Decorating the yard for a nautical party. The sea, the sea - the endless world...a holiday in a marine style

Only at first glance, to select suitable costumes for a party, it is enough to set a theme. To avoid awkward situations, it is better to set a dress code in advance or discuss with guests what style of clothing is best. We offer several options for costumes for a sea party.

Sea party: DIY costumes

It is not necessary to buy ready-made costumes for a theme party.

Definitely, such outfits will be excellent and will fit perfectly into the idea of ​​the holiday.

But you can use your imagination and create a suitable outfit for a seaside party from what you have at home.

So, let's open a home workshop and look for ideas for a suitable costume for a nautical-themed party.

What might be useful? We begin an audit of cabinets and shelves. And we immediately take out all the suitable things and accessories. First of all, all clothes are white and blue.

Let it be skirts or trousers, dresses or vests, T-shirts or shirts.

We add all the outfits with marine prints to them.

There is a drawing or appliqué in the form of stripes, lifebuoys, anchors, starfish and even palm trees - everything is useful for creating a unique image.

Pay attention immediately to the type of fabric. We need exclusively natural material such as linen, wool, cotton.

And no synthetics, satin, and especially organza.

Let's move on to the selection of accessories.

If you have a visor or jewelry in a nautical style, scarves or a cool belt, you can emphasize the style of the outfit.

And add some zest. After all, we are preparing for a costume party.

A fishing net or rope belts, binoculars or a trident will perfectly complement the look.

Basic directions on how to dress for a seaside party

The choice of suitable clothing for a sea holiday will depend not only on the theme, but also on the holiday itself.

Agree, the same outfit will not work for a sea wedding, a little mermaid’s birthday, or a youth pirate party.

Therefore, take into account both the theme of the holiday and its focus.

Let's look at several options for nautical-style suits.

Informal and simple style: classic sailor suits

A combination of jeans and a striped sailor suit is ideal.

You can add charm to this outfit by tearing the bottom, tying it in a knot, or gluing on cool appliqués. If you have striped tight dresses or T-shirts in your wardrobe, feel free to take them out.

Believe me, this outfit without additional frills will be enough for a youth party. Moreover, short striped dresses look quite sexy, men's vests look brutal. But keep in mind that there will be a lot of such outfits at the holiday.

In order not to blend in with the crowd and emphasize the individuality of the outfit, choose the accompanying details carefully.

Choose something unusual, such as a beret headdress with a pompom for a man or a chiffon scarf headband for a woman.

If a specific theme for a nautical party is indicated, choosing an outfit, on the one hand, is much easier, but, on the other hand, it obliges you to adhere to the specified direction.

Here you can meet mermaids and sailors, corsairs and fishermen.

Among the marine inhabitants, costumes of goldfish and squid, sharks and octopuses predominate.

Remember that a themed costume should be comfortable so that you don’t have to think all evening about how to sit comfortably or make sure that the parts don’t fall off.

Be sure to wear something underneath with this outfit or ensure that part of the costume is removable. In the midst of a party or before a photo shoot, participants in a costume party will definitely want to expose themselves.

Various cool accessories are ideal for such costumes.

Not only beads, strings of pearls and earrings are suitable, but also shells in the hair, bracelets, pendants in the form of anchors, various belts in the form of chains, lacing, capes such as nets, sails.

You can select suitable decorations or parts for creating them at any craft store.

In this case, the main thing is to indicate the color scheme for the guests. Usually blue, white and red are chosen for a sea holiday.

Those invited to a nautical wedding or a respectable party in a nautical style choose dresses and suits, both evening and casual, in the appropriate colors according to their taste.

Or go for a neo-marine style. A man can choose a jacket or jacket that is cut like a naval peacoat.

Or a T-shirt or jumper with any print in a nautical style. Striped shirts also look good.

This top can be combined with classic trousers and even shorts.

For ladies, there are much more options for classic outfits. First of all, these are flares, both skirts and trousers, shorts.

It would be nice if such clothes had a wide yoke that could be decorated with huge buttons.

Moreover, it is better to sew them in two rows to make them more realistic.

Pair with a skirt or trousers with a blouse or short top. A cotton jacket will also work.

And how original evening dresses look at such parties.

This could be a floor-length blue dress. It goes well with a red ribbon as a belt and a cool cap.

If you chose a white dress, highlight the nautical look with blue stilettos and a matching belt.

The organizers' task is to dilute the severity of the guests' attire. And for this you can choose themed decorations and attributes in a marine style and put all this wealth in a chest.

Place a magic chest at the entrance so that anyone can choose a suitable decoration for themselves.

Beach look

Feel free to wear swimsuits and shorts, pareos and beach shirts.

