Hole in one first birthday themed party for our baby boy Jet! Had so much fun seeing this kid's birthday party theme come to life!
Planning a kids party? This guide of kid party food ideas will help inspire the menu for the big day!
Miss Mack will be 1 on Saturday 😭, her party is sunday and since she loves Moana I decided to make that the ‘theme’. After scouring Pinterest, I decided to make a number to hang above h…
Don‘t even get me started on how on Earth this boy is 9 already! I don’t want to believe it, yet here we are, one year away from double digits...crazy! So last year was the beginning of the pandemic and he had a quarantine style party, which still turned out pretty fun. This year that dang virus is still around but we got to have more family and friends over to celebrate which was really nice. I wanted to keep the party smaller because of that and I think it turned out perfectly.We were both stu
Sharing all the details of Porter's hole-in-one first birthday party. The day was filled with balloons, golf-themed snacks and lots of cake!
This Curious George party was filled with cute book-inspired decoration and yummy snacks inspired by the cartoon. Take a look and get inspired!
This one is for all the classic movie lovers out there! Khanh Le of Sakura Paper Co. and mommy to Max, channeled the 80's hit movie for her son's
How our son is already 1 just blows my mind! I’m actually a few months late writing this post, but better late than never (he’s 16 months now). I spent months planning this party, after all, your f…
Celebrate your baby's first birthday with a Busytown Birthday Bash! Includes decorating and menu ideas.
This one is for all the classic movie lovers out there! Khanh Le of Sakura Paper Co. and mommy to Max, channeled the 80's hit movie for her son's
The theme of Dottie's First Birthday was Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes and it could not have been cuter! All sources are linked!
Saturday was Max's first birthday! I cannot believe how fast this year has gone. When he was first born the only song I sang that would calm him was "Baby Beluga" by Raffi. Therefore, when I tried to think of a theme for his first birthday party I came up with a whale theme... baby beluga whale. The colors I chose were blue and orange. I had so much fun collecting blue and orange things and thinking up food that would go with the whale theme and also be blue and orange. The party turned out great. We had about 25+ people there of mostly family. For food I came up with the idea to do a Mac n' Cheese bar because Max loves Mac n' Cheese. Also, it's a kiddie food but as there were mostly adults at the party I had more adult toppings like chicken, broccoli, hamburger, tomatoes, scallions, Parmesan and bread crumbs. The sailboat centerpiece is from my mom's personal collection. She loves all things nautical. I made this banner on my computer and then tied it together with orange and blue ribbons. For the dessert bar I had blue cupcakes, angel fish cookies and chocolate covered pretzels. I made the pretzels myself, the rest of it I bought from Market Street Diner. They did an amazing job! I made the cupcake toppers on my computer as well. The chocolate covered pretzels were a hit. I added food coloring to make the white chocolate orange to match the theme. Jello with gummy fish. For table centerpieces I had little pales filled with gold fish crackers topped with a pinwheel. Even though Max was the only kid I found this whale pinata and just HAD to buy it. I figured Max would get bored with opening gifts but he LOVED it. He was so excited about his gifts. Grandpa John got him his own loader to help with the construction. He loved that everyone sang him happy birthday! Market Street Diner made him his own smash cake with a whale on it. I expected him to dig into it but all he wanted to do was throw it on the floor so I scooped some frosting up with my finger to try and entice him to eat it. He didn't like the frosting that much and wasn't really interested. Instead he just chewed on the spoon. The smash cake is almost completely untouched and sitting in my fridge. I guess that plan backfired! My best friend Morgana got him his "Beep Beep" It's a super cool car that is used instead of a stroller. He had a blast riding around in it! It even has cup holders. No drinking and driving allowed! :) Popping a wheelie. At the end of the party we realized that we never hit the pinata so we gave Max his mini stick (of course) and he tapped at it a few times. Then all the adults took turns. Isn't this a sad picture of the little whale? Morgana and my mom tried to help Max finish it off but as soon as they began beating the whale he started bawling. I guess he didn't want to hurt it. I have to thank my mom, dad and Morgana for all the hard work they put in helping me pull off such a great birthday party for Max. I know he will never remember it but hopefully he will look back at the pictures and know how much time and love I put into making his first birthday special.
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another arlo birthday party on the books! this year i decided to not host the party at our house, and to not go overboard on the planning. and at least i did one of those things! i tried to have hi…
Our lofty Wild Things Party aspirations were toned down quite a bit along the way because of the way May played out... Sometimes family stuff takes precedence over party planning, and that's how it should be! We decided to focus on great food and a few special touches that we thought Annie, Burke and Addison
This is the cutest hip-hop-inspired first birthday party theme. Check out the photos & details for Greyson's Ain't Nothin' But A G Thang dol.
