First Birthday - Noah's Ark
Decoration Ideas
- Color your own designs as wall decorations, you can use paper, poster board etc. Great for when party supplies are not available, you can also print out free color pages and tape them to the wall.
- Streamer in matching theme colors are a plus. Take two colors and twist them together for a more fun look.
- Lots of balloons, look for this theme at your local party store, hang around the room in bunches of three, tie one to the mailbox to show guests just where the party is located.
- Wall Decorations for pictures - should you be extra crafty, purchase a load of construction paper, poster board etc. and make an entire wall decor for taking pictures in front of.
Activity Party Ideas
- Coloring Books, for small kids, finding this theme or related characters in a color books will bring lots of coloring fun, or you can print color pages online for free.
- Pin the fun on the characters. It requires an artist and poster board to draw your creation.
- Pinatas
- Cherades
- Related Word Scramble (make your own)
- Egg in Spoon Race - Make a start and finish line, first one there wins.
- Water Balloon Toss - Team who tosses the most without popping or dropping wins.
- Spooning Cotton Balls - Two bowls & blind fold, each child spoons cotton balls or marshmallows from one bowl to the other in one minute, the one who does the most wins.
- Balloon Pop - Each kid gets a balloon to sit on, first one popped wins.
Movies
- Any animal related movies. Madagascar, Ice Age, The Jungle Book.
Foods
- Look for cake top decorations & cupcake toppers to match your party theme.
- Rice Crispies in the shape of related characters, you can decorate with frosting as well for a better effect.
- Snack Mix
- Pizza & Chips
- Gummi Fruit Snacks
- Animal Crackers
Favors
Shopping online you can find candy bar wrappers and birthday party invitations, you can also find stickers and other fun party favors.
Don't Forget Your Camera
Don't forget your cameras. This includes your video camera if available. Another fun idea would be to hand disposable cameras to several guests so that they can take pictures from their view through the party.
Feel free to leave your ideas for your favorite Noah's Ark Birthday Party in the comments below.