Swimming parties are so much fun for kids of all ages, and make for amazing memories. Plus, they're easy to arrange, too! Here is our handy guide to throwing a splash-tastic swimming party:

Venue

Before you get into all of the details, start looking for your ideal party venue. Many swimming baths offer party packages, including food, so it can be super easy. You can also add additional bits to your party, such as inflatables, wave machines, and more.

Swimming Party Invitations

Then find your perfect party invitations. Include all of the details about the party, including the time, date, and location, as well as what you'll need to bring. Featured Product: Kids Birthday Invitations - Swimming Pool Party Here at Dotty about Paper, we have lovely stationery for pool parties, including our popular 'Swimming Pool Party' design.

Party Games

Many venues will arrange all the party games for you, so you have less to worry about. However, if you are hosting your own summer pool party games, some fun ones include: Water Balloons Simply fill up your water balloons, and have a water balloon fights! You can also have water gun fights - it's so much fun. Water Volleyball Water volleyball is also an awesome game that guests of all ages will love.

Party Favours

Thank guests for coming to your party with some fantastic party favours. Sweet Cones Our sweet cones make an amazing party favour! Fill them up with tasty blue sweets, and hand out to guests before they leave your party. Featured Product: Swimming Party - Sweet Cone Bag & Sticker - Pack of 35 The stickers can be fully personalised with all of your own wording, so you can write a lovely message to your party guests. We have a wide range of other designs available too, so be sure to take a look. Party Bags Alternatively, send guests home with a traditional goodie bag. Fill up with traditional party games, such as puzzles and bubbles, and a delicious slice of cake! Featured Product: Fun Pool Party - Party Bag & Sticker - Pack of 10 We have a wide range of party bags with themed stickers. Simply add the stickers onto the bag, and write guests names on to complete.

Thank You Cards

After the party, send guests a card to thank them for coming! We have a wide range of kids thank you cards available. Featured Product: Ready to Write Thank You Cards - Funky Typography Remember to also thank them for any gifts that you received. We hope you have found this blog useful! For more inspiration, check out our 'Pool Party' Pinterest board.

Wondering how to throw a mermaid party? Luckily for you there are so many fun ideas! It's a great way to celebrate your little one's birthday, and will be loved by kids of all ages. Here is our guide on how to have a fin-tastic mermaid party:

Venue

First, choose a venue. We recommend to either throw your party at home, in a local hall, or at a swimming pool. It's totally up to you, depending on what kind of party you're after! Think about what kind of decorations you're wanting, and the activities that will happen at the party.

Invitations

Then, find your ideal invitations. Here at Dotty about Paper, we have the perfect mermaid invitations, that kids will adore. Simply write all of your party details on by hand, and send to your party guests. Featured Product: Ready To Write Kids Birthday Invitations - Mermaid Party With matching thank you cards, sweet cones, party bags, stickers, and more available, it's so easy to keep a consistent theme.

Decorations

When it comes to your decorations, you'll want to choose a colour scheme. Popular colour schemes include sea blue, as well as blue, purple, and pink combinations. You can also find so many holographic accessories that add a magical touch. Featured Image: Stylised by Rosi Gleeson Decorate your venue with lots of beautiful balloons. Star-shaped balloons are also perfect for under-the-sea themes as they will remind guests of starfish!

Party Food

Mermaid party food doesn't have to be tricky! Here are some super cute and easy ideas: Featured Product: Building Our Story Cut your sandwiches into cute star, fish, and shell shapes. Get creative with your names, too - crisps can become scales, salad can become seaweed, and blueberries can become bubbles! For drinks, aqua blue juice is ideal. Edible glitter mixed into your drinks will delight kids.

