Dora Birthday Party Ideas

A Dora birthday party is an exciting time if you are one, and also exciting if you are planning the party for a 1st birthday.

Dora the Explorer is a very clever little cartoon girl that solves mysteries and adventures. My little girl loves her and she is nearly 4 so this party theme will work well even if you have older children there.

For your Dora birthday invitations you can use the free printable invitations available on Nick Jr website, they are really well done and all you need to do is type in your party details and they are ready to print. If you want something more personal then you could use a graphic package like photoshop to have your little one's playing with Dora on the front of the invitation. Or you could make your invitation in the shape of Backpack or Map and have all of your party information inside.

If you are having a Dora Party you have to have an Explorer game, after all that is what Dora does best. One year olds aren't great at reading maps but they are great at pointing out objects that they know. Keep your clues simple and get the parents involved. Try and get hold of a and play the Dora Adventure song at the beginning of the game to get everyone in the mood! Next have your Map ready with a simple plan of either your backyard or where you are holding the party. As the party organizer you will need to take the map to each area so your guests can see what clues they have to find. Keep the clues simple - one year olds are not known for their patience, it could be shapes or animals or characters from the show. When everyone has found that clue you can move onto the next area. At the end it would be nice to have a prize for everyone as their treasure. If you have a sandpit you could have the gifts wrapped and hidden in the sand.

Use your Dora music for other party games and dancing, everyone that is one likes to have a boogie!

For your Dora birthday party favors you could make or buy mini Dora backpacks for your guests, they can use these to hold their prizes from the adventure game or fill them with some that are suitable for one year olds.

Dora's friend Little Star would also be a great shaped cookie perfect for little ones favor bags. Use your own favorite cookie recipe and decorate each star with eyes and a smile.

No Dora birthday party would be complete without a Dora cake , you could either be very clever with the icing or add a small Dora figure to the top of your cake - if you get a real toy then it could be played with later. Always nice when you can get two uses out of a party decoration!

There are lots of Dora the Explorer party decorations that you can buy online, you can even get an entire Dora party package to theme the whole party, or just buy a couple of key pieces and make your own. The Nick Jr website has loads of free printable Dora pictures that you can use to make a birthday banner or use as cutouts around the room, plus you can add a few metallic star balloons to mix in with any Dora balloons.

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