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Dora The Explorer
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Party Ideas by Party Consultant Michelle Hylton Updated: 01/29/2012
Note: This party plan has links to other sites for a complete party plan. A new window will open for these links.
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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Licensed Product |
Printables |
Tissue Flowers |
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Print your own Dora Invitations printables at NickJr.com |
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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Use licensed Dora products above or try one a Fiesta pattern.
Use this as a table centerpiece. |
Dora Decor
Fiesta Theme Decor
Add yellow, green and red balloons and use any of our decorative maracas as balloons weights. |
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 |
Pin the Boot on Boots |
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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.
See turtle photo below. |
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. |
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 photo below.
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Inflatable Games |
What's in Backpack? |
Reach for Stars |
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This game includes 4 toss rings and is about 5 ft tall.
Mark a line to toss from based on age. You could give out different prizes based on how many rings are hooked on the cactus.
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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. |
Use die cut stars, preferably the 8 or 10"
size. You will need 2 per guest. or cut out your own stars. Make faces
on the stars, but make one very silly. This is the "Silly Star". Make a large star pockets to hold the stars by using different color construction paper tape or stapled together on the edges. Put star stickers on the pocket or draw a giant star and write the guest name in the center. Use a balloon drop or netting, to hang from the ceiling (or between trees outside) and place stars inside for them to fall upon the guest. You may want to use balloons too, to make it more festive. So as the balloons drop, stars will fall too! At game time, gather the guest under the drop, give them their star pocket. Tell them to reach for a star. Also, let them know they can only reach for 2 stars. 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 put the stars in their pocket and make a wish. Ask who has the silly face star. The winner can receive a special book:
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Opening Activity |
Exploring Activity |
Piñata |
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As guest arrive, they can color or do an activity page. You can find printables on the Nick Jr. site.
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!
Piñata Blindfold & Bat
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Craft a Backpack Bag |
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Check out this bag crafted for a party. 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 and I'm out of my stock.
I found the options below for you to use. 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."
Optional Purple:
This box can be used instead of a bag.
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Click on photo to open a new window. Enlarge Internet Explorer window to a full screen and print these colored bookmarks on card stock paper! Use a single hole puncher, to punch a hole where marked. Add colored ribbon or yarn to finish the bookmark. |
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SUPPLIES |
Dora Explorer Theme partyware |
Go Diego Go Theme Partyware |
| Birthday Decorations | Personalized Banners |
| Boys Loot Bag Favorites |
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I used the great CD for music during our party adventure. It includes the following Dora The Explorer Music: 1. Dora The Explorer Theme Song 2. Map Song 3. Backpack 4. Travel Song 5. We Did it! |
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GIFT IDEAS |
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PARTY
PHOTOS Assembly of Party Bags Finished Party Bag Side By Side Comparison Filled party bags Fiesto Trio Puzzle Bridge Look out for Swiper! Crocodile Lake & Turtle Crossing Pin the Boots on Boots Back Pack Invite Map with printed party info on back. Submitted by Robin H. Backpack Invitation - Front side Backpack Invitation - Backside MENU
SUGGESTIONS 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 Links:
