Name bunting
One big letter per A4 flag, plus the age. Cut out, punch two holes and thread onto string.
Your personalised printables
Each one updates as you type. Print one, or the whole set at once. Every sheet fits A4.
Invitations
Four to a sheet with cut lines, and a space for each guest’s name.
Food labels
Fold-in-half tent cards: four named for you and two blank to fill in.
Party bag tags
Eight to a sheet. Punch the hole and tie on with ribbon.
Thank-you cards
Four to a sheet, with room to write a few words.
Medals
Six medals per sheet, each with its own award. Tape on a ribbon.
Kawaii Food party games
Picked for ages 5–7. Change “Who’s coming?” above for games for other ages.
Runaway rice ball hunt
Ages 5–720 minutes
Eight rhyming clue cards. Hide them round the house or garden, each one leads to the next, and the rice balls are at the end.
Kawaii food bingo
Ages 5–715 minutes
Sushi, doughnuts, boba tea and more. A different card for every guest, plus calling cards to cut out.
Design your own kawaii snack
Ages 5–7At the table
Invent a cute snack, give it a face and a name, and decide who its best food friend is.
Sticker-style name tags
Ages 5–7Before the party
Ten cute name tags to cut out, write on and stick on with tape. Guests can colour them in too.
Pass-the-parcel forfeits
Ages 5–710 minutes
Silly slips for each layer: melt like an ice cream, roll like a rice ball, pull your cutest face.
Party quiz
Ages 5–715 minutes
How well do you know {name}? Then a round of cute food would-you-rather.
Colouring placemat
Ages 5–7At the table
{Name}’s name to colour, a smiling doughnut, a maze and a space to draw.
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Questions parents ask
- What does kawaii mean?
- It’s the Japanese word for cute. A kawaii food party is all about little smiling snacks: rosy-cheeked sushi, happy doughnuts and blushing strawberries, in soft pastel colours.
- Is it too young for my tween?
- Pick ages 8–11 and the set grows up: a VIP-style invitation, a code-breaking recipe hunt, a design-a-café-snack sheet and challenges instead of silly forfeits. The cute food stays, the babyish bits go.
- Can I serve real kawaii food?
- Yes, and it’s easier than it looks: dot two eyes and a smile on rice balls, sandwiches or biscuits with a little icing or a strip of nori, then add pink cheeks. The food labels fold in half and stand up by each plate.