Coolest Curious George Birthday Party

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Throwing a children's birthday party is really easy! Especially now that there are a lot of party packages available to make the whole process simpler and more fun. And what could be more fun than a Curious George birthday party?

The Invitation

A Curious George party is very exciting for the kids and at the same time can easily be organized by the adults. As parties go, the first step is to send out invitations informing the guests of the party details as well as the theme of the party. Invitations can come in any of these forms:

• Curious George invitations featuring the loveable monkey in front of the card surrounded by colorful balloons. These are available in packs of 8 (envelopes included).

• Balloon-shaped invitations made out of cardboard paper in bold, solid colors of red, blue and yellow. You can attach colored ribbons at the bottom to serve as balloon strings. If you are handy with the scissors, try cutting the cardboard paper to resemble half-peeled bananas. You can jazz up your homemade invitations with Curious George stickers to highlight the theme.

Remember to send out your invitations as early as possible and don't forget to double check the details in the invitation (time, place and even the date). You can also request the guests to RSVP so that you will be more certain of the number of attendees.

The Decoration

The centerpiece of any birthday party is the birthday cake. For your Curious George birthday party, well, any cake will actually do. It does not have to be some fancy fruit and walnut torte creation. It can be as simple as a chiffon cake with marshmallow icing or a dark, sticky chocolate cake. You can add a little zing to it though by adding a 4 inch wide Curious George cake topper. It is a plastic cake decor that features our mischievous monkey swinging upside down between two palm trees.

You can surround the party place with solid colored balloons in red, blue and yellow so that it echoes the design of your invitation cards. Remember to allot at least one balloon per attending child and put a 10 percent buffer (in case there will be more children coming). Another indispensable child birthday party idea is the cone hat and blowout combination. Everyone should wear a Curious George TV cone hat and have a Curious George TV blowout...don't forget to take pictures of the monkey mayhem!

Are the old red plastic plates too boring for your party? Try the Curious George TV 9 inch dinner plates. It's sturdy enough for fantastically yummy but oftentimes gooey foods such as spaghetti and ice cream. An excellent child birthday party idea is to coordinate those plates with Curious George TV 9 ounce cups and napkins. This makes for fun eating!

Instead of just plain tablecloth, you can use the plastic Curious George TV tablecloth which makes for a festive atmosphere as well as easy cleaning of "little accidents". If you are working on a budget, you may opt to use the decorated tablecloth for the cake table and use plain, solid colored tablecloth on the other tables.

Tummy Fillers

Aside from the usual Curious George birthday party favorites, you can delight your guests with a jungle inspired menu by adding snacks like Amazon Ants (chocolate covered raisins), Jungle Jiggles (gummy snakes, worms, etc.), animal-shaped chocolate lollipops and animal crackers. For dessert, you may add frozen banana on a stick dipped in chocolate.

To continue with the Curious George birthday party theme, the kids can enjoy watching one or two episodes of the Curious George TV series while eating. This will definitely keep the kids glued to their seats.

Curious Games

The most exciting part of a birthday party is playing games and what could be more exciting than having Curious George-themed games? Let the master of ceremonies for the games wear a yellow ensemble just like Ted in Curious George (or at least a yellow hat like his)! This will put everybody in the mood.

You can put a twist to the classic birthday party game called Hot Potato and turn it into a Curious George game. Ask the children to form a circle and pass a beanbag from one child to the other while the background music plays (maybe something from the Curious George soundtrack?). As soon as the music stops, the child left holding the "hot potato" is taken out of the game. The music resumes and the "potato" is passed around until the music stops again. This continues until there is only one child left (the winner). In keeping with the theme, a monkey beanbag should be used.

Another Curious George birthday party game is Monkey See, Monkey Do. Let the Games Emcee be the lead monkey and go through a series of actions which the children will try to imitate and follow. Those who cannot follow correctly will be taken out of the game. Last man (or in this case monkey-child) standing wins.

What's a Curious George birthday party without a Curious George piñata? There are two kinds available – the 22 inch pull string piñata and the 3D pull string piñata. Both come with colorful strings attached at the bottom for the children to take hold of and pull. A secret opening is located on the piñata to enable you to fill them up with goodies like candies, coins and small toys.

Fare Thee Well

To cap off a day of fun and games (and food!), prepare a loot bag filled with party favors for each child. You may use a standard party favors bag and fill it up with a Curious George bubbles toy and some Curious George sticker sheets. Or to make the job easier for you, try the Curious George party favor box. It is a colorful box containing a sticker sheet, a party blowout, a clay cookie cutter, a mini gumball machine and a monkey beanbag. Make sure to follow up the favors with a Curious George thank you card mailed within two weeks of the party so guests know how much their presence and their presents were appreciated.

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