I can’t believe all of the fabulous details in this jungle safari themed party! Some of the things I like best are:
The creative desserts like chocolate “bark”, butterscotch “bamboo” sticks, s’mores pops and “fuzzy peaches” gummy peach candies
The jungle animals made entirely out of balloons
The burlap and bamboo stick backdrop and centerpieces
and MORE!
Here’s what Nancy had to say about the party- “The venue had the perfect backdrop with its industrial setting for the client’s Safari Party. From the Dessert Table to the Decor, Drinks, Centerpieces and even table wear; the Safari Themed was carried out in every way!!”
Photography by: Justyna Sokolowski
Cake Pops by: Eini & Co.
Cake & Cupcakes by: The Investment Baker
Animal Cookies by: The Dutchess of Dough
Paper Goods, Styling, Party Decor, Fresh Food Bar, Dessert Table & Safari Sweet Treats all by: My Perfect Party
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:Natural Food TraysBurlapJute Ribbon & TwineStriped Paper StrawsCandy SticksCupcake LinersLinen BagsWooden UtensilsWhite 2-sided FrameDecorative Paper Shred
LOVE the rectangular food boxes pictured above! Available in the Kara’s Party Ideas Shop HERE.
Here’s what Laila said about planning the party- “This year for my daughter’s third birthday party, I decided to celebrate her love for animals and throw her a colorful animal centered party. I started the design process by illustrating silhouettes of her favorite animals and then deciding to go with a bright and very colorful color palette. The invitations featured all the colors and so the party began to take shape. I fell in love with the look of succulents and enlisted Isabel Isaac from Isaac Farms to create the three centerpieces I used for the adult tables. My daughter’s only request was that actual animals showed up to the party (well that and lots of candies and a cake of course) so I searched and found through my talented baker, Safari Edventures here in Miami. I always team up with Brantley from Sweet Brantley’s for anything that has to do with sweets. She translated the invitation and the look of the party so well into our 3 tiered cake!
For the party favors, I found perfect safari themed puzzles at target and wrapped them in kraft paper. I used the patterns I had created to print a large sticker to wrap around the presents and did a circular tag with each child’s name on it to put on top of that. I knew from the very beginning that I wanted crates, the problem was that I wanted a more vintage look than most of the store bought crates have, so I collected hand stamped wine crates that I found had more personality. To give the party a more festive look, I added the crates full of tillandsias and the moss around the crates. I bought plastic animals I used to decorate the tables and to fill the piñata as well.
For the linens, I knew I wanted burlap to offset the colors of the bright decorations I had done, so I did an off white linen and a burlap overlay in all the food tables, I used colorful linens for the rest of the tables. To make it even more colorful, I purchased balloons, I wanted to add a special touch to some of the balloons, so I purchased 1″ confetti (in the colors of the party) and hand filled clear balloons with them. I found they gave the party that extra special touch.”
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Rectangular Food Boxes Striped Paper Straws Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups Chevron Paper Bags Balloons Wooden Utensils Cupcake Liners Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks Burlap
Who has a child who loves Curious George?! If you do, then this adorable CURIOUS GEORGE FOURTH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Meredith Tomasulo of That’s My Kind of Party is for you! So many darling ideas here that you won’t want to miss!
Meredith said this about planning the party- “My son turned 4, I can’t believe it – seems like just yesterday we were bringing the little guy home. He is all boy and loves his firetrucks but he also really loves to read – especially Curious George. The week after my daughter’s 2nd birthday (here) he told me he definitely wanted a ‘George’ party. It is all he talked about so I started planning. When we read Curious George and the Firefighters I knew I had to combine both ideas AND give every child the book as the favor.
DECOR: It wasn’t hard to combine the Curious George and the Firetruck theme. I printed pictures from the book and had them framed on the table. I laid a bookcase on its side and filled the shelves with bananas, Curious George stuffed animal and a fire hat. There was a fireman’s pole with George sliding down on the table. We also used lots of firetrucks around the room. The fireman hats were hung on a frame that the kids grabbed as they headed outside. As a tradition the front door was painted in the birthday theme- A big Curious George holding balloons.
FOOD AND SWEETS: The birthday boy had 2 requests-cupcakes in a icecream cone and pirate booty/popcorn in popcorn boxes. No problem. Twizzlers were fireman poles, banana runt candy and pretzels were monkey food and the kids loved the donut holes and the fruit skewers. I made my famous cake pops with rainbow sprinkles. The kids ate Chef pisghetti bagel bites and the adults had homemade baked ziti.
ACTIVITIES: The local Fire Co sent a Firetruck to our house! We called 4 Alarm Fire and all the kids ran outside. They got to climb inside the truck, sit in the chairs, try on the boots and hats and my son even got to sound the siren before they left. The faces on the kids when this truck pulled up was priceless!!
FAVORS: All kids received a firemans hat with a George sticker on the front, Curious George and the Firefighters book and a swirl lollipop.”
Photography – For Always Photography
Party Supplies and Decor – That’s My Kind of Party
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Popcorn Boxes Swirly Pops Candles Decorative Paper Shred Lollipop Sticks Balloons
In honor of the GRAND OPENING of the shop, I’m excited to showcase my SOCK MONKEY BIRTHDAY PARTY! Like I said, I’m posting exclusive Kara’s Party Ideas parties every day while the grand opening giveaway runs! Have you entered the $1000 GRAND PARTY PACKAGE GIVEAWAYyet? {This giveaway is HUGE. Everything you need to throw a fabulous party- a CANON CAMERA, $200 KPI shop credit, a $50 NORDSTROM gift card & a $50 VISA gift card! Be sure and ENTER HERE!}
I am in love with these striped fry boxes {new to the shop}! They can hold so many things!…
Easily make monkey tails with pretzel sticks dipped in white candy melts! I stuck them in a small mason jar. The cute miniature standing chalkboards are also available in my shop!…