Party in a marine style: decor ideas and DIY decoration. Marine birthday (sea party) DIY poster in nautical style
Birthday in nautical style for a child - 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 simple in terms of its implementation.
Of course, an underwater or beach holiday will not be complete without blue- wave colors. 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 arrange 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 to a postcard - then we get volumetric part, which 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.
They also transform well into inhabitants of the deep. chinese lanterns. 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.
Will complement marine theme 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. Stripes 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 suits her 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 decorate and 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 figurines, 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) 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 holiday crackers can be creatively served in buckets with spatulas, and we pour white dragees into small aquarium and call them pearls)
Decorate sweet table and 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 vivid and beautiful photos Therefore, 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.
More interesting, but also more complex in terms of self-made option - 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 bright and unusual photos You're guaranteed!
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.
Cloudless sky, full sails and endless blue warm waves - romance! A bright seaside party is perfect as a theme for birthdays, weddings and meetings on other significant occasions.
It is ideal to gather in nature, preferably near the water. You can play volleyball, swim races, and fight with water pistols. But it will also be very spectacular indoors: in a gray autumn or a boring winter, refreshing summer decorations will certainly cheer up your friends!
The ideas below will be suitable no matter where the sea themed party will take place - at home or outdoors. It’s just that in the latter case, the decorations will need to be mounted not on the walls/ceiling, but inside the tents or on bushes/trees.
Registration
Start your design by choosing a color scheme. The combination of white and delicate blue shade is airy, elegant decor. Red color is ideal for creating bright accents. To liven up your interiors, add blue, turquoise and traditional stripes. Beige decorations and attributes for a marine-themed party - sand and shells, green– algae, palm trees.
Use textiles - drapery on windows, walls, ceilings and furniture. For example, light white fabric – sails, blue – sky, sea. Burlap, unbleached linen, and fishing nets will fit in. The drapery will serve as a backdrop for thematic decorations and will hide inappropriate interior details.
It is better to fix the material in waves, a little carelessly - the vagaries of the elements. The net looks very nice on top of blue fabric or stretched out to dry on the wall. When attaching decor to textiles, take into account its total weight.
Stock up on pebbles, shells, corals, starfish, decorative fish, seagulls etc. – they are useful for decorating literally everything. You can do something with your own hands - cut it out of paper, print it, draw it. Something to buy in a store for aquarists.
Decide on the main idea: beach, tropical island, underwater world, shipboard. If you mix everything together, it won't be very stylish. This design is ideal for children, and for adults, the restrained ambience of a seaside party, without too much detail, is more suitable.
This does not mean that anchors and steering wheels are inappropriate on the “beach”, and that there cannot be fish and algae on the “board of the ship”. Just create an emphasis on the main idea, and use other attributes in moderation, as a festive addition.
- decorate chandeliers so that they do not violate the integrity of the picture. The easiest option is to replace the lampshades with round paper lampshades (a penny at Ikea). If you cut it in half and add decorations, you get charming jellyfish.
- sisal and ropes fit seamlessly into the theme– use them in compositions, to decorate the table, instead of napkin rings. If the chandelier shades are not removable, you can wrap the horns and the central part with rope. On ropes and rope glue gun It’s easy to attach decor – “pearls”, shells, small pebbles.
- if you are planning to throw a nautical themed party for a wedding or anniversary, use simple decorations to decorate the ceiling. For example, paper lanterns, pompoms, silhouettes of seagulls on transparent fishing line. Do you want colors and fun? Make garlands of triangles - striped, red and blue, with drawings or a birthday message.
The party can go... down the drain! Surrounded by wonderful corals, graceful algae and scatterings of underwater treasures. Then let seahorses, fish, dolphins, octopuses, squids and other bright living creatures “swim” (the same transparent fishing line) on the ceiling and walls:
- hang captain's wheels, lifebuoys, anchors, boats, portholes on the walls, doors, backs of chairs. They are easy to make with your own hands from scrap materials;
- You can write jokes and congratulations on anchors and lifebuoys. And with the help of portholes, you can visually expand the space and make the interior more realistic. Print it out, stick it on a piece of cardboard, hang it along the walls;
- arrange miniature compositions around the hall, put sailor's attributes here and there:
- jars/bottles with sand and pebbles decorated with shells and other decorations inside. Do-it-yourself corals: carelessly stick glue from a gun around the wire blanks, paint them, assemble them into a “bush,” and stick them to the stand with the same gun.
