Whale Party Ideas, Shark Party Ideas!
Under the Sea Party Ideas!
Plan an under water adventure for your child's next party. Whether they like
Whales, Sharks, Fish or anything aquatic, they are sure to love the party ideas
and party supplies found below!
Many of these great ideas have come from
Birthday Express
and
shindigZ.com.
Whale Party, Shark Party and Under The Sea Party
Slogans & Invitations
After selecting this theme for your party, choose a slogan to use in
your invitations, and to use in tying in decorations and personalized favors
for your enchanted Under the Sea theme. Find the perfect slogan for your
party by trying one of the following, or by thinking of one that suits your
precious child.
"Under the Sea Adventure!”
“Birthday Enchantment Under the Sea…Mermaids, Dolphins, and Brittany!”
“Have a Whale of a Time at Jon’s Birthday!”
“Take the Plunge!”
Whale Party, Shark Party and Under The Sea Party Invitations:
Send a message in a bottle from under the sea! Print your
slogan and details of the party on lightweight cardstock. Roll the invitation
up and tie it with a small piece of green
(seaweed) curling ribbon or raffia. Remove the label from a bottle
of water and add the guest's name to the front. Add about 4 tablespoons of sand to each bottle,
and a few small seashells. You can use a shell necklace and cut it
apart to use in the invites.
Print out a picture of a whale (we have a
dot-to-dot one
your invitees can color) and include the part specifics on the bottom. Or,
create your own and use whale stickers on the envelopes. Another whale picture
the birthday child can print out and color and use for invitations, or party
decorations can be found
here.
Whale Party, Shark Party and Under The Sea Party Decorating Tips
Spread your table cover on your party table. If
your child has any theme-related toys, you can add them to the table for a more
festive display.
Use balloons
on the mailbox, near the front door, or tie them to the birthday child's chair.
Place balloons anywhere that strikes your fancy.
The more the better!
Whale Party, Shark Party and Under The Sea Party Outdoor decorations:
Hang
Die Cut Green Vines (seaweed), Clear Balloon
bubble strands, and some Fish overhead in the area where
the children will enter the party.
The
Giant Octopus Standee will be waiting to wrap his arms around the
little party guests!
Whale Party, Shark Party and Under The Sea Party Indoor Decorations:
Tissue Bubble Fish and Fishnet will certainly make the guests smile!
Cover a wall with Dark Blue Water Gossamer, and add
some undersea life for an under the ocean setting.
Tie huge bows with dark blue water
Gossamer across the top of each chair back. The bows can be cut
to any length, and even look great with tails trailing on the floor.
Make bows to hang anywhere and everywhere…chairs, doorways, tree trunks,
stair rails, deck posts, gift packages, or table-ends.
The gossamer also looks terrific as a table cover, puddle around the base
of other decorations, or hanging from a doorframe.
Hang
fishnet on the walls around the house. Place seashells around the house
and on the
fishnet. Use blue crepe paper and clear (bubble-like) balloons and
hang from the ceiling.
Use small nametags with blank whales drawn on them, having the guests write their names
and color them in as they arrive.
If not using helium, tie balloons to varying lengths of
curling ribbon, and hang from the ceiling or from a light
fixture over the party table.
Whale Party, Shark Party and Under The Sea Party Table Decorations:
Cover the food table with a white or blue
Fishnet.
Display your birthday cake in the center of the table…the kids will
love the close up view!
Order light blue Napkins and have them imprinted with
your party slogan. Select a metallic or foil imprint.
Whale Party, Shark Party and Under The Sea Party Game Ideas:
These work great for
children ages 3-6
Feed The Whale:
Draw a large picture of a whale's face onto cardboard and cut out its mouth.
Have the children throw bean bags into the whale's mouth.
Pin the Tail on the Whale:
Draw a large picture of a whale, with no tail. Make enough tails for each
guest, and a few extras. Using two-sided tape, put a small piece of tape and a number on the back of each tail.