Party Games

There are so many amazing mermaid party games to play! Here are a few of our favourites: Mermaid Treasure Hunt Hide mermaid themed toys or tasty chocolate coins around the venue, and have the kids look for them! Whoever can find the most can win a prize. Kinetic Sand So many kids love kinetic sand! It's an affordable activity that you can then re-use at home. Painting Seashells Painting seashells is such a fun activity! You can order seashells online, or get fake seashells from many crafts shops, so it's super easy to arrange. Featured Image: Painter Legend Have a competition with the kids to see who can paint the best seashell! You could even have a specific theme, like animals.

Mermaid Party Favours

Sweet Cones Thank guests for coming to your mer-magical birthday party with a sweet cone! Fill with tasty sweets in shades that match your party colour scheme. Featured Product: Mermaid Party - Sweet Cone Bag & Sticker - Pack of 35 Our sweet cones can be personalised with any message of your choice, so it's a great way to thank guests for coming to your party. Party Bags Alternatively, opt for a traditional party goodie bag. Fill with any mermaid related goodies, such as mermaid jewellery or fun temporary tattoos. Bubbles are also a great gift that kids will love, whilst chocolate coins will remind them of under-the-sea treasure. Featured Product: Mermaid Party - Party Bag & Sticker - Pack of 10 Add a delicious slice of birthday cake to finish.

Thank you cards

Thank guests for coming with a beautiful thank you card! Featured Product: Ready to Write Kids Thank You Cards - Mermaid Party Our ready-to-write cards make it super easy to send a unique and personalised message to each party guest.

We hope you have mer-maid some wonderful party plans! For more party inspiration, check out our Pinterest board.

Throwing a dinosaur party for your little terror is a lot of fun, and can be easy, too. Here is our guide on how to have a roar-ing dinosaur party!

Scary Stationery

The first thing you will need is your invitations. You can either choose to get creative and make your own, or buy your invitations. Our invitations can be fully personalised with all of your own wording, and are super easy to create. It's a great way to quickly cross another thing off your to-do list. Featured Product: Kids Birthday Invitations - Dinosaur World We have a wide range of different styles available, so why not take a look?

Dino Decorations

There are two different styles that you can choose when hosting your dinosaur party - cool and colourful, or natural. Colourful shades, such as red, purple, and orange are perfect for younger kids, and will help create a bright party space that they will love. For older kids that are obsessed with all things dino, we recommend a natural green theme that serves jungle vibes. Featured Image: Kara's Party Ideas Easy ways to decorate are with helium balloons, plants, and lots of toy dinosaurs. Paper plates and cups to match your colour scheme will be the perfect finishing touch!

Fossilised Food

A dinosaur party is a great excuse for some awesome food. Here are some of our favourite ideas: For a savoury snack, dinosaur claw shaped pizzas or sandwiches are ideal. Featured Image: Sarah Finn Design Don't forget to get creative with your food labels! Mini eggs or creme eggs can become dinosaur eggs, crisps will be dinosaur scales, and slices of watermelon make the perfect dinosaur spikes! Vegetables will also become a lot more fun when labelled as 'herbivore treats!'.

Ancient Activities

Here are some of our favourite dinosaur games: Dino Dig Fill a sandpit with toy plastic dinosaurs, and have the kids search through there for the toys. This one can get messy quickly, so you may want to do it outside! Tricera-toss This game is so much fun, and fairly easy to make, too. Featured Image: Melissa Simply draw or paint a large triceratops dinosaur, and then glue on paper cups for the horns. Whoever can get the hoops onto the horns wins a point! Party Hat Making For kids that love to get creative, why not have a session of party hat making? Featured Image: 100 Layer Cake-let DIY party hats are so easy to make, and you can add some simple spikes down the back to turn into dinosaur hats! Dino Pinata Kids will absolutely love a fun dinosaur pinata! Fill it up with lots of sweets and toy dinosaurs to complete.