- treasures in chests, caskets(in the craft store you can buy cheap beads, rhinestones, “emeralds-diamonds”);
- underwater gardens in jars or small aquariums(you can launch a couple of live fish), ship models, sextants, compasses, telescopes, maps. Pirate paraphernalia will also fit in, but don’t overdo it - this is a separate topic. (for reference if necessary)
- blue, red and white hydrangeas reminiscent of tropical corals– the most suitable flowers for a sea themed party. Lilies and alstroemeria will fit in. Instead of flowers, you can put crooked decorative branches in bottles;
- You can hang “galley” signs at the entrance to the kitchen, “wardroom” above the table with refreshments, a “radio room” above the musical equipment, a “latrine” in a well-known place.
Photozone
If the party takes place “on board a ship,” design the photo zone as a captain’s cabin or a deck overlooking the sea. You can print and glue a ship with cut out portholes for faces onto the base. Or put a boat against the wall, against the background of the sky and waves. A simple but effective photo zone - the seabed: a blue background plus algae, shells, fish and other decorations.
Can print out a beautiful sea view and arrange/lay out on foreground thematic attributes, in artistic disorder. You will get both a photo zone and a set of accessories for taking pictures. Let guests fool around by putting their heads through a life preserver or “knocking” a neighbor’s head with an “anchor” - the memorable photos will be fun and lively!
Invitations
Handing out invitations better than a week two before the event so that guests have time to prepare their costumes (if a certain dress code is expected). You can make an invitation to a seaside party yourself, print a template or buy postcards - this is a popular topic.
Use maritime slang: We moor at berth No. 5 (house number) in the Preobrazhenskaya harbor (street). If according to the scenario, the party guests will go through a quest, hint at it in the text: “In addition to delicious treats from our cook, an exciting journey to a desert island awaits you.” Invitation ideas:
- sea inhabitants, different or one;
- a message in a bottle decorated with pearls and shells;
- boat, anchor, lifebuoy;
- a shell with text inside (a postcard or a real shell with a card);
- a figurine of a sailor or sailor, a cap, a guy and other elements of a naval costume as a form for a postcard.
Suits
To avoid confusion and embarrassment, it is better to discuss with your guests in advance how to dress for a seaside party. There are many options, and the dress code differs depending on the event - for a birthday, a wedding in a restaurant, or just meeting friends outdoors or at home, the same thing is unlikely to be suitable. Additionally, costumes depend on the main idea, if one is defined. We offer options:
- Evening or regular clothes themed colors(blue, white, red). And the organizer will prepare decorations and sea attributes for everyone (chest at the entrance).
- Beachwear - shorts, light sundresses, pareos. Swimsuits in the listed colors or simply decorated with themed accessories (shells, pearl beads, miniature anchors, starfish). Instead of a headband - swimming goggles. You can put on flippers for fun (and take them off after the photo shoot).
- Striped or white shirts, tank tops, T-shirts. Black or blue skirts, shorts, trousers. Peakless caps and caps, guys and other uniform accessories. Cabin boy, sailor, boatswain, captain? Even if it's a naval party, costumes can be stylized, without severity ( keyword- party!).
- Simple and informal - denim bottom, striped sailor jacket. It can be artistically torn, decorated with appliqué, dropped over one shoulder, tied in a knot under the chest - add raisins! Many girls have striped T-shirt dresses, they also fit perfectly into the theme.
- Thematic images, one way or another connected with the sea: mermaid, Poseidon, fisherman, corsair. Or sea creatures - goldfish, octopus, shark, squid. This costume should be comfortable and light, or wear something underneath so that you can take it off after the photo shoot.
Buy accessories for a nautical party– earrings, bracelets, beads, hair jewelry in recognizable style. Imitation pearls and algae, shells and mother of pearl, corals, pendants - anchors, steering wheels, etc. Although it is faster and cheaper to make them yourself. Earrings, bases for bracelets and other accessories are sold in handicraft stores.
Menu, serving
Think about where exactly your friends will eat. The wardroom is a traditional feast. Picnic on the beach - lots of shells, sand, starfish, corals. Ship – sail over the table/tables, floor-length tablecloth, blue background.
Prepare dishes that are blue, white and/or red. Cut cards to decorate appetizers, skewers, utensils - steering wheels, anchors, sea creatures. Decorate coasters, boxes, jars and glasses in a nautical style. For humor, you can stick labels “Rum”, “Sea Water”, “Tear of a Mermaid” on the bottles. Serve nuts, chips, dried fish and other snacks in thick paper boats. Desserts can be placed in halves of coconuts, pineapples, grapefruits and other tropical fruits.
