The second edition of a much-loved movie is coming out this summer: How to Train Your Dragon 2. It’s the further adventures of the Viking Hiccup and his pet dragon Toothless. My kids were smitten with the first movie, and over the moon excited that we have a whole new installment to watch this month. With so much enthusiasm for dragons and Vikings, it’s hard not to imagine a fantastic birthday party celebrating this cinematic masterpiece!
Our Viking friends who came to our party were pretty excited, too. Inspired by the new movie’s dragon races, we made a dragon racing arena complete with a Viking boat docked to the side to serve all our hungry Vikings. (See Part II and Part III.) We played lots of fun games and embarked on new adventures that made the party really exciting.
Before the party even began, we had to invite our guests over. Southern Belle’s Charm created these Viking invitations with some authentic-looking fur and leather — so fun!
To make all our guests truly Viking-like, everyone geared up upon arrival. After getting their faces painted with dragon racing stripes, they put on Viking horns and these super-cool DreamWorks Dragons Defenders of Berk Transforming Shields. It’s a shield AND it shoots arrows. It took us moms about 10 minutes to figure out all the buttons and bands to get these to work. The boys? It was about 10 seconds before there were projectiles launching all over the room. Huge hit!
While everyone was getting their faces painted, we set up a craft station to make Baby Gronckle dragons. I found neat pom-pom kits in the crayon aisle of Target that were pretty inexpensive and included everything the kids might need to create their own dragon. I laid the supplies on the table, and let their creativity take over – it was wonderful to watch everyone finish their Viking transformations.
Our brave dragon-racing Vikings had a worthy, pint-sized table to feast at. The centerpiece is made from a few Frog Prince Paperie printables, a jute-wrapped vase and a lovable plush Toothless the Dragon. He was the star of the show there, and I had to keep the boys from running off with him while I took pictures!
The place settings were very unique — the underside of each clear plate (purchased at Target) was painted with bright colors. The red silverware was wrapped in black napkins and tied closed with a piece of fur and leather. Loved second only to Toothless himself, the How to Train Your Dragon Tumblers were perfect for no-spill drinks and because they were such great quality, they made excellent party favors. Also, the cups make an awesome clanging noise when you “cheers.”
Up next: How to Train Your Dragon Party Games!
For more How to Train Your Dragon party inspiration, be sure to see Part II and Part III.
All our brave Vikings had a blast at the party–and putting it together is made more convenient for all us moms by shopping for supplies at Target. You can find the following items from our party online (linked) or in stores:
DreamWorks Dragons Defenders of Berk Transforming Shields | Toothless the Dragon Beanie
Giant Toothless Plush | Dragon Tumblers | Giant Fire Breathing Toothless the Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon Mini Figurines | Plates, Napkins, Utensils
Ultimate Fuzzy Kit | Cupcakes
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Natalie says
June 11, 2014 at 12:11 pmFabulous job! Thank you for featuring the Viking Invitations! Just adore that sheep activity!
Paula says
June 11, 2014 at 8:52 pmThanks, Natalie! The invites were pretty awesome!
Courtney says
June 11, 2014 at 12:27 pmLove all of the colorful details in this party! The games look like a ton of fun for kids. The sheep are my favorite!
Paula says
June 11, 2014 at 8:52 pmI think the sheep were my favorite part, too. 🙂 So glad you like it!
Suleika giorgianni says
June 11, 2014 at 1:36 pmI love all the decorations! Very creative.
Paula says
June 11, 2014 at 8:52 pmThank you, Suleika!
Laura says
January 6, 2016 at 1:30 pmWhere did you find the Toothless banner/flag? It looks fantastic!!
Paula Biggs says
January 6, 2016 at 1:36 pmI made it from a sheet and a template! Just hung it over a couple pvc pipes put together with a t-joint.
Aimee says
June 11, 2014 at 3:17 pmWhat a fun theme for boys! They look so cute with their gear on!
Chris @ Celebrations At Home says
June 11, 2014 at 3:21 pmPaula, your parties are always amazing. This one for the little guys looks so fun!
Geri says
June 11, 2014 at 4:15 pmWhat little boy wouldn’t LOVE this party! Great ideas and the decorations and food display are awesome.
Layne says
June 11, 2014 at 6:47 pmAWESOME! I love the decor and ideas you’ve shared. Looks like you have some happy boys.
Toni says
June 11, 2014 at 8:58 pmLoving all your details!! You are so talented!!!
