Dinosaurs are one of the coolest things ever. They’re big, scary, and awesome. Kids love dinosaurs because they’re so cool. But how do you throw a great dinosaur party?

The Best Dinosaur Party Ideas

It’s easy to set up a dinosaur party! What you need to set up a dinosaur party? Here are some ideas that will keep everyone happy.

Dinosaur Party Supplies at the Ready

“Yay!! I got dinosaurs on my cups, my plates, and my lolly bag”!

Yeah, it is achievable and very much possible. There are lots of inexpensive dinosaur items available, and whatever isn’t can be customised!

• Dino themed cups and plates
• Dino cupcake sets
• ROAR Dino napkins,
• leaf plates
• and hundreds of other supplies for the party.

Below, dinosaur decor at Oscar’s 3rd birthday party!

The plates and cups can be purchased here.

Party mum @rachael_tickner_pink_jubilee | Decorations, DIY balloon garland kit & partyware @lovelyoccasions | Photography @firemarkphotomedia

Dinosaur Cake Ideas

Celebrate with a dinosaur-themed cake! There are lots of interesting and pretty scary dinosaur cakes you can choose. And if you prefer to DIY, it will certainly be fun trying it.

Check out this wild T-Rex cake at Isaac’s Jurassic Park inspired dinosaur party! The cake was by Sabilicious Cakes and the party was by @poptheballoonchildrensparties. You can see more of this one here.

You can find dinosaur themed baking items at stores like Kmart, Spotlight or your local supermarket. Just choose a design that suits your theme. Then, use icing to decorate the cake. If you’d rather not bake a cake, you can buy pre-made ones at the grocery store and create a cake hack!

Some great ideas for a Dinosaur cake are;

• Dinosaur Number cookie cake
• Fondant Dinosaur Cake
• Exploding Lava Dinosaur Volcano Cakes
• Dinosaur Dig Cakes
• Jurassic Park Cakes

PS. Don’t forget to add a dinosaur themed cake topper!

Below, the cutest dinosaur cake from Oscar’s 3rd birthday party!

Party mum @rachael_tickner_pink_jubilee | Decorations, DIY balloon garland kit & partyware @lovelyoccasions | Photography @firemarkphotomedia

Below, volcano cake from Cooper’s dinosaur party. 

Dinosaur DIY Ideas

Hosting a Dinosaur party means going big (pun intended). However, there are still lots of simple DIY materials and elements you can add to the parties. You can make;

• Dinosaur cake toppers
• Party favour jars
• Dino footprints around the room
• Simple Dino paintings around the room

Here are a whole heap of epic dino DIYs to try, including dinosaur themed party hats, favours and game.

Dinosaur Food Ideas

Wait, not actual dinosaur food! These are yummy, kid-teeth-friendly munches. Some treat ideas to look into include;

• Meringue Bone Cookies
• Fossil Cookies
• Dinosaur eggs (not real eggs, I assure you)
• Truffle Hot Layers with hot lava

Dinosaur Party Game Ideas

Scared of having bored kids around? No, Mr, the dinosaurs are not having any of that. Set up those little beautiful eyes with lots of dinosaur-themed games.

The games are simple to set up as they are fun to play.

Some examples are;

• The Frozen Dinosaurs; Trapping little dinosaur toys in ice, and asking the kids to “rescue”.
• Hot Dinosaur Egg; Just like the classic game of hot potatoes, only this time they use a “dinosaur eggs”.
• Hot Lava Tug of war
• Pin the Tail on the dinosaur; get each child to pin the correct tails from a drawing to the correct dinosaurs,
• Dinosaur ball toss

Browse More Dinosaur Parties

Pretty pink dinosaur party by Belle’s Decorations by Design

Isaac’s Jurassic Park inspired dinosaur party, designed by Pop The Balloon Children’s Parties

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