I'm not one for a Birthday party theme, however I saw this shark with a party hat in the party section at target months before Parkers birthday and I thought he was the cutest thing ever! I mean that teeny little party hat just kills me! So I knew I wanted to focus the theme around that cutie little shark. We bought a handful of the themed items and then incorporated other ideas to make it more our style. I LOVE how it turned out, it was so much fun! I linked everything right under this that we
If you're trying to avoid junk food at such a young age, you'll enjoy these great healthy finger foods that are perfect for a one year old's party.
Heard your cattle and gather your sheep, this Barnyard Farm Birthday Party by Carl Jackson of The Bubbles Crew, out of Kensington, London, is an adorable treat! Filled with details to graze over and steal, this second birthday bash is a charming thrill! So cluck, crow, neigh and moo, these favorite details are just some that will knock you on your caboose: Barnyard Backdrop + Party Signage Farm Themed Balloon Garlands Adorable Barnyard Cake Red + White Checked Linens Farm Animal Cake Pops Cow-inspired Guest Table
When I started planning K’s Ocotnauts Party, I had this big idea that the goodie bags should include a themed gift from each member of the crew. But my big thing with goodie bags is no junk. Everything in the bags must be useable and fun. I have a big ... Read More
Put the cones out and PROCEED WITH CAUTION because Jack's Construction Party by Jacquelyn Kazas of Beijos Events, is rumbling in! Filled with the cutest construction decor, tantalizing treats and lots of fun, this event is one you'll certainly want to dig around! So don those hard hats and head in to dig up these favorite details and more: Construction Themed Cake Cute Construction Party Signage Construction Balloon Garland Safety First Panel Arch Backdrop + Hard Hat Wall Darling Construction Themed Kid Tables with Construction Cone Centerpieces Dig Site + Construction Play Zone Construction Themed Cookies
Make your best friends Homemade Dog Treats using my 3 simple recipes that are easy to make and really good for your pets.
Almost three years ago, I wrote about Addie's first birthday, and how I tried to give her the best Hello Kitty party ever (pero within my budget). At her age then, alam kong di naman niya namalayan ang effort ni Mommy sa pag-prepare ng party but as they say, a first birthday party is really
Katie Lynn Co. writes about time spent at Lake of the Ozarks renting their Bubble House and their inspiration behind todays post- Planning a "First Trip Around the Sun" themed birthday for a one year old. The post includes 8 tips on how to achieve the Boho vibes and ways to perfectly curat
We just had our Relief Society Birthday Party. The title of our party was "Look Up". Since I was assigned the lesson the first week of the month I based it on the conference talk by Carl B Cook It's Better To Look Up. That talk and was the perfect way to introduce our party. (This idea could be used for Young Women, Baby Showers, birthday parties etc.) Here's a video I took while we were setting up. It might give you a better overview. We decorated around the "Up" movie theme with houses and balloons. That theme was an easy one to implement. I love decorating with balloons because they pack a big punch for a small amount of money. Helium balloons are $.50 a piece at Walmart and $.25 if you supply your own balloons. We used 60 balloons. 5 per table and the rest on the food table, cake table etc. Let me tell you, Patty and I were quite the comedy act attempting to fit 60 helium balloons into the back of my car in the wind. Thanks to a kind stranger we got them all in the car and to the church safely with out even a single one popping. I had nightmares the night before the party of all the balloons getting away from us and floating up to the tall ceiling in the cultural hall out of our reach. To ensure this did not happen we prepared the balloons in a small room with a lower ceiling and then took one group at a time into the cultural hall. We chose the colors PINK and SILVER. We used hot pink and a lighter bubble gum pink. The pink was so bright and cheery and just shouted spring! It doesn't hurt that pink is my favorite color! As a party favor I cut these little house boxes with my Cricut. I cut the box from Tags, bags boxes and More 2 at size 6" and the roof from Sweet Tooth Boxes at size 7.5" I had to lengthen the slit in the roof a tiny bit to make it fit. I filled them with some iridescent Easter grass and a few candy kisses. I attached a tag through the handle on top. Print the tags HERE. I just attached them to a scalloped circle. The labels measure 1.5 inches so they fit perfectly with a scallop circle that is just bigger than that. If you don't have a Cricut...no worries. I made you a box you can just print out. Print it HERE. Just cut along the solid lines and fold on the dotted lines. Set the roof on top. To attach the tag and hold the roof secure you could tie your ribbon around the house so that the ribbon runs under the house and then ties on top. There you will also find the large house I used as the center pieces. Print 2 per house on to card stock. Cut them out leaving a little tab on the bottom where there is a little white edge left so you can use it to Attach the two pieces together. Place it around a basket or pail. We filled each pail with pink filler (basically Easter grass) added a "Look Up" tag and clipped 5 balloons to each house. I got the clips for free with the balloons. Print the tags HERE. We used wrapping paper for our table runner. Patty found the PERFECT wrapping paper at Walmart. We cut it in half lengthwise and crosswise so each roll became four runners. "WHAT"S UP" Patty wanted us to share our latest news with each other and came up with the title of "What's up?" This was a really fun part of our night as we heard everyone's news including a pregnancy announcement, a scholarship (we invited our Young Women), and Spring Break plans. I already had these cute pink pails. I filled them with these what's up papers and a few pencils and added a tag. Everyone wrote down their news and a representative from each table read them to the whole group. (Print tags and papers HERE) I put one of these programs on each table so that everyone could follow along, so I could give credit to everyone that helped and it was a great way to show the theme "Up" and how we implemented the word into EVERYTHING at this party. I've supplied you with programs, but since your info will be different than mine I made you a blank one and one with just the "UP" titles. You can print them HERE. "7-UP" I already had some pink polka dot bandannas that I purchased at Hobby Lobby for $.99 a piece. I tied them around the pitchers. I added a "7-up" tag. Cherry 7-up is the perfect color. We ended up using pink lemonade, but...whatever it was cute. You can print the tags HERE. Julie made our cake. I thought it turned out so cute. We served it with ice cream and everyone loved it! Our table needed a backdrop and it just so happens that I found this cute idea on pinterest a couple of nights before the party so at the last minute we headed to dollar tree. I love the way it turned out. It takes longer to braid than I thought it would so make sure you have time. "Eat Up" The meal was a taco salad bar catered by Taco Time. We fed about 75 women for $200.00. Dana and Kelli headed the dinner up and made all of the arrangements. It was a huge hit! Candice is amazing. She decorated the food table with table cloths, tissue paper and napkins. She created it on the spot with things I had brought with me. It was so bright and adorable. I was very impressed! Just look how cute that is! We placed these signs around to reinforce our theme and what can a little more decoration hurt? right? You can print them HERE. "Clean Up" We had three speakers. The first Presentation was by my friend Linda She took about 10 minutes and did a presentation called, "Why I Make My Bed." It was a great presentation and her visual aid was the talk of the party. can you believe that bed is made out of two long church tables? "Dress Up" Our next speaker was my daughter Hayley She spent 5 minutes showing us her favorite ways to tie a scarf. It was fun to see that many of the women wore scarves to church that Sunday. "Chin Up" Our keynote Speaker was Dr. Mark Baxter. He is a Family Practitioner who gave a 20 minute talk on depression and how to deal with it. He brought so much hope to everyone and did a great job! "Devel-up" My friend Dotty did the cutest photo"booth" She decorated one of those rolling chalkboards and brought the best dress up props. We din't have a set photographer. Everyone just took their own photos with their phones and cameras. We put this out in the hall as you entered the cultural hall.Because it was in the hall I have a hard time knowing how much it was used. It seemed to be used a lot, but I wish it would have been in the cultural hall with everything else. Also...my attempt at my play on the word "Develop" backfired a few times as people asked, "Devil up? What does that mean?" Sigh. "Cheer Up" Cheer up was a cute dance performed by some of the Young Women in our ward under the direction or Juleen. They danced to the song "Happy" from Despicable Me 2. Very cute! Sad picture, but the best one I had. PS: Another darling table decorated on the spot by Candice. I felt like the party was definitely a success. We had a great turnout of about 75 people and I think that is due in large part to great advertising by Nicki and Linda. Linda sent out emails each week including one the day of the party. Nicki made announcements each week and made darling posters and fliers. What I would do differently.-- 1. As I said before, I would have put the "Photo booth in the cultural hall with everything else so no one had to leave the room to take their photos. It was really bright and cute and would have added even more color and decoration to the room. 2. We don't always have the need for a nursery so we decided to call one at the last minute if anyone asked about it. That was pretty stressful to worry about while we were trying to decorate and pull everything together. next time I would set it up before hand and cancel if necessary. 3. Our party went at least 2 hours. I think a party should be no more than 1 1/2 hours long. The reason I feel this way is that time away from home and family is precious and I think it's helpful if the sisters know that they are not going to be longer than 1 1/2 hours. If they want linger a little afterwards that's fine, but I will try harder to keep it shorter next time. Whew! This was a long involved post! I've included everything I can think of. I would love to hear from you. Especially if you use this theme for any of your parties! Come back soon,
