Tribal Inspired Party Theme Ideas

Dream A Little Dream Events Perth

If there’s one thing I admire the most about this industry, it’s the creativity of taking a bespoke theme so unrelated to the industry, and turning it into something magical that spreads like wildfire.

A great example is the luxe boho theme that has taken over my Instagram feed. Just add unicorns and suddenly it’s a children’s party! I have seen so many magical versions of this theme, ranging from pastels, feathers and unicorns for a pretty and feminine feel, to a more tribal vibe for boys – and I love them all!

So where do you start if you want to give this a go yourself? As always, we’ve sourced some great finds from our LLC Vendors from the Directory to make it easy for you to shop and plan for your kids party! Simply CLICK on any image in the blog post to be taken to where you can source/order the item!

Boho Party Theme Invitations

To set the bohemian vibe, start with the magical elements of dreamcatchers, feathers, unicorns and tee pees, and choose a colour palette of pastels for a more whimsical influence, or rustic, earthy tones for a more tribal feel.

Boho Invitations, Eve & Co

Tribal Invitations, Giggles & Grace

Wild and free invitations – Mooi Co.

Custom Camping Invitation, Jo Designs

Dreamcatcher Invitations, Joyful Invitations

Tribal Stationery, Kel’s Gift Labelling

Boho Luxe Invitations, Pretty & Print

Feather Invitation, That Little Creative Co

Bow and Arrow Invitations, Emma Smith Stationery

Tee Pee Invitations, Lou Lou Pie

Boho Party Theme Decorations

This is one theme you can really let your imagination go wild with. If you’ve chosen more of a tribal vibe, why not set up camp, Pocohontas and The Lost Boys style? Prefer pastels and feathers? Introduce cushions, lots of macrame, draped fabrics and lace for a bohemian retreat.

Wild One Balloons, Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Feather Garland – Poppies for Grace (available in different colours)

Mint Paper Fan, Emiko Blue

Tassel Garland, DD Brand

Gold triangle garland – The Little Event Company

Feather Balloon Tassels, Elk Prints

Tribal Garland and Props, Kreate A Dream

Pink Leaf Tissue Garland, Emiko Blue

Wooden Feather Garland, Party for Stella

Arrow Garland, The Party Parlour

Paper Fans, The Party Parlour

I love the idea of using themed keepsakes of these occasions too and including them in the decorations.

Keepsake, Lou Lou Pie

Jo’s Signs By Design, Sydney

Boho Theme Prop Hire

A tee pee isn’t something most of us have lying around the house, but if you can borrow or hire one and accessorise it with cushions and throws, it really helps bring this theme together.

Prop Hire, Fairy Godmother Events Hire, Sydney

Teepee package for hire – Petite Events Hire Sydney

Rustic table, platters, stumps and crates – Tiny Tots Toy Hire, Sydney

How about making it a slumber party with guests having their own individual tee pee? I love this idea for older girls.

Sweet Dreams and Goodnight, Perth

A gorgeous idea for this party is to have a floral crown making workshop which Bella Fiore Floral Designs (Sydney) run:

Floral crown – Bella Fiore Floral Design

Other gorgeous headpiece ideas for the birthday boy/girl or their friends!:

Feather Crown, Emiko Blue

Feather Crown, Kirei Handmade

Tribal kids headpiece – Kreate A Dream

Indian Costume, Special Celebration Events

Boho Tableware

Set picnic blankets or low coffee tables with coordinated tableware, and opt for cushions in replace of chairs for the complete experience!

Hessian Tablecloth, The Party Parlour

Blush Tablecloth, Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Tee Pee Table centrepieces, Elk Prints

Arrow Plates, Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Blush Hexagonal Plates, The Little Event Company

Modern Camp Plates, Favor Lane Party Boutique

Modern Camp Cups, Favor Lane Party Boutique

Bamboo Plates, Love The Occasion

Kraft Straws, Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Bamboo Cutlery, Love The Occasion

Boho inspired sweet treats & styling

These cakes and sweet treats will do all the decorating for you if you’ve kept things to a minimum – they are amazing!

Bites By D, Perth

Flyaway Pineapple, Sydney

My Petite Sweets, Perth

Perfectly Sweet Lolly Buffets, Brisbane

Petite Cookies, Melbourne

Saffy & May Styling, Brisbane

Styling – Sugar Monk, Sydney

Sweetcheeks Cookies & Cakes, Melbourne

Sweetest Jubilee, Melbourne

SweetP Cakes and Cookies, Noosa

Velvetier, Queensland

Tribal cake – Cake Pops and More (Melbourne)

Boho inspired cake decor & accessories:

Tribal cake accessories – Mooi Co

Arrow Cupcake Toppers, Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Feather cake pop sticks – Sweet Sticks

Cake Toppers, Something for Cake

Dreamcatcher Cake Topper, A La Roch

Wooden Arrow Cake Topper, Communicake It

Born Wild Feather Cake Toppers, Favor Lane Party Boutique

Boho inspired take home favours

Send home any left over treats and crafts made at the party in some stylish favour bags and boxes for the perfect end to a magical party.

Kraft Treat Bags, Emiko Blue

Rose Gold Favor Bags, Love The Occasion

Kraft Treat Boxes, The Party Parlour

Thank you Tags, The Little Event Company

I hope these finds have inspired you and given you a great head start on pulling this theme together!

