Holiday in a marine style: we design and decorate with our own hands

If you decide to organize a child’s birthday or an adult party in a nautical style, you will definitely have to think about how to decorate the room, table, and invitation cards. Of course, you can purchase ready-made kits on thematic websites. But believe me, DIY decor will be no worse.

To simplify the task, the Zatusim website has prepared several ideas for decorating a holiday in a marine style, as well as step-by-step master classes that will help you make decorations with your own hands. Ready-made thematic templates will also come in handy - the pictures are clickable and you can enlarge them and print them for your crafts.

Party in a nautical style: DIY decoration with a grid of corrugated paper

A fishing net will make a wonderful background or decoration. It can be used to drape a ceiling or a candy bar, or be used for a photo shoot.

Remove the blue or turquoise paper from the package and do not unwrap it. Make deep cuts on both sides, cutting the paper all the way through. The distance between the cuts should be equal to the desired thickness of the mesh cells. This is approximately 2-3 cm. If this distance is reduced, the mesh will be finer.

You can first practice on a regular sheet of paper.

Make these cuts along the entire length of the corrugated paper roll.

Carefully unfold the finished template.

Stretch the resulting mesh and secure it to the wall or ceiling.

The image of the bride when choosing a sea wedding

wedding outfit. Options for A-line dresses, Greek style or short models would look quite appropriate. The color of the dress can be either classic light colors or any shade of blue or light blue. An outfit with stripes in matching tones will look original. If the bride chooses an all-white dress, then it can be complemented with a blue belt to match the style of your wedding;
shoes. Any comfortable shoes or ballet flats will do, which, like the dress, can be either white or any other color related to the marine theme. If the shoes are light, then they can be complemented with some blue elements, for example, stripes, a beautiful large bow, shells or even an anchor;
hairstyle. Here everything depends on the choice and desire of the bride; a beautiful addition will be starfish, pearls or flowers that can be used to decorate the hairstyle;
makeup. Blue or soft blue shadows will look very romantic, but the main thing is not to overdo it with their quantity;
handbag If the bride wants to take this accessory, then she needs to choose small fabric options. The bag can be decorated with sea elements, for example, cute dolphins;
nail design. The choice here is very large; today masters can paint anything on their nails. All you have to do is choose the appropriate shade and the design itself in the chosen style;
decorations. If the top of the dress is open, then you should pay attention to the necklaces, which, like the entire wedding color scheme, will be in blue tones. If the outfit is closed, then it’s enough to complement your look with earrings and a bracelet;
bridal bouquet. There are now a huge number of options for this, quite the main attribute for a wedding, so finding flowers in the right shades will not be difficult. If the bride wants an original bouquet made not of flowers at all, then one can be found, it can be made of corals, shells or starfish, which will perfectly suit this style. Ask to add rhinestones or beads to the chosen bouquet and tie it with a ribbon in the color of your celebration.

Accessories for a nautical party: festive pinwheels

Pinwheels made of paper will be a cool decoration for a party and entertainment for kids.

All you have to do is print out the template, cut and cut it along the dotted lines and staple the edges in the middle of the sheet.

This whole structure is attached to a stick using a beautiful pin.

Holiday table decoration

Particular attention should be paid to decorating the festive table. The place of each guest of the holiday, as a rule, is indicated using a special seating card. Build this accessory in the form of a scroll or origami paper boat.

The wedding table will be decorated with transparent vases filled with pebbles and candlesticks in the shape of a starfish. If there is no aquarium in the banquet hall, place containers with fish directly on the festive table.

Don't forget about napkins with prints of anchors, dolphins and pearl shells. Think through every little detail. Make sure that even cocktail straws remind you of the sound of the surf and travel. They can be decorated with a miniature sail. It will be interesting to look at the tableware with views of resorts

Holiday in a nautical style: invitation templates

Make bottle themed invitations by printing out templates and filling in the blanks. And such invitations can be placed in a box with a cool toy like a crab or fish.

To do this you will need directly:

box;
small towel;
ready-made invitations;
toy.

Lay the towel out on a flat surface.

Fold in the edges. Moreover, there is more on the upper side than on the lower side.