If you think that wearing this look will not be comfortable, choose short skirts, breeches, T-shirts, sundresses. Be sure to wear hats and panama hats, sunglasses and comfortable shoes.

Don't be afraid to look funny - wear fins or a swimming mask.

How to decorate a suit? Of course, flowers, garlands, wreaths, pearl threads.

Choose uniform nautical attire. It will be a blue or black bottom - a skirt, shorts, and trousers will do. And also a light top and some stripes.

Who will you be at the holiday? A captain, a cabin boy, a sailor, or maybe a cook or a boatswain? Copy the image from pictures of real sailors.

And even when the party is organized in honor of a naval holiday, choose a stylized outfit. There can be no taboos or strictures here. This can be either everyday uniform or a festive uniform.

An irreplaceable guy will help you stand out. Of course, it is difficult to find such a stylized collar on sale.

But you can try making it yourself. Make friends with threads and needles, start making a U-shaped pattern.

The width of such a blank will be equal to the width of the shoulders, and the depth of the collar will be the distance from the neck to the shoulder blades on one side and to the chest on the other.

After sewing a piece of white fabric, sew blue ribbons along the edges in the form of stripes. This accessory will suit any outfit.

The second characteristic accent in the outfit can be flared trousers. And this is where sewing skills come to the rescue.

The shins on dark trousers are ripped open from the knee and triangular wedges are sewn into them.

Of course, you can go a simpler way, using the old-fashioned method. In this case, the cloth trousers are moistened and pulled over the wedges.

After complete drying, for which you can use an iron, the trousers take the desired shape.

But just keep in mind that if moisture accidentally gets on such trousers, they will undoubtedly return to their previous appearance.

Nautical themed party: themed costumes

But if you want to amaze everyone with your original costume, choose a themed outfit.

Definitely, to prepare clothes, you will have to use your imagination or put some effort into making them.

It will be much easier, but much more expensive, to purchase a ready-made costume for a sea party.

For those who still decide to approach the choice of outfit creatively, we offer several non-standard options.

Captain costume for a sea party

Who are you, captain of the ship? And why are you so asked to smile? Definitely, this is a serious, respectable and slightly brutal man.

And the costume for such a hero must be appropriate. The captain's white festive suit looks original.

But in hot weather, you can opt for a white short-sleeved shirt and dark-colored trousers.

Keep in mind that the captain also has casual clothes. Therefore, a black jacket is ideal for creating an image.

The main thing is to decorate clothes so that they fully match the style.

To do this, you will need gold braid, from which we will make aiguillettes on a shirt or tunic.

Be sure to replace the button with metal ones and sew on the shoulder straps. To make shoulder straps, cut out a template from cardboard and cover it with dark fabric, make a edging with braid. And you definitely need a uniform cap.

This costume is suitable for both adults and children's sea parties.

Poseidon costume for a nautical themed party

If the holiday is dedicated to the Sea Kingdom, the costume of the mythical lord of the seas is ideal.

Neptune or Poseidon is a formidable and stern god of the sea, whom all sea wanderers feared and respected.

And it’s stupid to think that this is just a decrepit old man with a beard.

The image should correspond to the nautical theme, but emphasize the power of the hero. And you don’t have to wear some kind of robes and bulky capes, which often associates the created image with the appearance of a “summer Santa Claus.”

Create such a brutal, strong, handsome god. With a naked torso, with a crown on his head and a trident in his hands.

Let a well-chosen fabric in the shape of sea water develop around the hips, and a cape made of fishing net cover the shoulders.

If you don’t feel comfortable with a bare torso, wear a flesh-colored T-shirt, but be sure to be tight.

Decorate the trident and crown with shells, sparkles, and beads.

This type is suitable for men with a beautiful, toned figure. But if you want, you can dress up a child as Poseidon.

Little Mermaid costume for a sea party

If you are throwing your little princess a birthday in a nautical style based on the fairy tale about the Little Mermaid or are going to a glamorous youth party, prepare a Mermaid costume.

You will need fabric to sew an original skirt or tail. But before buying, think through the image to the smallest detail.

For the top of the Little Mermaid costume, you can choose an original top, for the baby, a blouse with puff sleeves.

A girl will look sexy in a swimsuit bodice or a self-made bodice trimmed with shells, starfish, and pearls. But with the design of the bottom of the suit, many questions usually arise. The standard costume requires a mermaid tail.

But this element of the image causes a lot of inconvenience.

It is good only for a competition for the best costume or for a photo shoot. It is very uncomfortable to walk, let alone dance, in such a costume. Definitely, you can opt for shiny leggings and a decorative tail. This option is suitable for little girls.

