If you want to throw your little animal lover an animal-inspired birthday party, but don’t know where to start, we have you covered! We have options for a variety of different animal parties and we’re sure one of them will be the perfect choice for your little one!
Click on the links below to view full planning guides for specific animal parties, or scroll down for quick ideas in each of these categories to get your creativity flowing!
Jungle Safari Party
Pony Party
Farm Animal Party
Ocean Party
Dog Party
Kitty Party
Jungle Safari Party
Jungle Safari Party Location
The following are some location options for your Jungle Safari Party. For additional ideas, see our article on When and Where to Have the Party.
- Your Own Home
- Jungle-Themed Restaurant, such as Rainforest Café
- Zoo
- Nature Center
Jungle Safari Party Supplies
Basic party supplies for this theme:
Other supplies you may want to rent or purchase for this theme:
Jungle Safari Party Invitations
- Homemade Invitation: Write your party invitation on a coconut shell in metallic pen or sharpie and hand deliver them to your guests.
- Homemade Invitation: Write your party details on a palm tree constructed out of brown and green construction paper. Make sure the final product will fit in a small manila envelope.
- Personalized Jungle Safari Invitations (includes the birthday child’s name and all the party details for you)
- Traditional Jungle Safari Invitations (fill-in-the-blank)
Jungle Safari Party Decorations
Jungle Safari Party Food
- Tropical foods like mango, papaya, coconut, and cashews.
- Animal crackers.
- Cookies and sandwiches cut into jungle shapes.
- Monkey-shaped cake.
Jungle Safari Party Favors
Jungle Safari Party Games & Activities
For other ideas in the Jungle Safari theme, see our Jungle Party Ideas.
Pony Party
Pony Party Location
The following are some location options for your Pony Party. For additional ideas, see our article on When and Where to Have the Party.
- Your Own Home
- Petting Zoo
- Ranch or Farm
- Park
Pony Party Supplies
Basic party supplies for this theme:
Other supplies you may want to rent or purchase for this theme:
- A real pony to come visit your guests
- Riding tack, saddle, spurs, etc.
- Lasso rope
- Cowboy Hats
Pony Party Invitations
- Homemade Invitation: Cut the shape of a horseshoe out of cardstock and write your party details so they follow the curve.
- Homemade Invitation: Buy small hay bales at the craft store. Write you party details on a pliable piece of paper and wrap it around the hay bale, tied with a piece of twine. Hand deliver to your guests.
- Personalized Pony Invitations (includes the birthday child’s name and all the party details for you)
- Traditional Pony Invitations (fill-in-the-blank)
Pony Party Decorations
Pony Party Food
Pony Party Favors
Pony Party Games & Activities
For other ideas in the Pony theme, see our Pony Party Ideas.
Farm Animal Party
Farm Animal Party Location
The following are some location options for your Farm Animal Party. For additional ideas, see our article on When and Where to Have the Party.
- Your Own Home
- Petting Zoo
- Ranch or Farm
- Park
Farm Animal Party Supplies
Basic party supplies for this theme:
Other supplies you may want to rent or purchase for this theme:
Farm Animal Party Invitations
- Homemade Invitation: Write your party details on a bandana, fold it up, and send it in an envelope.
- Homemade Invitation: Use stickers of different farm animals to decorate the bottom of a piece of cardstock. Write you party details above the stickers.
- Personalized Farm Invitations (includes the birthday child’s name and all the party details for you)
- Traditional Farm Invitations (fill-in-the-blank)
Farm Animal Party Decorations
Farm Animal Party Food
Farm Animal Party Favors
Farm Animal Party Games & Activities
For other ideas in the Farm theme, see our Farm Party Ideas.
Ocean Animal Party
Ocean Animal Party Location
The following are some location options for your Ocean Animal Party. For additional ideas, see our article on When and Where to Have the Party.
- Your Own Home
- Beach
- Aquarium
- Pool
Ocean Animal Party Supplies
Basic party supplies for this theme:
Other supplies you may want to rent or purchase for this theme:
Ocean Animal Party Invitations
- Homemade Invitation: Cut the shape of a fish out of colorful construction paper and decorate with markers and glitter. Write the party details on the back.
- Homemade Invitation: Run a glue stick on the bottom of a piece of blue cardstock and sprinkle with light brown glitter. Add stickers of seaweed, fish, turtles and other sea life to the edges of the card and write your party details in the center.
- Personalized Ocean Invitations (includes the birthday child’s name and all the party details for you)
- Traditional Ocean Invitations (fill-in-the-blank)
Ocean Animal Party Decorations
- Cover the walls in the party area with blue butcher paper to give the impression of being underwater.
- Group latex balloons with ocean Mylar balloons.
- Set up a bubble machine or hang clear plastic balls from the ceiling to resemble bubbles.
- Hang an ocean pinata.
Ocean Animal Party Food
- Use fish shaped cookie cutters to cut sandwiches, cookies, cheese slices, deli meat, and jello jigglers.
- Serve juice with plastic plants secured to the bottom of the glass.
- Make octopus hot dogs by cutting the bottom half of a hot dog into eight sections before cooking.
- Fish shaped cake
Ocean Animal Party Favors
Ocean Animal Party Games & Activities
For other ideas in the Ocean theme, see our Ocean Party Ideas.
Pet Party
Pet Party Location
The following are some location options for your Pet Party. For additional ideas, see our article on When and Where to Have the Party.
- Your Own Home
- Animal Sanctuary
- Dog Park
- Playground
Pet Party Supplies
Basic party supplies for this theme:
Other supplies you may want to rent or purchase for this theme:
- Dog Beds
- Scratching Posts
- Toy Dogs, Cats, Turtles, Hamsters, or other Pets
- A Dog Pinata
Pet Party Invitations
- Homemade Invitation: Take a picture of your child with his or her pet and paste it to the front of a side-fold card. Write your party details inside.
- Homemade Invitation: Have your child go through a stack of magazines and cut out pictures of people with their pets. Make a collage of these pictures as the front of your card and write the party details inside.
- Personalized Pet Invitations (includes the birthday child’s name and all the party details for you)
- Traditional Pet Invitations (fill-in-the-blank)
Pet Party Decorations
- Ask the parents of your guests to send you pictures of their children with their pets. Frame these and use them as decorations.
- If you have child-friendly dogs, invite them to the party! Also bring out any pets in tanks or cages, such as goldfish, turtles, reptiles, or mice.
- Shop garage sales or ask your friends for old posters featuring pets that you can hang in the party area.
- Call your local ASPCA or Humane Society and see if they have any posters, banners, brochures, or literature you can use for decorations.
Pet Party Food
- Mark a veggie tray with a sign that reads “Rabbit Food”.
- Serve dog bone shaped candies, or sugar cookies cut into dog bone shapes.
- Serve the party food in new, clean dog or cat dishes.
- Serve Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food ice cream with chocolate turtles.
Pet Party Favors
Pet Party Games & Activities
For other ideas in the Pet theme, see our Dog Party Ideas and Kitty Party Ideas.
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