You would never know that this dinosaur party was the first time Kathryn had planned or hosted a party. It turned out at a dino-mite level of amazingness!
Kathryn posted her terrific dinosaur party to the Facebook group Party Mums Australia and to say we’re all completely jealous of her DIY skills would be an understatement.
What an epic effort to deliver a spectacular party for her son’s 4th birthday. And did her little boy love it?
“He had a great day. It was worth all the effort and exhaustion to see the look on his and his friends’ faces. He woke up today asking for his number 5 party – let the planning begin!”
Safe to say that’s a yes, boy did he love it!
Prepare yourself for a visual feast and have your Pinterest saving button handy. This is one dinosaur party you’re going to come back to for ideas, for sure!
Kathryn admits that planning and hosting a party is a lot of work – both in planning, prepping and the day itself.
She chose to DIY everything she could to keep costs down, which is super smart in the current climate. So what did Kathryn’s DIY / crafting list look like?
Hold on to your tape dispenser guys, this mum was a busy one!
Look here if you want to know how to make cornflute arches and balloon garlands!
Flex your DIY dinosaur party elbow
Kathryn spent many hours collating ideas on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram for all the coolest and achievable things dinosaur party themed. She made the front door Jurassic Park gate decorations, party wall signs, party backgrounds and colourful balloon garlands for a start.
Then of course there’s entertainment because all kids want to have a roaring good time!
Kathryn knows her way around graphic design tool software, Canva, and designed all the invitations and signs using the program.
Even the Tricera-toss and T-Rex games – Kathryn designed those posters in Canva and then printed them out at Officeworks. IMPRESSIVE!
Kathryn thought of everything for this summertime dinosaur party, including a cool ‘watering hole’ hydration station, a basket of safari explorer hats and some DIY-crafted binoculars for the kids to wear and grab before heading out into the yard to spot the dinosaur balloons in the garden. So clever!
She also made sure there was plenty to play and do to actively entertain a bunch of preschoolers outside. She set up a cool chill-out and eating space under cover, a smart-mum move for kids who want to recharge their batteries between games.
For the kids who love temporary ink, Kathryn set up a tattoo bar where kids could choose their reptile, wet it and stick it for some good old party fun.
Such a simple and cheap thing to do as well. Tattoos from Kmart are stuck on a pinboard. It was a big hit and they all left covered in dinosaurs!
One of the standout party highlights for all has to have been the visit from Sydney-based Dinosaur Encounters. These guys offer an out-of-this-world interactive dinosaur experience like no other. They’re just like REAL dinosaurs!
Dinosaur party loot!
Everyone loves a loot bag! These natural pencil bags from Shein doubled as party loot bags, what a brilliantly practical idea. Kathryn filled each one with a dinosaur notepad, dinosaur pencil, dinosaur eraser and pencil sharpener. And of course, some of the birthday boys’ favourite sweet treats.
As you can see, no dino detail was left behind, Kathryn absolutely smashed this dinosaur party through the Jurassic Park gates and out of the jungle canopy. We take our safari hats off to you, mama!