The table should be in harmony with the interior of the room. If hand-drawn cheerful decorations are used to decorate the party, then elegant restaurant serving will fall out of the theme, and vice versa.
Prepare light snacks - sea fish, seafood, miniature sandwiches, kebabs, canapés. It is not necessary that the menu consists entirely of seafood; not everyone loves them. Let them be on the table meat dishes, a variety of salads in portions, a lot of fruits and vegetables.
Use seafood as a garnish for some dishes. Bake cookies - stars, fish, anchors, boats, etc. simple shapes. Cupcakes and other desserts can be easily decorated in a nautical style with icing, sprinkles and fondant.
Any drinks for this themed party will suit the tastes of the guests. You can buy a couple of bottles of rum, make a few tropical cocktails, serve punch in the “ship” (hide a bucket between the cardboard right and left “side”). For a birthday, order a nautical-style cake - a delicious surprise for the birthday boy and guests!
Entertainment
If children are definitely looking forward to noisy fun, then a sea party for adults can be different, depending on the age of the guests, the morals of the company, the theme and the occasion. Choose games and competitions taking these factors into account.
There is hardly any need to come up with a complex plot for the script. But some idea must be seen so that friends do not get bored. There are many options:
- the ship was wrecked off the coast of the island. The natives agree to help with the repairs. But only after the strangers prove that they are worthy of help. Fun games fit well here;
- naval competition between teams of two ships. More suitable for outdoor parties - ball games, sports competitions. But a lot can be adapted for the space;
- a trip to a wonderful island with the goal of relaxing and having fun. Welcome aboard, set sail, full speed ahead! Oh, the ship was attacked... it doesn’t matter who (Kraken, pirates, Neptune). To continue the path, you need to fulfill his whims (games). This sea party scenario will end with arrival on the island (i.e. the holiday will continue in free mode);
- some kind of quest, as a reward for competitions - part of a treasure map, for example. Or a map, without which you cannot sail to the same island. Or not finding the way home. After all the games, party guests will collect the fragments into a whole map and receive a reward.
- initiation/acceptance into seamen. A series of games and competitions on a maritime theme, after which guests will receive some evidence that they are real sailors! Cup, certificate, medal, etc.
Download catchy songs for a sea party– actually about the sea and about summer, vacations, beaches, resort towns. With them, competitions will be more fun, and guests will loosen up faster. Soviet, military, pop, rock, songs from cartoons and films related to the sea in one way or another - there are tons of options to suit the tastes of any company. Upon request, there are entire collections of music for a sea party, in social networks– hundreds of songs by request: sea, summer.
We offer competitions that can be included in the script.
Trick (paired, humorous)
The goal is to tie a rope into a sea knot. Don't you know how? But it doesn’t matter how, as long as the knot is as complex as possible. Time – 20 seconds. Presenter: we divide into pairs, one gets involved, the second actively cheers for his other half. When the knots are tied, the leader praises everyone and suggests... giving the “knot” to the second participant in the pair. They need to race to undo what their spouses/friends did in the first stage.
Hole? Nonsense! (team competition)
Option one: two basins with water, spoons. You need to be quicker than your opponents by scooping up water from your basin-boat with spoons into buckets standing nearby.
Second: teams not only scoop up water, but also become mischievous by pouring it into the opponents’ “boat”. Those. Party guests pour water into each other's basins with spoons. At the end, pour it into three-liter jars and compare - whose jar has more water is the loser.
Third: water must be thrown overboard, i.e. the buckets stand at some distance from the basins. You need to carry the water with spoons faster than the opposing team, with minimal splashing on the deck.
Polundra, captain on deck!
Everyone for themselves (a glass), pairs (large glass) or team (the most fun option, two bowls). The goal is to quickly drink the contents through a straw (beer, for example, according to the tastes of the company). Why speed? So the captain is coming! If he notices that the sailors are not drinking tea at all, he will force them to scrub the deck.
And yet we scrub the deck (the captain is not stupid, eh)
Option one: garbage around the hall, small. Two teams or each for himself, party guests wearing large gloves (collecting trash is inconvenient, but fun for that). Why are you wearing gloves? So it's stormy, it's getting colder or North Pole close. Whoever collects the most wins.