Each guest tries
to pin the tail on the whale. Only use a blindfold on older kids.
Baby Whale Pickup:
Divide the kids into two teams. Place a bowl of goldfish crackers (20 in each) about 15 to 20 feet in front of the teams.
Give each team a spoon and an empty container in front of them. Instruct them
to go one at a time (one member from each team) down to the goldfish, scoop
them up and bring them back and put them in their empty container. The first
team to get all of the goldfish transferred is the winner.
*Remember, very
small children do not enjoy competition games and it is best if ALL children
are treated as winners!
Whale Party, Shark Party and Under The Sea Party Games and Activity Ideas!
Fish for a Name Tag -
Before the party, make enough fish-shaped name tags
for each guest using colorful construction paper. Decorate then attach a
paper clip to the mouth of each fish. Create a fishing pole: a sturdy stick with a yarn “line” and a magnet “hook”. Place the fish in
a colorfully decorated box or a waterless kiddie
pool. Upon their arrival, each guest is given the fishing pole and plays until
they catch a fish. Write the child’s name on it and they can wear for
the rest of the party.
Deep Sea Fishing - Recommended that you have a
helper. Hang a sheet over two tall chairs or string fishing line tightly across the room. Decorate the sheet with
printed out, colored paper fish or stickers. Make your own fishing pole by tying
string to a pole and attaching a clothespin to the end of the string. Each guest
will get a turn to "cast" his or her line over the sheet. While out
of sight, your helper can attach small gifts, favors, or treats to the clothespin.
The helper yanks gently on the line to pretend that a fish has "bitten".
Your guests will reel in their lines and see what
they’ve caught.
Squirting Gallery - Lay down a jump rope to mark
the standing line.
Set up a number of empty plastic pop
bottles at a distance 8-10 ft away. Give each guest a
squirt bottle or squirt gun and try to knock down the most
bottles! For younger children, have the line only 5-6 ft from bottles.
Sea Shell Treasure Hunt - Using a sandbox or a plastic swimming pool
filled with sand. Add a lot of
different sea shells and bury them. Let the kids hunt for the
shells. Makes great party favors.
Water Brigade -
Divide your guests into two teams and line them up next to each other. Give the
first person in each line a large cup full of water. Place an empty bucket for
each team about 30 ft away from the starting line. When you say "GO!" the first
person in each line runs to the team’s empty bucket, pours their water in it,
and runs back to the team. The second player takes the empty cup, runs to the
bucket, fills the cup with water again, and carefully hurries back to the next
player, etc. The game continues until each team member has participated. Award teams
for both speed and accuracy.
Making Waves -
You will need:
cooking oil, glitter, a small plastic bottle for each guest, confetti, blue or
green food coloring, rubber cement glue, & water. Fill each
bottle half full of water. Add food coloring and gently shake to
mix. Next, use a funnel to fill the bottle almost to the top with oil. Add confetti and glitter to decorate
the liquid inside the bottle. When finished decorating, seal the lid on the
bottle tightly with rubber cement. Allow the glue to dry completely. Then
let the kids turn the bottles on their sides and gently tip them back and
forth. They have created waves!
Mitten Fish -
Make mittens or old socks into tropical fish
with felt scraps, glitter, sequins, googly eyes (2 per guest), ribbons,
buttons, and permanent markers. Even have them create a
puppet show afterwards!
Underwater Swim -
Seat your guests in a circle, facing inward.
Choose the names of three underwater creatures and walk around the circle
naming the children in sequence - whale, shark, dolphin, whale, shark, dolphin,
etc., so you have several of each underwater animal sitting at intervals.
Explain that when their name is called, they must get up and go for a “swim.”
This entails walking around the outside of the circle and listening to your
instructions. If you say the sea is rough, they must jog around the circle.
When you say it’s getting rougher they run faster and if you say the tide
turns, they turn and run in the other direction. When you say “STORM,” they
must run back to their original places on the floor. The last to arrive is out
and sits in the circle facing outward. Continue the game until there is only
one player left swimming.
