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I am not really sure who came up with the idea for Z to have a Renaissance/Dragon birthday party. But I've gotta tell ya, it was a ton of fun to put together! It started out more on the "How to Train Your Dragon" theme, but morphed into Knights and Princesses and general medieval-ness with a few Dragons thrown in for good measure. When I asked Z what he wanted to do for his birthday many, many months ahead of time he asked for a pinata. I thought yeah, ok, we'll see. Then when the theme narrowed down and the dragon aspect had been tossed around I actually found a dragon pinata! I knew the theme could be locked in and we were good to go! I started working on his costume in January thinking that 5 months would be plenty of time to get it done. Alas, as I write this it's still not finished. Not to worry, I have a few weeks before the start of the Colorado Renaissance Festival. I plan to have it complete for our yearly visit there. I did, however, make lots of other things for the party like the cake, games and decorations. With great info from Nancy at dabbled.org, Peggy Weaver's fondant recipe and a simple tutorial from FamilyFun.com I had the courage to make the cake myself (and with lots of help and support from my MIL!!! - thank you!). It was so much fun to work on but I have 100X more respect for cake artists. An entire day of work went into that little guy which was promptly gobbled up by a pack of 6 year olds in less than 2 minutes! One of the first things I put togther were the Jousting Stick Ponies and Pool Noodle Lances. While searching Family Fun.com for ideas for the cake I found the great section they have on Medieval Party Ideas. One of the games they suggest is an obstacle course type game which requires the horses and lances. I found the stick ponies and the pool noodles at the Dollar Store! Score! To make them more like tournament horses I dressed them with felt "armor" head dresses and embellished with little rhinestones. I also cut off the leads they had on, which looked more western, and replaced with coordinating colors of ribbon. The pool noodles were decorated with crepe streamers (it's what I had on hand, although in hind sight I wish I had used the colored duct tape like FF.com recommends. The streamers fell off after just a little bit of rough play). Next we wanted to have games that were somewhat Renaissance authentic. I found several sights with references to games children would have played in medieval times. The games are fairly simple and use simple materials as well so they are super easy to make yourself. The first is a game called Queek. It's played on a checkered surface like chess. The game pieces are stones which are thrown onto the checkered playing area. The Player calls out whether the stone will land on a light or dark square. If it lands on the correct square the player gets a point. The game field is made from a large scrap piece of mat-board. Eventually I'd like to make a larger quilt version. The game pieces are made from small flat-ish stones. There were no references to how many people could play the game so I made six sets of four stones and painted them different colors so it would be easy to tell whose were whose. Once again, Z and I went on a hunt to find as many similarly shaped and sized stones as we could and he had a blast painting them all. Next is a simple game of Ring Toss. It's played just like Horse Shoes. You toss your rings at a stake and ones that land around the stake earn 3 points, touching = 2 points and the ring closest to the stake gets one point. You can play with single players or two teams of two. I made the rings from 3/8" rope from the hardware store. I cut them in lengths of about 30" and twisted them over on themselves. I used hot glue to bind the ends and wrapped tape to secure. Then to make it easy to distinguish each teams rings I cut scrap pieces of fabric (that I used to make the decorative banners with ) and tied over the taped areas. Voila, instant function and flair! The stakes are made with discarded tree branches. One end was whittled into a point so it could easily be driven into the ground. Primitive game play in the most fun way! Last but not least, the decorations. Unfortunately I didn't get very good pictures of all the decorations. I made large Royal Banners out of thrifted curtains I cut up, altered and added the Fleur de Lis. The Castle wall was used as part of the "Storming the Castle" section of the obstacle course as well as a fun decoration/prop/photo op booth. It was made from a large cardboard box (from my just-delivered-new futon) which was hinged together and fastened with bolts and painted to look like a stone wall with leftover grey primer I had on hand. I added curtains with the remaining fabric from the banners and tied them back with left over rope pieces from the ring toss game. I believe a fun day was had by all and a sweet little Six year old got to celebrate his birthday in Royal Style!
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Descendants party food ideas based on characters, foods that are seen or mentioned in the first two movies, as well as a play on words.
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Fun party ideas and inspirations for your next Disney Descendants party! Plan a Villainous watch party or birthday party with these easy tips by Michelle's Party Plan-It!