Second: relay race, two teams race at the same time. Take a mop and push away the trash (crumpled up newspaper) to the finish line. Possible with obstacles (chairs, water bottles, etc.). From the finish line you simply run back and pass the mop to the next one.
Third: mark the border, throw garbage (balloons, newspapers), distribute mops. The goal is to throw all the garbage onto the opponents’ “deck”. They, accordingly, return it back. After three minutes, count whose “deck” has the least amount of trash.
Regatta
Team (large newspaper boat), every man for himself (small paper boats). Start-finish, race. In order for the boat to “float”, you need to blow on it. The distance is small, otherwise it will be boring and long. The surface is smooth (table without a tablecloth if there is a carpet on the floor).
Sea battle
Draw a ship on whatman paper, cut holes, and place it at some distance from the wall. Above each hole write points for hits (50 points in the sail, 100 points in the center of the stern, 25 points in the edge, etc.). Three throws of the ball, you need to get into the hole. You can compete in teams (sum up the results).
Save yourself, who can!
Two teams, two stable chairs. If you have a lot of guests at your seaside party, you can group several chairs together (but still make it feel crowded). Chairs are lifeboats. The goal is to fit as many team members as possible into them (you can sit on each other’s laps, take someone in your arms, whatever you want). In a short time (a minute, for example).
Table games, quizzes (include in the script so that guests can relax a little)
- what the word means (sea slang);
- Is it true that (facts and myths about everything related to the sea, its inhabitants, the fleet);
- team game, take turns remembering sea songs (or simply with the word “sea”).
At the end of the scenario, present memorable awards to your friends. For example, a cup in the shape of an anchor or a model of a boat with a sign without a name (host: now each of you has a ship, name it and set sail - the whole world is open to you!).
Present:
- magnets and key rings (anchors, steering wheels, ships, marine life);
- decorations and accessories in a marine style;
- sets of sweets (there are shells, stars, etc.);
- alcohol, sets of coffee and exotic teas (and who else but sailors brought these “treasures” from distant countries?), a mug with a thematic design and a memorable inscription.
The sea, the sea - the endless world...a holiday in a marine style
Marine themed party – universal solution for playful boys of all ages. And organizing it is a real pleasure, because it gives so much room for imagination. A birthday in a nautical style will appeal to both a 3-year-old child and a first-grader; the main thing is to think through competitions and games according to age.
Decorating a room for a birthday party in a nautical style
Let's start with the fact that the main colors of the marine theme are white, blue and red. It is in them that you should decorate a Candy Bar, festive table, and also choose outfits for the birthday boy and parents.
So, how to decorate a room, what decorative elements can be used to decorate it:
- Garlands of triangular flags - white, blue, blue, red and striped, which you can easily make with your own hands,
- Sea shells, shell necklaces, starfish,
- The steering wheel is both almost real, made of wood, and cardboard, which can be used to decorate a wall,
- Anchor - can also be cut out of thick cardboard and painted black,
- A stylized ship is made of cardboard and light organza: you can decorate one of the walls with it (scarlet sails will look especially impressive),
- An album or notebook with a marine theme on the cover can become a wish book in which each guest will write down their congratulations,
- Multi-colored fish and garlands of algae in green, blue, brown, which can also be used to decorate walls,
- You can hang jellyfish from the ceiling - they can be easily made from multi-colored disposable plates, to the edges of which you need to attach long ribbons,
- Balloons in red, white, blue, blue and brown.
Dressing the birthday boy and parents
It’s great if the birthday boy and his parents are dressed in the same color scheme, especially since the nautical theme in clothing has been relevant for many years. The hero of the occasion can be dressed up as either a simple sailor (vest, sticker tattoo with an anchor, blue pants, cap) or a ship captain (strict white suit with gold shoulder straps).
Well, if you ask guests to dress in blue, white and red colors, you’ll get great themed photos.
For the participants of the celebration, you can prepare both traditional caps (templates can always be found online) and paper caps, and especially perky guests can be offered a pirate eye patch.
We decorate the table and think through the menu
The festive table and candy bar should also be decorated in a nautical style - use a blue tablecloth, decorate the edge with flags, place large shells and pearl beads on the table, place figurines of sailors and sailors.
It is better to take either bright disposable dishes or white ones to contrast with the tablecloth.
