This year for RJ's birthday we went with a Wild Kratts theme. Both of my boys are in love with this show and being all about animals I figured it would be pretty easy to pull off.
There really aren't a lot of Wild Kratts things on the internet so I created his invitation using Picture Collage Maker on my Mac.
I also used the Picture Collage Maker to make water bottle labels. I thought they were so cute, especially with the nutritional information and the bar code.
I made each child a creature power suit to wear during the party. They were easy and inexpensive to make. I purchased black t-shirts (approx $3.50 each) from Hobby Lobby and cut off the sleeves. I also made cut outs from blue and green felt (4 sheets for $1) that I also purchased at Hobby Lobby. I attached the cut outs to the shirts with a hot glue gun. I wasn't sure if they would stay on, but they did, even after washing them.
The kids had 4 games to play during the party in order to get their creature power disks. I was able to find a jpg of power disks on the web. I laminated them and gave a pack to each child after the party was over. I also gave the kids a gift bag filled with pencils, whistles, and other animal give-aways I found at Target and the Dollar Tree. Each child also received a book about animals that I found in the dollar section of Target.
The first game was a fishing game. The kids really enjoyed it. I filled a tote with water and rubber fish with a paper clip attached. I also made fishing poles with string and a magnet.
We also earned our kangaroo patch by jumping in the trampoline filled with balloons.
The final two games were Cheetah Chase and Bug Hunt. For the Cheetah Chase, each child had a cheetah tail and they all chased each other pulling the tail off their friend. We hid lots of bugs all over the yard and let the kids find them.
I went the simple route with the cake. I made devil's food cupcakes and covered them in blue and green icing.
I also tried to put out lots of decorations for the kiddos to enjoy.
The kids all had a great time. This was an easy theme to pull off. RJ really had a great time. Both he and MJ still wear their power suits around the house!!
Renee