Position the invitation so that its edge is higher than the edge of the towel.

Fold the bottom side over again, covering the invitation halfway up.

Carefully turn the structure over and fold the side edges back.

Place an invitation towel and a small compliment toy in the box.

Close the box and make a personal inscription on top of who this invitation gift is intended for.

Style Features

Marine style in clothing for women can have two directions: sailor and captain.

The sailor style of clothing was simple and relaxed. Coco Chanel loved him very much. Due to its unusual nature, this trend gained particular popularity among aristocrats. The British were especially proud of their fleet, so almost every weekend they dressed “like sailors” and walked in the squares;
The captain's style is radically different from the sailor's. There is no ostentatious simplicity or looseness here; on the contrary, all elements of the image speak of high status. Buttons and other metal parts are traditionally painted gold or silver. To add rigor to the outfit, it is recommended to complement the outfit with military-style outerwear: an overcoat, a jacket, and others.

Captain's style of clothing

You can also immediately distinguish these styles with the help of a simple analysis of the outfit’s palette. The brighter the shades, the simpler the image is considered. For example, dark blue is the prerogative of senior personnel, but at the same time, sailors wear vests with black stripes.

To complete the look, it is recommended to try on accessories. For the “sailor” style these are rope necklaces, caps and others. For captains - hats or caps, gold buttons, stripes with metallic threads and others.

Decorating a children's party in a nautical style: ready-made templates for birthdays

Hang a banner in front of the door inviting kids to the party.

And on the walls hang portholes depicting ships and seascapes. Dolphins and seagulls watching the holiday through the portholes will delight the eye. Print the finished portholes on thick paper measuring 300x300 mm and attach them to the walls in the room where the holiday will take place.

If a seaside celebration is being held in honor of a child’s birthday, you can make a congratulatory banner with waves.

Basic color scheme and some nuances

The color scheme for the wedding will be rich blue and white.
The stripe sets the tone for the entire design. The combination of white and blue is used as the main color scheme for small and large decor. To soften the color scheme, additional shades can be added - red, gray, pale blue, green, black. Draping the walls and ceiling with fabric looks advantageous.

Draping on the ceiling in the area of the dance floor or the newlyweds' area will create the effect of sails. The design with fabric in the form of waves looks beautiful.

It is appropriate to decorate the walls of the banquet hall with marine attributes. These could be anchors, steering wheels, compasses, twine, ropes, fishing nets or shell wreaths.

Tables can be covered with a linen tablecloth in blue - white checkered or striped, but you can choose a tablecloth in a plain blue color. The striped fabric throw on the tables will match the style of the holiday.

If the event budget is limited, then sewing a fabric strip for the table is much cheaper than buying linens for a tablecloth. At the same time, the fabric throw fits completely into the idea of a themed wedding.

It is advisable to decorate the chairs in accordance with the color scheme of the tables. This could be fabric, ribbons, fresh flowers or paper. Starfish, bags of pebbles, and coral sprigs are suitable for decorating chairs. For example, chairs with white covers and blue bows with shells attached.

The photo zone can be decorated with a poster depicting the side of a ship, a picturesque shore or waves. Any thematic attributes are suitable for the photo zone - sun umbrellas, caps, vests, straw hats, binoculars.

If the celebration is organized outdoors, then the same color scheme is used when decorating the wedding arch, table for the registrar and chairs for guests.

The wedding arch is decorated with fresh flowers in blue and white tones, shells, stars, and decorative elements are placed nearby - an anchor, a chest or a lifebuoy.

Set of templates in nautical style for cabin boy's birthday

For the little cabin boy's birthday, we suggest making a garland with your own hands.

To do this, print ready-made templates on paper. It is better to use a laser printer for this so that the paint does not bleed if it comes into contact with moisture.

Using a hole punch, make holes along the top edge of each flag and thread the string through the holes. You can also use a ribbon that matches the flags, that is, yellow, blue or turquoise.

Make some cool caps for your guests. To do this, print the finished templates on A3 paper.

Using scissors, cut along the contour and coat the area to be glued with glue or a pencil. Glue to the back of the template. You can already attach a ribbon to the finished cap.