Pre-historic Party Favours

Before your guests leave, you'll want to thank them for coming. Party Bags Traditional goodie bags are still an amazing favour. Fill up with dinosaur toys, such as a plastic dinosaur and a little puzzle, and a delicious slice of birthday cake. Featured Product: Dinosaur World - Party Bag & Sticker - Pack of 10 Our party bags come with themed stickers which you can then write guests names onto. Sweet Cones An alternative to party bags are party sweet cones. Fill them up with sweets that match your party colour scheme. Featured Product: Dinosaur Cake Party - Sweet Cone Bag & Sticker - Pack of 35 Our sweet cones come with stickers which read a message of your choice - the perfect way to thank guests for coming!

Terrifying Thank You Cards

Finally, send out your dinosaur thank you cards. Here at Dotty about Paper, you can choose your thank you cards fully personalised, or ready-to-write. Featured Product: Ready to Write Kids Thank You Cards - Cartoon Dinosaurs Thank guests for coming to the party, and for any gifts received, too. We hope this blog has helped you throw a party that no one can tricera-top! Check out our 'Dinosaur Party' Pinterest Board for more party inspiration.

Writing a birthday invitation is can be a lot of fun! Here is our quick and easy guide to creating your ideal birthday invitation.

Throwing a teddy bear party is so much fun! Whether you're having a traditional teddy bears picnic, or a build-a-bear party, there are so many cute ideas to use. Here are some of our favourite teddy bear party ideas to guide you through every step of your party!

Invitations

Get creative and make your own birthday invitations! We are loving these adorable panda invitations by Petit Fernand, but you could make these into any type of bear that best suits your party. Featured Image: Petit Fernand If you want an easier option, you can't go wrong with beautiful personalised invitations from Dotty about Paper. Containing all of your personalised details and with free envelopes, it is so easy to send them to your party guests. Featured Product: Kids Birthday Invitations - Fun Party Bear It is also an affordable choice that guests will love.

Costume

A teddy bear onesie makes the perfect costume for any bear party! They are super affordable, easy to wear, and there are so many types around, so you can easily find one that you love. Featured Image: eHow Alternatively, have the children dress in their normal party clothes and hand out bear headbands with adorable ears on.

Teddy Bear Party Decorations

Is there any better teddy bear party than a picnic? We don't think so! For a picnic, the ideal venue is in your garden or a local park. Decorate with cute picnic baskets, gingham picnic blankets, and helium balloons. Featured Image: Mind My Beeswax For an indoor party, decorate with gingham bunting and lots of cute teddy bears around the room.

Games

Once everyone has arrived, its time for some activities and party games! Here are our favourite ideas. Build-a-bear Kids will love a build-a-bear party - whether that's at the shop itself or DIY. Featured Image: Par-T-Pets Why not buy your own bear making kit, and spend the afternoon getting creative at home? It's an amazing idea for smaller birthday parties, and will leave kids with their own bear to treasure, too. Colouring in For quieter parties, a bit of colouring in is ideal. Hand out cute bear print outs and have the children colour them in. The best one could win a prize, such as tasty gummy bears! Sleeping Bears An adaption to the traditional sleeping lions. Have children pretend to be sleeping bears on the floor, and the adults can be the hunters! Whoever moves or laughs on the floor will also become a hunter. The last bear wins!

Food

There are so many cute food ideas that are perfect for a teddy bear party, especially an adorable picnic. Firstly, you will want sandwiches or pizzas in teddy bear shapes. To really get into the bear theme, honey sandwiches are ideal! For a lighter snack, add 'Pombear' crisps, fruit, and tasty cupcakes. Featured Image: Hungry Happenings Cupcakes in the shape of bears and paw-prints are perfect.

Party favours

Send guests home with a teddy bear themed party bag! Fun party favours to include in your bags are teddy bear friendship bracelets, a slice of birthday cake, and a small teddy bear toy, too. Featured Product: Party Teddy Bear - Party Bag & Sticker - Pack of 10 Our party bags come in a wide range of styles and are so easy to use. Simply write your guests names onto the stickers, add to the bags, and then fill them up with goodies. We hope you have found this blog useful! For more party inspiration, you can also check out the rest of our blogs.

