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How To Train Your Dragon Party Ideas

Modified: Jun 9, 2025 · Published: Aug 19, 2014 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · 14 Comments

How To Train Your Dragon Party with ideas for themed food like dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more! Plus cute DIY decorations, and really fun kids games and activities.

How to train your dragon themed party food ideas.
Jump to:
  • Why We Love This Party
  • Drinks
  • How To Train My Dragon Themed Snacks
  • Desserts
  • Dragon Cake
  • How To Train Your Dragon Party Decorations
  • How To Train Your Dragon Book of Dragons
  • Make Your Own Viking Shield Activity
  • Dragon Training
  • Feed Your Dragon Bean Bag Toss
  • Catch a Dragon
  • Dragon Flying Practise
  • How To Train Your Dragon Sensory Table
  • Find A Dragon
  • Dragon Training Survival Kit Loot Bag
  • More Party Inspiration
  • Frequently Asked Questions

Why We Love This Party

  • Most of the food ideas are simple to make, or store bought.
  • The DIY decor was so cute.
  • The themed activities and game ideas were so fun for the kids.

Today I’m sharing my little friend Allie’s "How To Train Your Dragon Party", and all the great How To Train Your Dragon themed food her Mom made for the party.  Plus there's DIY party decorations. And the kid's favourite part were the themed party activities and games.

How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!

Drinks

Let’s start with the drinks.  The Dragon Drool was delicious -also known as lemonade, and the perfect Viking thirst quencher.

  • Dragon Drool -Lemonade
How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!

How To Train My Dragon Themed Snacks

And for anyone working up a bit of an appetite while training their dragon, there were some lovely snacks.  

  • Dragon Scales -Doritos: Like these delicious Dragon Scales -also sometimes know as Doritos.
How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!
  • Viking Shield -Fruit Tray: All Vikings enjoy their fruit more when arranged to resemble a Viking shield.
How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!
  • Dragon Veggies and Dip Tray: And veggies and dip are so much better when they look like a dragon.
How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!
  • Dragon Food -Fish Crackers: And since Dragons always enjoy fish -even fishy crackers, it’s always good to have some on hand.  
  • Dragon Claw -Bugles: Vikings also enjoy Dragon Claws, you might know them as Bugles.
How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!

Desserts

We all enjoyed the snacks while we were training our dragons, but when that hard work was done it was time for some sweets.  Every Dragon party needs some Dragon inspired desserts.

How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!


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  • Viking Hats -Chocolate Cupcakes: The Viking Hats were made from chocolate cupcakes and icing toped with a two-bite brownie, and viking hat horns were made from white chocolate.  They were adorable and they were delicious.
How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!
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  • Dragon Eggs -Pudding Cups with Chocolate Eggs: There were also Dragon Eggs.  They were made with chocolate pudding, that was topped with chocolate rocks (that were actually really delicious) and some Cadbury eggs.  

I love the detail on the cups and the spoons wrapped with leather, plus the food labels with the “dragon scale” tape (found at Walmart one day).  Everything was so very Viking-ish.
How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!

  • Dragon Poop -Marshmallows and Chocolate: A big hit with the kids was the “Dragon Poop” made out of mini-marshmallows, green chocolate and green sugar sprinkles.  Yum.
How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!

Dragon Cake

My fav. had to be the amazing Dragon cake that my friend Heather made.  

She used a round cake, cut in half and on it’s side to create the main body, and than cut up another cake for the head, arms, legs and tail.

How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!

All the details were amazing.  Loved the wings made from some tissue paper and chopsticks!  Also loved the Toblerone triangles used to decorate the Dragon’s back.

How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!


Best of all, had to be that this Dragon actually breathed fire!  The orange and yellow birthday candles were inserted where his mouth was and looked amazing when lit.

How To Train Your Dragon Themed Food: perfect dragon themed food for a party -dragon poop, dragon claws, viking cupcakes, fire breathing dragon cake and more!

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

How To Train Your Dragon Party Decorations

The theme was set as soon as we arrived with this fun wreath.  It was decorated with dragon scale ribbon, moss, and a fun little toy dragon making a nest on top of the “A” for Allie.  

And after the party the wreath moved to decorate the birthday girl's bedroom door.

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

Around the party space there were lots of plants and ferns with dragon toys tucked inside.

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

How To Train Your Dragon Book of Dragons

At the front door first we received our official “book of dragons”.  

It was a little blank notebook for us to take notes in.  The front was decorated with some clipart and everyone's name was added in Viking Font. A leather cord and a "dragon tooth" charm wrapped the dragon notebooks.  After we unwrapped our books, everyone used their dragon’s tooth as a necklace.

How to train your dragon party games and activity ideas.
How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

Make Your Own Viking Shield Activity

Our first activity was to design our viking shields.

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!
How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

The handles were made out of duct tape on the back. And the front was made with a round cardboard piece used for cakes.

The kids decorated their shields with paper plates, black HTTYD cutouts, washi tape and jewel stickers.

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

Everyone received a foam sword once the Viking Shields were finished.  We were all ready to start actually training the dragons in the backyard.

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

Dragon Training

The backyard was full of fun activities for the kids to visit as they wanted to.

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

Feed Your Dragon Bean Bag Toss

One was a dragon feeding game.  Heather used a bean bag toss game she already had, and decorated it with some dragon cutouts from the movie.  The kids could throw the fish bean bags in to the holes to feed them.

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

Catch a Dragon

Next there was also a game to catch the dragons with a small net.  The dragon toys hide in the rocks.  There was a small net to use for catching.

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

Dragon Flying Practise

The favourite activity might have been the flying practice.  Heather found a flying Toothless toy, and set up a ring of fire for flying practise.  A hoola-hoop with streamers attached  created the ring of fire for the kids to fly the dragons through.

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

How To Train Your Dragon Sensory Table

Meanwhile there were also some little ones at the party, so Heather set-up a great sensory play table for them.  The kids loved the sensory table, including the bigger kids.

She filled the table with sand, rocks, moss, moss balls, paper shred, blue glass pebbles, faux plants, and dragon toys.

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!
How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!
How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

Find A Dragon

The backyard had lots of little dragon toys tucked all around.  One of the final games was for everyone to find their own to bring home with them in their loot bag.

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!
How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

Dragon Training Survival Kit Loot Bag

There was also a piñata, and one of my favourite little treats was the Dragon Training Survival Kit.

How To Train Your Dragon Birthday Party: Make your own shield, train your dragon stations, sensory table, and dragon training survival loot bags!

The kit contained a cookie shield, chocolate rocks, a licorice lasso, a lollipop war hammer, and gummy eels.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where are the candles from that you used in the dragon cake mouth?

We live in Canada and found them at the Bulk Barn. Look for something similar on-line.

How do you make the dragon poop?

Melt some green colored chocolate and stir in some mini marshmallows. Scoop it out onto some parchment paper and sprinkle with green sugar or sprinkles before it sets.

How did you make the viking hat cupcakes?

Start with regular chocolate cupcakes with chocolate icing, add a two-bite brownie on top, upside down. Make some chocolate horns with melted white chocolate on parchment paper. When they are set, push them into the sides of the brownie.

Is the loot bag printable available?

Unfortunately, we don't have the loot bag printable, but you can make your own using the Viking font and some HTTYD printart.

If you try any of the How To Train Your Dragon Party Ideas, or any other ideas on my blog please let me know how it went in the comments below. Thanks for visiting today!

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Comments

  1. REJEKIBET APK says

    February 15, 2025 at 11:54 am

    This dragon-themed food looks incredible! I love the creativity behind each recipe, especially the "Toothless Treats." Can't wait to try these for my next movie night! Thanks for the inspiration!

  2. Crunchyroll premium APK says

    January 04, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    This is such a fun idea for a themed gathering! I love how creative the food options are, especially the dragon egg cupcakes! Can’t wait to try making the Hiccup and Toothless-inspired dishes for our next movie night. Thank you for the amazing recipes!

  3. Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist says

    July 22, 2024 at 3:17 pm

    Hi Ally, the horns are made from white chocolate. Just place it in a ziplock bag, and snip the corner off, then you can pipe the melted chocoalate into the horn shape on to a piece of parchment paper. Let the chocolate harden and they're ready to use. Hope this helps.
    Dannyelle

  4. Ally says

    July 14, 2024 at 5:00 pm

    Hi! How did you make the horns for the brownie helmets? Was there a mold for the white chocolate?

  5. dnr says

    September 03, 2019 at 1:57 pm

    Hi Jennifer, if I can remember correctly the books were just to record observations about dragons -like he did in the movie. The books were blank inside.
    Dannyelle

  6. Jennifer says

    August 16, 2019 at 10:46 am

    What were inside the little activity books? What did they do with them? I'm planning a Wings of Fire themed party, and am trying to use a little here and there, but there's not much online for WoF. Your party looked terrific though!!

  7. dnr says

    June 05, 2018 at 12:10 pm

    Hi Stacy, yes your dragon poop should be fine overnight. Just be sure to store it in an airtight container.
    Best of luck on your party,
    Dannyelle

  8. Stacy says

    June 02, 2018 at 3:50 pm

    Can you make the dragon poop the day before the party

  9. dnr says

    April 05, 2018 at 2:00 pm

    Hi Amy, I think she used candy melts. Hope this helps.
    Dannyelle

  10. Amy says

    March 31, 2018 at 11:09 pm

    Super cute! Doing the dragon cake for my son's 8th Birthday this weekend. For the cupcakes, what white chocolate did you use?

  11. dnr says

    August 17, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    Hi Elaine, it's very simple to make the "dragon poop", just combine mini marshmallows with melted green chocolate candy melts, and spoon out on parchment paper in little servings to set. Before the chocolate sets, sprinkle the them with sugar sprinkles. Hope this helps, best of luck.
    Dannyelle

  12. Elaine says

    August 17, 2015 at 3:05 pm

    Do you have directions for making the dragon poop? Love the idea!!

  13. dnr says

    August 06, 2015 at 8:59 pm

    Hi Jennifer,
    You can find the tree stump cake stands by clicking here. Hope this helps.
    Dannyelle

  14. Jennifer says

    August 05, 2015 at 7:59 pm

    Amazing party - thx for sharing it! Sooooo many ideas! Please, were the tree stump food stands DIY???

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