A tight skirt with ruffles at the bottom or widening downwards will look more extravagant.

Here, the right fabric will play a big role in creating the image.

It must be flowing and shiny, like the scales on a mermaid’s tail.

And of course decorations. Crowns and tiaras, necklaces and bracelets are suitable for sea princesses.

More glitter, pearls, flowers and algae. But it’s better to refuse shoes - the image does not include them.

Are you worried that it will be inconvenient? Choose nude shoes or soft ballet flats.

Video: DIY mermaid costume

A birthday party in a nautical style for a child is a fairly universal option. It is perfect for both boys and girls. A narrower theme for a girl’s birthday is a celebration in the style of the Little Mermaid or a fish, and a boy’s birthday can be organized in the style of a pirate party or in the style of SpongeBob. Let us consider a broad topic, since it is the most universal and simplest in terms of its implementation.

Of course, an underwater or beach party wouldn’t be complete without blue, the color of the waves. All its shades are appropriate - from blue to dark blue and turquoise. You can complement the range with green, white, red, purple. If you are going to decorate a pirate ship, use paper or fabric with dark blue or black stripes for decoration.

Well, now let’s learn more about what you can do for a birthday in a nautical style with your own hands.

Invitations

We decorate the traditional version of a rectangular postcard with drawings of waves, algae, and sea inhabitants.

Fish, turtles and seahorses can be drawn, or you can cut them out of colored cardboard and glue them onto a postcard - then we’ll get a three-dimensional detail that will look more interesting.

Well, the options for figured postcards are a shell, a duck, a whale or a mermaid’s tail.

Decorating the room

You can use paper boats strung on a thread as a garland at the holiday. Crabs, jellyfish, and shells also look interesting, which can be cut out of colored paper or cardboard according to a template.

Ordinary paper pompoms turn into sea inhabitants if you attach fins, tails, heads and other details to them.

Chinese lanterns are also good at transforming into inhabitants of the depths. It’s easy to make a fish or jellyfish from such a paper lantern.

We supplement traditional banners with figures of stars, algae, scales, or we make each detail in the shape of a shell or fish.

Balloons can also turn into fish or jellyfish; you just need to add paper tails and fins to them, and add eyes and mouth with a felt-tip pen or marker. And if you don’t have enough time or desire for creativity, stock up on ready-made foil balloons in the shape of a shark or octopus.

You can also make funny octopuses from balloons.

The marine theme will be complemented by a fishing net on the wall, decorated with figures of sea inhabitants. This grid can also be used as a stand for photographs of the birthday boy. Photos can also be placed in small round aquariums, supplemented with shells, sand, and pearls.

Once the walls are decorated, you can think about decorating the ceiling. Strips of corrugated paper imitate waves and create the illusion of being under water. An octopus made from a ball and paper strips also looks funny. Children will surely like this decorative beauty.

We welcome guests

A special sign, decorated in a nautical style, will help inform guests about where the holiday will take place. Also, a path decorated with foil balloons to match the holiday can act as a landmark.

To ensure that guests also match the theme of the celebration, we hand out accessories to them at the entrance - caps, hoops, bracelets. Bracelets with hoops are suitable for girls, and caps are a universal option; you can dress up all your guests in them.

Image of the birthday boy

The boy's outfit depends on the theme of the holiday. If you have settled on a general nautical theme, a sailor suit will do, and if your choice is a narrower theme of pirates or SpongeBob, then choose the appropriate suit. Sailor and pirate costumes can be found at rental stores, and the role of SpongeBob's outfit can be played by an ordinary yellow T-shirt with the image of a cartoon character.

The girl can be dressed up in a mermaid costume or just in a dress that matches the color scheme. Girls really like fluffy skirts and dresses, and a felt crown with pearls or a festive paper cap to match the dress will complete the look.

Letters and numbers

If you are going to decorate the hall with a number symbolizing the age of the birthday person, you can implement these simple options:

You can also make the first letter of the baby’s name or even a whole word in a marine theme:

Festive table

We decorate the table itself with shells, stars, netting, and burlap.

We also decorate disposable tableware. Children will be interested in eating from a plate shaped like a turtle or crab.

Since the child’s birthday is planned in a marine style, seafood and fish dishes will be appropriate as treats. But ordinary cold cuts or salad can also be decorated according to the theme of the celebration - laid out in the shape of an anchor, decorated with pepper octopus, crab-shaped toppers. You can also remember a favorite dish of many - fried octopus sausages. Not very useful, but on a holiday you can)

Candy bar

We also decorate the sweet table in a sea theme. To do this, we choose the background and tablecloth in shades of blue, complement it with a fishing net, paper fish figures, and serve sweets in small aquariums.