To do this, use a needle to place holes on opposite sides of the cases, thread thin ribbons through them, and secure them. For packaging cupcakes or cupcakes, we suggest making original stands or baskets.

No less interesting are the boxes for packaging sweets.

Set up a candy bar “Yunga”, and use original toners to decorate dishes.

Print our templates and cut out along the outline. Apply a little glue to a skewer or toothpick and attach to the back of the topper.

Dress code

If the bride and groom decide to celebrate the birthday of their new family by choosing a marine theme, then the outfits of those invited to the celebration should fully correspond to it.
It is important to inform guests in advance about where exactly the marriage ceremony and festive banquet will take place. The suits of the groomsmen and the dresses of the bridesmaids must fully correspond to the theme of the holiday and be combined with the outfits of the bride and groom.

The color and style of the suits of young people and dresses of girls only emphasize the expressiveness of the outfits of the bride and groom.

Sea party: children's photo session

For an unforgettable photo session in a marine style, you don’t have to go to the sea coast. You can arrange an original photo zone right on the street or even in the house.

To do this, purchase styrofoam balls of different sizes. This prop is made from regular foam. It can be purchased at craft stores. You will also need paints. We will paint some of the balls turquoise and blue, and some in sea green. We set aside large balls for making jellyfish.

Cut the pieces in half and slightly round the edges. We paint the resulting hemispheres in bright colors. We paint the tissue paper from which we will cut out the tentacles with the same shade. Glue the finished tentacles to the base. We string the finished balls and jellyfish onto fishing line or ribbons. All that remains is to hang it up and the area for the photo session is ready.

We cut out props for children in the form of masks, octopuses and starfish from cardboard and attach them to sticks.

If you liked our ideas for organizing a seaside party, leave a comment or share your decor options.

Decorator

Remember to have a sense of proportion. A seaside wedding does not imply the presence of shells and fish on every centimeter of space. Nikolay Maslov

Create a photo area in the shape of a ship. Decorate it with lifebuoys with the names of the heroes of the occasion. Don't forget the steering wheel. In the footage, the newlyweds can hold on to it, as if they were going on an exciting and happy journey into their family life. And the groom can be photographed next to the anchor. This symbolizes that he has landed in his bay.

Interesting! Also, in a nautical style, you can create a seating plan and organize a bride price.

Game program on a marine theme for primary schoolchildren

Game program for children 6-11 years old “With love for the sea.”
Script Author: Blinova Maria Anatolyevna, music director, MDOAU “Kindergarten No. 3 “Dandelion” of a combined type, Orenburg region, Novotroitsk. Description of the material: I present to your attention a game program for children of preschool and primary school age, this material is intended for music directors, preschool teachers, primary school teachers, and additional education teachers.

Goal: the importance of the sea in the life of every person and child, an atmosphere of joy and play, expanding the horizons of children. Objectives: 1. Give children pleasure in competitions and games. 2. Development of environmental education, respect for the nature of the sea, guessing riddles, performing dances, reading poetry. 3. Creation of emotional well-being, communication skills with other children, the joy of meeting the beautiful music of the sea and its inhabitants. 4. Tell about the history of the sea, give children educational information, develop the intellectual and thinking abilities of children. Sports equipment: 2 hoops, 4 children's buckets of the same capacity, 2 with water, 2 spoons, 2 long synthetic ropes, a disk with sea songs of the sounds of the sea, sports modules for building a ship, 2 tables, limiting cubes, a rope, a sea bottle with riddles, modules for building ships. Decoration: sports flags, painted seagulls, an anchor, jellyfish figures, homemade palm trees from plastic bottles, large shells, team emblems, certificates and medals for the winners.

