This year As You Wish has begun to expand into the area of Kid’s Parties.  Recently we had the opportunity to create a Jungle Safari party for a young man who was turning 2 years old.  We had a great deal of fun designing and hosting this party.

Party Highlights:

• Our Jungle Safari Party Printables
• Jungle Safari themed food
• Party Favours of binoculars and straw hats
• The ‘Backyard Safari Hunt’
• The giant leaf placemats and wooden boat plates and cutlery.

Party Décor:

We began with our colour scheme of green, yellow and orange. From there we set about designing the printables that brought the theme together.  We wanted to keep everything as natural looking as possible so hessian seemed like the right choice for the table covers and as accents on the drink bottles and lolly jars. For the backdrop to the buffet table we purchased brush fencing from Mitre 10 Mega. To bring a balance to the browns, greenery was added in the form of artificial areca palms hired from First Scene and large artificial leaves as placemats. The table setting was completed with disposable wooden boat plates and cutlery from Disposable Tableware Ltd; bright yellow polka-dot serviettes from Pak ‘n’ Save and personalised glass drink bottles.  Lastly we added some brightly coloured child sized chairs and helium balloons.

Party Favours:

Each child received a Safari Straw Hat and a pair of Binoculars that were personalised with name tags from our Jungle Safari printable collection.  Not only did the children take these home at the end of the party but they also came in handy for the Backyard Safari Hunt.

The Entertainment:

Being that the party was for younger children the usually party games weren’t necessarily going to work – so instead it became all about play.  To keep costs down we made use of the clients toys and sandpit.  To that we added a play dough station.  As the party progressed all the children put on their Safari Straw Hats and grabbed their Binoculars and went outside to search for all the wild toy animals that had been hidden in the garden earlier.  Towards the end of the party it was Story time with one of our storytellers, who read ‘The Jungle Run’ by Tony Mitton to the children.

The Food:

On the menu we had:

• Monkey Mac ‘n’ Cheese
• Wild Mini Burgers
• Jungle Vine Fries (Homemade Curley Fries)
• Popcorn in cones from the Jungle Safari printable collection
• Bananas
• Cake Pops
• Cupcakes displayed with wrappers and toppers from the Jungle Safari printable collection
• Jungle Jellies – three flavoured jellies with a crocodile lolly set into it.
• And 3 types of Jungle themed lollies.

The buffet was set out on wooden gifts boxes and labelled with labels form the Jungle Safari printable collection.  Last but not least, was the amazing cake.  This was made by Beth from All Things Nice and was decorated with Animal Figurines that were purchased from Toy World.

Summing Up:

Overall this was a fantastic party with plenty of activities and food for the children to enjoy.  I loved the way the vibrant colour scheme complimented the Jungle Safari theme and how it all came together so nicely on the day.

If you have any questions or comments regarding how we put this theme together or if you would like us to create a party for you then please contact us either via email or through the comments section below.

Additional Shopping Credits:

• Party Printables: As You Wish Events Ltd
• Décor & Styling: As You Wish Events Ltd
• Catering: As You Wish Events Ltd
• Photography: Adam Ferris
• Hessian purchased from: Dargaville Sewing & Curtain Centre and Spotlight
• Party Favours were purchased from: Binoculars = Kmart; Straw Hats = Spotlight