{"id":103,"date":"2016-05-01T10:30:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T10:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/?p=103"},"modified":"2016-04-26T10:33:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T10:33:16","slug":"diy-monster-party-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/2016\/05\/diy-monster-party-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Monster Party Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to hit films such as Monster\u2019s Inc., \u2018monsters\u2019 has become one of the most popular children\u2019s party themes<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aside from being a guaranteed hit with kids, the theme is also one of the easiest to pull off \u2013 a dash of colour here and some googly eyes there are often all it takes to give your food or d\u00e9cor a monster makeover!<\/span><\/p>\n

From multiple-eyed marshmallow pops to Monster\u2019s Inc. inspired balloons, here are some of our favourite ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Monster Marshmallow Pops<\/span><\/p>\n

Monster marshmallow pops are completely adorable \u2013 plus, they\u2019re easy to create, even for young children, making them the perfect pre or during-party activity. Simply dip marshmallows into melted, coloured chocolate, before dipping in sprinkles and adding edible eyeballs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMike\u201d Inspired Monster Balloons<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking for a simple yet effective decoration idea for your monster party? Inspired by Mike Wazowski from the Monster\u2019s Inc. franchise, these one-eyed balloons are guaranteed to be popular with the kids.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSully\u201d Inspired Cupcakes<\/span><\/p>\n

Mike\u2019s partner in crime, Sully, is also a popular and instantly recognisable character from the Monster\u2019s Inc. franchise. These Sully-inspired cupcakes will be a great addition to any monster themed party, and simply require some creativity with icing and fondant.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the Kids Involved in the D\u00e9cor<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting the kids involved in the party decorations<\/a> is a lovely touch. Let them loose on any signs or banners and challenge them to draw the scariest monsters they can. You could also ask all of the guests to bring their best monster drawings to the party and create a \u2018Monster Gallery\u2019. Hand out prizes for categories such as \u201cfunniest monster\u201d, \u201cmost creative monster\u201d and \u201cscariest monster\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gooey Monster Eyeball Cookies<\/span><\/p>\n

These cookies are another fun and super-simple way to give your party food a monster makeover. To get the \u2018look\u2019, you\u2019ll simply need some food colouring and edible eyeballs.<\/span><\/p>\n

A monster party theme<\/a> is guaranteed to be popular with the kids \u2013 plus, you can create really effective food and d\u00e9cor, without having to spend lots of time or money!<\/span><\/p>\n

Make sure the kids remember the day with some themed party bags.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to hit films such as Monster\u2019s Inc., \u2018monsters\u2019 has become one of the most popular children\u2019s party themes. Aside from being a guaranteed hit with kids, the theme is also one of the easiest to pull off \u2013 a dash of colour here and some googly eyes there are often all it takes to … Continue reading “DIY Monster Party Ideas”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,56,59,78,57,89],"tags":[48,71,51,81,99,90],"class_list":["post-103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-balloons-decoration","category-children","category-entertainment","category-ideas","category-party","category-theme","tag-birthday","tag-children","tag-party","tag-party-bags","tag-planning","tag-themed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104,"href":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions\/104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}