Progress: Children gather on the playground, sports ground. The music of Paul Mauriat “In the Animal World” is playing Presenter: The history of the sea: three quarters of the earth's surface is a huge mass of salty ocean water, the sea is part of the World Ocean, the origin of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans is associated with the breakup and movement of continents, a large amount of salts accumulate in the sea, giving sea water a salty taste. “A lot has been said about the sea, But there’s no point in talking about it for a long time. Those who have never been there before, We invite you to sail with us.” 1 child:
The sea, in the morning wave, will bring it to its shore And leave for the children A lot of things they need: Stones smooth as soap (With them the sea waves soap);
Tina, like a strand of hair, was shaken off the comb by the cliff; And princesses of sea toys - Real shells. N. Belostotskaya 2nd child:
Sea, I’m running to you!
I'm already on the shore! I run to your wave, and the wave runs to me!... E. Moshkovskaya 3rd child:
What a sea it is!
Multi-colored blue Noisy with waves, screaming with seagulls, clean, salty, warm, corrugated Embraces the sky, Smiles at the Sun!.. L. Zubanenko

4 child:
An octopus lives at the bottom of the ocean, both his father and mother live there, a large sea family lives there - the Father of the Octopuses and his sons.
They live between the reefs in a cave, They have a home there and family comfort, There their mother loves and takes care of them, So that the big sperm whale does not offend them, So that the shark does not take them by surprise, When they lead a big round dance, When they swim out for a walk, With play football with sea urchins. They are also children, even though they live at sea, and they appreciate and love the comfort of home. A. Slonikov 5 child:
The sea stars celebrated the New Year.
And the coral, like a Christmas tree, was decorated together. Only there are no toys in the sea underwater. And they had to decorate the branches with themselves. I. Sudareva 6 child:
Under water In transparent blouses, jellyfish swim important.
Slowly, leisurely, To look beautiful. These are the fashionistas, Fashionistas are submariners. I. Makhonina 7 child:
Everyone knows about dolphins - There are no more interesting animals: Sharp intelligence, dexterous movements and easy to train.
Child 8: What are the boats sad about from land in the distance? The boats are sad, sad About the shallows on the river, Where you can sit down for a minute and relax, And where there is absolutely no fear of drowning. V. Lunin Presenter: Today, unusual rescuers are working on our sea beach - these are two teams, now they will introduce themselves to us. We will hold various competitions and games-competitions, and a jury will evaluate you. We are starting our game program “With love for the sea”. sounds “The sea is calling, the wave is singing” and the teams take their places. Team presentation.

Team "Dolphins". Dolphins love to swim and dive, and can survive drowning. Team "Rusalka". We love to sing and have fun, and frolic in the foam of the sea. "Dolphins and mermaids." We dolphins and mermaids are bosom friends. Dear jury, you are not our jury. We will try to make our way to medals. We will show everyone our knowledge and skills, How we love the sea in all its beauty. Presenter: What wonderful, cheerful, dexterous teams we have gathered - rescuers of children, girls and boys, dolphins and mermaids. Warm-up “Water Safety”. Presenter: how should you behave on the beach, because not all children know how to swim, so they need what to have with them? The teams answer in turn: 1. Life jacket. 2. Lifebuoy. 3. Sun hat. 4. Fins, air mattress. 2. How to behave on the water. Presenter: second part of the task, what rules must be followed? Answer of the teams in turn: 1. You need to swim in specially equipped places, under the supervision of adults. 2. You cannot swim beyond the buoys or drink dirty water. 3. If you start to drown, immediately shout “Save me, I’m drowning!” 4. You cannot play grappling games underwater. 5. Do not throw bottles and garbage on the beach and into the water, polluting the sea and harming marine inhabitants, as well as yourself. Presenter: Dear jury, we ask you to evaluate the results of the children’s answers and give high points for correct answers. Competition No. 1 “Your ship”. Presenter: I suggest that while the music is playing, the teams build their own ships from modules, whoever is faster and better. Gazmanov’s song “You are a sailor, I am a sailor” is playing Jury evaluation of results. The teams have good reliable ships, captains get 5 points. Presenter: Dear jury, we ask you to evaluate the results of the children’s answers and give 5 points for the correct answer, while the jury is counting the points, let’s play.

