Let’s move on to some of the DIY decoration ideas that are so easy and cheap to make and were such a big hit at the party! Because I love my readers, I will provide many printables in this post that you can download for FREE, including jungle animals cupcake toppers & toothpick stickers, ‘Happy Birthday’ pennant banner, ‘‘I AM 1’ high chair banner and others. This is Part III of the Safari / Jungle Themed First Birthday Party post series so if you haven’t read the others go check them out, or you’re missing out on some great dessert , appetizers, finger food & snack ideas!
- Part I – Dessert Ideas
- Part II – Appetizers, Finger Foods & Snack Ideas
- Part III – DIY Decoration Ideas + FREE Printables
- Part IV – Cheap Party Supplies & Decorations
Another cute idea is to make a PICTURE CLOTHESLINE to show 0-12 month photos of your little ones. You will need a string, tape and clothespins. I’m pretty sure you can find these around your house. You can get creative a bit and use chalkboard clothespins so you can write the months or custom message for each month. I bought these at Michael’s – 2 for $1.50 – and I plan on re-using them at future parties.
All the jungle labels, stickers, banners I used at the party are FREE to download and print. I either found them on some great websites or I just designed them myself. I found these cute LEAVES LABELS on Pinterest and printed them out for FREE. You can find other designs as well with lions, giraffes, elephants, crocodiles and hippos on the same website.
For the HIPPO TOOTHPICK STICKERS I found a hippo image online and designed the round stickers using pixlr.com. You can download the JUNGLE ANIMALS TOOTHPICK STICKERS for FREE and in case you have other hungry animals around, I’ve included some images of giraffes, lions, monkeys and elephants as well. Plus a few Happy Birthday stickers because in the end we’re celebrating a birthday here! Just print them on heavy cardstock paper, cut them out and tape them to toothpicks. Some of the animal photos are from profilepicturemaker.com, just check out their stickers library. They have a cute African Safari Photo Frame as well and other frames, labels etc. that you can customize and download for free.
As I’ve mentioned in my first post, if you don’t want to spend the extra time to make your own fondant toppers no worries, I’ve got you covered! You can download my FREE printable for JUNGLE ANIMALS CUPCAKE TOPPERS. Just print them on heavy cardstock paper, cut them out, tape them to ice cream sticks or toothpicks and pop them on cupcakes! Cute and simple decorations!
I designed my own ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ PENNANT BANNER and ‘I AM 1’ HIGH CHAIR BANNER which you can download for FREE. Print them out on heavy cardstock paper, cut them out, fold the top flap over a string or ribbon and tape the back. 
You can also print the free “BEWARE OF WILD ANIMALS” banner below from Moms and Munchkins.
This is unrelated but I had to share a few pictures! Daniel got as a birthday gift from his godparents a custom-made book “Daniel Goes to the Zoo” . They had no idea what the party theme was so it was quite funny to see this gift. You can easily adapt most of the ideas from this post for a Zoo Birthday Party as well 🙂 !
If you’ve found this post useful I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments!
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You might also like these posts…
Safari / Jungle Themed First Birthday Party – Dessert Ideas
Safari / Jungle Themed First Birthday Party – Appetizers, Finger Foods & Snack Ideas
Safari / Jungle Themed First Birthday Party – Cheap Party Supplies & Decorations
Hi – would you mind sharing the Happy Birthday banner in a format that I can edit and add my son, Benaiah’s name? Thank you so much. I love all these ideas!
Roxy,
I would like to know how you made the “Leaves Labels” stand ? I mean you printed them on the card stock paper and then what did you use the base to stick these prints on to? so they can stand with support
Hi there, could you please send me a picture of the pennant so I can customize it with a different name?
Thanks so much! 🙂
Hi Roxy,
I am planning on having a safari theme for my daughter’s second birthday and i cam across your blog while looking around for ideas.You have done a remarkable job!! I really liked the table skirt idea that you have used.Would you be able to share how you have done that ??
Thanks.
Hi Roxy ^^ I’m really like ur ideas about celebrating a wonderful party for kids…..If u dont mind, can I get these printables in order to celebrate a birthday party for my daughter….tks so much.
Hi Roxy, Thanks for the awesome printables they are so fun and helpful! could you also send me the blank print out to add my sons name to the happy birthday banner?? thank you!
