It’s a scientific fact that kids love dinosaurs, and your next dinosaur themed birthday party will be a prehistoric hit with these tips from the pros at Minted. From cute dinosaur invitations to fossilized food to epic activities, we dig into all the details that will keep your dino-centric birthday party from going extinct with boredom.
Minted’s Dinosaur Invitations
Invitations make the first impression for your party, so go wild with images of cute dinosaurs, volcanoes and other fun finds. You can add a photo of the birthday boy or girl for a personal touch or stick to a cartoonish design for a fun, casual feel. Consider changing the color palette to match your décor or to reflect the guest of honor’s favorite color. Guests will notice the font and style to figure out how formal or informal your event will be, so take time to select a design that sets the right tone.
Minted’s dinosaur birthday invitations come with matching favor tags and stickers as well as thank you cards. We help you carry out the dinosaur theme throughout your stationery. Simply pick your favorite design and personalize the template to fit with your event. Minted’s online customizer enables you to easily add text, change color palette and font.
Jurassic Food for Kids' Parties
Serve up dino-themed food for an epic birthday party. Dinosaur-shaped cookies frosted with guests’ names will delight young partygoers, but treats shaped like bones and teeth are also great edible party favors. A volcano cake makes a memorable centerpiece, but a sheet cake decorated with a tiny forest made of marzipan and a bunch of plastic dinosaurs can be equally eye-catching. Consider chicken tenders or boneless ribs for the carnivores in attendance and treat herbivores kindly with carrot sticks and other raw veggies. Replicate a primordial swamp in a punchbowl with red or green fruit punch, gummy worms and candy fish. Add a few scoops of sherbet to create a fizzy, steamy lava in the "soup.”
Dino-Mite Décor Ideas
Cut out footprint shapes from cardboard or craft paper and place them on the walkway to the front door, down the hallway and to the party room to create a heightened sense of adventure. You can glue tiny plastic dinosaurs onto green or brown paper plates for cute DIY centerpieces and hang dino-themed bunting, balloons and other party décor everywhere the little ones will explore. Faux palm trees and dry ice level up the prehistoric atmosphere.
Cute Dinosaur Thank You Cards
Just as dinosaur birthday invitations set your party’s tone, cute dinosaur thank-you cards leave a lasting impression on guests. By promptly sending thank yous, you can teach your little one the importance of expressing gratitude, not only for gifts, but also for the presence of friends and loved ones. Keeping the birthday party’s theme consistent also solidifies fond memories and warm feelings about the event.
When should I mail my birthday invitations?
Send out birthday party invitations three to four weeks before the event. You want families to have enough time to plan around their busy schedules, buy birthday gifts and make any other necessary arrangements. Be sure not to exclude kids who might be hurt by not receiving an invitation. As a good general rule, if you’re inviting at least half of your child’s class, invite everyone. A few extra snacks and goody bags are worth it to help each kid feel included.
What should I write in a kid’s birthday party invitation?
Writing kids’ birthday party invitations is not as tricky as it is for wedding invitations, but you’ll need to include some specifics. Make sure the guest of honor’s name is front and center with the date, time and location of the celebration clearly indicated. If the venue is obscure or difficult to find, include a small printed map, written directions or a website where parents can find more information.
What kind of games can kids play at dinosaur themed parties?
A dinosaur birthday party is a great opportunity to get kids moving. Plan a scavenger hunt that includes digging for fossils in a flowerbed or sandbox where you’ve buried fake bones, plastic dinosaurs or other fun artifacts. Play “Pin the Tail on the Brontosaurus'' with a poster, a sliver of brown paper with tape attached and a blindfold. You can hire a face painter to transform each guest into the dino of their choice or book an animal handler who can explain that lizards, snakes and birds are descendants of dinosaurs. Other dino-themed activities include drawing or painting images of different dinos, crafting dinosaur tails from papier-mâché and creating faux fossils out of sculpting clay.
Why Minted?
Find a world of possibilities with Minted’s dinosaur birthday invitations, along with our exquisite wedding stationery and fine art décor. We’re committed to our mission of unearthing the incredible creative talent within artists and creators all over the globe, so we can work together to build a community that supports innovation and independence. When you choose cute dinosaur designs from the Minted Design Challenge, you’re supporting a marketplace full of fresh ideas, unique artwork and free artistic expression.