If your kids are fond of animals, then you can arrange for a garden jungle safari theme to celebrate their birthday. This multipurpose birthday theme appeals to kids of all ages, and these types of themes are worth remembering.

Here are some things you can arrange for in a jungle themed party to make it more interesting.

You can ask your birthday guests to join you in the Jungle Safari Walk. Those guests who arrive late can also join in. You can decorate the walls and the floors with the pictures of animals and while music is on, make the kids walk around over top of the animals. And when the music stops make everyone shift to the animal space. In order to add more fun to it, draw the animal’s name and say it loud. Whoever is positioned on that animal has to quit and try to continue it till only one child remains.

Try to adapt that classic story of “The Tail on the Donkey” in the birthday party. Paste the image of a tree on a large cardboard. Then cut images of bananas out of paper and place a piece of tape on the backside of all. Blindfold all the kids and let them put their banana on the cardboard. Whoever is able to get their banana wins a prize.

Paste images of animals in the safari cap. Make the kids imitate the animals in front of the group of kids and make the other kids know what animal they are. You can have kids attempt to sketch the animal as well.

You can hide small plastic jungle animals and make the kids search those wild animals while on their way to the safari and tell them to get one of each species. Make the party theme as interesting as possible. You can also arrange a game of shoot out to add to that party theme. You can have the kids enjoy shooting the animals with a toy arrow.

Do whatever you can to turn your birthday party into an event worth remembering; don’t just let it pass you by. Celebrate your birthday with the people you love. Just go for it – and have a really happening happy birthday!

The Cinderella Castle Birthday Cake

The birthday cake is the center of appeal for any birthday party. Cakes are like a birthday gift for all your guests to enjoy. Every kid or even their parents who come to the birthday party look forward to some delicious well made birthday cake; it’s an expected birthday gift for all.

But for you as the host the first thing to decide upon before selecting the type of gourmet birthday cake is to select a party theme and the design for the birthday cake would fall into place automatically.

Many people opt for online cake ordering. Online cake ordering has been made easier with interactive online cake ordering tools. A cheaper alternative to online cake ordering is to make the cake yourself. It’s simple enough that you can involve the birthday child in the process. What gives a cake its style, look and taste is the icing. So make sure you choose a proper icing technique based on the theme of the party. Birthday cakes come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and some of them can be made at home easily with the minimal effort.

An all time favorite for most children especially the girls is the princesses Castle Cake. So let’s go ahead and get one ready for the occasion in a matter of minutes. Now you too can make your own gourmet birthday cake.
Once you are all set to bake a princesses castle cake at home, take a square shaped sponge cake and place it on a large platter. The next thing you need to do is frost it. As you may already know frosting helps to seal the moisture in cake and adds additional flavor and texture to it as well.

Ok once the square cake is frosted, layer it with a second square cake. Now how do we get the look of a castle? It’s simple. Place one cup cake each at the four corners of the square cake. And then to give each of the four corners the look of a turret top each one with an ice cream cone turned on its head.

Now its time to frost the cup cakes as well as the cones. Once that is done give the castle walls a textured look by scratching them with a fork. Go ahead and spray some green sugar on the cones and then top each cone with some nice chocolate sauce. To give it a much better outline arrange some wafers on the cake to make them look like doors and windows.

To add the final touches enfold the cake with some colorful jelly and green shredded coconut. Its now time to sing the birthday rhyme and let the party guests take their fill from your gourmet cake.

Goodie Bags

Offering children goodie bags may be expected in your circle of family and friends. These party favors have become very popular over the years, so much so that some kids maybe somewhat disappointed for not leaving the party with a goodie bag.

If you do decide to include party favors at your party, here are a couple of tips you may want to consider:

If you are doing a particular theme for your kids party, then the goodie bags should preferably match your party theme.

Always prepare the goodie bags ahead of time.

The bags are better placed when visible by the exit door.

Always hand the party favors before the kids leave the party, and never before. This gives a very nice close to your party and makes it memorable. It also helps the kids for whom goodbyes are a little difficult. Favors given during the party may create hard feelings if they are not identical. I have seen many party favor toys trampled underfoot. These favors were usually given out too early during the party.

You can always purchase pre-packaged goodie bags online. But purchasing the favors and putting the bags together yourself can be a lot of fun and will almost certainly save you money.

A great way to maximize the fun and the savings on goodie bags is to get the small bags from your local grocery store for very little money. And have the kids decorate them as part of the party activities. You can also easily decorate them yourself before hand. Stock up on small toys, trinkets and sweets from you dollar store. This option is local and gives you plenty of flexibility.

Please always consider age range when buying small toys. I hope that your next party is filled with fun and joy. All the best…