You don't have to travel far to find ideas for an amazing Dora party! Check out our Dora the Explorer Party Ideas Guide! It's brimming with creative tips for a fun-filled birthday adventure!
Come on! ¡Vámonos!
Invite friends to a Dora fiesta! Explore these easy, creative ideas to make your Dora party invitations more “Dora,” more unique and more personal – yet still super simple to check off your list.
Send custom-printed invites with your Dora fan's photo!
The kids will go wide-eyed with wonder when they recieve a custom-printed invitation with the birthday girl's photo! Send them a
Dora Birthday Custom Photo Invitation
and a personalized message inviting them to the fiesta.
We'll print your message on your invites and they'll be ready to ship within five days.
Send save-the-date stickers to build party excitement!
Add all the party info to these
Dora Invitations
and pop in the save-the-date sticker that's included in the pack of invites.
These stickers are super easy for guests to add to their calendars to remind them about the party!
Send a fun party pass with your invites
Make ready-made Dora invitations even more excellente by sprinkling confetti in the envelope. For another fun touch, add these
Dora Tattoos
and tell guests to wear them on the back of their hand as a secret pass to get into the party.
Tie a Dora favor onto hand-delivered invitations!
If you're hand-delivering your invitations, make them even more delightfully Dora with a tie-on favor. Punch a hole in the corner of the envelope and use curling ribbon
to tie on a Dora Wristband.
Dora Thank You Note Ideas: Say "¡Muchas Gracias!"
Say thanks for coming with custom notes!
Dora is always polite to everyone she meets on her adventures. Guests will think your child has perfect manners too when they receive your
Dora Custom Thank You Notes
with a personal message inside like, "Thanks for coming to my Dora fiesta. It was so much fun!"
We'll print your message on your notes and they'll be ready to ship within five days.
Add a party picture to turn thank you notes into keepsakes!
Kids love seeing pictures of themselves – especially with their favorite adventurous girl, Dora!
Snap photos at the party and slip prints in with your Dora Thank You Notes. Perfect for scrapbooking!
It's time for an adventure!
Whether they're exploring the beach or climbing Star Mountain, Dora and Boots are two explorers on the go! You can join them at your next fiesta with fantástico Dora the Explorer party games and activity ideas!
Play pinata, Dora-style!
Dora and Boots love pinata time at parties and carnivals, and now you can play too! The kids will love pulling the strings on the
Dora Pinata
to see which one will release the treats and toys inside!
Fill with Dora bubbles, keychains, maracas, kazoos and candy. Don't forget treat bags so the kids can grab up some goodies to take home!
Pin the flower on Dora!
The birthday girl and her friends will have a blast playing this Dora-themed version of the beloved Pin the Tail on the Donkey party game. Hang the
Dora Party Game
poster on a wall at a convenient height for all guests.
Blindfold players as they take turns trying to place Dora's friend, Map, in her backpack!
Have a photo shoot with Dora!
What's the easiest way to guarantee great party photos and memories for your birthday girl and her friends? A giant
Dora Gliding Balloon!
It's a perfect photo prop that gets everyone posing, playing and having a great time!
Fantastic favors!
Send your guests home feeling like real explorers with Dora party favors that let the adventure continue long after the party's over! Birthday party favors, especially if they are thoughtful and creative, are a memorable way to say, "¡Gracias! Thanks for coming!"
Pack up a bucket full of adventure!
Sending friends home with their very own
Dora Favor Container
brimming with treasures makes the fun go on long after the party's over.
Fill yours with special Dora treats like puzzle cubes, flip-flop keychains, maracas and more.
Transform Dora party cups into fantastic favor creations!
Make magnífico party favors with a reuseable
Dora Party Cup
and fun favors.
Fill the cup with paper shred and tuck in Dora party favors like pencils, notepads and rings. Slip the cup inside a clear party bag and tie closed with curling ribbon – so easy!
Favor value sets are a treat for moms, too
If you're in a hurry, you'll love the
Dora Favor Value Pack
with kaleidoscopes, tops, barrettes and more that make creating up to eight favor bags happen super fast. Pick up a pack of Dora the Explorer favor bags and you're set!
Create a Dora adventure land!
