Drew turns 4 on Tuesday, but we had his pool and pizza Shark Birthday Party a little early so his visiting cousins could get in on the action! Unfortunately, Drew got sick during the pool portion of the party! He had a fever and chills and was in bed halfway through the party. Poor guy-I am going to have to make his actual birthday extra special for him! Here’s how to celebrate with a shark party!
Despite the sickness, everyone had a good time and we carried on while he was in sleeping. Shhh, don’t tell! Ha! Here are some pics of the invites, cupcakes, and party favors in case you need some ideas for your own shark party! I like to keep things simple and a little homemade.
DIY Shark Invitations
I decided I wanted to make his invitations by hand this year. I went in seach of some ideas and came across this post at Polkadots and Pirates blog. She threw a shark party and made her own invites for her son and I copied her idea! These didn’t take long to make and I love the way they turned out!
These are made easily with cardstock and a printer. Cut your pieces out and assemble! I used plain white envelopes purchased at Hobby Lobby.
Shark Cupcakes
I also decided I wanted to make homemade cupcakes. My sister was in town and she took the reigns on this. We used store bought cupcake mix and my sister made her own frosting. She dyed it blue to make it look like waves, and I added gray paper shark fins for a little added touch.
Shark Party Favors
We gave each child Swedish Fish and a shark pool ball to go along with the theme. Wrap up with cheap cellophane bags and a little ribbon and that’s it!
Here is the sweet guy before he fell ill! I will gush about him on his actual birthday blog post!
Kids really don’t need a lot! This was a simple and affordable shark birthday party with some little touches to make it special! Hope you found some good shark birthday party ideas! xo