Shrek’s Green, Green Tale

In the Land of Far, Far Away…Shrek the Third came to life on the big screen. Always a real favorite, this may again bring a rush of excitement over enjoying a party ordered up by Shrek and Donkey and the whole gang. With such a clever group of characters, it is easy to put together a party with this gang as the inspiration.

First, check out the offerings for Shrek thematic party supplies.

• Post a sign on your front door welcoming guests to “Land of Far, Far Away!”
• The colors should include various shades of green, the swampy green and/or lime green would be perfect. Shades of yellow would also be good to off-set the green. Use these colors for the balloons, streamers, and table ware. Shrek doesn’t often eat with utensils, so if you don’t mind a little mess, don’t set any utensils out on the table.
• For the tables centerpiece, make a carriage out of a clove of garlic ~ just like the one that Shrek and Fiona were carried off in.
• Have the kids make donkey and ogre ears when they first arrive to the party and then wear them. Using green and gray construction paper cut out the paper into ear shapes, have the kids decorate the ears using markers, crayons, glitter, and then attach them to headbands using a glue gun.
• Have a Balloon Toss, using more than one green balloon or a special Shrek Mylar balloon, have the kids keep the balloons in the air without touching the ground. You can play this either with the whole group together or in teams.
• It’s a given, “Pin the Tail on the Donkey!”
• Have fun with Gingerbread Men…”Gingy” is so popular in the story. Instead of having the kids just frost and decoarte the cookies, have pieces of gingerbread cookied and ready to be assembled. Have the kids put “Gingy” together first and then decorate.
• Birthday Express has an excellent party plan article with further ideas for games, activities, and recipes.
• Here is an easy Shrek Birthday Cake to make.
• For goodies, send the kids home with green goop, Shrek notepads, pencils, erasers, stickers, cups, green candies, trading cards, candy jewels, etc.