Transform your home into the wild and wonderful world of Dora the Explorer. Check out these creative ideas for a rainforest fiesta using Dora decorations including themed place settings, banners and DIY paper flowers!
Combine a few DIY details with easy, amazing Dora decorations!
To really wow your explorers, use
Dora decorations
that transform the room into a bright and colorful tropical adventure land.
To complete the room, check out our DIY paper flowers, balloon flowers, table decorating ideas and scene setters below!
Wow them with eye-popping DIY tropical flowers and jungle vines!
Use easy-to-make DIY Dora decorations like Tissue Paper Flowers and jungle vines made from twisted-together
crepe streamers
to transport the birthday girl and her friends into Dora's lush and blooming rainforest world!
The kids won't need Dora's friend, Map, to guide them to the table at cake time once they get a look at these awesome blossoms and vibrant vines!
Make their smiles grow with crazy DIY balloon daisies!
Want your Dora birthday party to bloom with fun? Try placing Dora favor bucket "pots" full of balloon flowers around the favors table or gift table. Balloon flowers are super fun and easy to create! Read our Balloon Flower How-To and see for yourself.
Add a favor at each place-setting for fun the kids can't wait to explore!
The birthday girl and her friends will be thrilled to sit down to a party table filled with all kinds of cheerful Dora decorations. Bring on the fiesta fun, starting with official
Dora place-settings.
Add excitement with favors sprinkled on the table to double as decorations and party activities, like Dora blowouts and puzzle cubes!
Turn the room into a rainforest photo booth
Make the kids feel like they're exploring the rainforest with this
Dora Scene Setter.
It's easy to put up on any wall, so you get a big, colorful transformation with minimal effort.
For a fun photo op, your guests can pose with Dora and friends. For extra-memorable shots, have the girls pretty-up using some of our Dora party dress-up ideas below before you snap your pics!
Dress up just like Dora!
Wherever she goes exploring, Dora always looks cute in her bright outfits. Young Dora the Explorer fans will get a kick out of dressing like her in our costumes and accessories.
Dress your birthday girl like Dora to make her day even more special!
The birthday girl will want to look extra special at her party.
What better way than to dress her up as Dora?
Your little explorer will love looking the part for her party in a
Dora costume.
Give her Dora accessories to wear with her own birthday outfit!
If the birthday girl wants to wear her own special outfit to the party, add a dash of Dora with cute
Dora dress-up accessories.
A Dora the Explorer cap, pin-on ribbon and necklace are just a few fun items that make her ready for a day of birthday adventures.
Give everyone Dora accessories at the door!
When guests arrive, get them into the mood for a Dora adventure with these adorable party hats, bracelets and other favors. Let the birthday girl give each guest a
Dora necklace
to wear at the party and take home as a favor.
“¡Qué delicioso!
It just wouldn’t be a birthday fiesta without delicious desserts, and this Dora the Explorer party is no exception. With our Dora Party Food ideas, you can prepare festive cakes and cupcakes as easy as uno, dos, tres!
Make a "mountain" of Dora the Explorer cupcakes!
Dress up the birthday girl's favorite flavor of cupcakes with pink and purple sprinkles and Dora fun picks and icing decorations.
Pick up a
Dora Cupcake Kit
and your desserts will look irresistible and double as a party decoration!
Serve your treats with Dora party plates and napkins.
Double the fun with an amazing two-tier Dora cake!
Your daughter and her friends will be muy impressed when you bring out this thrilling rainforest flower-themed fondant cake topped with Dora the Explorer birthday candles! Visit our
Dora Fondant Cake How-To
page for a step-by-step guide to decorating this sweet treat!
Invite Dora for dessert with a character cake!
Bake up a surprise visit from her favorite adventurer! Start with a cake recipe of your choice baked up in a
Dora the Explorer cake pan. Next follow these step-by-step
Dora Cake Decorating Instructions.
Serve on Dora the Explorer tableware for smiles all around!
Let everyone create their own Dora the Explorer cupcakes!
Little explorers will love getting creative as they dress up cupcakes with decoraciones bonitas. Just set out a tray of iced cupcakes and
Dora cupcake decorations
and let the kids start creating pretty Dora the Explorer designs of their own.