Fish, Fish, Shark!! -
This game is based on the traditional "Duck,
Duck, Goose" game. Instead of a goose chasing a duck, a shark chases a fish. Or
for your Whale themed party, you can play Fish, Fish, Whale etc.
Gather all your little fishies and seat them in
a circle. To start, designate a "Fish" to walk around the circle, tapping each
guest on the head and calling each a fish. After several guests have been
tapped, the "Fish" chooses one guest and yells out "Shark" when tapping him or
her on the head. The Shark chases the Fish and tries to tag her as she races
around the circle and back to the Shark’s spot. Repeat the game until each
guest has had a chance to be the Shark.
Octopus Tag -
For this game, the birthday child begins as the
Octopus in the middle of a large playing area. All other players are Fish, who
must try to run past the Octopus to the other side of the playing area. If a
Fish is tagged, he or she holds hands with the Octopus and become a tentacle to
help tag more fish. The last Fish alive becomes the next Octopus.
A Bubble Machine will entertain kids for hours as
they race around popping underwater bubbles!
Take the time to have each child pose alone, and with the
birthday child for pictures inside the standee. The priceless photos
can then be mailed to each guest with a thank you note at a later date.
The Octopus or Shark can also be used for two other party activities:
-Gather a couple of beanbags, or fill some uninflated balloons with rice.
Use the Standee for a beanbag toss game.
-Prior to the party, fill 4-5 water bubble balloons for each child. Have
mom, dad, or another good sport peek out of the opening, and then let the
water fly!
Listen to squeals of delight when the kids are running old-fashioned
three-tentacle (or legged) races, and crab races. For the crab races,
have the kids raise themselves up from a sitting position on their hands
and knees, so that their backs are facing the ground.
The kids can also
play Crab Soccer using an inflated balloon as
a soccer ball.
Buried Treasure – Blindfold the
guests one at a time, then let
them dig deep into a Giant Treasure Chest filled with
goodies.
Clam dig – Use a sand box, large tub or you can even fill the
Giant Treasure Chest with sand, and bury small toy treasures
for the kids to dig up. Fill and bury some Sea Shell Nut Cups
with wrapped candy. Add some
Mini Sea Creatures for an authentic Under the Sea surprise!
Create a deep sea fishing pond, using lots of toy treats
for the catch of the day.
Get caught up in a wave of fun as the kids make a craft that they can
display with pride.
Run a Deep Sea Relay, using two sets of over-sized flippers, goggles
and filled-to-the-brim (with water)
Beach Pails. Divide the kids into two teams, and have the
first in line put on the flippers and goggles. Each person must run to a
designated line…with the water filled bucket. Each team member then runs
the same course after being tagged. Offer two prizes for this game. One
for the winning team, and one for the team with the most water left in the
bucket!
Wrap a box of individually packaged Goldfishtm snacks (one
for each child) with newspaper or butcher paper. Continue wrapping layer
upon layer around the package, so that the kids can unwrap it one sheet at
a time. After you have added approximately 12-15 layers, wrap the final
layer with real birthday paper and a fancy bow. Gather the guests
around in a
circle, play some music, and tell the kids that when the music stops,
whoever is holding the package gets to unwrap the package (be specific
that they may only open one layer.) Continue playing the game until the
final layer is removed. The winner gets to give each person a package of Goldfishtm…so
everyone wins!
If your party is at a time when the weather is beautiful, request in the invitation that guests wear a bathing suit and
let them get wet! Have a water balloon fight, play water-hose limbo,
or just let the kids play in the sprinkler.
Whale Party, Shark Party and Under The Sea Party Treats
Worms in a Blanket
Purchase your favorite brand of hot dogs,
cheese, and refrigerator croissants. Slice hot dogs lengthwise and cut cheese
into strips. Unroll croissants and stuff them with hot dogs and cheese. Roll
croissants back up and bake as directed, or until golden brown.