Wondering how to throw a princess party? If your little princess is having a birthday, you'll want the best party in the kingdom! Here is our magical guide to the perfect party:

Invitations

There are so many different options when it comes to princess invitations. You can find invitations that are perfect for any party, whether you're having a rose gold or pretty pink theme! Personalised Invites Here at Dotty about Paper, we have a wide range of personalised princess party stationery. Why not take a look? Featured Product: Kids Birthday Invitations - Princess Pamper Party All of our invitations come with envelopes, and are available with thank you cards to match. DIY For parties on a budget, why not DIY your own invitations? For princess parties there are so many options! You can add sparkle to your invitations with pink glitter and gem stones, and get creative with your shapes. Featured Image: Petit Fernand Alternatively, create scroll invitations for a professional look! Tear the paper edges to make the invites look old and authentic, and then tie with string or ribbon to finish.

Decorations

You can set the scene from outside your venue with a classic red (or pink!) carpet to guide guests into your venue. A fashionable balloon archway makes a classy touch, and an amazing photo opportunity. Featured Image: Twinkle Twinkle Little Party Inside your venue, you will want to choose a princess colour to decorate. We recommend a pink or purple theme. Matching plates, cups, napkins, banners, and balloons will complete the look!

Princess Games

There are a wide range of princess games and activities that you can organise at your party. Pinata A pink pinata is a lot of fun, and isn't too expensive either. You can buy many different styles, including unicorns! Cinderella's Slipper Hide a princess shoe in the garden and have the party guests search for it! The winner can receive a gift of your choice. Party hats or wands If your child's friends love to get creative, have a crafting session and make princess hats or wands. Featured Image: Made to be a Momma If you are having knights at your party too, they can create their own armour! Musical chairs It's a classic party game that so many little ones love! Rename to 'Musical Towers' to match your princess theme. Dress up For smaller parties, a dress up session can be so much fun. Buy a few different accessories for the children to play with. You could also have them create a dance routine or play whilst dressed up for even more fun! Makeover For older children, a princess makeover will be loved! A touch of makeup, and hair accessories will make them feel like pretty princesses.

Food

Having a princess buffet is easy! Have a range of tasty sandwiches cut into different shapes, including hearts and stars. Featured Product: Food Network A wide range of fruit adds colour to your buffet, and is healthy, too. Featured Image: Catch my Party For a treat, princess cupcakes are ideal. Either opt for easy cupcakes in shades of pink and purple, or get creative and make something a bit more out there. After playing your fun party games, your princesses are sure to be thirsty! Pink lemonade makes the perfect party drink, and is super pretty, too.

Princess Party Favours

Thank guests for coming to your princess party with some party favours! Here are some of our favourite ideas: Party Bag Fill a party bag with a princess tiara, hair clips, rings, sweets, and a slice of birthday cake or a cupcake. Featured Product: Princess Tiara - Party Bag & Sticker - Pack of 10 Our party bags come with stickers in a wide range of styles. Simply write your guests names onto the sticker, and add to the bag to complete. Party Sweet Cones Alternatively, send your guests home with party sweet cones. These can be filled up with sweets that match your party colour scheme. Featured Product: Pirate and Princess Ship - Sweet Cone Bag & Sticker - Pack of 35 Available with a personalised sticker, it's a great way to thank your guests for coming. Sweetie Butterflies If you're looking for a sweet yet simple party favour, we love these butterflies! Simply cut out the shape of butterfly wings and stick some sweets down the middle. Featured Image: Party Delights It's an affordable party favour that little ones will love!

Thank You Cards

After the party's over, thank guests for coming with some lovely thank you cards. Featured Product: Ready to Write Kids Thank You Cards - Princess and Superhero Party We have a wide range of kids thank you cards - which is your favourite design? We hope you have got some inspiration for your princess party! Check out our Pinterest board for even more ideas.

Wondering how to have a space party? This is how you 'planet'!