The candy bar will be bursting with:
- Colored macaroons in red, white and blue,
- Cupcakes with marine-themed toppers
- Sukharikov in wooden cups, stylized as ships,
- Canapes with red fish and cheese, which will act as a sail,
- Gingerbread cookies painted with glaze in the shape of shells, boats, steering wheels, etc.,
- Drinks in beautiful pot-bellied bottles, stylized as rum bottles.
All salads served can be arranged in the form sea creatures, and sandwiches - in the shape of boats, in which halves of boiled eggs with various fillings will play the role of a ship, and cheese, a slice of cucumber or bell pepper will become a sail.
Perhaps, of all the themed birthdays, this is the occasion where there are the most options for cake design. It could be a huge shell with a pearl, a treasure chest, a ship, a huge steering wheel, the seabed and its inhabitants, a beautiful mermaid and much more.
Scenario: competitions, games, tasks
You can come up with a lot of games and fun on a marine theme, but first of all, prepare small prizes for competition participants: these could be coloring books, fish balloons, sweets in the shape of ships, fish or starfish, etc.
Fun #1.
Fill a small pool with water, throw fish in there - these can be multi-colored plastic balls or balls and give the children nets. Their task is to catch all the fish, and whoever catches the most wins a prize.
Fun #2.
Children love to do things with their eyes closed. Therefore, if you prepare blue drawing paper, a lot of sea creatures, seaweed and double-sided tape, the birthday boy and his guests will create their own underwater world with indescribable pleasure.
Fun #3.
Also let the children create with their eyes open: let each of them 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.
Fun #4.
Select origami classes that are appropriate for the age of the participants in advance and make boats, fish or anything else that matches the marine theme with them.
Fun #5.
Arrange painting on balloons, distributing markers to the children and voicing the task of drawing anything on a marine theme.
However, if you want to hold more competitions, you can download the script you like on the Internet or invite professional animators.
Memorable gifts for guests and invitations
Marine-themed invitations can be made from aged paper, on which a map will be drawn showing how to get to the birthday person’s house. Or, together with the birthday boy, try making invitation cards in the shape of a boat - these can be appliqués or drawings. However, there are a great many templates on the Internet, so everyone will find their own version.
Well, so that guests remember a birthday in a nautical style for a long time, give them memorable souvenirs: for girls - hairpins in blue, white and red colors or beads made of shells, and for boys - toy boats, marine-themed puzzles or coloring books with various types ships.
If you decide to organize a baby's birthday or adult party in a marine style, you will definitely have to think about how to decorate the room, table, and invitation cards. Definitely can be purchased ready-made kits on thematic sites. But believe me, DIY decor will be no worse.
To simplify the task, the Zatusim website has prepared several ideas for decorating a holiday in a nautical style, as well as step by step wizard classes that will help you make your own jewelry. Ready-made thematic templates will also come in handy - the pictures are clickable and you can enlarge them and print them for your crafts.
Party in a nautical style: decoration with boats
The simplest and affordable way decorating a room or table means making different boats.
They can also be used for place cards or for wishes for the hero of the occasion. Many people remember how to make paper boats from childhood. Let us remind those who have forgotten their origami skills.
Party in a marine style: DIY decoration with a grid of corrugated paper
A fishing net will make a wonderful background or decoration. It can be used to drape a ceiling or a candy bar, or be used for a photo shoot.
Blue paper or turquoise color remove from packaging and do not unwrap. Make deep cuts on both sides, cutting the paper all the way through. The distance between the cuts should be equal to the desired thickness of the mesh cells. This is approximately 2-3 cm. If this distance is reduced, the mesh will be finer.
You can first practice on a regular sheet of paper.
Make these cuts along the entire length of the corrugated paper roll.
Carefully unfold the finished template.
Stretch the resulting mesh and attach it to the wall or ceiling.
Accessories for a nautical party: festive pinwheels
Pinwheels made of paper will be a cool decoration for a party and entertainment for kids.
All you have to do is print out the template, cut and cut it along the dotted lines and fasten the edges in the middle of the sheet.
This whole structure is attached to a stick using a beautiful pin.
Holiday in a nautical style: invitation templates
Make themed invitations that can be placed in bottles by printing out the templates and filling out empty seats. And such invitations can be placed in a box with a cool toy like a crab or fish.
To do this you will need directly:
- box;
- small towel;
- ready-made invitations;
- toy.
Lay the towel out on a flat surface.
Fold in the edges. Moreover, there is more on the upper side than on the lower side.
Position the invitation so that its edge is higher than the edge of the towel.
