The only problem with having a birthday in Jurassic Park is… the dinosaurs! Aaaah! Run for your lives!
Okay, don’t be frightened. It’s actually just a cardboard cutout, and you (or the birthday boy) can totally pretend that you are about to punch it in the face.
It was a group effort to turn my nephew’s home into a Jurassic World. My sister does an amazing job making her ideas become a reality. She, along with her husband, work really hard to make their kids birthday dreams come true. I wish I could say I contributed. (But if you remember, I just got home from vacation and didn’t even have milk in my house…) Needless to say, I was completely useless. But I do know how to appreciate (and photograph) the details!
My dad made the awesome “Jurassic Park” sign over the door. My mother, inspired by Pinterest, made dinosaur bones from marshmallows, pretzels, and white chocolate; she baked sugar cookie “fossils” imprinted with dinosaur tracks; and she painted an umbrella to replicate that crazy dinosaur (the Dilophosaurus) that everyone (or just I) thought was harmless and then it let out that terrible screech and the head fans out and it spits acid at Newman from Seinfeld. Scary.
It was just protecting the Dino Juice… and it’s eggs. Muwahhahaha. (That’s my maniacal laugh.)
There really wasn’t a detail left undone. From the vines hanging from the chandelier to the dinosaur salivating over the food table, for the moment we were all transported to another time.
A time with danger lurking around every corner… or hanging on every wall.
On a side note, I think it’s adorable that my nephew requests cheesecake for his birthday. I mean, you might as well have something you’re going to enjoy… If you can get it out of the cage.
Whew! That was dangerous, but I got a piece.
And I’d like to thank every dinosaur big and small who made an appearance. The birthday bash was a roaring success. (Get it? I’m so funny.)
Happy Birthday Jude!
The Birthday Boy asked if we could leave it up forever. He was so excited. I wonder if this will help form his decorating preferences? Rach did a good job of planning and an assist from Granny. I thought it looked great and agree… Let’s leave it up.
Lol, maybe eventually we could buy some rights and charge an admission fee?
What a great party! What little boy wouldn’t love those dinosaurs?
Thank you 🙂 I don’t know of any!
Wowwww! This was awesome! ??????
Thank you Natascha! My sister is so creative! ?
And really, all the kids in your family were hit with the cute stick! So sweet!!
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Makes me wish I was a kid again?
Good times! ?
Happy Birthday! Everything looks great!
Thank you Nicky! It was fun 🙂
Wonderful theme for a birthday party! I think it is great the whole family pitches in to help. I bet the birthday boy had a party to remember! Thanks Sadie – have a great weekend. 🙂
Thanks spearfruit! As they say “many hands make light work” and better parties! Have a great weekend!
Wow ! that is all I can say?… great theme, fantastically decorated, must have been loads of fun. 🙂
Thanks Lynne! The kids (including the big kids ?) had a great time!
Oh how fun. He’ll never forget it!
True 🙂 He’s such a fun boy, full of energy and imagination!
This is awesome! 😀 And I love that you had a roaring good time! 😉 I am so impressed with your Mom’s dinosaur bone treats and fossil cookies– they are so clever!
Thanks Anna! 🙂 She is so fun to plan parties with!
Ohh myyy!! On first glance I was thinking you were writing about the Jurassic Park in Universal Studios. Hell those, cookies and dino bones could give Universal a run for their money!! And nooo kidding, I did not find any of them there. I am running out of adjectives to applaud the efforts of your family in making this Jurassic themed birthday party come true <3 What a birthday Jude had 😀 I am sure he will remember this for ages and then we have photos to cherish the memories <3
🙂 Thank you so much! My sister also got two blow-up gyrospheres… It did feel like being at a mini-amusement park.
heehee..Your sister is sure a gem of a person 😀 The party is surely one of a kind <3
Wow! I love this 🙂 What a lucky boy! Looks like he had a wonderful time.Those dinosaur bones are brilliant! 🙂
Thank you Claire 🙂 They were delicious too!
Oh wow, everyone did a great job of putting this altogether!
Thank you KR ? They did a great job!
Love your pictures and captions!! The party was pretty fantastic…I told Rach she better save everything because you know one of the boys is going to want a dinosaur party eventually!! ?
Or if they just keep it up we’re all set! ?
wow your family is totally amazing! What an awesome birthday party!!
Thank you Lynn 🙂 My family is extremely creative. -Which mostly passed me by, but I feel like I’m doing my part by capturing it! 😉
haha I think you are plenty creative!
🙂 Thank you sis!
You are most welcome little sis! x
What an amazing party! The theme is so well executed! Loved it ! Birthday wishes to Jude 🙂
Thank you Freda ?
What an adventurous party! I adore the dinosaur bones and fossil cookies!
Aren’t they cute! Thank you Katie! ?
What a lovely dinosaur themed party!! I must say it is one of the best I have ever seen! I loved the little dino on the cheesecake and oh the fossils… such a genius idea! Attention to detail at its best! 🙂
? Thanks Shamira! I’m happy to pass that along to my family!
Wow, what a cool party! You all did a fantastic job!
Thank you Antonia 🙂 I really can’t take any credit!
What an awesome idea. Were you able to get away with not spending a lot? I’m all about saving money and creating birthday’s that are affordable.
The timing was good since Jurassic World had been released on DVD a little time prior and props were available from a local display. Those props and the themed snacks were very affordable. My mother who likes to paint decorated a dollar store umbrella- which really only costs time (and paint if you don’t have it). Similarly my dad made the signage hung over the door. The mask over the food table was an investment- I can’t remember the price now, but I do know it had double value because it was also kept as a gift for the birthday boy. Toys were also purchased to decorate the cake, but a nicely done hand decorated cake would be good too and would help cut the cost. Thanks for stopping by!