Jurassic Park and The Lost World Party Ideas

For fans of dinosaurs and Jurassic Park, the latest Jurassic World movie is our chance this year to throw a party, be it for kids or for adults.
The well known Jurassic Park film series began with two novels by Michael Crichton. The first, Jurassic Park, was written in 1990, while the second novel, The Lost World, was written after fans asked for a sequel following the first book and movie.

Decorating for a Jurassic Park party | A quick checklist

Want a quick-start shopping list for your Jurassic Park party props?

• Plants. Get your ‘base’ down by covering your room with greenery to recreate the islands of either Isla Nublar or Isla Sorna. As they’re islands off the coast of Costa Rica, the islands will be rich with lush tropical greenery. Think ferns, palms, and tall grasses. If you need to create height, use hanging baskets to get ferns or vines higher up.
• Smoke machine. Of course, this is optional, but a smoke machine will recreate that steamy tropical atmosphere.

• Crates. Like equipment has just been loaded onto the islands, stack up metal crates in the corners. You can make your own from cardboard boxes by covering them with scrapbook paper with metal finishes or use a metallic paint.
• Dinosaur eggs. I imagine having dinosaur eggs as a centerpiece on the table, also making it the party favor for your guests. Excavation dinosaur eggs are good fun (so long as they realize it’s not food!) If this is for a kids party, you could also use these eggs as part of a treasure hunt. If you happen to throw a dinosaur party around Easter, I’ve also seen the massive ‘chocolate dino eggs’ they have available.
• Dino claws. You need a dinosaur just lurking around the corner in this tropical forest. Alternatively, have a few dinosaur claws available for a photo booth. Posing with these dino claws are a blast! I bought the Jurassic World Velociraptor Claws from Amazon, but there are other dinosaur claw alternatives as well. If you don’t want to go this route, you can also find free dino footprints to print and stick through your house.
• Danger signs. You can buy danger signs printed on plastic on Amazon or create your own to print for free at home.
• Jurassic Park/ Jurassic World sign. The wiki page for Jurassic Park has a page with the different logos used for the different movies. Right-click the images to open the larger size in a new window, then download.
• Jurassic Park brochure prop. Print off a few of these Jurassic Park brochures and either send them with your invite or have a few laying around your party space. As before, visit the Jurassic Park brochure wiki page, and right-click each image to open in a new window or tab, then download the image.

• ID badges. A Masrani website was set up as part of a guerrilla marketing campaign in 2015 for the new Jurassic World film and made job IDs available like you were applying for a job with Jurassic World. Masrani Global was the fictional corporation that developed and ran Jurassic World. Make these IDS available when your guests first arrive. Have a camera, computer and printer ready, then attach their ID to lanyards. They can choose from Intern Genetic Biologist, Veterinarian, Paddock Supervisor, Security, Dinosaur Maintenance and Park Inspector.
  • (Initially, I redirected everyone to the original website. However, the website is no longer available as on 2024/25, so I’ve uploaded the IDs here).
• Welcome letter invitation. The same Masrani website had a ‘Welcome to the Masrani Corporation’ letter. Make a few adjustments to include when and where the guests start their internship, to make your party really authentic.
• Lab coats or khaki shirts. Depending on the ‘career’ your guests choose, you can have khaki and lab coats available for the different roles. Even if you only have a few available for a Jurassic Park photo booth, you can find lab coats on Amazon as well as khaki shirts.

Making a party a success is about hitting all the key senses. It’s not just sight, but smell, taste, sound.

• Scent. Smoke machines have scents specifically for the machines that can recreate scenes. We use these around Halloween to create a bonfire scent in our yard. If you aren’t using a smoke machine, there are scented oil diffusers that you plug into the wall. I know Air Wick does these and I think they might have a rainforest one? Make sure you try it out beforehand to make sure it’s just subtle enough and won’t give anyone who is sensitive a headache.
• Music. The Jurassic Park soundtrack is the obvious choice, but you can also set the scene with a mix of rainforest sounds.

And speaking of hitting all the key senses, check out the post on Jurassic Park menus and recipes next to see what food you’ll serve.