Fold the bottom side over again, covering the invitation halfway up.
Carefully turn the structure over and fold the side edges back.
Place an invitation towel and a small compliment toy in the box.
Close the box and make a personal inscription on top of who this invitation gift is intended for.
Sea party for little pirates: DIY decoration
For a holiday with pirates, we suggest making a cool garland with themed flags with your own hands. An interesting poster with the inscription “No Pirates Allowed” can be hung at the entrance. And what would it be without a pirate flag with a skull and a dashing cocked hat.
Decorating a children's party in a nautical style: ready-made templates for birthdays
Hang a banner in front of the door inviting kids to the party.
And on the walls hang portholes depicting ships and seascapes. Dolphins and seagulls watching the holiday through the portholes will delight the eye. Print finished portholes on thick paper 300x300 mm in size and attach to the walls in the room where the holiday will take place.
If a naval celebration is held in honor children's day birthday, you can do a congratulatory stretch with waves.
Set of templates in nautical style for cabin boy's birthday
For the little cabin boy's birthday, we suggest making a garland with your own hands.
To do this, print ready-made templates on paper. It's better to use it for this laser printer so that the paints do not flow in case of contact with moisture.
Using a hole punch, make holes along the top edge of each flag and thread the string through the holes. You can also use a ribbon that matches the flags, that is, yellow, blue or turquoise.
Make some cool caps for your guests. To do this, print the finished templates on A3 paper.
Using scissors, cut along the contour and coat the area to be glued with glue or a pencil. Glue to back side template. You can already attach a ribbon to the finished cap.
To do this on opposite sides use a needle to thread the holes and thread thin ribbons through them and secure them. For packaging cupcakes or cupcakes, we suggest making original stands or baskets.
No less interesting are the boxes for packaging sweets.
Set up a candy bar “Yunga”, and use original toners to decorate dishes.
Print our templates and cut out along the outline. Apply a little glue to a skewer or toothpick and attach to the back of the topper.
Sea party: children's photo session
For an unforgettable photo session in a marine style, you don’t have to go to the sea coast. Can be arranged original photo area right on the street or even in the house.
To do this, purchase styrofoam balls different sizes. This prop is made from regular foam. It can be purchased at craft stores. You will also need paints. We will paint some of the balls turquoise and blue, and some in colors sea wave. Big balls set aside for making jellyfish.
Cut the pieces in half and slightly round the edges. We paint the resulting hemispheres in bright colors. We paint the tissue paper from which we will cut out the tentacles with the same shade. Glue the finished tentacles to the base. We string the finished balls and jellyfish onto fishing line or ribbons. All that remains is to hang it up and the area for the photo session is ready.
We cut out props for children in the form of masks, octopuses and starfish from cardboard and attach them to sticks.
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Marine birthday (party)- one of the most popular themes for a fun holiday, from which both children and adults will get a lot of pleasure! You will learn about how to organize a birthday in a nautical style, choose a script, games, costumes, decorate the room, festive table and much more on this selection page.
HOLIDAY DECORATION
The main colors that should be used at a birthday party are blue and cyan and its shades, they are often combined with red. Patterns: stripe, chevron and wave.
Use these colors in balloons and compositions made from them, in paper garlands, streamers and banners.
A blue or blue background is perfect as a background. Against the background you can place other elements of decoration, large figures of marine attributes or sea inhabitants.
Marine and ship attributes, drawn or printed, are perfect for decorating doors, walls, and, of course, for a themed photo zone.
Additional decor can be foil balloons and balloon figures.
For your works in Photoshop, paint
for a birthday in a nautical style
Especially for your creativity for a birthday in LOL style, this is a useful selection of materials for working in photo editors and Photoshop: clipart on a transparent background, digital backgrounds (textures) for Photoshop, files for editing in psd format, various files in png format (with transparent background) to insert photos.
To work with these files, you will need installed programs: Photoshop (psd files), paint - this is a standard built-in program for editing files, you can add inscriptions to JPG or PNG files. Photos in png format frame files must be inserted in photo editors (Photoshop, Illustrator and others).
THEMED DECOR
for a birthday in a nautical style
Thematic decor: photo props, masks, posters of numbers - stylized according to the theme for a nautical party - this is always a very good and simple technique in order to support the overall style of the holiday. Number decor can be used in the form of a poster, figured toppers, and balloon pendants. Print out masks and photo props - you're guaranteed fun for the kids.