*This post contains affiliate links. Fans of the hit 2015 and 2017 Disney Original Movies, Descendants and Descendants 2m have been waiting on pins and needles for two years for this moment...the premiere of Disney Descendants 3! This long-awaited installment of the musical trilogy sequel has many of the favorite characters returning-Mal, Evie, Ben, Jay and Carlos. Each of them have a different appearance than in the first and second film, as they have grown and changed. The plot of the film is pretty simple. Mal, the daughter of Maleficent, was raised to be bad but has turned good since attending Auradon Prep. She and the other former villain kids return t o the Isle of the Lost to recruit a new batch of offspring of Disney villains in the hope of turning them to well behaved teens. However, when attempting to leave the Isle of the Lost a barrier breach threatens the safety of Auradon and the ability to leave the island. Mal decides she must permanently close the barrier, and issues ensue. In this film, Uma, the wicked daughter of Ursula the sea witch returns. Hades, from the 1997 animated hit movie Hercules, is a central character and the nemesis of Mal. Will good triumph over evil? Photo from Pixbay and edited by the author in Canva Of course, viewers already know the answer to this question..this is Disney after all! But that will not stop millions of viewers from checking out the action and falling for the characters all over again. Kids will be wanting to have either a Descendants 3 premiere party of a Descendants 3 birthday party. Here are some ideas for you to have a fun one. Disney Descendants Balloons and Paper Goods Available at Shindigz Kids love balloons and it is an excellent and inexpensive way to decorate for a party. Add some purple and black latex balloons to this collection and you have an awesome table centerpiece. Setting the table for your party is one of the easiest ways to create a party theme. Available at Shindigz This is a 9 inch square dinner plate, which comes in a package of 8. You can buy the same design on a 7 inch lunch plate at Shindgiz as well. Available at Shindigz Are you just serving cake and some salty snacks? Then these smaller dessert plates, which feature three of the main characters, are a must have for your table. Available at Shindigz It is easy and inexpensive to dress up your table with the Descendants 3 theme when you use this 23 piece table decorating set.This table decor kit includes 3 centerpieces featuring Evie, Mal, and Uma and coordinating confetti pieces. Place the 3D Disney Descendants centerpieces on party tables and scatter confetti to add a villainous touch to your Descendants 3 party. It includes: 1 large centerpiece, 12 1/2in tall 2 small centerpieces, 7in tall 20 confetti pieces Available at Shindigz Napkins are a must have for your guests, and here are two different kinds to rock your table. Each comes in a package of 16. Available at Shindigz Available at Shindigz Another option to decorate is to have this party set, which is hanging. It contains 12 different pieces. Add some purple forks and a purple table cover and you are all set! Descendants 3 Activities and Games to Play We live in an age of instant pictures, so why not have your guests take photos of themselves with the cast of Descendants 3? Available on Amazon Adults can take all kinds of pictures with the kids being in front of the cast. You can create a Shutterfly account for them to view them all late. But while at the party, print one of each guest by themselves in front of this. Then place it in a foam frame. Package of 30 Foam Frames from Amazon Have children decorate the frame with Descendants stickers. Pin the Badge on Evie Game Available on Amazon This game includes 8 stickers, one blindfold and the poster to do the pinning. A twist on a classic game! Salon Station If you want to do something different and are having an all girls party, you may want to have a hair decorating station. Provide a comb for each girl and then decorate her hair with hair chalk. Available on Amazon Nails can be done in purple, blue, black or all three colors. As a favor or at the party, give each girl a Descendants themed emory board. Available at Amazon Descendants 3 Cake Toppers Of course, you will want to have a Descendants 3 cake or cupcake topper. Available on Amazon This cake topper is a colorful addition to your party. Available on Amazon Bake your own cupcake and add these Descendants 3 toppers. Descendants 3 Party Favors If you choose to hand out party favors, you can put in all kinds of red, blue or turquoise candy. Available on Shindigz If you are hosting a Disney Descendants 3 premiere party, then this set of 10 cellophane bags is the perfect holder for your movie treats. Used as a party favor, you can insert a microwave bag of popcorn and some individually wrapped fruit snacks or candy and you have an instant party favor. Available on Amazon For the girls attending your party, these Descendants 3 hair scrunchies make a fun party favor. Available on Amazon This sheet of temporary tattoos can be a part of the Descendants salon or used a party favor. Available on Amazon Books are a popular party favor and one size fits all! This Descendants 3 coloring book is just the right gift to hand out to your guests.
What a show stopper this Greatest Showman Circus Birthday Party by Lisa Baker of Just Bespoke, out of London, UK is... Filled with jaw-dropping party details to wow and amaze, this birthday celebration is truly spectacular! So take your seats and witness the show and be sure to spot these out of this world ideas, below: Incredible Circus Themed Birthday Cake Circus Tent-inspired Dessert + Party Tables Color-coordinated Balloon Garlands "Circus" Letter Lights The Greatest Show Circus Stage Personalized Circus Party Signage + Labels + Tags And Sensational Circus Sweets!
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Have you ever wondered what became of Disney's most famous villains? Host a fun watch party so you can answer this question with Disney's Descendants.
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This was going to be a serious Zelda Party. We were going to Play The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures which is a GameBoy game that normally requires 1 GameCube with 4 GameBoy Advances. We decided to play it right! It required 4 GameCubes with 4 GameBoy Players, 1 Wii, 5 TVs, 4 wavebird controllers, and 4 Gameboy Link cables. All hooked up together! With such a crazy setup, we wanted to play through the game in as few gatherings as possible so that we wouldn't have to haul around TVs all over the place, and so Josh could eventually get his living room back. It still took us 2 weekends and a lot of hours. We had a lot of players in shifts playing continually. To keep things going we had Zelda themed food all day. Four Swords fruit platter, bean dip shaped like the Hyrulian Overworld, Lon Lon Milk (thanks to someone else online for the label). Jello Ruppees-easy and very cool. And Potion made from Hawian Punch and Applesauce jars. Not shown is of course Triforce-pizza, Triforce-chips, and Triforce-rice crispies! Some ideas were better than others obviously. Some were very easy and fun. Some I stayed up waaay too late working on, trying to make it look okay...
The *very best* modern Bluey birthday party ideas - from decor ideas to cakes and cookies, food ideas and favors, these ideas are must-see!
This spectacular MONSTER HIGH EIGHTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Andrea Gimenez of Balada Do Bebe. What a great theme for a a girl. This party is truly incredible; her attention to detail is awesome! There are many ideas you could use for any celebration. Some of my favorite elements are: The monster high lip cupcake toppers The ribbon and bows all over everything The labels The personalized suckers The dolls made from little glass bottles The clear and black party favor bags The mirror boxes The hot pink and black color scheme and MORE!
My last post was about a baby shower I did recently, and now that it's over I have two more parties to think about. The first is a gard...
This MAGIC THEMED 3RD BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Meredith Santucci of MJ Paperie is so much fun. I have a good friend who is planning a magic themed birthday party right now, she is going to love this! So many great ideas. I’m sure little Johnny loved his party. Here is what Meredith said about […]
