Buckle up your life jacket, because this Shark Birthday Party is going to be a splashing good time. Complete with printables and invites, your kids are going to love it.

This shark-themed birthday bash was the wish of my six-year-old. Boys love sharks, what can I say? But it’s easy to go overboard for birthdays and burn a hole in your pocket book. So, three basic Shark Birthday Party essentials is all you’ll need to make your child’s wishes come true.

Shark Birthday Party invitations

I designed these fill-in-the-blank shark birthday party invitations. They are cute, simple and you can print them off at home. I left spaces for you to fill in the name, date, time and other important details.

This FREE printable birthday invitation comes with four to a page. Just cut and fill in the blanks. Quick and easy. Get your instant download by clicking on the link below.

FREE Shark Birthday Party Invitation Instant Download

Shark Party Favors

Party favors are a great way to say thanks to all of your child’s friends for coming to the party. I put together these shark gift bags and they were a hit.

First, I bought some blue paper sacks at the Dollar Store. Fold down the top of the paper bag about two inches, then cut some shark eyes, teeth and fin on the bag. Click on the link below to print your own shark cutouts.

FREE Shark Party Favor Cutouts Instant Download

Then, you can fill your bags with whatever goodies you would like. Here’s just a few ideas:

• Gummie Sharks
• Shark tattoos for kids
• Wrist bands
• Shark tooth necklaces

Shark birthday cake

There are tons of awesome shark cakes online. So, we did our own variation. I’m not a professional cake maker, so I always go for simplicity. This cake ended up looking harder than it really was.

The wave was made out of a frosted styrofoam cup. The sand on the beach is just ground up Nutter Butter cereal. I ordered the two sharks and scuba diver online. Plus, you can get some palm trees on Amazon.

The only sad part was that I left the completed cake out on our kitchen table and our dog ate half of it! Naughty puppy!

So, for the actual birthday party, we reserved a spot at the local bounce house. It was $75 and well worth the money. They do all the work and my husband and I just sat back and relaxed. My son even said, “Wow! That was more fun than I thought it would be.” Well, I’ll take it.

What other ideas do you have for a shark birthday party? Leave your comments below.

Related link: How to throw a wet ‘n wild birthday party

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This birthday treasure hunt is the perfect activity for any child’s special day. And even a little toddler can join in on the fun since each clue has pictures instead of words. So, what are you waiting for? Print your copy right now!

I wanted to do a birthday treasure hunt for my four-year-old’s birthday that was easy and simple. Instead of writing clever clues, I put images of basic household objects that were easy to recognize. He LOVED it! He didn’t need help from any of us. It was definitely the highlight of the day. Here’s how you can do it at your next birthday celebration.

Print and cut your Birthday Treasure Hunt

This treasure hunt only has five pages that you need to print out. Download the PDF below and send it to your local printer or print them at home.

Click on the link at the end of this blog post to download your treasure hunt.

Then just cut then clue pages in half. You’ll have eight total clues and then a treasure hunt title page to display on the table.

Hide your clues

I purposely made these clues simple so that they would work in most any household. Plus, it’s easy for your child to find them as well. So, just hide the clues in order according to the image on each clue. Listed below are the locations where you will hide your clues:

• #1: Kitchen table
• #2: Bathroom
• #3: Washing machine
• #4: Television
• #5: Couch
• #6: Fridge
• #7: Microwave
• #8: Car

Start your treasure hunt

Before you begin the birthday treasure hunt, make sure you tell all the kids participating that the birthday boy or girl is the one who collects the clues. Sometimes kids get so excited and they plow over all the other kids to find the clue.

Then, hand out the first clue and watch the fun unfold. My kids were running around the house and loving every minute of it. My little four-year-old LOVED all of the attention. The last clue leads everyone to the car. Inside I hid my son’s birthday presents and a bag a goodies for the rest of the kids.

For our birthday grab bags at the end, I bought some glow sticks, Squeeze its fruit drinks and candy. Kids also love Wiki Stix, fidget toys, temporary tattoos and Squishies. The sky is the limit.

Spice up your party with extras

Aside from the birthday treasure hunt, you can add some of the following decorations to finish off your birthday celebration:

• Birthday Banner Balloon Set
• Shark Cake Toppers
• Birthday invitations
• Plates and napkins
• Birthday tablecloth
• Hat-making activity kit
• Party blowers

Download your treasure hunt

Click on the link below to purchase and download your birthday treasure hunt.

Birthday Treasure Hunt Printable

Hopefully this gives you some great ideas for your next birthday party extravaganza. What other ideas do you have for birthday parties for your kids? Leave your comments below.

Related link: FREE Traveling Birthday Treasure Hunt

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