circus banner and favors

here's the birthday banner i just finished for my boys' circus party. you can't really see the detailed paper, but it's all circus themed :)...

have you gone to a circus/carnival and played the goldfish toss game? you try and get a ping pong ball into at least one of a bunch of water filled glasses that are set out. if you do get one in, you win a goldfish..which is then put in a little clear bag for you to take home. so, these are my goldfish prizes for our little goldfish toss game! THEY'RE SOAP! i got so excited when i found them on tip junkie as an idea for a cute mermaid party gift favor...

i revised them a bit, and walla!

here's a quick description of how i made them..

i got glycerin soap and melted it in the microwave. added soap scent oil to make the soap smell good. poured the hot soap into clear favor bags. and then placed the bag in a bowl of ice water while holding a plastic goldfish in place with skewers. so fun, huh??!!

i tied cute little ribbons on them and a personalized circus tag i designed that says, 'kaden & gavin's circus birthday'...and here's my party favors. i made name tags in photoshop to look like tickets. i'm attaching the names to each box.

and just fyi...i'm going to give the favors out at the beginning of the party because they have things in them that the kids will need for the whole sha-bang... what's inside...

tickets (that they'll need for each carnival booth i'm going to have)

a circus scene sticker sheet

a circus animal notepad

a circus animal mask

a clown nose (that they'll put on to have a picture in a 'photo booth')

and a circus animal finger puppet...fun, fun, fun!