Intergalactic Invitations

Before hosting your space party, you'll need to sort out your invitations. Luckily for you, there's so much choice nowadays. So whether you want fun alien invitations, or designs focusing on rockets and planets, you're sure to find what you're after. Featured Product: Personalised Kids Birthday Invitations - Rocket Our 'Rocket' invitations make a popular choice for space parties. Plus, with matching thank you cards and more available, it's so easy to keep a consistent theme.

Dark Decorations

Decorating for a space themed party is a lot of fun, and is a great excuse to get creative with the kids. Using cardboard and paper, you can easily create planet decorations to pin up on the walls at your venue. Alternatively, you can also buy a lot of removable decals that will do the job, too. For an easy option, fill the room with brightly coloured helium balloons. Featured Image: Planet Shopper We also love the idea of a space projector. Turn the lights off in your venue, and turn your projector on to have stars light up the room! It sets the atmosphere so well, and is sure to wow the kids. Plus it's a great investment if your child loves outer space. If you are having your party in the dark, then why not turn it into a disco party? Hand out glow sticks, and turn up the tunes. Have fun prizes for those with the best dance moves - maybe the moon walk!

Celestial Costumes

An 'astronauts and aliens' theme works so well for a space party, and lets the kids decide what outfit they would prefer. Other costumes include stars, rockets, and planets - you can really get as creative as you wish.

Space Snacks

For your party, you're going to want out-of-this-world snacks! Stick to traditional party food, but then add a fun twist. Featured Image: Popsugar Cut your sandwiches or pizzas into fun space shapes, such as stars, to add so much fun to your food. A cake that looks like a planet make an amazing centrepiece, whilst cupcakes that look like every different planet make for such a fun afternoon of baking. Featured Image: Party like a Cherry If you're looking for a quick, easy, and healthy snack, we love the idea of these fruit rockets. They really add to your theme. Alternatively, rocket lollies are perfect for summer parties!

Galaxy Games

There are a lot of fun space-related games that are sure to be a 'blast'! Planet hunt Much like an Easter egg hunt, a planet hunt can be so much fun. Hide toy planets around your venue or your garden and have the kids go on a hunt for them! Whoever finds the most planets wins a prize - anything that you wish. Ring toss A classic game of ring toss can be personalised with a space-related twist. Have the rings thrown at planets or rockets for a fun theme. Rocket Ship Craft Get creative with the kids and set up a station for them to build their own rockets! You could have a prize for the most detailed, funniest, and largest rockets. You will need: Paper Towel Tubes Coloured Paper Felt Tips Tin Foil Stickers It also makes a fun memento that they can take home and show their families.

Flying Favours

As the party is coming to a close, you'll want to hand out fun party favours. Sweet Cones Our sweet cones make a modern alternative to a traditional party bag. You can fill them with whatever you like. but most people fill them with sweets that match their colour scheme. Featured Product: Rocket - Sweet Cone Bag & Sticker - Pack of 35 Add your own message to the sweet cone stickers to complete.

Terrestrial Thank You Cards

After guests go home, you'll want to thank them for attending and for any gifts they've given your little one. Help your child write some cards to say 'Thanks!'. Featured Product: Ready to Write Kids Thank You Cards - Space Rocket Pattern Our thank you cards come complete with envelopes, making them super easy to send. We hope these space party ideas have made you over the moon! Check out our space party board on Pinterest for even more party inspiration.

Superhero parties are so much fun! Here is everything you need to know before throwing your own party:

Invitations

You'll need the perfect invitations to really excite your guests - think bright colours and fun artwork! Here at Dotty about Paper, we have a wide range of superhero birthday invitations, so you can find exactly what you're looking for. Featured Product: Ready To Write Kids Birthday Invitations - Comic Superhero Whether you're after cool comic book style or themed invites, you're sure to find your ideal invites. Many of our designs are available fully personalised or ready-to-write, so you can find stationery to exactly suit you and your budget.

