Great Mermaid Party Ideas!
- Are you the kind of girl who can’t get enough of mermaids?
- When you stare at the night sky do you see starfish?
- Are you starting to call your little sister “Finfriend”?”
If you answered yes to any of these questions you should definitely have a mermaid party!
We at Fin Fun have surfed the web and found incredibly fun food, great games, magical decorations, imaginative invitations, and playful party favors that will fit a wide variety of budgets.
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Mermaid Party Decor and Food
First, we suggest to set the scene with great décor—your own enchantment under the sea.
- Bubbles are a must. Have someone blowing bubbles or even use a bubble machine. You can even give bubbles as a party favor.
- If it’s summertime, have your party at the local pool and have all your friends wear their mermaid tails!
- Find food that doubles as décor. Set out bowls of Swedish fish, gummy sharks, or saltwater taffy for quick, no-fuss snacking. You can make edible sand by running graham crackers through your food processor. You can cut a watermelon into a super cool shark head.
- Sharp teeth are carefully carved from the rind and a fin is attached with toothpicks. For step-by-step instructions go to sunscholars.com.
- Dine in style! Use cookie cutters on a premade pizza crust for starfish-shaped pepperoni pizza. Also get a recipe to make a seashell pasta salad. You can find those recipes and more at bubblynaturecreations.com as well as more fun, kid-friendly mermaid-themed food ideas.
- As always, pinterest.com has a lot of ingenious ideas. One of our favorites was a crab made out of apple slices. A half of apple is turned upside down with three slices of apple laid out on each side and two more slices cut as claws in front. So cute! They also use a croissant to make a “crab” sandwich with olives on toothpicks for eyes and the ends of the croissants as the pinchers. Or make an aquarium with clear plastic cups, blue Jell-O, and fish-shaped gummy treats. You will also see some amazing and elaborate mermaid birthday cake ideas.
- Make an enchanting edible octopus by frosting large marshmallows and piping more frosting for tentacles. Add eyes. Super fun, cute, and easy. We found those cuties at karaspartyideas.com. Although that site is short on instructions, it does provide lots of photos and links on where to purchase the materials or featured items.
Mermaid Party Game Ideas
Bring your party up a notch with mermaid party games.
- Use a big, blue bed sheet to play “Under the Sea.” Have the children hold a corner or edge and say, “Under the Sea, Under the Sea” and then have an adult call the names of two party guests, “Riley and Tyler, dive under the sea.” The two guests will run under the sheet and grab a stuffed fish or other soft object that they can add to the “sea.” They can throw the object on the sheet and bounce it around while others guests have a turn diving under.
- Play Pin the Flower on the Mermaid. Print out a picture of your favorite mermaid such as one of Fin Fun’s mermaiden coloring pages. Make photocopies of her flower. Then see who can come closest to pinning the flower in the right place.
- Do a treasure toss where party guests toss gold coins into a treasure chest or fishbowl or a fish drop where guests decorate a clothespin to look like a fish or a mermaid. Then they hold it over a glass jar and see who can drop in the most.
- Find or make a mermaid piñata—always a favorite! If you can’t find a mermaid you could use a fish. Play “Red Rover, Red Rover” and send Jia, Waverlee or Zoey right over!
We found most of these games at www.easy-party-ideas-and-games.com.
Mermaid Party Favors
Starfish pendants, shell bracelets, pearl necklaces and silver pewter seashell earrings are fun jewelry choices for party favors. Other mermaid favors include buttons, mirrors, brushes and combs, soap shaped as seashells, stuffed seahorses, lollipops, and even mermaid-shaped crayons! At etsy.com many of the party favors can also be personalized such as water bottles, printable party tags, or bottlecap pendants.
If you enjoy crafts, you might want to make your own decorations or invitations. Go to redtri.com and click on whimsical under the sea birthday party to make jellyfish decorations from paper bowls, ribbons, and googly eyes. Invite your fellow mermaid partiers with a message in a bottle. The site offers examples of party invitations with rolled up parchment paper stuffed into a glass bottle filled with sand and shells. You can also make a bubble necklace. Have an adult help thread a needle. Assemble a color pattern of large gumballs, then poke the first one and pull the thread through. String all of your gumballs on to make a fun and edible necklace.
