Party

 

Space invitation - Invite Me

 

Astronaut Invitation (with matching party items) - The Princess and the Pirate

 

Decorations

Create a space feel with a solar system wall decal pack which can be reused in your little one’s bedroom. Here is one of many which are available:

 

Solar System wall stickers - Tots n Tales

 

Or create a solar system look using lanterns, giant balloons, star decorations and more:

Silver lanterns - The Little Big Company

 

Giant balloons - Sweet Little Birdy

 

Globe balloon - Parties in a Package

 

Space lanterns - It's All About Kids Gifts

 

Star lantern - Saffy & May

 

Hanging silver stars - Blown Away

 

Little white paper star garland - The Party Table

 

Rocket mobile - Tiger Tribe

 

Tableware

Some inspiration for your tableware, whether you wish to incorporate stars into your decor or not:

Fabric party tablecloth - The Petite Party Company

 

Space tablecloth - It's All About Kids Gifts

 

Paper eskimo tablerunner - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

Alien dinner plates - Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

Polkadot lime green plates - {P} is for Party

 

Space Odyssey plates - It's All About Kids Gifts

 

Blue star paper napkins - The Party table

 

Twinkle star paper straws - The Little Big Company

 

Sweet Treats

These silver sixlets would be a great addition on your dessert table for a Space theme:

Silver sixlets (also available in blue and green) - Sweet Style

 

Create easy space theme treats with these items:

Silicone star cupcake mould - The Little Big Company

 

Rocket cookie cutter - {P} is for Party

 

Star cupcake toppers - Le Petit Party

 

 

Red star baking cups - Occasion by Design

 

Space cadets cupcake kit - The Party Table

 

Spaceboy cupcake cases - LarkMade

 

Perfect for space cupcakes is this silver cupcake stand:

Silver cupcake stand - Occasion by Design

 

Astro Adventure Candles - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

Your space cake would look perfect atop a stainless steel stylish cake stand such as this one!

Stainless steel cake stand - Little Sooti

 

Special items

A fun item for a space party is this space tent available for HIRE in Sydney – perfect for a quiet place for the kids to play:

Space tent for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)

 

Another option are these cardboard items which can be decorated during the party as a fun activity for the kids and then kept to play in afterwards too:

Starlight cardboard cubby & rocket ship - Creations 4 Kids

 

Dress your little one as an astronaut with this fun helmet – or use it as a decoration item:

Junior Astronaut Helmet - Rocketry

 

It’s easy to find rockets at the shops to use to add as extra props at the party. I love the idea of using classic tin toys for this theme, such as this space rocket:

Mechanical tin space rocket - Vintage Nostalgia

These paper rockets are an easy way to decorate your table:

Space rocket centrepiece - It's All About Kids Gifts

 

Space centrepiece - It's All About Kids Gifts

Cute little handmade space figurines to use on your table, on your cake or as favours:

Handpainted astronaut & alien peg toys - Twinkle Kids

 

Incorporating a space model or mobile into your party area is another way to add a space feel to your party and create something educational for your child for after the party also. It is also something fun to prepare with your child before the party:

Solar System planetarium model - Spacetime

 

Solar System mobile - Entropy

 

A fun game for this theme!

Pin the Martian on the rocket ship game - The Princess & the Pirate

 

This huge inflatable space shuttle would be a great play feature as well as photo prop:

Large Inflatable space shuttle - Australian Geographic

Use small inflatable space shuttles for decoration or favours:

Mini inflatable space shuttle - Party KitnKaboodle

Favours & Packaging

There is a large range of party favours available incorporating planets, rockets, aliens etc! Here are a few I’ve selected:

Food safe space-boy beaker with lid - Invite Me

 

Space pencils - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

Rocket bag tag - Invite Me

 

Alien Paratroopers - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

Temporary alien tattoos - {P} is for Party

 

Outer space mega clips - Le Petit Party

 

Die-cut silver rocket tag - The Party Table

 

Paper Eskimo party bag - Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

Silver party bags - {P} is for Party

 

Space Shuttle Favour Box - It's All About Kids Gifts

 

Real Parties

For some ideas and inspiration from some real space parties, have a look at the following links below:

A Blast Off Rocket party on Kara’s Party Ideas

Bright and colourful Blast Off party on the Hostess with the Mostess blog

Fantastic Blast Off party by Studio Cake featured on the Amy Atlas blog

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I hope this blog post has given you some ideas of what you can do with this theme – as you can see, there is a lot available and a lot of creative ways you can make this party memorable and fun for your little one. Happy planning & celebrating!

 

 

Shark & Scuba Theme

With summer upon us, this theme is fantastic for any kids who love the beach or ocean and especially great for a pool party where you want more of a theme besides just a pool party!

You could base this party around blues and greens, along with another colour such as grey or something bright to go with a tropical feel such as red or yellow.

I have kept this post to mainly shark/scuba ideas although if you look into “Under the sea” parties online there are many more ideas out there which I’ll have to keep for another blog post!

Invitations/Printables

There are some great options available for this theme:

Under the Sea Jennifer Birkhead Designs invitation - Little Sooti

 

Shark printable birthday range - Frog Prince Paperie

 

Shark and Scuba printable range - Paper and Cake

 

Shark attack printable range - Slindb

 

Decorations

Being an ocean inspired theme there are many ways you could decorate for this party.