Party Decorations

It's not too tricky to decorate for a superhero party! Simply get creative with bright colours and DIY decorations. Featured Product: SAROM INspired You can either choose a classic colour scheme of red, yellow, and blue, or opt for colours that match your little's ones favourite superhero (e.g. green for the hulk). For tableware, opt for coloured plates and cups, and have lots of helium balloons floating around the room. It will add the vibrancy to the party that you will need.

Dress the part

Make sure your child and their friends have amazing party costumes. Popular costumes include spider-man, batman, and iron-man - but you could even make up your own superhero! For smaller parties, you could have a crafting session where they create their own capes. Have a prize for the best cape to add even more fun. If you're having a higher budget party, you could hire an entertainer to come dressed as a superhero, too!

Superhero snacks

Superhero food also is quite easy to make. You can stick for normal party food, but then add a fun twist. We love the idea of cutting sandwiches into cool shapes - such as lightning bolts or stars. It will make their meals so much fun. Featured Image: Sugar Rush Cakes A superhero cake is also sure to complete the party!

Pick your Party Games

For a superhero party, you will want to organise high energy games. You can simply add a twist to traditional party games, too. Obstacle courses All superheroes love an obstacle course! Set one up in your back garden, and let them run wild. Tag Classic games of tag will be so much more fun when dressed as superheroes with capes. Mask making For quieter parties, have a session of mask masking. It is so much fun! You can buy mask making kits from many online stores, or just go and buy the bits yourself at a local craft shop. Featured Image: The Make Arcade For a budget alternative, you can easily print off a mask online, or create your own template. All the kids have to do is colour them in, and attach some string. So easy!

Party Favours

Before guests leave your party, send them home with some cool party favours. Sweet Cones Fill up party sweet cones with tasty treats that match your superhero colour scheme. Featured Product: Superheroes Party - Sweet Cone Bag & Sticker - Pack of 35 Our sweet cones come with fun personalised stickers in a design of your choice. You can add your own message to thank guests for coming, too. Party Bags If you want something more traditional, opt for a party bag. Fill with fun games, bouncy balls, sweets, and a slice of birthday cake to finish. Featured Product: Boys Comic Party - Party Bag & Sticker - Pack of 10 Our stickers come in a range of designs. All you have to do is write your guests names on!

Thank you cards

After your superhero birthday party, you'll want to thank guests for coming. Our thank you cards are ideal (and are also available with matching invitations!). Featured Product: Ready to Write Kids Thank You Cards - Princess and Superhero Party Choose from personalised or ready-to-write cards to finish. We hope you have enjoyed this blog! For even more party inspiration, check out our superhero Pinterest board!

Throwing a fancy dress party is so much fun - and is super easy, too! Here are some of our favourite ideas to help you throw an amazing fancy dress party.

Set a fancy dress party theme

First, set a theme. Consider what your child and their friends are interested in, and what's popular, too. Some of our favourite fancy dress themes include:

Princess Perhaps the most popular kids birthday theme, children love dressing up as princesses!

Beach Party For summer parties, a beach fancy dress theme is so much fun. Hand out flower leis at the party to make everyone smile!

Letter Party For a letter party, every guest should come dressed in a costume that represents the first letter of their name, e.g. Sam as a singer, and Liam as a lobster! This is so much fun for every guest, and will make for a lot of entertainment. Alternatively, have every guest come dressed in a costume that represents the birthday boy/girl's name.

Pirate We love pirate parties! They're so exciting for both boys and girls, and you can get so creative.

 

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Get creative

If you are unsure on a theme, let the children get creative, and tell their parents that they can come in any fancy dress costume they like. This will end up with the best fancy dress costumes, and is way less stress for you, too!

Costume Ideas

If your little one is attending a fancy dress party, they may be unsure of what to dress up as. There are so many things to choose from!

Here are a few ideas:

• Cowboy/cowgirl
• Princess/Prince/Knight
• Pirate
• Unicorn
• Animals 
• Dinosaur/Dragon
• Alien/Spaceman
• Angel/Devil
• Pokemon
• Mario/Luigi
• Little Red Riding Hood

It's completely up to them to decide - why not get creative and make an outfit with them? It will make for an interesting afternoon of crafting.

