Two-Wild Birthday Party: Tips for Decor, Food, Games, and Invitations

When planning a second birthday party, there’s one theme that’s sure to fit the bill for a wild and free-spirited child: a two-wild bash! Throwing a two-wild birthday party is the perfect way to celebrate your child’s lively personality and spunky spirit. From birthday party decorations to creative food ideas and inspirational invitations, we’re sharing ideas on everything you need to pull off a wildly fun celebration.

What’s a Two-Wild Birthday Party?

A two-wild birthday theme centers around jungle-inspired motifs. It’s all about being wild and free with animal prints, jungle plants, and safari creatures. Decor can range from green and brown safari designs to more colorful tropical creations. The two-wild theme is also popular with jungle-themed baby showers and baby showers for twins. You can even change it up to a wild one birthday theme for a 1st birthday party celebration.

Two-Wild Birthday Party Planning Ideas

Get ready for a roaring good time with a two-wild birthday theme party. If you’re planning the raucous event, we’ve put together a list of ideas to help you conquer the food, decor, games, and more.

Select a Fun Venue

The first step in planning a jungle-themed birthday party is to find the perfect venue. You can celebrate a second birthday party right at home or at a local park, or you could rent out a space for the big day. A zoo birthday party at your local zoo or animal conservation center is a natural fit. Or you can create a jungle safari party in your backyard by getting friends and family to help you transform the space for all your tiny untamed guests.

Go Wild With Jungle Decor

Make sure your two-wild birthday decorations feature plenty of wild animals. Look for safari animal balloons featuring elephants, lions, and tigers. Display helium-filled latex balloons as centerpieces or create a balloon arch backdrop where guests can take pictures or leave gifts on a gift table. 

Foil balloons add a hint of glamor and work well with boho-inspired safari themes. Order a balloon garland kit featuring green, brown, and gold balloons, or make your own by stringing balloons together. You can also order or create DIY animal cut-outs featuring your favorite safari creatures.

Pair the balloons and cut-outs with animal print tablecloths and backdrops in cheetah spots, zebra stripes, and giraffe prints. If you want more color, consider adding bright pink flamingos and other colorful birds like toucans. 

Keep the focus on the baby boy or baby girl with a birthday banner honoring their big day. You can order a custom-made banner or create one yourself using craft paper and animal print designs.

Focus on Fun Foods

Once you have your two-wild 2nd birthday decorations in mind, start thinking about the food you want to serve. Keep building on the party theme by choosing birthday party supplies like paper plates, cups, and napkins featuring jungle safari animals. Get creative by displaying foods on palm leaves and animal print trays.

Since this is a 2nd birthday party, you’ll want to serve snacks to keep the wild ones fed instead of a full sit-down meal. Set up a buffet table and cover it with an animal print tablecloth. Display safari-inspired foods like animal crackers, parrot parfaits with yogurt and fruit, and lion’s mane veggie platters.

If you want to serve more substantial offerings, consider hosting a luau. Roasted pork, poke bowls, and chips with tropical salsa are right at home with a two-wild theme. As for dessert, order a custom birthday cake or simply pick up cupcakes at your local bakery and add printable cake toppers with safari creatures.

Have Plenty of Party Games 

No birthday party is complete without party games for the kids. Since most attendees will be toddlers, it’s important to keep the games kid-friendly. Avoid small figurines and items that may present a choking hazard. Instead, choose large stuffed animals the kids can snuggle with or play with in a playpen. You can also set up a sensory station where young ones can play with toys in various elements like mud, sand, and grass — just like they would in a jungle. For parties where older children will be attending, you can rent a bounce house in the shape of an animal — like an elephant, giraffe, or tiger. 

Pass Out Fun Party Favors

Send all your party animals home with a token of your appreciation. Set out goodie bags filled with treats like animal crackers. For older children, consider jungle-inspired temporary tattoos, markers, and snacks. Younger children will appreciate mini stuffed animals or safari birthday stickers.

Two-Wild Birthday Invitations to Rave About

Now that you know how you’re going to throw an epic two-wild birthday party, it’s time to pick out your invitation. At Greenvelope, you’ll find dozens of two-wild invitations featuring safari animals, jungle motifs, and animal prints. Whether you want something vibrant and colorful or more boho chic, there’s a design to go wild about. Here are our favorite two-wild birthday invitations to inspire you.

1. Wild Lion invitation

Design: Bonjour Berry

This lion-themed invite is perfect for a baby shower party or two-wild birthday celebration. Hand-drawn leaves, spots, and stars add a magical air and you can change up the color scheme to suit your preferences.

2. Wild Baby Invitation

Design: frau brandt

Host a boho-chic kids’ party with this cute invitation. It features subdued depictions of sloths, toucans, and cheetahs. The neutral color scheme makes it ideal for celebrating the birthday girl or birthday boy.

3. Wild Cheetah Invitation

Design: Loree Mayer Design (photo courtesy of Angela & Evan Photography)

Be bold with this cheetah print photo invite. Upload a favorite photo of your wild one and choose a color palette that matches your decor. This design goes well with wild one baby shower decorations as well as two-wild decor.

4. The Wild Side Invitation

Design: Shari Margolin Design

Go wild for this safari-themed invite that features a cheerful toucan, giraffe, and monkey. Use it to celebrate a two-wild birthday party or modify the theme for a safari-themed first birthday celebration.

5. A Wild Rumpus Invitation

Design: Bonjour Berry

Transport guests to where the wild things are with this imaginative invite. Inspired by the beloved book, it features a whimsical vibe that’s perfect for celebrating a happy birthday with a jungle-inspired theme.

6. Wild Forest Invitation

Design: Claudia Owen

This colorful invitation is ideal for celebrating a wild one or two-wild party. The text is completely editable so you can update it to two-wild or use it for a first birthday party instead.

7. Wild Paradise Invitation

Design: Manu Torres

Go big and bold with this colorful invite that’s sure to grab the attention of your guests. Featuring vibrant birds of paradise plants, it’s the perfect choice for a creative and vivid event.

Plan a Wild and Free Celebration

From food and decor to jungle-themed invites, use this handy guide to inspire your party planning for the ultimate two-wild kids party. Don’t forget that you can choose from a vast range of kids’ birthday invitations that you can customize for your special event. Continue browsing our Stationers blog for endless party ideas and top tips to stay organized for all of life’s special occasions.