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20 Meaningful Birthday Traditions
This little lady has been counting down the days for months for this big day. When her birthday finally arrived, she grinned from the moment...
I’m so excited to share about Blake’s 1st birthday party,...
We see a lot of camping birthdays come through Cakelet, but aren’t they always just so cute? Love how everyone has their own interpretation of this outdoorsy, even wintery theme. Cruz’s mama was inspi
Miles 1st birthday was a Camp Theme, “Camp Miles.” We held it at our home and backyard. I went with a color scheme of greens, pops of gold, and black and white plaid to give off a campy vibe. I incorporated greenery, vines and wood signs into every nook and craney of our home. I loved adding DIY touches everywhere I could. I wanted each kid to feel special and the party to be totally unique to Miles. Check out our post on the TheGiftInsider.com for more details as well. For activities we had an Arts & Crafts table and tee pee and faux fire pit set up in the basement, Music Man Dave playing Camp Sing-a-Longs and a Trail Mix Bar. The dessert table was stocked with camp themed sugar cookies, s’mores donuts and a marshmallow smash cake. We had a beverage station with “Adult Bug Juice,” each kiddie got their own bear sippy cup and we had water bottles labeled with “lake water” from camp miles. For food, everyone enjoyed the gourmet hot dog truck along with greek salad, mac and cheese and fruit and veggies cups. We had trays of puffs and pouches set up for the little ones throughout the house. I created DIY “Camp Miles” care package favors for each kiddie filled with s’mores trail mix, bubbles, gummy worms and camp inspired patches. There were tables set up outside with plaid table clothes and DIY mason jar centerpieces with Camp Miles pennants I DIY-ed. I used the DIY pennants throughout the whole party. Some of our favorite decor elements where the huge life size cardboard bears, huge green balloons with greenery hanging from them and green vines hanging from everywhere we could. I also DIY-ed wood signs to label each part of the party and tie it all together. Guests were greeted with a welcome to Camp Miles sign and a DIY-ed Happy Camper Zone wood sign at our front door. Each bathroom had an “Outhouse Sign” which was a last minute little touch. I created a photo garland and hung from a branch with our favorite photos from his past year. We also had huge photo strip photos of him hanging from his cake smash photoshoot. We DIY-ed a majority of the creative elements and then found some great Etsy shops for the rest. For things like linens and tableware, we found great deals on Amazon. – Banners: Camp Miles sweet table banner, camp miles fireplace banner and highchair banner from HouseofHooray on Etsy – Balloons: green balloon bouquet from Party Dialect, and I added in gold orbs from OhShinyPaperCo and the 36 inch green balloons were from BlushBazarre. I added on the green garland. – Sweet Table: marshmallow smash cake and cookies from Love and Buttercream, s’more and nutella donuts from Donut Bar Detroit and mini teepee from TenesseeTeeppes – Tableware: Bear plates and napkins by Meri Meri, bark cups from SteshaParty, woodland bear sippy cups from Amazon, palm leaf plates and silverware from Amazon, black + white plaid napkins from Zazzle, birch straws from Amazon – Arts and Crafts table – wood rounds from Michaels, stickers from target, signs DIY-ed – Favors – DIYed using mini gable boxes filled with gummy worms, camp patches, s’more trail mix and camp themed bubble wands – Trail Mix Bar – Happy Camper Bags from HHPaperCo, plastic bins from Oriental Trading, teepee from TenesseeTeeppes, sign was DIY-ed – Greenery: Used everywhere, hung on garage, on balloons, on staircase, around signs. All from Amazon – Huge Brown Bears: Amazon – Teepee in Basement: faux felt firepit from TheHomespunMarket – Linens: Black + White Plaid tablecloths from Amazon – Pennant Flags: DIY-ed – Wood Slice Signs: DIY-ed – Cake Stand: DIY-ed – Happy Camper Sign: DIY-ed – Favors: Name Pennants, s’more trail mix, labels DIY-ed – Arts & Crafts and Favors Hanging Banners: DIY-ed – Wood Photo Hanging: DIY-ed – Water Bottle Labels: DIY-ed – Adult Bug Juice sign: DIY-ed – Mason Jar Centerpieces: DIY-ed – Outhouse Sign: DIY-ed – Hot Dog Cart Outside Sign: DIY-ed Again, thanks to Lumi Photography for all these shots. Feel free to reach out if you want more info on how we DIY-ed everything and check out our site: TheGiftInsider.com
Vintage Aviation Themed 1st Birthday Portraits This cutie is making his second appearance on the blog in honor of his First Birthday! This session was particularly special because this little guy is my godson, Clayton James! You may remember him from his last session at Dubois Park ! Cl
Charming Farmer's Market Party {First Birthday} with wooden fruit & vegetable stands, petting zoo, Dol ceremony, apple desserts & candy corn!
Suffering with short term memory loss? Follow the shells and you shall find, this adorable Finding Dory Birthday Pool Party swimming on by! Filled to the top with cute decorations and sweets; this party submitted by Matthew Chang of Party Express, out of the Philippines, is a seaside treat! While searching high and low through this underwater event, be sure to spot the following details to help you on your way: Hanging Finding Dory character decorations Paper lantern jellyfish Under the sea cake Pink coral decor Custom cookies and character themed cupcakes Finding Dory character cake pops
I LOVED how Ryann's adorable bunny themed birthday party turned out! Every mama knows this feeling...
