Plush Penguin Party Theme
categories: baby shower ideas, get inspired, kids party ideas
What’s black and white and ridiculously cute all over? Well, this adorable Cow Penguin Plush and Penguin Pillow for starters! These cute little creatures from MyDearDarling are charming enough to inspire an entire baby shower or kids birthday party theme all by themselves, don’t you think? (Yes, that IS a penguin disguised as a cow!)
The classic b/w color palette looks great with bright orange accents alone – or you can add another fun color like pink or aqua to tailor the party more specifically for a boy or girl. Here are a few ideas that incorporate both pink & orange accents…
Pictured above: 365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental ($12.21 at Amazon); Just Dots Black Dinner Plates, Black Dessert Plates, and Pink Beverage Napkins ($4.50 – $5 at Gallery 19); Sparkling Black Raspberry and Mandarin Izze Esque; Sunkissed Orange Plastic Utensils, and organic cotton Penguin Onesie ($30).
Pictured below: Penguin Treats!
Above, left: Cute penguin-themed cookies & cupcakes from momskitchen (via flickr). Above, right: Create a penguin-inspired candy buffet featuring black & white candies like Penguin Gummies and Spotted Salt Water Taffy, along with a few splashes of your accent color(s)!
Extend the theme to your appetizer/buffet table as well with these ingenious Olive Penguins from Once Upon a Plate!
Last but not least, these Penguin Greeting Cards ($12/set of 6) are a cute option for coordinating thank you notes – or bundle them into smaller sets of 3, tie with a cute ribbon, and give them to guests as as party favors!
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More Ideas:
• Igloo Cake with Marzipan Penguins from Martha Stewart
• Use this Penguin Ice Box Buddy to make your own penguin ice sculpture or penguin-shaped gelatin mold.
• Paper lanterns make any party more festive! (Right, Amy?) Decorate with big black & white lanterns + smaller lanterns in your accent color. (I’m also thinking there’s got to be some way to make your own penguin using round paper lanterns as a base!)
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If you have more product suggestions or ideas for building on this theme, please share them in the comments!
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I love the appetizers! Very cute theme!
May 29, 2009 at 5:33 am -
OMG! love the costume penguins! ETSY designers are my favorite…how cute would this be as an aquarium or sea world theme party!? cute!
May 29, 2009 at 6:27 am -
cute cute! My son loves penguins. It’s a great unisex party theme!
May 29, 2009 at 7:05 am -
oh for goodness sakes! too cute! such a “cool” idea for the heat of summer! Love it!
May 29, 2009 at 7:52 am
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oh my GOD… I’m dying! this is probably the cutest thing ive EVER seen.
May 29, 2009 at 8:11 am -
oh my gosh, i can hardly handle this!! penguins have been my favorite animal since i was in jr high…i never thought about how cute it could really be in a theme….it totally is not cheesy! darling!!
May 29, 2009 at 8:21 am -
Those olives need to stop! Cutest thing ever.
LOVE THIS!
I’m reading along and noticed the shout out…you clever little monkey, you!
mwaaah,
May 29, 2009 at 8:28 am
Amy -
Such a cute theme! I just love the stuffed penguins & that onesie is adorable
May 29, 2009 at 10:11 am -
I absolutely loved this theme its supper adorable!
May 29, 2009 at 10:30 am -
Okay, how cute are all of those penguins. I am in cuteness overload right now. The onesie is the best. I linked to this post on my blog about thank you notes recommending the penguin notes for either a child’s party or baby gifts. Too cute! My blog entry w/link to you is here: http://thankfullysimple.blogspot.com/2009/05/steal-this-penguin-thank-you-notes.html
May 29, 2009 at 1:30 pm -
Thank you so much for featuring my penguins, Jennifer! All the items you chose are SUPER cute, I think I”ll be going on a shopping spree.
Maybe even have that penguin themed party as you suggested… a wonderful excuse to get those penguin cookies and olive penguins.Thank you again!
May 29, 2009 at 2:37 pm
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i bought my 2 year old neice 365 Pengiuns. It is such a funny and quirky kid’s book!
May 29, 2009 at 3:32 pm -
I love the plush dolls! They are so adorable. My daughter would love this for her party next month!! Thanks for the idea!
May 29, 2009 at 5:27 pm -
Super cute! Great finds!
May 30, 2009 at 12:22 am -
I can’t wait to try making the olive penguins. From my grown-up daughter to my eight-year-old nephew, all the kids in my family eat black olives like candy, so I know they will love these adorable critters. Thanks!
May 30, 2009 at 8:23 pm -
The olive penguins have got to be the cutest things ever! Think even the kids would eat olives if they looked like that!
Jun 1, 2009 at 10:38 am -
I did a penguin theme for my daughter’s first birthday! It was so much fun. We used purple penguins though. I made the olive penguins and had fish shaped crackers. For the vege platter, I froze a big block of ice with a rubber goldfish inside. I placed it in the middle of the platter to keep the veges cold. Also had a cheeseball covered with parm cheese to look like a snowball and put an olive penguin on top. The main cake was a 3D penguin covered in fondant and her smash cake was angel food shaped like an igloo covered with cool whip. I was worried about her getting sick if the cake was too rich, so angel food was perfect. Also had punch with “iceburgs” and plastic fish floating in it. Had stuffed animal purple penguins, balloons, snowflake plates and purple napkins. And snowflake toothpicks! My daugher wore a cute shirt with penguins on it. All in all it was super cute and tons of fun! Would love to share pics, but I don’t have a blog. Need to get them onto flicker… Thanks for letting me share!
Jun 12, 2009 at 9:14 am -
That all sounds amazing, Becca! Please send over a link if you upload the pics to flickr!
Jun 12, 2009 at 11:44 am -
I did a Penguin Birthday Party Theme for my daughter – I made my own decorations since it is very hard to find them – feel free to share on your blog – It was one COOL party – lol:
Sep 17, 2009 at 4:37 am
http://www.thepartyanimal.org/ChildrensBirthdayParties/?p=2869
I love all your ideas here – especially the Olives
