Party Favor Ideas for a Monkey Birthday Party
Squealing monkeys aren't just for the zoo. A monkey-themed birthday party brings out the happy squeals of all the young party guests. Infusing the monkey theme throughout the party planning makes the event more exciting for the kids. Even the favors for the party offer the chance to squeeze in the monkey theme. Choose the monkey party favors that best fit the age range and interests of the kids at the party. Does this Spark an idea?
Monkey Food Basket
A collection of monkey-themed food is a fun favor option that even adults can appreciate. Miniature bananas are often sold in the produce section of grocery stores and are the perfect size for the small guests. You can use regular sized bananas if you can't find the small ones. Trail mix made with tropical foods is another option. Ideas for the trail mix include dried fruit such as bananas, mango and pineapples. You can also include coconut, chocolate chips, banana-shaped candies and cereal pieces to bulk up the trail mix. Animal crackers, monkey sugar cookies and banana bread are also fitting food options. Choose small baskets to hold the monkey food. Pack your choice of monkey-themed foods into the baskets, one for each guest.
Stuffed Animals
Monkey-shaped stuffed animals are an obvious choice for a monkey-themed party. A yellow bow tied around the monkey's neck dresses it up. To personalize the monkeys, use a fabric pen to write each child's name on the ribbon you use to create the bow. You can also attach a thank you note, a small bag of candy, a bottle of bubbles or another little treat to the stuffed animal monkeys using ribbon.
Homemade Play Dough
A batch of homemade play dough tinted yellow and brown lets the kids make their own monkey fun. Any homemade play dough works well and is easily tinted with food coloring. You can make up a little baggie of each color for each guest. A monkey or banana-shaped cookie cutter and miniature rolling pin adds to the favor and gives the kids some fun play ideas. Attaching the homemade play dough recipe to the baggie enables the families to make more play dough on their own if they wish.
Books
Monkey-themed books are both fun and educational for the party guests. Options include Curious George books, general monkey picture books or nonfiction books about monkeys. A book and stuffed animal combination is also a good option for young kids. You can also pass out monkey coloring books and a package of crayons or markers to the party guests.
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