Invitations

Invite guests to your fancy dress party with personalised invitations.  

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Party Games

The joy of traditional fancy dress parties is that they are so varied! You can really play any games you want - whether that's your classic musical chairs and pass the parcel, or something you've created yourself. Here are some of our favourite ideas:

Face-painting If every child is dressed up, its the perfect excuse to get creative with face paints!

Competition Give out prizes for the best fancy dress costumes - from the funniest to the most detailed. Make sure that all of the children get a prize so they don't feel left out.

Catwalk Pick up a few fancy dress accessories before your party to host an amazing fashion catwalk! You'll need some fancy dress glasses, noses, funny costumes, and maybe a couple of wigs.

Party Favours

It is easy to match your party favours to your theme. Sweet cones For a simple party favour, you can't go wrong with sweet cones. Fill up these bags with all of your favourite sweets, and add a personalised sticker to thank guests for attending.

 

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You can match the sweets to your theme, e.g. pink sweets for a princess party, and green sweets for a dinosaur party! Party bags If you want to get more creative, then stick to traditional party bags. Fill with party gifts that match your theme, and send the kids home with a delicious piece of birthday cake, too!

 

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We hope you have found this blog useful! For more party inspiration, check out our other blogs.

Thinking of throwing an animal themed party to celebrate your little one's birthday? We don't blame you! Animal parties are so on-trend and will be loved by guests of all ages. Plus, they're super cute, too. Luckily for you, throwing an animal party is a lot of fun, and can be easy! Follow these simple steps to hosting a 'rawr-some' party:

Invitations

Invite guests to your animal party with personalised invitations! Whatever type of party you're having, you're sure to find something to suit you. Featured Product: Personalised Kids Birthday Invitations - Zoo Animals Here at Dotty about Paper, we also have matching stationery available, including party bags and thank you cards. All of the stationery you need to host an amazing animal themed party!

Decorations

It is actually quite easy and affordable to decorate for an animal themed party. Of course you can go as out there as you wish, so get creative. Featured Image: Beijos Events You can make your venue look like an animal habitat with streamers and balloons in jungle colours. With a couple of different shades of brown and green, you can really set the tone. If you want to do something more realistic, house plants around the room, and fake vines across the ceilings will create a jungle vibe. Add some soft toy animals to complete your venue. Hiding tigers and lions across the floor will excite children, whilst birds perched above will finish off the look.

Food

You can easily create jungle-themed food! Think tasty veggies, leafy salads, and yummy burgers. Get creative with your names - grapes become snake eggs, bread-sticks become twigs, and bananas become monkey treats! Featured Image: Roxy's Kitchen For a sweet touch, create animal cupcakes. You can either make each cupcake look like an animal, or put lion paw prints into each cupcake! For drinks, classic fruit punch is ideal.

Games

Our favourite part! Here are some of our favourite easy game ideas: Lion, lion, gazelle This is a fun animal-themed variation of the classic game 'Duck, duck, goose'. You can change the animals to suit your party - whether that's 'Dog, dog, cat' or 'Rabbit, rabbit, hamster'! Animal Charades In this game, the children will have to silently act out an animal whilst the other kids will guess what animal it is. This is sure to make for a lot of fun and laughter! Pin the tail on the monkey Another variation of the classic 'pin the tail on the donkey'. Simply print or draw picture of a monkey, and have your guests guess where the tail should be whilst blindfolded. Face Painting This is perfect for animal-themed parties! You can paint the kids faces to look like animals of their choice. Featured Image: Ashlie Alvey Some of our favourites are: -Zebra -Lion -Tiger -Cheetah -Toucan -Dog -Cat If your party is a zoo-theme, stick to zoo animals, but if your party is a farm theme, then opt for farm animals. It makes for a brilliant photo opportunity. Face Masks Similar to face paint, but less tricky for the adults! Have the children design their own masks, and then wear at the party. Featured Image: Grosseltern We love these masks made out of party plates! With lots of online templates available, it is super easy to do.

