Planning a fun and exciting birthday party for your child might have you feeling a bit stressed. What type of birthday party should you plan? Will you host it at your house or perhaps somewhere else?

If your child is an animal lover, why not host a petting zoo birthday party for them? It is a unique and fun opportunity for your child and their friends to pet and spend time with some of their favorite animals.

Here are some tips on planning a petting zoo birthday party for your child.

Animal-Inspired Invitations And Decor

In order to make your petting zoo birthday party fun and memorable, it needs to start with the invitations.

Once you have a good idea of the types of animals you want at the petting zoo, for example, cute puppies or kittens, sheep or goats, or even on a horse farm, then you can create fun and interesting invitations that match.

Your invitations could have a barn on the front, a doghouse with pictures of puppies, or even a range of animals scattered over the invitation. They can be as simple or elaborate as you like with bright colors and fun designs. 

The party's decor should match the petting zoo theme. You could have plates with a fence-like design along the rim, or each plate could have different animals on them. 

You could have the party's location decorated like a barn or zoo with animal pictures hung around the room and even a pinata. If your party is at a farm or an actual petting zoo, you can enhance the existing decor with animal-shaped balloons and banners.

Decorate The Cake In Petting Zoo Style

The birthday cake is one of the most important aspects of a child's birthday. Most kids love eating the sweet treat after everyone sings to them. 

Decorate the cake in a petting zoo style incorporating the animals that the kids met that day into the design.

The cake could feature multiple animals made of sugar or fondant or even drawn on using icing. The cake could feature fences, barns, tractors, and corn fields to extend the feel of a petting zoo birthday party.

The Food Could Be Styled As Animals

A fun way to serve your child's guests their food is to style the dishes so they look like animals.

After the kids have enjoyed meeting the animals at the petting zoo birthday party, they can sit down to a pizza in the shape of a chicken, or a hamburger that looks like a cow. 

Have fun with the food design to extend the overall theme into your dinner menu.