As previously mentioned, I thought we would be doing a Peppa Pig birthday party for Miss Elliott. However, she insisted she wanted a Daniel Tiger theme party so that’s what we did! I started with lot of great free resources from PBS and of course I had to add some of my own touches.
You can see the trolley prop, which I talked a bit about before. I originally planned to use it to hold food, but the top piece was not large or sturdy enough for that, so it was simply used for decoration only.
I bought the Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Friends Figures Set from Amazon, and took them into our local Hy-Vee grocery store. I found another cake that was kind of outdoorsy (I think it was a Mickey Mouse cake actually, Mickey was driving around or something) and asked them to use our Daniel Tiger figurines instead. Turned out just fine, I think!
I printed her t-shirt iron on, and you could do something similar with these kinds of ink jet transfer papers.
Guests were greeted with a large poster and a couple signs. I added a few tissue paper poms, which I decided to buy instead of make myself, but it’s pretty easy to do. (Here’s a good tutorial on how to make your own tissue paper poms.) We had several sticker quotes with Daniel and his friends around the house in different rooms…even the bathroom!
I bought colorful tableware and stuck the circle stickers on paper cups.
The menu consisted of:
- Daniel Tiger’s Gluten Free Veggie Spaghetti (actual vegetable noodles, or zoodles, which I made with my nifty Spiralizer tool!)
- Miss Elaina’s Gluten Free Meatballs
- Katerina Kittycat’s Carrots & Peppers
- O the Owl’s Onion Dip
- Prince Wednesday’s Pasta Salad
- Tiger Tails
- Royal Gluten Free Blueberry Buckle
I made a giant Daniel Tiger sticker and created “Stick the Nose on Daniel Tiger” which the kids loved! They thought it was HILARIOUS to intentionally put his nose on his ear. Almost two months later and giant Daniel is still on our sliding glass door! (But, that’s nothing…some of our Frozen decor is still up going on almost a year now!)
One of Elliott’s favorite toys was the Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Bungalow Adventure Playset to go along with her other figurines.
When it was all over we sent out some cute “Ugga Mugga” thank you notes with her very own custom address labels.
It was a fun party! My big girl seemed happy with the results. =) (Don’t ask me why she refused to wear the coordinating red leggings I had for her, but at least I got a decent photo before she got “Tiger Tail” Cheetos dust all over her white shirt!)
Last but not least, I made sure to create some FREE PRINTABLES in case you would like them for your Daniel Tiger party!! Here are some items you may want to use for your printables:
- Free Zip file with printables (available in my Resource Library — get the password below)
- Sticker Paper
- Scissors and/or paper cutter
- Cardstock
- Postcard Sheets
- Address labels
- Local copy shop to print the 18″ x 20″ poster
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How did you make that giant Daniel tiger sticker??!
Hi Megan! I have a large format printer. =)
By any chance are you selling the sticker? For the past 2 years at our birthdays we have had a “sliding door” incident with 2 bloody noses…I think this would solve the problem!
Hi there! Sorry for the delay, I didn’t get notification of your comment for some reason. That sounds like a good idea to avoid bloody noses! Unfortunately I am unable to sell the stickers due to copyright laws. =( I do have other restickable items that you might be interested in?
Hi I am interested in what you can offer. My son is turning 2 and he’s obsessed with Daniel. Though I’m low on funds so I’m searching all the Do it yourself ideas to still give him a great Daniel birthday.
Hey there! There are links in the blog post for free resources, including the printables I designed. Good luck with the party!
Hi, I’m trying to edit your free printables for my sons party but am unable to. I downloaded your printables but can only view them in pdf. I have tried everything to get them to a jpeg. How did you do it? Thank you, you have great tips!
Hi Michelle! Yes, most everything is saved as a PDF except for the address labels, which are also saved Word documents. To edit them you need some kind of graphics program, or you could maybe do a “print screen” and save as a JPG? Alternatively you could print them and write with a pen.
Hope that helps?!
Hi there! Thank you so much for the great party inspiration AND the printables. I’m currently planning my daughter’s party and am loving your ideas.
Would you mind sharing the name of the font you used for the character quotes and the food tent cards? I’ve been trying to match it and haven’t had any luck. Thanks again!!
Hi Laura! (Sorry for the delayed response, my notification got stuck in my spam filter!) I’m so glad you like the printables! =) I believe that font is KG Second Chances Solid. I’m pretty much in LOVE with Kimberly Geswein fonts! If you’ve never seen them, you should definitely check them out! http://www.kimberlygeswein.com
Thank you so much for the Printables and the great ideas! LOVE these suggestions for my daughters DT bday in 2 weeks. In fact, we’ve already printed the O the Owl sign for the bathroom door 😉
I am certainly not the most techy person around… do you have any suggestions of how I can edit the Printables to add my daughter’s name etc to them?
