Lou’s Tom turned 9 last month and had initially requested quite a laidback affair. As our kiddos like to do, Tom changed his mind and announced he had his heart set on a Kraken sea monster themed party…less than ONE week before party day!
Cath and Lou, being the superstar moms and party pro’s that they are, sprang into action and pulled together a ‘kraken’ good party that certainly transported us to a world of sea monsters, treasure and pirates!
Despite the time crunch to make it all happen, Lou and Cath both agree it was a very simple party to set up in the end. The secret to creating that “wow” effect was our easy to use kraken party printables that really packed a punch when it came to setting the scene.
The Invitation
With a mom in the party biz, Tom has always been quite specific when it comes to bringing his imagination to life on his party invitations. But even he was blown away by the super cool sea monster invitation Cath pulled out the bag! The invitations feature a realistic-looking red and orange Kraken wrapping it’s giant tentacles around a pirate ship, set against a moody sky.
Kraken Sea Monster Backdrop
We are SO glad we ended up adding this printable Kraken backdrop in, it really made a huge impact on the party décor! We got it printed out on regular quality paper but if your son wants to use it in his bedroom afterwards it may be worth printing it out on vinyl or canvas.
Kraken Sea Monster Birthday Banner
We always love to add a personal touch to our kids parties with a special birthday banner or bunting. Our printable Kraken sea monster bunting features Kraken tentacles and can be edited to your child’s name or any wording you’d like. Once printed and cut out, we attached the individual letters to some string but you can also use ribbon or fishing wire.
Kraken Sea Monster Cake and Printable Cake Toppers
Transform the birthday cake into the Kraken by adding our printable tentacle and eye Kraken cake toppers and finishing it off with our cake wrap that resembles stormy seas. We recommend printing these out on sturdy board to avoid them going soggy in the frosting.
We also created circular printable cupcake toppers, some featuring editable text and others just focusing in on the Kraken. The Kraken sea monster cupcake topper set includes the various toppers, printable tentacles and blue striped cupcake wrappers. Edit, print, cut out and secure onto paper straws or wood skewers. We’d once again recommend printing these out on carboard rather than normal paper as it can warp and be too flimsy.
Kraken Sea Monster Printable Food Labels
We always have a lot of fun when it comes to quirky food labels and Tom’s party was no different. We used liquorice, chocolate coins and other sweet treats to sub in as ‘kelp,’ ‘crab legs,’ and ‘sunken treasure.’ Use your imagination and have fun coming up with funny names that will have the kids throwing out lots of ‘oohs’ and ‘ewws!’ 
Kraken Sea Monster Printable Drinks Label
It’s always fun to watch the kids reactions when they take a tentative sip of the “ocean water” only to realise it’s just good old-fashioned juice! Trick ‘em with this printable Kraken drinks label.
Kraken Sea Monster Printable Favor Tags
We love sending kids home with a token of thanks for joining in the birthday celebrations. For Tom’s birthday we sent each child home with a big bottle of bubbles you can find at the dollar store, complete with a punny editable favour tag. Other favor ideas for this theme include water guns, beach balls or cookies iced with the Kraken.
As you can gather, we didn’t go out and buy anything special to bring the Kraken theme to life! We used what we had, threw together a tasty treat table and of course, pulled it all together with our handy Kraken-themed printables. Our printables ensure you’ll put on a party that won’t soon be forgotten even with a tight deadline or budget.
In fact, we’ve made life a whole lot easier for you by bundling all these super cool Kraken printables into one handy set you can edit and download in one go! We’d love to hear your thoughts – let us know what your favorite element of the party set up is in the comments.
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