He loves all things dinosaurs, so we would dream of nothing else but a life-like dinosaur party. No cartoon dinos for this boy- only the real deal! I found this amazing printable kit from SIMONEmadeit on Etsy and got to work.
We kept it semi-small... family mainly, and a few close friends who were near his age. Our back patio and pool make such a perfect party atmosphere. The safety gate keeps the pool safe for the younger kiddos, and the large patio is spacious enough to spread out all the party goodies. Just add a few balloons and it's a party!
We set up the bar area with a cake, birthday banner, balloons, and large dinosaur pictures. We bought our cake at Costco, who offers a great deal on a large cake (only $18!) and it's delicious too. The birthday banner was part of the printable kit, and I used my sewing machine to sew it together.
The large dinosaur photos were from my mother's teaching days- she had a bulletin board set of Prehistoric Animals and they were already laminated, so I knew I could make a great use of them for this party.
For the table centerpieces, I used a blue disposable plate, red paper filling, and plastic dinosaurs from my son's toy box. I bought the plates at Dollar Tree- a pack of 8 or so for $1 - and the red crimped paper there as well. My son has a stash of dinosaurs so I figured, "Why not decorate with them?!?!" I did use a little tape to secure the dino's feet to the plate, and then sprinkled the red crinkly paper around.
For the napkin rings, I used the basic colors (red, blue, black and green) and added a dinosaur to each one. The dinos were from the Dollar Tree, once again -- $1 for a pack of 8.
The little dinos added a fun take-home item to each guest.
Of course, no dino-four party would be complete without a bowl of finger puppets and dino tatoos.
So what did we eat?
Check back on Tuesday when I'll share how I transformed basic foods into dinosaur yummies!
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