Images of lighthouses, boats, anchors, and steering wheels are suitable as toppers. We decorate the tubes with paper skates, stars, and shells. There is a simpler option - we glue small flags onto the tubes.

And of course, at the festival of the sea, we can only have real water from the ocean as a drink) And we decorate the container for it with stickers with octopuses or crabs.

We top the cupcakes with sugar pearls, decorative stars or jelly candy turtles.

The cake can be decorated with a small paper sail, and ordinary macarons are transformed into a shell with a pearl.

And even the usual and not quite festive crackers can be creatively served in buckets with spatulas, and we pour white jelly beans into a small aquarium and call them pearls)

The sweet table will also be decorated with gingerbread cookies in the shape of jellyfish, fish, skates and stars, painted with colored sugar icing.

Cake

A popular material for decorating cakes is mastic. You can use it to make seaweed, shells, fish, scales - this is exactly the kind of cake decor that would be suitable for a sea themed holiday.

Photozone

The memory of the holiday is bright and beautiful photos, so we pay due attention to organizing the photo zone. The easiest way to diversify your photographs in a marine theme is photo props in a marine style - anchors, lifebuoys, scuba diver masks.

A more interesting, but also more difficult to make on your own option is a photo stand. On it you can depict a mermaid with a sailor or with a seahorse, and the most original photo stand is in the shape of a shark’s mouth, with which you are guaranteed bright and unusual photos!

Here are the ideas for a photo zone in a marine style:

Entertainment

A children's holiday cannot be complete without games and competitions. Here is a small selection of activities that will make a child's nautical themed birthday party fun.

Attach your tail

We draw a mermaid or a whale on a sheet of whatman paper, draw and cut out the tail separately. The child's task is to try to attach the tail while blindfolded.

Fishing

For this game you will need a children's pool or a large basin of water, as well as a toy fisherman set with fishing rods and magnetic fish.

The most accurate

Props - a stand with fish and with cut out holes, as well as balls or balls. The point of the game is to get the balls into the holes.

Creative activities

Types of calm, creative activities for children on the theme of the sea:

• decorating cardboard fish with pieces of foil, colored paper, beads, stones;
• coloring shells with paints. Children will be able to take these shells with them as a souvenir;
• face painting in a marine theme. It is advisable to invite specialists who will professionally paint children's faces.

Looking for treasure

For this entertainment you will need a container with sand or foam, and the treasures themselves. The children's task is to find the treasure.

All photographs used in the post were taken in the public domain from the Internet. I do not claim authorship.

“CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAY PARTY in MARINE style (ship and underwater themes) ».

Sea party is a very popular theme for children's daycare in recent years. Fish, crabs, whales, anchors, steering wheels, lifebuoys, striped accessories, captain's hats and much more..! In this post I will focus on the SHIP THEME (the next post is about the fish theme and about the underwater sea world).

PART 1. SHIP THEME.

Holiday colors:

1. Paraphernalia/accessories for holiday decoration

Of course, the first thing that is associated with marine AR are three main attributes:

• anchor
• helm
• Lifebuoy

They will decorate the interior and serve as excellent props for a photo zone. In order not to spend too much money, you can make them yourself. They can be SEWED:

You need fabric in the colors of the holiday; you can stuff it with foam rubber or any unnecessary rags.

Also, accessories can be made from cardboard or plywood (plywood is for especially handy dads, easier from cardboard):

You will need cardboard from boxes, or whatman paper (but then probably doubly so), and then paint it all with paint or cover it with colored paper.

Also, the steering wheel, anchor and circle can be made of balloons:

The main thing is that they are in the colors of the holiday!

By the way, a lifebuoy (white and red) can be made from an ordinary children's inflatable swimming ring:

All you have to do is wrap it in white and red or white and blue fabric.

At the sea party, of course, there will be CAPTAIN'S hats and VESTS:

By the way, children's vests can be bought at a fixed price. They can be useful for thematic competitions or for photography.

Of course, if you have caps, maybe some of your friends or relatives have them.

Also important attributes of a sea holiday are dishes and cutlery. Personally, I am FOR disposable tableware: it’s easier for mom, it’s not expensive, and you can buy it in the colors or with the print that matches the holiday theme:

Food toppers with a nautical theme and all sorts of holiday-themed caps will also add to the mood (there are a lot of templates on the Internet, all you have to do is print them out and give them on a color printer):

Even when decorating a candy bar or just on one of the shelves in the room, you can put a photo of the birthday boy in a NAVAL FRAME. Many of us have frames with a nautical theme, brought from vacation, why not insert a photo of the child there during the holidays?)) And if finances allow, then you can buy it, and then insert a beautifully taken photo from this holiday there, for the child the memory will remain!