Game "The Wind Blows in the Sails"
The children in the circle, at the signal from the leader, all take a deep breath so that the stomach becomes “inflated”, bend one leg, lean forward a little and begin to count to eight, until the stomach “goes down” - exhale.
Use air gradually. The game is repeated several times, allowing you to train your breathing. The jury announces the results of the competition. The teams board the ship and sail, the song “Ah, the White Ship” by Yuri Antonov sounds. A sea bottle floated to us, it contained a strange code asking us to guess sea riddles for the teams. Competition No. 2: riddles about the sea and marine life. 4 riddles for each team. 1. Playing and frolicking again in front of the bow of the ship. Their backs flash above the water, - The nimble ones rush... ( Dolphins
)
2. The long-haired beauty sits and does not walk on the ground, but starts dancing under the water. Yes, it makes waves with its scaly tail. (Mermaid)

3. In calm weather, we are nowhere to be found, As the wind blows, we run on the water. (Waves) 4. Here, where we don’t glance, is the blue expanse of water. In it the wave rises like a wall, a white crest above the wave. And sometimes it’s quiet and quiet here. Was everyone able to recognize him? (Sea)

5. This is the largest beast, Like a multi-ton liner. And believe me, it eats only small things - plankton. Swims here and there across the Arctic seas. (Whale) 6. He is the king of the sea, the sovereign of the oceans, he is the keeper of treasures at the bottom and the ruler of mermaids. (Neptune) 7. Everyone who has been to the sea is familiar with a bright umbrella. It consists entirely of water and salt. Don't touch it in the water - it burns like fire. (Jellyfish) 8. It contains salt water. Ships are sailing on the water, Waves, wind in the open air, Seagulls circling over... ( Sea)

Competition No. 3 “Lifebuoy”. Host: What will we do if a ship passenger ends up overboard? Children:
save, let's throw a lifebuoy on him.
In the competition, one participant moves a short distance, the children must take turns throwing a hoop over him, that is, putting on a life preserver. Each successful hit is a point for the team, the jury counts it, summing up the results after the competition. Jury: five points to everyone.

Presenter: before you is a reproduction of “The Ninth Wave” by a famous artist, what is his name? Children: Ivan Aivazovsky.
I suggest you name the paintings of this artist and not confuse them with paintings by other artists.
His paintings “Frigate”, “Seascape”, “Sea”. Game "Find paintings about the sea."
To the music, the teams choose one reproduction of the artist Aivazovsky.
Music sounds like the sounds of the sea.

Jury: five points to everyone. Competition No. 4 “Draw the sea yourself.”

According to the template, a team of children must take turns drawing fragments of the sea in stages, it turns out to be a collective work or a picture can be drawn by the captains, the teams support them. The music of the sea sounds. Sounds of dolphins, sea and piano. I suggest the teams relax and watch their opponents' sea dances. Dance of the Dolphins, dance of the Mermaids. Jury: five points to everyone. Competition No. 5 “Who can remember the most sayings and proverbs about the sea.” Children talk about the sea: proverbs and sayings. The sea does not like the weak. If you're afraid of sharks, don't go into the sea. You can't swim across the sea. There are many roads in the sea. The sea is a fishing field. It is not the sea that sinks ships, but the winds. You don't have to drink the whole sea to know that the water is salty. Once you've been at sea, you'll never forget it. Presenter: Neptune is clearly in a quarrel with someone, If the sea is so raging! Waves of various shapes... What about the sea? At sea... Children: storm. Competition No. 6 “Storm at sea”. Participants stand in two lines facing each other. The leader gives the first person in the line a long synthetic rope. After the presenter whistles, you need to thread it through some part of the wardrobe - a hole for a button, a strap for a belt, sandal, bracelet or something similar. Competition No. 7 “Leak on the ship.” At some distance from the participants there are two tables on them, 2 small-sized children's buckets of water next to them, empty buckets to scoop out the water from the hold, the same in volume, the competitors run, run up and fill the empty capacity of the bucket with one small ladle at a time. The task is to save the ship - a sinking ship. The competition continues until one of the teams completes the task. Final competition No. 8 to sing a song about the sea. Children sing songs: “The sea begins with a small river”, “Can you hear the sea”. Jury: five points to everyone. Presenter: All teams coped well with the tasks, friendship and love for the sea won. Jury: We award everyone with medals, certificates and encouragement prizes in the books “Sea Stories”. Presenter: Let’s end the game program with a friendly motto: “Sea, sun and water are our best friends.”

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song "Dolphins" is playing

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