At livingwellspendingless.com you can find pictures of fun décor and ideas for a beachy mermaid party. Plus the site breaks down the costs of everything from table décor, party outfits, favors, food and craft supplies.
Instead of running to your local party shop, you can also find party supplies on-line. Target.com has a mermaid-themed party pack for 8 that includes invitations, dinner plates, dessert plates, napkins, a table cover, balloons and curling ribbon.
Remember it’s the little details that make your party more memorable. So make your mermaid party the most magical yet!
List of websites for easy reference:
sunscholars.com
bubblynaturecreations.com
pinterest.com
karaspartyideas.com
easy-party-ideas-and-games.com
etsy.com
redtri.com
livingwellspendingless.com
target.com
Apr 22, 2019 at 12:38 pm
hi
😁😁😀😃😄
Jan 5, 2019 at 11:31 am
Hi
Jan 5, 2019 at 11:30 am
Wow I want a free mermaid tail
Mar 25, 2019 at 5:57 pm
Ranbow mermaid tail
Mar 13, 2018 at 9:14 am
Bahama Blush or sweet dreams mermaid -tail
Mar 10, 2018 at 9:48 am
I am a professional mermaid and I am opening a mermaid school this summer.
Mar 13, 2018 at 9:14 am
cool were is it and is it in 2018?
Mar 2, 2018 at 3:26 pm
I am so excited about my mermaid life.🙌
Jan 16, 2018 at 5:00 pm
I just wish more of my friends had mermaid tails, then I would totally have this as my birthday party!
Mar 13, 2018 at 9:03 am
I know what you mean my freinds do not have tails and they never will.
Jun 9, 2018 at 7:11 pm
I know I only have one friend with a mermaid tail and I doubt any others will get them. And to make matters worse, I have a December birthday, so no pool for me! ☹️ I’ve always wanted a mermaid party
Jan 5, 2019 at 11:32 am
I wish I had a tail to
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:55 pm
Can I do it on my birthday
Jul 5, 2017 at 11:08 am
having mine this year 2017
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:55 pm
2017
Jul 4, 2017 at 5:09 pm
I’m doing it for my 10th birthday
Feb 24, 2017 at 5:20 pm
I’m doing this for my birthday in a week. Hope people actually show up.
Feb 16, 2017 at 6:55 pm
how do i get the tools for everyone
Oct 2, 2016 at 8:59 am
I dont have enough money to buy a mermaid tail, have any ideas to make money?
Feb 20, 2017 at 2:59 pm
Uuuhhhmm I don’t know
Mar 23, 2017 at 11:58 am
you could work for it or save up its rlly simple or make a bargain lets say if i do this i get this like that its easy
Mar 24, 2017 at 6:11 pm
Hi! Depending on how old you are you could try babysitting, selling crafts, having a lemonade stand with cookies also being sold, do extra chores, and make sure to ask your parents what you can do to save.
Mar 10, 2018 at 9:42 am
I help my dad with his car-lift. Dream big and reach for the starfish!🌠
Mar 13, 2018 at 9:10 am
Here is my list of ideas for summer
– do chores and make 1.50
-Make a lemonade stand ( I raised 173.23$)
-walk dogs ( if your allergic you could walk golden doodles)
-Ask nieghbers if the need anything done like water flowers
If you do not like my ideas sorry!
Aug 6, 2016 at 4:47 pm
your tails are sour and ok
Jun 22, 2016 at 4:28 am
I need a mermaid tail cuz My prince needs one pink one for my daughter!!!
May 23, 2016 at 9:50 pm
You guys have an awesome pool!!
May 11, 2016 at 2:02 pm
if all my friends had mermaid tails, and if I had a pool, I would DE”FIN”ITELY have a mermaid party!
Jul 20, 2016 at 12:39 pm
will they bring tails for the people that don’t have one
Apr 6, 2016 at 5:05 pm
Hi Fin Fun! I certainly LOVE these tails! I am planning on doing this. My birthday is … and I want Jia’s Tail Badly. I will ask Mum and Dad For the Package! Please reply,And, Fin Fun, should I get Jia’s tail or should I get Destiny’s? Tell me, like… now! Thanks!
Apr 23, 2016 at 2:42 pm
You should get destiney’s tail
Jan 5, 2019 at 11:51 am
Can I have a free tail