We decided on a farmers market theme for her first birthday because it was super cute, played on the idea of celebrating her growth, and it
ROAR for all the moms who love to plan the best parties no matter what!!! We have selected 50 dinosaur party ideas everyone will love!
izzy’s 1st birthday is just a few weeks away! we decided on a smiley theme because she is just one big smiley face, and it would be a very simple process if i weren’t … ME! i̵…
A healthy first birthday cake that's dairy-free, gluten-free or sugar-free doesn't have to be free of flavor. We've found 20 amazing ideas.
25 Ideas for Trolls Party Ideas for Girl .Birthday parties are only as enjoyable as the crafts, video games, and also tasks you organize. Trolls birthday celebration party visitors will […]
На выходных мы наконец-то убрали елку и все праздничные украшения, в том числе и нашу новогоднюю гирлянду . И дом снова выглядит так буднично, а на месте гирлянды просто стена, такая пустая и сиротливая. Руки так и чешутся что-нибудь туда повесить) Я вообще тут поняла, что гирлянды, это моя…
Looking for a party to putt a big smile on your face? Check out this ONE Happy Dude 1st Birthday by Jessica Dworkin of Host Society Events, out of Rancho Mission Viejo, CA, USA! Featuring cute retro colors and decor, this event is fab to its core! So scroll on don't delay and check out these darling details along the way:
TWO FAST! a modern race car party for a boy's second birthday party. Featuring checkered race flags, wooden cars, a diy big balloon arch, and two fast banner. download your own custom invitation + cupcake toppers! Table decorated with Meri Meri race car plates, cups and napkins from A Little Confett
A note to my baby boy, Harrison, my third and last baby on his first birthday…. Harrison, I still can’t believe you are one. My...
I cannot believe it's been almost a year since we celebrated Jack's first birthday! I'm so excited to share some details from his birthday party today, as well as some of the sources of inspiration and how to create a fun fall themed pumpkin patch birthday! It all started with Taylor Swift. Makes sense that T Swift would be the inspiration sources for a 1 year old party right?! Ha! I saw a giant sized
Looking for a great birthday party them idea for your little Star Wars lover. This post goes thorugh all you need to create...
A summer ice cream party on the porch is the perfect way to celebrate the season. Enjoy Summer Porch Ideas from 8 Amazing Bloggers. I’m excited to share ideas for read the post → about Summer Ice Cream Party on the Porch
A first birthday is one of the most important birthdays for your family! Planning your babies first birthday can be exciting but at the same time very STRESSFUL . But with a bit of planning ahead and my ultimate first birthday checklist it can be pretty easy . Here are my favorite tips and tricks o
This naturally sweetened birthday cake is delicious and easy to make ahead of time. Plan ahead to let 4 bananas ripen to have brown spots to ensure that the cake has plenty of natural sweetness.
My daughter turned 8! Yikes! That makes me feel old! She is OBSESSED with bunnies so of course she asked for a bunny party! We'll start with the invitations...(Photo from etsy.com) I ordered these invites from stockberrystudio on etsy and the file arrived super fast, and I printed them at Costco. There were a lot of kids coming, so I brought in an extra table to make a big square table. It's easy enough to use basic white tablecloths and add a yard of bunny fabric to the center. I just used pinking shears on the edges. A yard was a perfect fit for the center of two 6 ft tables. Since Emma has bunny stuff everywhere already, I was able to pull a few things from what she has. There are no bunnies to be found in stores at the beginning of January. This little felt basket was perfect for forks. I've had these wooden berry boxes for awhile and I FINALLY got to use some of them! They held the bunny place card, and their take-home treats. Bunny cookies from Nandie! Giant marshmallows as "Bunny Tails". I made a fabric strip banner to decorate the area where they were sitting. I made this bunny banner with my Silhouette machine and some cotton balls. :) This is a "punch game". I cut holes in a tri-fold display board with an exacto knife. Then I covered the holes with tissue paper, taped on the back. After that, you tape a box or bag onto the back of it, filled with candy or goodies. The kids choose which hole to punch and then discover their prize. This GIANT balloon is from Shop Sweet Lulu. I LOVE it! I think all of my parties will require giant balloons from now on! We have two bunnies that have a large outdoor cage, but we decided to bring them in for the party. We put them in the smaller cage, and let the kids feed them lettuce. After pizza, we headed outside for Bunny Hop Sack Races. At first, we were going to race on the straight part of the track, but Emma fell and hit her knee right away and said it was too hard, so we switched to the grass. I don't think our grass is much softer right now though, it's sleeping for the winter. We raced 5 at a time. I bought the sacks at the feed store for $2 each and then I added the white yarn for tails. Punch game! One thing I did that I will ALWAYS do again is pre-scoop the ice cream! I bought little bowls with lids from Smart and Final and the day before the party I scooped them, and wrote which flavor it was with a sharpie. All I had to do was pass them out, it was SO easy! No more waiting! I always think that I'll remember to have someone take pictures of me with the birthday girl, and I ALWAYS forget. So... here's the girls with Nana! Linking up to Bird's Party Blog
Golden hour first birthday photos at Mellon Park in Pittsburgh.
