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Party Ideas by Party Consultant Michelle Hylton Updated: 04/24/2013
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Dora Background:
Dora and her monkey friend Boots set out on adventures, discovering new places.
Dora carries her trusty Backpack which contains a map. This is a half-hour
interactive animated show. Dora mixes in Spanish words with English and asks
viewers to repeat the words often. Now you have to watch out for that sneaky
fox Swiper, who likes to take things. Some of Dora's other friends include
Diego, Benny the Bull, Isa Iguana, the Fiesta Trio, Tico the Squirrel, and Señor Tucán.
Note: "Go Diego Go" Party Plan click here.
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INVITATION IDEAS |
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Mexican Tissue Flowers
Make colorful tissue flowers, add a paper strip to the stem with your invite information. Click here for instructions. |
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Table Decor |
Room Decor |
Mic's Explorer Ideas |
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For a table centerpiece, use a piñata, a sombrero, a bouquet of balloons or purple backpack.
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Dora Decor
Dora Birthday Add Ons will help set the scene at
your next party!
Balloons are the simplest way to brighten up any party room! Add any of the following balloons around your party room:
Dora the Explorer Boots Balloon
Dora Latex Printed Balloons Pkg/6
Add these fun Dora The Explorer Dangling Cutouts. |
Set up your party room or yard with these three scenes, Crocodile Lake, Puzzle Bridge and Forest. Follow my exploring activity listed below with these scenes.
For an indoor Crocodile Lake, mark off an area designated as the lake using jump rope or masking tape on a carpet. If outdoors use a wading pool.
For a puzzle bridge use a large floor puzzle or create puzzle pieces from cardboard boxes.
For a forest look inside, use artificial trees and plants. If outside use an area near trees or bushes.
Use index cards and write English/Spanish words or items around your party room. Here is a link to a translator page, it translates from English to Spanish or Spanish your word, select your translation and click on translate: http://www.dictionary.com/translate/ Here's a few more used on the show: Backpack - mochilla Map - mapa Let's go! - ¡Vamonos! We did it! - ¡Lo hicímos! watch out - cuidado
Create additional scenes like: Troll Bridge Singing Gate |
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Add On Themes Use one of these themes to vary your party & games. |
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Turtle Game |
Find Swiper |
Reach for Stars |
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Cut out Turtles from green foam craft sheets. On each turtle, use a permanent marker and write the English number followed by the Spanish translation. Do the same on index cards. Spread the turtles on the floor or ground. A parent yells out "Vamonos!" and the kids go stand on or by one of the turtles. More than one child can stand by a turtle, at first. shuffling or pulling out an index card from Backpack, a parent reads off the English/Spanish number. All the children on that number are out of the game. The play continues until there is one child left - the winner!
Here are the numbers translated : 1 - uno 6 - seis 2 - dos 7 - siete 3 - tres 8 - ocho 4 - cuatro 9 - nueve 5 - cinco 10 - diez
Tips: As the crowd thins, then state only one child per turtle. Also, let the children who are out take turns drawing a card or have them practice saying the numbers in Spanish out loud. |
Designate one child to be Swiper the Fox, let them hide and the other kids have to find him - cuidado!
Or hide a stuff animal fox for the kids to find, as they go on their adventure. |
Cut out stars preferably around 6" to 8" in
size from foam. You will need 2 per guest. Make smiley faces
on the stars, but one, make a silly face on it. This is the "Silly Star".
Use a Balloon
Drop At game time, gather the guest under the drop. Let them know that the balloons will drop and stars will fall. Tell them to find 2 stars each. To start the game say "Reach For The Stars" in Spanish "Alcance para las estrellas" or "Alance las estrellas". Pull the string to let the stars and balloons fall. Ask the children to look at their stars and ask who has the silly face star. The one with the Silly Face star can be given a special prize like a Dora book. |
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What's in Backpack? |
Pin the.... |
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Guess what's in the Backpack. Hide several objects in a backpack and let each child have a chance to reach in and feel what's in the backpack. Let them whisper into your ear what they think they found. If they are right, have them stand to the right and form a line, if they are wrong, have them form a line to the left. Give out prizes to the winners and a consolation prize to the non-winners. |
Pin the Boots on "Boots" This is an easy game to make. I laminated a poster I found at a local store.
Play the game just like Pin the Tail on the Donkey.
For those kids waiting they had to help count to three in Spanish while I rotated the child who was blind folded.
See party photo above. |
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Opening Activity |
Exploring Activity |
Piñata |
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As guest arrive, they can color or do an activity page.
Free Printable Dora Tot Activity Book
Also, have fun by giving each guest a
Dora tattoo.
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EXPLORE! - I took the children on an exploration just like in the show to find our Piñata that was hidden.
Start by crossing Crocodile Lake by playing the turtle game. Walk through the fields and over puzzle bridge. I used a foam floor puzzle and had pieces missing. I selected a few guest to put the pieces back into the puzzle. When they completed it we walked across the bridge and sang "We Did It!" We proceeded toward the forest, but first we stopped to check what was in our Backpack. Each child got to reach in and guess what they felt. We found a whistle in case we got lost, a flashlight in case it was dark in the forest, binoculars for searching and so much more! At the entrance to the Forest, we were greeted by the Fiesta Trio. We then followed a path and saw Señor Tucán. "Cuidado", he shouted. Swiper was hiding in the forest. He wanted to swipe our map. We spotted him through our binoculars and we all shouted, "Swiper, NO SWIPING!"
We found our piñata over the hill and we carried it back to the party picnic table and sang, "We did it, we did it!"
Parents, you can take any of the shows episodes and make that the plan for your exploration. Maybe choose your child's favorite one. See party photos below. |
A piñata is a great ending activity to any party!
16 1/2 inches x 21 inches
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Craft a Backpack Favor Bag |
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I crafted this bag over 10 yrs ago, but it's still a hit! They are so easy to make. Just contact me if you would like directions.
Backpack Crafted Party Favor Bag |
| The lavender bags have been harder to find each year. The original supplier stopped making them. I found some other options below for you to try. If they are not available at these suppliers, check your local craft stores for similar bags or Google "Cindus Gift Bag Small Clay Coat Lavender." |
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Explorer Items |
Licensed Items |
Fun Favors |
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SUPPLIES |
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Dora And Friends Kit-N-Kaboodle Dora & Friends Deluxe Kit-N-Kaboodle Kit |
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GIFT IDEAS |
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MENU SUGGESTIONS |
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Boot's favorite - Bananas - slice them up with other fruit and put on a stick
Fruit snacks w/mini water bottle - give to kids to put in their backpacks as they go on an adventure.
Quesadillas - cut into little triangles
Tacos
Chicken Taquitos
Empanadas/Pastelillos
Tortilla Chips
Mango juice
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