Plus all sorts of figurines in a nautical style, it also happens that they have accumulated from vacations or who gave them as gifts, or from relatives or friends. They can be used to decorate a table or candy bar or simply decorate a room:

Also, if you have wicker baskets at home (for example, there are some for laundry or for toys), you can use them for decoration:

I absolutely loved the PAPER BOATS IDEA! This is a godsend, cheap, beautiful, and stylish! You can use scrap paper, or you can just use colored paper in the holiday palette. They can be used to decorate both a candy bar and the table for guests, and can be used as dishes with treats for children in them!

Another interesting point: if your husband or someone close to you has a fishing net (clean, of course), you can decorate the wall with it, hang fish, sea stars, etc. on it), an excellent photo zone or just part of the room:

2. Festive/sweet/children's table/candy bar

2.1. Shared table

Again, an easy to implement idea for paper boats. You can use them to set the table, make place cards, and put some small souvenirs in them as souvenirs for guests.

Ships with masts made of colored cardboard - like decoration for a festive table. Plus flags on the chairs

Figures of anchors (or life rings or steering wheels) - like tablecloth decoration. Plus, again, boats. Plus bows in holiday colors

2.2. Snack table/candy bar/children's buffet

Idea for a snack table/children's buffet: insert ship flags/masts into apples.

The sun, clouds, waves, boats, fish - as a background for a candy bar.

Simple and elegant: flag garland, boats, paper pompoms, anchor garland and just a white tablecloth:

Fish figurines, child’s age number, cards with names of snacks:

Once again I am convinced of the need for corrugated paper in rolls, it looks beautiful and bright, you can use it as a background for a candy bar, or hang it as garlands from the ceiling. A lifebuoy made of cardboard (anchor, steering wheel) and just a tablecloth to match the holiday - nothing extra!

2.3. Serving food

There are a lot of options on the Internet, I’ll focus on the ones I liked the most!

Sandwiches in the shape of boats (skewers, cheese)

More options for food “boats”:

And one more thing: you can insert a marine flag into any dish:

3. PHOTOZONE

There are a lot of options for organizing a photo zone at a marine DR! I chose the ones that, in my opinion, are the most interesting and not difficult to implement.

With an “ALL ABOARD” sign (or something similar) on a light background, wearing a captain’s hat or themed cap

Another option “with props” in hand:

An ottoman (can be covered with a fabric on top in the color of the holiday) or a bench, or a children's high chair against the wall with themed accessories (pillows, anchor/wheel/circle, net or garland, etc.)

Cardboard frame with thematic applications on a marine theme:

A corner with all kinds of props suitable for:

More options:

For those who can build cardboard decorations:

Option for baby photo:

Parquet/laminate/linoleum with imitation boards is an excellent option for creating a “deck” or pier. Plus accessories for the wall and floor:

But here’s an option more likely for a dacha: sun loungers, umbrellas, relaxing by the sea:

Another street option if there’s a body of water nearby, or you can just do it on the grass: by the way, there’s actually a baby bath at the dacha, I just realized how cool it turns out:

More options for seaside photo zones:

4. HAND-MADE for a thematic marine DR:

I would like to dwell on this section. You can do a lot of things with your own hands, some little things that will give the marine AR a special atmosphere:

FIGURE for a photo shoot:

You can make such a boat from twigs (or from butter STRAWS!) in a couple of minutes and use it to decorate the same table or children’s buffet, etc.:

Again, paper boats, decorated in mica - inside there are gifts for guests:

A sign made of boards or cardboard at the entrance to an apartment/site, or simply decorate a wall like this:

For mothers who love to sew: pillows or just soft figurines with a marine theme:

A bottle with a message, can be used in competitions or simply to create an atmosphere:

5. ENTERTAINMENT

APPLICATION FOR MEMORY

Let each of the children make an applique for themselves on a marine theme. To make their task easier, you can also pre-cut out blanks of fish, starfish, ships and sails, algae, sunken chests, etc.

DECORATE THE BALL

Organize balloon painting by handing out markers to the children and asking them to draw anything on a sea theme.

Dance game "Captain's teams"

Boys don't really like to dance, but you can entice them with a dance game. Children stand in a circle and dance. It is better to choose songs about the sea. The captain (in this case, the leading Jack Sparrow will be the captain) gives orders - not in order, but as necessary. The guys must complete them immediately.

Left hand drive! – everyone must turn to the left and continue dancing;
Right steering wheel! – everyone must turn to the right and continue dancing;
Nose! – the circle of dancers narrows (converges to the center);
Stern! – the circle, on the contrary, expands;
Raise the sails! – everyone raises their hands up, continuing to dance;
Scrub the deck! – everyone starts rubbing their feet on the floor;
Cannonball! - everyone squats;
The admiral is on board!- everyone stands at attention and gives
honor.

