Dora The Explorer Party Ideas

Welcome to our Dora The Explorer Party page. Here you will find helpful party tips and decorating ideas for your child next birthday party. Be sure to plan at least several weeks ahead to give you lots of time to set the scene, organize food and drinks, and to make sure invitations are sent on time. Have guests dress as Dora or favorite Dora character.

Dora Party Supplies and Decorations

Use a Dora and Deigo Scene Setter
Make and hang “The Map”
Use the colours pink, yellow, orange, purple and red for your:

Streamers
Bouquets of tissue paper
Confetti
Balloons

Mylar Dora Balloons
If you are creative make a large Dora poster with the head cut out for guests to have their photo taken
Happy birthday Dora Banner
Jungle decorations
Inflatable palm trees
Coconuts
Make your own hanging vines
Paper Dora plates, napkins, table cloth, cups, hats and party blowers
Backpack - Rope, Magnify glass, Binoculars, telescope

Dora The Explorer Birthday Invitations

On the invitation use the Dora Logo with your child’s name. Decorate with Dora Stamps and stickers. Make it look a”Dora”ble! Here’s a sample of what you can write on the inside:

Hola! Are you ready to explore? Come to a “Your child’s name” Explorer Party. Let’s Go! Vamonos! We’re having a Fiesta. Where are we Going? (your Child’s) House. Who do we ask when we don’t know which way to go? Map! (Draw a little Map to your house. Mark an X where you live.) First we go to (list two other land marks in your area like a school or playground before getting to your house.) See you at the party Amigos!

Dora The Explorer Party Characters

Dora
Diego
Boots
Backpack
Swipper
Map
Tico the Squirrel
Isa the Iguana
Benny the Bull
The Grumpy Old Troll who lives under the bridge
Big Red Rooster

Dora Party Games, Crafts and Activities

Have a Craft Center:

Use Dora stickers, foam shape stickers, Dora stamps, crayons, markers, feathers, beads

Make Binoculars out of toilet paper rolls
Decorate a sun visor
Make instruments and noise makers like Maracas
Make “The Map”
Make a telescope out of a paper towel roll or wrapping paper roll
Make Star catcher pockets, and star cut outs of all different colour stars
Have a pail of crayons with coloring books or an activity book
Make Dora friendship bracelets

Games

Adventure Scavenger Hunt! Choose three locations:

Crocodile lake, Spooky forest, Highest mountain or your own destination

Have the Grumpy Old Troll who lives under the bridge. Make the kids have to answer a riddle. For the answer Have the kids sing the birthday song
Animal Charades
Pin the Boots on Boots, or Backpack on Dora
Read a Dora Story
Obstacle course :Go through a tunnel, go around pylons, jump over or through a hula hoop, climb a ladder and go down slide. At the end of the course have a treasure chest. Ask everyone “What do we need to open the chest? Let’s check Backpack. A key! Right!”
Watch the T.V. show
Put together a puzzle
Musical chairs to Dora theme music
More Kids party games

Dora The Explorer Party Food and Drink

Pineapple punch
“Gator”ade
Mango juice
Dora Animal Crackers
Dora Fruit snacks
Tacos
Nacho chips and salsa
Banana split
Gummy worms
Cheese quesadillas
Pizza
Dora cake or cupcakes with Dora candles
Dora cookies
Fruit tray or kabobs
Chicken
Shrimp cocktail

Dora The Explorer Party Attire

Orange shorts
Pink shirt
Yellow socks
White shoes
Backpack
Dora Friendship bracelet
Sombrero
Fake Dora tattoos
Boots’ red boots
Glow in the dark bracelets
Have a parade with all the guests dressed up

Dora The Explorer Party Favors

Make a Backpack from brown lunch bags. Cut them in half, and cut strips with of the top half. Take two and make backpack straps by gluing, taping, or stapling them on the bottom half. On the outside write “Backpack!" "We Did It! Thanks for coming! We couldn’t have done it without you!"
Dora stickers
Dora books
Crayons
Dora Pencils
Glow in the dark bracelets
Toy Dora whistles
Activity books
Dora and friends action figures