Children Party Ideas for Dora the Explorer Adventure!

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When you need unforgettable kids party ideas, you can't beat a Dora the Explorer birthday party!

Put these plans into action and you'll be singing "We Did It!" in no time!

Invitations

One of these fun children party ideas will have guests lined up at the door for your Dora birthday party!

• Take a picture of the birthday girl in a Dora the Explorer costume. Attach it to cardstock and write "Hola!" on the front. Inside or on the back, write "Where are we going? (Name)'s house! When are we going? (Date and time!) Why are we going? It's a birthday party!" Don't forget to include your address!
• Print or make copies of your child's favorite Dora characters, color them, and attach each one to cardstock. Write "Whose birthday is it?" on the front. Inside, write "We need to help (character on the front of the card) get to (child)'s house for a birthday party! Can you help (character name) get to the birthday party? (Child's name) is hoping to see you there! It's at (time) on (date) at (location)!
• Use pictures of Swiper, the sneaky fox, to decorate the front of a card. Underneath, write "Swiper, no swiping!" Guests will open the invitation to find the message "Can you help us keep Swiper from stealing (child's name)'s birthday fun? Please come to (name)'s birthday party to help us keep an eye on Swiper!" Include date, time, and location of party.
  

Children Party Ideas for Decorations

Get the party started with the Dora the Explorer CD.

It includes 44 songs, including favorites from the show like "Backpack, backpack" and "I'm the map!". More than just background music, these theme songs are full of potential for exciting children's party ideas! Combine music with room décor for a fun game.

Print and enlarge copies of Dora and her friends and place them around the room. Color them ahead of time or let the kids at the party do it for a fun activity. Encourage kids to find each character on the wall as it is referred to in the songs.

Another idea is to place character pictures on the floor and have kids walk around them, musical-chairs style. When the music stops, everyone rushes to find a character buddy. Continue removing pictures, allowing one more child than characters, until one winner remains.

Steamers are classic children party ideas, so create a tropical jungle atmosphere by hanging green streamers of varying lengths from the ceiling. Brown streamers, looped from point to point, will give the illusion of vines. Alternatively, create a colorful fiesta by hanging streamers in bright reds, pinks, blues, oranges, and purples from the ceiling.

Some great children party ideas come straight from an episode of Dora the Explorer! To bring Map to life, create a large map on one wall. For a twist unique to a Dora birthday party, map the party schedule.

Here are some ideas for your time "map". Don't forget to include a time with each entry!

• !Fiesta! (what time does your party start?)
• !come! ("eat up" – time for food!)
• !Tarta! (cake)
• Piñata
• !Adios! (if your party has an end time)

When it's time to set the table, let it decorate itself with the Dora Starcatcher party supply pack, which includes table settings for eight guests, as well as balloons, streamers, a centerpiece, a table cloth, candles, confetti, and more.

For a true party atmosphere, tie balloons so that they hover over the table. A line of confetti sprinkled on the table will delight your little explorers, so spread it generously.

Dora Children Party Ideas for Food

Dora and her Spanish-speaking pals just love a good fiesta, and there's no better theme for your Dora the Explorer birthday party! Any of these simple, kid-friendly ideas are sure to be a hit!

• Tacos – Kids love tacos! Set up a taco bar with beef or chicken, salsa, cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, and lettuce. Offer a choice of hard or soft taco shells.
• Nachos – Open up a bag of tortilla chips and provide melted cheese, salsa, or sour cream for dipping.
• Cheese wraps – Roll a soft tortilla around cheddar or jack cheeses and warm until melted.
• Fruit tray – Use red strawberries, green grapes, and yellow pineapple for a display that will match your decorations perfectly!
• Sneezing Snake Sub – For a popular party food with an American flair, buy or make several sub sandwiches, using an array of deli meats and cheeses. Cut the sub into several slices, arranging them in a long, snaking curve on a tray. Cut a forked tongue out of a piece of cheese, and two black olives inserted with tooth picks will make great eyes!
• Dora prepackaged snack foods are available in grocery stores, so check there for easy snack-sized servings of your child's favorites.

When Dora and her friends get thirsty, try one of these fun child party ideas:

• Jungle Juice – add blue food coloring to yellow lemonade to get this funky favorite. Kids will be delighted with the bug in their drink when you freeze raisins i ice cubes!
• Boots' Banana Shake – blend bananas, vanilla ice cream, and milk.
• Running "Amuck" – Chocolate milk or a chocolate shake teeming with gummy worms

Here are some great children party ideas for a Dora the Explorer birthday party cake:

• For the novice decorator, this is an easy cake that your child can help you with. Start by icing your cake to look like a scene from Dora the Explorer. Any landscape – trees, grass, sky, lake, etc – will do. Once you've completed the background, position Dora cake toppers for the finishing touch.
• Try this Dora birthday party cake idea if you're up for more of a challenge. Bake a sheet or layer cake and ice with the background color of your choice. Copy and cut out your favorite picture of Dora and carefully lay it on top of the icing. Lightly trace the outline with a toothpick. Pick the paper up and fill in the details with the toothpick. Once you're happy with your creation, use a round tip to trace your drawing with black icing. Then simply fill in the colors and add your birthday message.
• If you're a skilled decorator, then this Dora cake pan is all you need to create a fantastic Dora cake. It comes with instructions for everything you need to know, from baking to the finished product!

Children Party Ideas for Favors

For the ideal sendoff from your Dora the Explorer birthday party, give your guests adventure favor boxes. Each box comes with a 5" monkey bean back, a notepad, jumbo crayons, a Dora Starcatcher blowout, a sticker sheet, and toy binoculars.

Add to the fun by including lightning bug gummy candy. When explorers grasp the gummy "bugs" with the light up tongs, the candy appears to glow. It's the perfect treat to end the night!

Thank You Notes

Dora Starcatcher thank you notes are a great way to send thanks to your guests. For a more exciting reminder of your Dora birthday party, take pictures of guests with the Dora the Explorer stand up and include them with your thank you notes.

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