Indiana Jones Birthday Party

Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime with an Indiana Jones birthday party. Integrate the Indiana Jones theme in all your party planning to create excitement and bring history to life for your little treasure hunter.

Find inspiration in these Indiana Jones birthday party ideas:

• Invitations: Select an invitation with an Indiana Jones design or a rustic, vintage look. Include details such as the name of the event, guest of honor, date, time, and location of the party. Use invitation wording for the Indiana Jones party such as, “Discover the adventure at Andrew’s Indiana Jones birthday party!”

• Decorations: Incorporate adventurous Indiana Jones birthday decorations into your planning. Purchase Indiana Jones themed plates, cups, napkins, and tablecloths from your local party store. Hang Indiana Jones posters on the walls and play music from the movie in the background at the birthday party. Visit your local craft store and purchase large Styrofoam balls and brown paint. Paint the Styrofoam balls to create boulders and an obstacle course. Supply each child with an Indiana Jones hat!

• Activities: Take advantage of the Indiana Jones theme and plan exploratory Indiana Jones birthday games or activities to entertain the kids. Hire an actor to dress up as Indiana Jones for the party and lead a top secret mission. Hand out a small notebook and pen to each child so they can write down clues along the way. Hide a treasure chest with gold chocolate coins and a toy for each child inside. Have the Indiana Jones actor work with the kids to follow a map (of your yard) and collect clues to reach the treasure. Here are some sample clues: 1) Visit the great white oak tree, a common meeting place for the adventurers of yesteryear. (The kids should travel to find the biggest tree in your yard for the next clue.) 2) Listen for the hissing of snakes and visit the snake pit! (Place rubber snakes in a corner of the yard. Record your own hissing noises and play the CD during the treasure hunt for an added effect. Continue with the clues until the kids find the treasure.)

• Cake: Purchase an Indiana Jones birthday cake from your local bakery or make one yourself. Bake a rectangular cake and frost it with brown frosting once cool. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over the frosting. Use a rice crispy treat mixture to mold an Indiana Jones hat and a lasso. Cover the hat and lasso with fondant frosting and place them on top of the cake to add to the Indiana Jones décor.

• Favors: Send the kids home with the treasures from the treasure hunt. Divide the gold chocolate coins between all of the guests and place them in clear cellophane bags. Tie a ribbon around the top to complete your Indiana Jones party favors.

Use your imagination and sense of adventure to brainstorm Indiana Jones birthday ideas your guests will remember for ages!