A Little Idea... Throw a Fairytale Birthday Party

Once upon a time, my daughter turned 6.  This is what the invitations looked like.  I just bought a box of wedding invitations for $10 at TJ Maxx.

All the girls came dressed as their favorite Fairy Tale character.  I had my mom dress up like Mother Goose and tell Fairy Tales.  She told Rapunzel and had the girls plant their own "garden," a little pansy in a pot. 

I also had my best friend dress up like Fairy Godmother and tell Fairy Tales.  Then all the girls got their pictures taken with her while sitting on the pink horse you can see in the photo above.

We played fairy tale themed games.  They tried to throw the golden ball in the pond.  And we made candy necklaces to get ready for the royal ball.  The girls got to select prizes like bouncy balls, play jewelry, and more from the little prize table.

Instead of cake I stacked sprinkled donuts.  Easier, cleaner, and cuter!  And I used stuffed animals that we already had for inexpensive and whimsical decor.

I found these little gumball machines for $1 at Walmart.  They were the perfect finishing touch.  I used part of the wedding invitations for the labels.  The girls had a magical time!

A Little Party Idea... Pom Pom Centerpieces

I'm hosting a Mexican themed dinner at my house soon and I wanted a fun centerpiece.  I've seen these tissue paper pom poms at several parties.  Well good old Martha Stewart shows you exactly how to make them. Simply follow these directions. Instead of hanging mine I decided to put them in different vases and use them on the table.

A Little Idea... Throw Yourself a Birthday Party!

My Birthday Day Trip to Salt Lake City!

Want some fun with the girls?  Here's an idea... plan a "stay-cation".  Visit fun local sites and shops.  Make a day of it!  I did!

Here is the invitation that I sent to everyone:
Come celebrate with me!
I am so looking forward to our day out on Saturday! My hope is that we
will discover some fun/cool places in our own hometown. Here is our
itinerary for the day....

A Little Idea... Circus Themed Kid's Party

by Tami

Step right up!

We just had a birthday party for my 2 and 3 year old boys. As you can see our theme was

a circus party....

The menu was of course carnival food...

-Corn Dogs (polish dogs for the adults with all the toppings, sauerkraut, relish, mustards, etc)

-French Fries with fry sauce

-Fresh fruit

-Cupcakes

-Candy bars

-Pop Corn 

-Cotton Candy

-Lemonade

-Rice Crispy Cake

-Mini drumstick ice cream cones (100 calories, but who's counting!)

 

-Upon arrival each child had to tell me the pass word that was written on a ballon included in their invite.

-They then got their goodie bag that had stickers and tickets for the games!

-We played games....

-The Lion Tamer: 2 lion tamers held the giant hula hoop while the lion children crawled through.

Similar to the limbo.

-Ball toss.

-Prizes: animal noses and punching bags

-Carnival themed music was playing throughout the party

-Daddy the clown made balloon animals for the kids

-I made the birthday boys hats out of scrapbook paper, feathers, pipe cleaners, and pom poms

-Upon departure guests had their picture taken in our photo booth with the new Polaroid camera. They took home their pictures

 for a souvenir

-Photo Booth: wrapping paper on the wall

Everyone had a great time! My little guys are growing up so fast!

Inspiration for carnival party found here.