Renee Chumbler says
June 11, 2014 at 9:05 pmWhat creative details in this party! Love it!
Meghan says
June 11, 2014 at 9:19 pmI love the table decorations! What a cool idea to make a Viking ship!!
Nikki @ Tikkido says
June 11, 2014 at 9:24 pmLOVE this party so much! I was going to say the fabulous viking ship masthead hobby horses were my favorite part (and they’re still INCREDIBLE), but then I saw the fur and leather napkin rings. I just love little details like that!
marianne seidl says
June 11, 2014 at 10:06 pmWhat fun! The sheep are TOO cute! I want to have a party now!
Michelle says
June 12, 2014 at 12:21 amMy boys loved the movie and this party theme is so cute. I love all of the decor.
Cheryl says
June 12, 2014 at 12:36 amThis is an amazing party! Love all the fur & leather used to spice things up! Those cupcakes could not be any cuter! We do a lot of shopping at Target for party supplies. Sometimes I don’t even have a party in mind when I start filling my cart – a girl can never have enough party supplies on hand, right?
Melissa says
June 12, 2014 at 8:05 amSuch a fun theme, my nephew would love this party!
Pamela Smith says
June 12, 2014 at 9:22 amHow cool! I love the Viking cupcakes! & of course the sheep, too! What a great party theme!
Gretchen @ Three Little Monkeys Studio says
June 12, 2014 at 9:50 amSuch a fun theme for boys and so creative. LOVE it, Paula!
Tonya C says
June 12, 2014 at 9:53 amLooks great! My daughter is a fan 😉
Cristy says
June 12, 2014 at 10:28 amWow, Target has a great selection of items! Love the set up and the little ones are too adorable!
Mariah Leeson (@Giggles_Galore) says
June 12, 2014 at 10:50 amWhat a great party theme! I love that dragon on the table, but of course all the details are fabulous!
Sunny says
June 12, 2014 at 12:27 pmThis is so cute and so creative. Love all the viking elements and those broccoli trees are adorable. So fun.
Toni Thomason says
June 12, 2014 at 4:38 pmHow awesome is this!! My little dragon loves would LOVE this!!! Heading to Target to get our gear before the movie comes out!!
Jamie says
July 30, 2014 at 9:31 pmWhere is the tutorial on making the sheep? Thanks!
Paula says
August 2, 2014 at 4:56 pmRight here! 🙂 https://frogprincepaperie.com/2014/08/how-to-train-your-dragon-sheep-toss-party-game-tutorial.html
Carrie says
August 4, 2014 at 4:23 pmHow did you do the Happy Birthday Shields, the Viking Hat center piece, and the Flag Banner? Thanks so much, LOVE all of it! Actually love all your work, I ordered your graduation things about 2 years ago. 🙂
Paula says
August 6, 2014 at 12:28 pmThanks so much, Carrie! The items are available in my Etsy shop – http://frogprincepaperie.etsy.com
Jacqui Odell says
August 7, 2014 at 10:23 amEveryone looked like they had tons of fun!! I have to say my favorite part would be the cupcakes they look so cute and yummy!!! Thank you for linking up to Party Time and we hope to see you again next week!
Paula says
August 7, 2014 at 1:39 pmThanks, Jacqui! Nikki did an amazing job with them!
Cindy says
August 10, 2014 at 7:44 pmThe party is amazing, great details, i would love to make this for my son, but i have a question about the backdrop, did you make it or did you purchase it? if you made it do you have a tutorial?
thank you
Paula says
August 14, 2014 at 1:49 pmI made the backdrop myself, Cindy. I don’t have a tutorial yet, but if it’s something that is wanted, I’ll be happy to do one! 🙂
Cindy says
August 18, 2014 at 10:23 pmHello Paula, thank you for the response, i would really love the back drop, what would the price be? i will be also purchasing the centerpieces print outs along with the cupcake wrappers.
thank you
cindy
Christine Clements says
January 7, 2015 at 11:13 pmLove this all!!!! Did you make your signs for the games or find them somewhere? Would love to know so I can get some for my little guys Dragon party. Thank you.
Lee says
February 9, 2015 at 12:11 pmHow much does a party like this cost? I wanna do something like this for my sons 6th birthday this year
Paula says
February 10, 2015 at 7:21 amThere is always a sliding scale…how much work you’re willing to put in to DIY, and how much you’re willing to buy ready made…and cost of food also dependent on what you serve, and if you hire someone for the sugar art!