A ribbon backdrop would work well for a dessert table to give an ocean/seaweed feel in shades of blue/green ribbons. Or you could use streamers to create a seaweed effect as well. Include fish cut outs and other ocean inspired shapes hanging from the ceiling (jellyfish, seahorses etc)create the underwater feel.

 

Tropical fish cut outs - Lombard

 

Printable DIY fish paper garland - Happy Paper Hearts

A backdrop such as this one could also be used for the table or other area in the party:

 

Under the sea backdrop - Happy Time

 

The soft floaty look of pom poms would also work well into the decor for this theme:

Grass green Ah-Tissue pom poms - Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

Aqua Ah-Tissue pom poms - Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

These garlands remind me of an underwater world…

Tissue garlands - Inviteme

For something a little different (and lovely to hang up after the party) these shell swags look great and could be something you could make yourself:

Shell swag - Island Collections

 

Or use wall decals to set the scene and then easily transfer them to your child’s room after the party:

Scuba diving wall decal - Hakuna Matata Decor

 

Tableware

Love the colour of this tablerunner for an crystal clear water look:

Tiffany blue table runner - {P} is for Party

Or if you want to create the feel of a sandy ocean floor then you could use this Hessian tablecloth:

Dyed hessian cloth tablecloth - Occasion by Design

 

These paper eskimo plates come in the perfect colours for this theme:

Paper eskimo plates - Occasion by Design

 

Paper Eskimo apple green plates - Occasion by Design

A mix of aqua blue and green stripes make these straws perfect for an ocean inspired theme!

Aqua and green stripe straws - Sharnel Dollar Designs

 

The little ones will love to drink anything which have these shark fins floating in them!

Shark fin ice tray - Vivid Room

 

Sweet Treats

Shark fins are an easy shape to add onto any treats on your table – whether it be as cupcake toppers, or food flags. Here are some other items you could use for this theme:

Shark cookie cutter - The Spotted Apron

 

Sherbert blue baking cup - Sharnel Dollar designs

Shark cupcake toppers and wave wrappers - Giggle Bees

 

Shark Cupcake Toppers - Little Betsy Baker

Little blue jelly cups would work really well on your dessert table and I love these mousse pots to serve the jelly in which can be reused for many parties:

Mousse pots/jelly pots - Tracey Lau Art & Soul

A gorgeous teal colour cake stand (which comes in different sizes) is perfect for this theme!

Tall teal cake stand - Emerald and Ella

Themed items

Let the kids have some fun in a photo corner using a prop board such as this – perfect for a shark and scuba theme!

 

Shark prop photo board - Happy Time

 

Instead of party hats, these Shark hats would be fun to have all the little ones running around in!

Shark Hat - Echidnas on the Loose

Some ocean inspired/theme inspired toys are fantastic to keep the kids entertained. If you’re in Sydney these toys (and more ocean themed toys) are available to hire form Tiny Tots Toy Hire:

Octupus merry go round - Tiny Tots Toy Hire

 

Angel fish rocker - Tiny Tots Toy Hire

 

Or outside of Sydney you can buy some of these items which would be fun for any summer party in future anyway!

Great white shark rider blow up toy - Swim In

 

Dash n Splash shark bite ride - Mr Toys

 

Create the look of the ocean floor for all the little divers with shells, corals, sea urchins, star fish and more!

Baby sea urchins set - Boho beach

Or simple ocean bath toys could be used for fun kid friendly decorations (or party favours)

Sassy snap and squirt sea creatures - Baby Village

Use these shell placecard holders to hold your food labels! You can’t even tell they are placecard holders so you could display them in a nice vase after the party too:

Sea shell placecard holder - Pink Frosting

 

Use props around the party which double as birthday gifts for the shark and scuba loving birthday boy or girl. Using 2 water bottles you could create a scuba tank prop as well.

Kids falcon snorkelling fins - Swimwear Shack

 

Large shark plush - Teddy Treasures

 

 

 

Hang a sign such as this (which you could also make yourself) around the party area:

Shark sign - Australiana Online

 

Another item which could help work with an underwater theme such as this, is a Bubble Machine. This one is available for hire in Sydney from Tiny Tots Toy Hire, or outside of Sydney you can find them online and in most department stores:

Bubble machine for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire

 

Favours

A few cute favour ideas for this party:

Schleich scuba smurf - Playdex

 

These snorkel kits are quite affordable and could be given to the kids to use if you were having a pool party as part of this theme, to use during the party as well:

Kids swim mask and snorkel set - Epools

 

Or perhaps some swimming goggles which they can reuse many times:

Zoggs junior swin goggles - Rebel Sport

 

Grey shark bath gel - Parties and Gifts

 

Set of 4 fishy soaps - Bubble Lane

 

Shark plastic toys - Australian National Maritime Museum

For packaging I love the wave effect on these lovely scallop boxes:

Scallop boxes - Sweet Little Birdy

For a beach/sandy feel these 2 options would work well filled with something delicious:

Cloth bags - The Party Studio

 

Corked bottle - The Party Studio

 

Real Parties

Lots of fantastic ideas in this Shark and Scuba party featured on Hostess with the Mostess

This Shark party is filled with DIY ideas, featured on the Celebrations at Home blog

Lots of under the sea ideas in this party and the backdrop demonstrates a great way of creating an ocean feel. Featured on the Celebrations at Home blog

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I hope that has given you ideas if you are planning a party for this theme, or generally a pool party or ocean inspired party! There is so many things you can do and I am sure all the little ones will love feeling like they are under the ocean at this party!