First you need to introduce children to commands and explain how to respond to them. Then you should practice a little, and after that start playing. Those who didn’t figure it out and executed the command incorrectly are eliminated. There is no need to give frequent commands - let the boys dance!

You can also play “The Sea Is Worried Once” or sing real sea songs at karaoke.

MAGNETIC FISHING

Great fun for little kids - who can magnetize the most fish!

RAISING ANCHOR

Take a long rope, to which a cardboard anchor is attached exactly in the middle. Pencils or sticks are tied to the ends of the rope. Two children take part: each takes one end of the rope in his hands and, at the command of the leader, begins to wind it around a pencil. Whose pencil touches the anchor faster wins.

SEA WORDS

Which of the participants can name the most words related to the sea?

RIDDLES on a marine theme

GOLD FISH

Children receive balls and parts for fish (eyes, eyelashes, fins, lips, tail - all this is prepared in advance from colored paper), all that remains is to glue them to the ball.

SLIPPERS

You will need large, bright beach slippers - there should be 1 less of them than there are participants in the game. The flip-flops are placed in a pile on the floor and the participants stand around them. Next, the game is played in the same way as the famous musical chair entertainment. While the music is playing, participants dance or walk in a circle. As soon as the music stops, each participant tries to put one slipper on his foot. Whoever doesn't get a slipper is eliminated. The game is played until the last “lucky person with a slipper.” He wins.

Of course, this is only a small part of the competitions that you can come up with, so the flight of imagination is not limited here!

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A marine theme is perfect for holding a children's party at home. Its versatility and diversity will allow parents to organize an exciting children's party in a nautical style that will appeal to children of all ages, both boys and girls.

The organization of children's parties in a nautical style depends on the mood and preferences of the hero of the occasion. You can choose one of the options: a sea voyage, a pirate party, the adventures of Nemo the fish, SpongeBob or the little mermaid Ariel.

Nautical themed birthday invitations

The marine theme should be seen in everything, even in invitations to a party for children. Paper invitations can be made in the shape of a seahorse, fish or shell; also one of the successful options is a collage invitation on a sea theme.

Decorating a holiday in a marine style

Holding a birthday party in a nautical style is simplified by the fact that many of the room’s decor elements can be created by yourself. For example, algae growing on the walls are long transverse strips of corrugated paper that need to be slightly twisted and fixed at the top and bottom.

Stickers in the form of large and bright fish can also become wall decorations. Lay a yellow material on the floor, where you place the wealth of the sea - shells and pebbles - and the ocean bottom is ready.

If you have real fish at home, the aquarium can be the main decoration of the holiday. An equally original solution would be to imitate the decor of a ship in a room where a party for children is being held. Use flags of different countries, maps, compasses, steering wheels and other elements as decorations.

An interesting solution for decorating a children's party in a marine style would be a net with a catch - balloon fish. If you hang the net from the ceiling and release the contents during the party, the children will be happy and surprised at such a fun turn of events.

A table with treats for children also needs a marine design; it can be done in the same range, using shades of blue, turquoise, white, light blue and violet. Place marine details on the table: figurines of inhabitants of the deep, fake pearls, blue pebbles and shells.

Marine themed party menu for kids

It’s not difficult to decorate holiday themed dishes - to do this, beautifully combine pieces of vegetables and fruits, prepare pasta in the shape of shells with seafood. Make fish figures from mastic, boats from egg halves, bagels can turn into crabs, and sausages into octopuses.

If you pour cream between two round cookies and put in a round candy, you will get a shell. The blue jelly looks like a real aquarium. For modeling cakes, the marine theme of the holiday is very beneficial: the cake can be made in the form of a sea with ships on the waves, an underwater world with algae, mermaids and other fairy-tale inhabitants.

Entertainment at a children's party in a nautical style

A seaside festival cannot be complete without themed entertainment for children. Hold a costume contest and choose a sea queen or king. Invite the children to play dress up - let them transform into mermaids or fish swimming in the ocean.

A lot of fun and joy at a sea birthday will be brought by playing with a shark, the role of which can be played by one of the parents. At the beginning of the game, the shark is “sleeping”, and the fish children swim calmly around it. But when the sea predator wakes up, they must have time to hide inside the hoops.

Little guests will be happy to draw - organize a master class on making T-shirts on which children will depict fish and boats. The decorated T-shirts will remain as a souvenir of their children's party in a nautical style.