Hi Roxy….Thank you so much for sharing these ideas…….I am looking to use these ideas for my son’s first birthday…..Can you share the image of the pendant too without the letters so that I can personalize it with my son’s name…..Thank you so much for your help 🙂
Thank you very much Roxy for sharing these jungle theme party ideas with all of us. This blog is super helpful and I am planning to use these ideas for my son’s first birthday next month. As other viewers requested, can you please send me a blank image of the happy birthday banner so that I can customize the name as you suggested in fotor. Thanks a bunch. 🙂
Very well put together and I found it extremely helpful for my son’s party.
Thank you so much for your amazing blog! It was really helpful. My baby boy first birthday is in 4 days….
Hi Roxy. I love your jungle theme ideas!
I want to write my son’s name on the birthday banner. How would I do that ? I went to fotor.com but was unable to figure it out.
Beautiful Blog,I would like to write my son’s name on the banner but is having difficulty,please help.Thanks
You have no clue how helpful this blog was to me! I have a safari party to plan in two weeks and was so overwhelmed until I seen your blog! Well and beautifully done! Can you please also send me the template to the banner, I would love it! Thanks!
hi, the decos are beautiful. Can you send me the template for the banner please?
Hi… I found this page extremely attactive… I am a rookie mom and completely new to party ideas.. I am planning for my son’s birthday.. If I want the pennant banner with my son’s name and the animal cup cake toppers and a few other items, please guide me on where and how I should get them printed? If I go to the right place, do they know what paper (cardstock) to use and how to print them easy to cut?
I have very limited time… i jus came across this site… please mail me the details..
Hello Roxy, I love all year ideas, goes perfect for what I’m doing for my son’s first birthday!! I was wondering if I coil also have s file sent to me for the blank pendant?? Thank you so much!! 🙂
Such a wonderful blog…Can u please send me the birthday banner without the letters..
Hi, my daughter wants a Safari birthday party and your website is Godsend. Have got so many ideas now. Brilliant! Can you pls tell how do I create a name pendant to go with the birthday banner pls?
Thanks,
Manisha
Awesome Mom! Superb Woman!!! Your blog definitely helps me so much on my son coming 1st birthday!!! Can you please send me the blank image of the happy birthday banner too. Thank you so much!!! XoXo
I am curious about heavyweight card stock, where did you buy the paper, and Can I use the paper with canon printer? Thank you so much! Hope to hear from you shortly.
You should be able to find it at Walmart… not sure what canon printer you have but most of them work just fine with this type of paper. It doesn’t have to be super thick by the way, just slightly thicker than regular paper so that the toppers can hold their shape better.
Hello, I am trying to figure out how to print the safari cupcake and I can’t. My sisters baby shower is safari theme and where did u print out the tags for write the names of each dessert? Any help would be very helpful to me, Thanks!
You can find the leaves labels here – http://www.communication4all.co.uk/http/Labels.htm
The cupcake toppers are here – https://roxyskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Free-Printable-Jungle-Animals-Happy-Birthday-Cupcake-Toppers-Roxys-Kitchen.pdf
where did you obtain the palm trees?
I got them from PartyCity. Check out my part IV post for details on where I got all the decorations & the prices – https://roxyskitchen.com/safari-jungle-themed-first-birthday-party-part-iv-cheap-party-supplies-decorations.html
Thank you for these wonderful party resources! How Can I make a name pendant to go with the Happy Birthday banner?
If you want, I can email you an image with the pendant without the letters and you can write the name you need. I used http://www.fotor.com/ to edit the photo and wrote the letters using the Lucida Calligraphy font.
Hi, I was trying to add a name to the pendant. However, since it is a pdf file, I couldn’t get it to upload on http://www.fotor.com, since I guess it is not really a ‘photo’. Do you have any advise? Thanks!
I will send you an image to the email address you provided :).
Hi
So cool! Can I have the print out pendant too please? Without the letters.
Thanks!!!!
Hi, Can you please send me the document for the banner where I can write my son’s name? Thanks so much. Awesome blog!
Hello! Thank you for such a wonderful blog. Can you please send me a blank image of the happy birthday banner.
Done 🙂
I am planning my son’s first birthday and this is helping me so much. IS there any way you can send me the picture of the pennant so I can do one for my son.
Very interesting! Bookmarked this page for my next birthday party idea!
So cute! I love how you added all the personalize pictures. Thank you for linking up to Party Time and we hope to see you again next week!