Thank you! 🙂
Hi Deirdre! Apologies for the delayed response, your message was stuck in a spam filter for some reason. I hope you were able to figure out a way to edit the printables? I use PhotoShop and CorelDraw, but I know not everyone has those programs so I’m not sure what else can be used for “non techy” people. =/ Good luck, and I hope you have a great party!
I did! Thanks again for all the great printables 🙂 Party is on Saturday
Yay! You are so welcome. Hope you have a great party! =)
Hi, love the font on the shirt! Also, what brand is the t-shirt? Thanks!
Hi Romina! Isn’t that font so cute?? I’m not sure what brand the shirt is, probably Gilden? I think it’s one I got at the local craft store.
Hello! Love your ideas here. I was able to add edit the food tent signs and the quotes but the color is way off when I print them. Its not my printer because other items have been able to print fine its just those 2 documents. Has anyone else had this issue?
Hey there Sandra! Sorry for the delay, I didn’t get notification of your comment for some reason. I’m sorry you’re having trouble with the colors…this is the first time I’ve heard of anything like that and I’m not sure how to fix it. :-/
These are wonderful! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing. I was not sure if I find the right material i need until I read your blog and not Im super excited to get started and crafty 🙂
Hello do you still have your printables that you made available on the link. I tried clicking on the link and I just get an error message thank you.
Hi Veronica! I’m SUPER SORRY for the late response, I did not get a notification of your message and only now saw it. =( I hope you were able to get the printables to work? I checked the link and it all comes up fine for me.
for those having a hard time to print it, you should extract the file once you have downloaded it. been analyzing overnight why I can’t print it then I realized it was not extracted. Go to the zip folder, right click then choose extract. then you can print it all.
For those who are having hard time printing it, u have to extract the file after u downloaded the file. Right click then click extract. Then u can print it after. Thanks admin for posting this. My daughter is having her first birthday and so inlove iwth Daniel. So thank u heaps
I wanted to print the large sticker but I do not believe that was included in the zip file
Olivia I am sooooo sorry I am only now reading your comment. =( I have not been getting notifications of all messages for some reason. I hope you were able to find the large sticker image…it was named “Poster 18×20”.
Please tell me how did you make the postcards that printed with the notations for the food
Stacy I am so sorry I didn’t see your comment sooner! I have not been getting notifications for some reason =( It may be too late, but for what it’s worth you should be able to import the file into a graphic software and type your own notations, otherwise print and write by hand.
Thank you for the great printables! I was just looking for something to use for my own young daughters for both the try new foods & flush and wash signs, they were SUPER helpful!!
Thank you so much for the printables! I’ve been planning my daughter’s birthday and this will look great in our house for Sunday (esp the “Flush & wash” one, since people will be over that haven’t seen our new home yet!)
Thanks, this is amazing!
You’re welcome! =)
Thank you for the free printable… so far your site it’s the only one I have been able to download for free.
Glad you like the printables, Marilu!
Hi! I love the printable but am having a difficult time getting them to download. I was wondering if you disabled the link or something. Thanks and hope to hear from you soon….my son’s Daniel Tiger party is in a week and I would love to include these adorable printables!
Betsy I’m so sorry! These comments sometimes get stuck in my spam folder. =( I hope you were able to get the printables?? I did not disable the links, and I believe others have still been able download them.
LOVE these printables! Where did you print the poster? I’ve tried several places, but they want to crop it so that Daniel or the text is cut off … or charge obscene prices.
Hi Marcella! Glad you like the printables! I actually printed the poster myself, I have a small print shop. I’m sorry you’re having trouble finding a place…I would offer to help but due to copyright I am unable to print these commercially. =(
Hi! Thank you so much for being so generous in your giving of all your resources! This page is awesome, and so excited for my little one’s 2nd birthday. I am looking to print the large daniel tiger you used for the pin the nose game. I can’t seem to find that particular file with a large daniel tiger image. Could you share that file or email me?
Hi Julia, I’m so sorry I didn’t see your comment sooner, it was stuck in my spam mail. Then when I tried to email you I got a noticed your address was not found. =(
How can I get the printables for the food?
Hi Jennifer! The food tents should be in the ZIP file.
So many great ideas and thank you for providing links for the printables!! By any chance, do you still have the Daniel Tiger Bungalow? If so, would you be interested in selling it?
Hi Erica! Glad you like the info! We no longer have the bungalow, sorry!