Relaxing on the beach, on board a ship, on a desert island or in an amazing underwater world? A seaside party offers a large selection of colorful themes for a child’s birthday. Fun competitions and bright decorations will give children a lot of positive emotions!

Decor

Decide whether you should limit yourself to one topic or whether you can combine them all with an emphasis on the main idea. By and large, there is no difference, because this is a children's party, and not a wedding or social reception. We offer design options for any theme as part of a sea party for children:

• hang waves, sandy islands with palm trees, boats on the walls. Cut it out of cardboard, paint it or glue colored paper on top. Large decorations will serve as a background and hide inappropriate interior elements;

• decorate the ceiling with garlands. Striped triangles, anchors, sailor ties - horizontally. Blue round balls (water bubbles), stars, crabs, fish - vertically, on a transparent fishing line. Three-dimensional decorations in a marine style are very beautiful - algae, octopuses, jellyfish;

• use balloons in decoration. It's inexpensive and always festive, ideal for a child's birthday. Buy foil balloons in the shape of sea creatures. Or glue paper fins, tentacles, tails onto regular balls;

• if a children's party in a nautical style is held on a “ship,” hang anchors, steering wheels and life buoys (cardboard, polystyrene foam, and other available materials) around the room. You can write happy birthday greetings on them and use them as attributes for photography. Portholes with pictures will add realism - print out a round piece and any suitable picture for the “window”;

• ropes and fishing nets decorated with starfish, shells, and fish will fit in. Use blue, white, striped textiles for draping furniture. If this is an island, add green and yellow paints, hang cardboard tropical fruits, monkeys, parrots;

• pour sand into jars, plant artificial algae, throw in pebbles and shells. Decorate the outside of the jars (as if they had been sitting on the seabed for a long time). Place mechanical fish (bath toys) inside;

• organize a photo zone. There are many options for a sea party - a boat or a boat against the backdrop of waves, an island with a palm tree and sea attributes in the foreground, a captain's bridge. Thick cardboard + drawing or printout.

Invitations

An original invitation to a seaside party - an old message in a corked bottle, covered with shells, seaweed and other decor. You can make different invitations for children in the shape of bright sea creatures or fold a piece of paper with text into a boat. The text can be written on a lifebuoy or rolled up and hidden inside a shell.

Suits

Since the party is for children, costumes must be comfortable. The simplest option for boys is jeans/dark trousers or shorts and a striped T-shirt, shirt, T-shirt.

For girls they sew cute dresses in the style of sailors. A regular blue or black skirt with a striped top will also work. You can sew blue/red stripes onto a white dress - along the collar, hem and sleeves.

Marine accessories for such a suit are a guy and a light cap. It’s easy to decorate a dress or T-shirt with appliqué or sew on accessories - an anchor, a boat, etc. If the theme of the party is beach/island related, bring fins, goggles and snorkels - useful for photos.

In addition to traditional minke whales, a sea party can be attended by a beautiful mermaid, a brave captain, a hooligan pirate, or Neptune himself. Or clown fish, jellyfish, crab and other inhabitants of the ocean depths. Just don’t forget about the baby’s comfort! Alternatively, you can take a photo in a beautiful, but not entirely comfortable suit, and change.

Menu, serving

For atmosphere, you can include fish and seafood in the menu, but only parents will be happy with it. And all the children's attention will surely be attracted by the marine-style candy bar. To decorate it you will need:

• background (sea, island, shells, fish, etc.);
• a tablecloth of a suitable color (sew cardboard crabs, seaweed, corals or anchor-rudders);
• boxes with thematic pictures;
• striped cupcake skirts;
• cards for skewers and toothpicks;
• dishes of a suitable color (white, blue, red, you can print and glue pictures onto disposable plates and glasses);
• boats made of thick paper, put candies, dragees, crackers in them.

Some Design the menu dishes in a marine style. For example, simple cookie shapes - boats, fish, anchors, stars. It's easy to make shells out of hamburger buns. Sails are made from thin slices of cheese, vegetables, fruits and toothpicks.

Buy striped treats - marmalade, ice cream, marshmallows. Prepare striped jelly and popsicles (freeze in layers). Layer white and blue/red sweets in transparent containers.

To decorate sweets, buy mastic and sculpt sea attributes and inhabitants. Use colored icing and sprinkles. Don't forget drinks - juices, lemonades. And, of course, for a birthday you can’t do without a real sea cake - striped, in the shape of a ship, island or treasure chest.

Entertainment

We offer a scenario for a sea party, including a quest (treasure search) and something like an exam, according to the results of which all children will become real sailors.

For each game or competition, children receive a fragment of an encrypted message. Having compiled all the fragments and deciphered the code, they will find out where the treasure lies. For example, if the treasure is under a palm tree (a cardboard palm tree with a box under it), the message will contain: 12-13-1-5 * 17-16-5 * 17-1-13-30-14-16-11.