Party Favours

Send your party guests home with party favours to thank them for attending. Here are some affordable ideas: Sweet Cones Fill the sweet cones with tasty treats, and add a personalised sticker to complete. Featured Product: Zoo Animals - Sweet Cone Bag & Sticker - Pack of 35 Our stickers can be personalised with any wording of your choice. It's a great way to thank guests for coming to your animal themed party. Party Game Gift your guests a fun party game, such as an animal jigsaw puzzle. You could also send guests home with an adorable animal toy, such as a fabulous flamingo or a cute monkey. It's completely up to you! Party Bags Alternatively, give your guests a traditional party bag filled with sweets, toys, and birthday cake! Featured Product: Boys Monkey - Party Bag & Sticker - Pack of 10 Our party bags are available with ready-to-write stickers. Simply write your guests names on and stick to the bags. We hope you have enjoyed this blog. For more party inspiration, check out our other blogs!

Throwing a science party is so much fun, and you don't have to be an Einstein to do it, either! Follow this easy guide to hosting a mole-cool party:

Science Stationery

First get looking for your ideal invitations. There are so many different styles available online - whether you're looking for the perfect invitations for fun experiments, or cool robots. Featured Product: Personalised Kids Birthday Invitations - Science Party Our 'Science Party' invitations are available with thank you cards to match, making them super handy.

Science Party Costumes

As guests arrive at the party, hand out goggles and lab coats to excite them for what's yet to come.

Science Snacks

Science party snacks are so much fun, and its a great excuse for getting creative in the kitchen. Here are some of our favourite ideas: Featured Image: Instructables Coloured jelly definitely has a scientific feel to it! Get creative with your colours - kids will adore blue and green jellies. Serve your jelly in petri dishes to thrill your guests. An eyeball cake is surprisingly easy to make (and super tasty, too!). Simply create a round cake, and decorate to look like an eyeball. Once you cut into it, red jam will really set the scene! Test tube shots can be made up of anything you like - whether that's fresh fruit juices, pop, or even sweets. Get creative! You could also serve your drinks in flasks and beakers.

Science Party Games

A science party is a great place to get creative with experiments. Easy experiments include: Mentos and Coke Everyone knows what happens when you mix mentos with coke! If you have a garden, this is a fun experiment for the kids to enjoy, and its super affordable, too. Lava Lamps Creating your own lava lamps is easy! You only need four different things to create them - follow the instructions here. Featured Photo: Mom Inspired Life You can get creative with the colours, and let everyone create a lava lamp in their favourite shade. Taste Test This is one of our favourites! Blindfold the children and have them taste a series of food items, and guess what it is. This challenge will definitely make everyone laugh! Toy Car Challenge the little ones to powering a toy car with a balloon. Whoever can make it go the furthest distance can win a prize, such as some sweets or a science experiment kit.

Science Decorations

Science decorations don't have to be difficult. We recommend to fill the room with balloons. Blue, green, and red balloons perfectly match the scientific vibe, and will be loved by girls and boys. If you're particularly creative, you could attempt to recreate molecular structures with your balloons! Featured Product: Birthday Banner Instead of a traditional birthday banner. create your wording out of elements from the periodic table. This is perfect for older kids. Then finally add some bi0-hazard tape to the doorways to add to the look!

Science Party Favours

As your guests are leaving the party, send them home with scientific favours! Featured Product: Science Party - Sweet Cone Bag & Sticker - Pack of 35 A sweet cone filled with millions will remind the children of atoms, and is delicious. Why not send the kids home with a science experiment for them to do at home? We love a 'Grow your own crystals' set, which you can buy for around £10. A helium balloon will also complete your favours, and leave the children wondering how exactly do they fly? What did you think to this blog? Leave a comment below if you're going to try out our ideas!