Deep Ocean Blue Ice Cream:
Let a gallon of vanilla ice cream to soften. Then add 2 tablespoons of blue
food coloring or 2 teaspoons of cake icing coloring to the ice cream, stir and
then return to freezer
Be sure to have goldfish crackers in small bowls!
Starfish Cake
Purchase your child's favorite flavor boxed cake
mix. Follow package instructions for preparation and bake in two round cake
pans. When cool, leave one layer whole and cut the second layer into five equal
sections. These five pieces will become the legs of the starfish. Place the
first layer in the center of a large, flat serving tray or platter. Trim the
curved edges of the starfish legs, so that they fit snugly against the round
edge of the body piece. Arrange the legs neatly around the body of the starfish
and attach with icing. Frost with bright yellow, orange, purple, or red icing.
Decorate with colored sprinkles while the icing is still damp to give the
starfish a spiny texture. For extra fun, spread blue frosting on the serving
tray to make it look like the starfish is in water.
Whale Spout Cupcakes:
Little ones sometimes do better with cupcakes than a large cake. And this one
they can decorate themselves! Baked and Ice cupcakes (make gray icing if you
want to), and then have the kids use 4" lengths of licorice and poke them into
the centers of the cupcakes to look like a whale spout.
Sail Boats:
Make finger sandwiches (tuna, chicken salad, peanut butter and jelly) or you
could use slices of pizza, and then take a cracker, tortilla chip or something
else rectangular and place it to look like a sail on top of the sandwich or
pizza.
Shark Bait Apples
Every good fisherman knows that you need plenty
of bait in order to catch some fish. Your little fishes will surely "bite" when
they see these apples! For this recipe, you will need: peanut butter, jelly or
jam, a package of gummy worms, and one apple for each guest. Remove the core
from each apple, while leaving the bottom of each apple intact. If you
accidentally puncture an apple all the way through and do not have extras,
carefully plug the hole with a small piece of core. Combine 1 cup of peanut
butter and 1 cup of jam in a bowl. Fill the center of each apple with the
mixture. Place apples in a cupcake or muffin tin, and set the tin in a pan half
full of water. Bake the apples at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until apples
are tender. When cool, insert a gummy worm halfway into the hole, leaving half
to dangle over the edge. Serve on individual plates.
Fish Bowl
For this fun snack, you will need a large, clear
bowl, one package of blue or green Jell-O®, gummy fish, and a cup of low-fat
whipped topping. Make Jell-O® according to package instructions. Pour into the
bowl and set in the refrigerator. As Jell-O® thickens, (check after about an
hour) insert the gummy fish into the "sea." When it is time to serve, spread
whipped topping over the top to create the illusion of surf. Serve in cups or
small bowls.
Beach Lemonade
This homemade favorite makes a refreshing treat
anytime! Combine 1 cup sugar, 1 cup lemon juice, and 5 cups water. Stir until
sugar dissolves and add ice to chill. Makes six (8-ounce) servings.
School of Fish!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
One sheet of rice crispy treats (you’ll want to have one fish per
guest at the party, so depending on the number of people you are serving,
you may need more than one sheet.)
A large fish cookie cutter
One “board” for displaying the cake
One 16 oz. container of ready-made frosting
Several colors of bright gel or paste food coloring
Piping bag
Edible iridescent glitter
Cut fish out of the rice crispy treats with a cookie cutter. Place
them on a large cake board covered with Water Print Gossamer,
and frost each one differently with bright colors of frosting. There is
no right or wrong way to decorate the fish…and you can even involve your
child in the fun! If you prefer a more traditional cake, simply cut a 9 X
13” cake into a fish shape, and decorate it with bright colors.
Whale Party, Shark Party and Under The Sea Party Favor Ideas
5" Sticky Sea Animals
4" Large Squirt Fish
Fish Magnetic Kit
Neon Fish Assortment
3" Star Fish
1.5" Soft Asstd Goldfish
2" Fish Bubbles
Fish Medallion Beads
Jelly Fish Yoyo
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