To decipher, you need a piece of paper with a numbered alphabet and a pen. Or use Morse code, because the party is in a nautical style (just clearly separate the dots/dashes of each letter so that they do not merge into a solid line).

For preschoolers, simply draw a palm tree (or where will you hide the treasure?) and cut it into several fragments (puzzle). There should be pieces of the message according to the number of competitions.

Leading: I welcome you aboard the “Name”, brave cabin boys! Today, after all the tests, you will become real sailors! Or are you afraid of difficulties?

Children: We are not afraid!

IN: OK then! Let's see if you have enough ingenuity, because a sailor cannot do without it!

Riddles on a sea theme

• I’m not lying at the bottom out of laziness, I’m holding the ship in place (anchor)
• The sailors lift me up, a fair wind blows me up (the sail)
• I burn for sailors in the distance, so that they can see where the edge of the earth is (lighthouse)
• Standing on his bridge, looking into the distance through binoculars (captain)
• Who calls the kitchen a galley and cooks both borscht and compote? (cook)
• The wind blows - we run on the water, in calm weather you won’t see us anywhere (waves)
• Who fell overboard? I don’t panic, I don’t scream, but I immediately fly after him (a life preserver).

IN: Well done, yoongi! You deserve to become sailors. Here is the first fragment of the secret message. If you collect everything and solve the code, you will earn the title of real sailors! But before difficult tests it won’t hurt to eat. Delicious break.

IN: Did you eat and drink? Then listen to my command! By the way, do you know the commands? Are you doing it carefully? After all, without this there is no way on the ship. Need to check!

Dance game

First, the presenter quickly shows how to act. Then the guys all perform commands together to cheerful music.

Don’t forget to download suitable music for a sea party - songs from cartoons, about the sea, summer, etc. There are a lot of them, even if you choose only children’s ones, there will be no problems with this.

To play you need to stand in a circle. The leader stands in the center and, while speaking the commands, also carries them out (to help the children not get confused). Slowly at first, then the teams change faster and faster, randomly.

Raise the sail! - the guys raise their hands up

Core! - the guys squat

Left-hand drive - everyone dances to the left

Right hand drive - dance to the right

Stern - the circle expands

Nose - the circle narrows

Deck – children pretend to mop the floor

IN: Well done! For accurate execution of commands, you deserve the second fragment of the message. Do you know who the most dangerous enemy of sailors is? Yes, yes, exactly pirates! Will you be able to protect your friends and your ship?

Sea battle

Silhouettes of pirate ships or figurines of pirates on a table in a row. You need to throw soft balls, knocking down targets. For example, 5 attempts each or until they play enough.

IN: How accurate you are! It’s not scary to go to sea with you! Well done! Hold the third fragment. Do you know what happens on the ship after a pirate attack? It's a mess, a terrible mess! And real sailors always maintain order!

Drying the deck

Lots of balloons, dividing tape. The guys are divided into two teams: one removes the starboard side, the other the left. And the “garbage,” while the captain is not looking, must be thrown onto the adjacent side. The children throw balls around for about three minutes, then the presenter evaluates which side has fewer balls (those are great).

Almost all children really like this simple competition, so you can repeat it three times (three rounds to determine the winning team) or just play longer.

IN: OK OK! I see you have plenty of energy - you can easily clean the largest ship to a shine! Here's the fourth fragment, you deserve it. And by the way, it’s time to eat! Pause.

IN: Yoongi, who can tell me why chaos shouldn’t be allowed on the ship? Do not know? And all because someone could trip over a thrown item and fall overboard! So what should we do then? That's right, Vasenka, we need to throw a life preserver. But not just anywhere, but as close as possible to the drowning person! Can you handle it?

Rescue of drowning people

Mop in a bucket, glue a cardboard face to the handle of the mop. Three cardboard lifebuoys. The guys take turns throwing them so that the circle lands directly on the unfortunate “drowning man”.

IN: Congratulations, yoongi! Here's the last fragment for you - put it all together and try to decipher the secret message. If you succeed, you will become real sailors!

The guys decipher the message and find the treasure. Inside are gifts in a nautical style: a set of sweets, puzzles, coloring books or ship models (for assembly) + a medal or cup with a memorable inscription.

The cup can be made from cardboard in the shape of an anchor. You need to cut out two anchors (glue them together) and two ovals for the stand. There is an extra piece of cardboard at the bottom of the anchors - they need to be bent in different directions and glued to the oval. And then glue the oval halves on top to hide the folds. Paint it with gold paint and make an inscription. The stand can be gold or blue.