Little Indian party supplies

There has been a recent trend in kids party themes based around a Little Indian theme – or similar – with an aztec/tribal feel, teepee’s, dream catchers etc.

It’s one of those unique themes that as far as colour schemes go – anything goes! However I’ve included lots of partyware to go with a rustic colour palette as that can mix in with any other colours you’ve chosen for this theme. I’ve also attached a few chevron items which would work in with the arrow shape.

The vendors in the Handmade decor category on the Directory are perfect to use for a theme like this where you can’t find items in regular party stores. You can find people to create a custom cake topper for you, cupcake toppers, garlands – anything really! Printables are also fabulous to use for this theme as you can purchase your printable decorations all in one spot.

Printables & Invitations

Since most of these printables are custom designed, if you need a different colour scheme they can easily be changed for you and many are available in “boy” and “girl” printable sets:

Dream catcher invitation – Giggles and Grace Designs

Little Indian/Aztec invitation (matching items available) – Edge House Design

Aztec dreams invitation – Pretty and Print

Aztec inspired invitation – 2 Love Birds

Little Tribal girls printables – Fairydust Stylish Stationery

Camping/ teepee printable collection – Jo Studio

Decorations

A gorgeous feather garland is perfect for this theme, and these are available in various colours at the tip!:

Feather garlands by Party Pony Pinata – Love The Occasion

This is a colourful paper feather bunting option:

Feather bunting – Six Things

A gorgeous idea is using a wall decal such as this one as a backdrop for a dessert table – that you can then use in your child’s room:

Dream catcher wall sticker by Love Mae – Love Mae

Another dessert table backdrop idea is a stag head such as this one:

Cardboard stag head in wood or natural colour – Cotton On

Feathers are a great decorating accessory for this theme. You can use them to attach to favour bags or candy jars, or the kids can use them to make their own headress:

Glitter tipped feathers (available in various colours) – Love The Occasion

Feather packs – Feathers.com.au

Printed feathers – Feathers.com.au

You can also incorporate arrow heads into your decor and they can be found in various colours online:

Grey arrowheads – Millinery Online

These other hanging decorations could work into this theme and colour scheme:

Taupe polka dot lantern – Little Red Chick

Teal honeycomb ball – Emiko Blue

Chevron lanterns – Party and Co

Tissue garland – Magical Parties

If you like a bit of DIY, you can use this tutorial to create some no sew triangle garlands which would suit this theme! Otherwise contact a vendor in the Handmade Decor category on the Directory to create one for you!

DIY No sew triangle garland tutorial – Shoes Off Please

Tableware

You can find a range of patterned table runners at The Party Parlour which could work into this theme for your kids eating table:

Kraft natural tablerunner – The Party Parlour

Orange lattice table runner – The Party Parlour

Square bio wood plates – The Little Big Company

Black chevron plates – Illume Design

Bamboo cones – The Little Big Company

Wooden cutlery – Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Wooden party scoops – The Little Big Company

Wooden mini chalkboard stakes – Little Red Chick

Mini antler placecard holders – Wedding Star

Black chevron straws – Just Party Supplies

Cake and Dessert Table accessories

Some gorgeous cupcake toppers for this theme in arrows, antlers and feather shapes! As they are custom made you could have them created in any colour scheme:

Feather and arrow cupcake toppers – Sugalicious Parties

Deer and antler cupcake toppers – Sugalicious Parties

These heart with feather toppers may also match your decor:

Heart with feather cupcake topper – Love The Occasion

Another DIY idea is this tutorial for feather cupcake toppers:

DIY Feather cupcake topper tutorial – The Craft Hunter

Some cute Antler toppers you can attach to candy jars:

Antler toppers – Sugalicious Parties in a party by Sweet Heavens Lolly Buffets

Love these arrow head cake pop sticks to help theme your cake pops!:

Arrowhead cake pop sticks – by Glistening Occasion in party by Emma Lee Cake Design (see link under “real parties” at the end of this post)

You can use this mould – particularly the canoe – to create some sweets for this party:

Camping kit with canoe mould – Confectionately Yours

These natural cupcake cups are great for a rustic look for your cupcakes, or fill them with other items such as chips, popcorn, fruit etc!:

Kraft cupcake cups – Paper Eight

For your cake – this amazing wooden dream catcher cake topper could sit atop a simple homemade cake or a professionally made cake! The fabulous cake is made by Sugarart Cakes (Nsw)

Wooden dream catcher cake topper – Glistening Occasions

Another option is this sweet wooden cake topper again to go along with the rustic feel:

Wooden cake flag – Grain and Co

The talented vendors in the CAKE AND DESSERT category on the Directory can create items for you to match this theme such as these cute little indian cake pops!

Little Indian cake pops – Sugar Pop Bakery (Sydney but ship Aust Wide)

Feather cookies – Best Dressed Cookies

Indian Headress cookie – Miss Biscuit (Melb)

Special themed items

A special costume for the birthday boy:

Little Indian costume – Special Celebration Events

A sweet tutu or dress could be created for the birthday girl!:

Owlet tutu dress – Sweet Pirouette

There are plenty of vendors in states around Australia in the HIRE category on the Directory for you to hire some rustic props from for this party! You can also find places to hire kids table/chairs from which is perfect for some craft activities to suit this theme (eg: indian headress making etc). Here are a few of the hire items available through some vendors: