Monday, June 22, 2009

'superman' fathers day

for fathers day this year we had a SUPER DAD day!~
i got up early and set everything out to surprise my husband.
the awesome printables {banner, cupcake toppers, etc} were purchased through, parties by hardie. i got SO excited when i found them..i had already been planning on doing a 'superman' theme so they were perfect! you've gotta check her site out!
i hung the banner from the ceiling, and put red and blue balloons behind the tablescape to add more color. i found the superdad gift bag at wal-mart {thanks, jennifer}!
i made pancake cupcakes {with whipped cream on top} and raspberry muffins for breakfast. i stuck cute little super dad cupcake toppers in 'em.
yes, i said pancakes! i got the idea from my friend, Lyndsey {kitchendoughdough}. when making the 'cupcakes' you substitute cake batter with pancake batter! they are so fun, and the kids love 'em. just spread melted butter on top and add syrup..yum!
you can also see the superman tags that i enlarged & made into little cards for my boys to color for their daddy {bottom left hand corner of the above pic}.

here's my youngest holding daddy's card {the card i bought last month that inspired it all}... and here's my boys waiting for their dad to wake up and come down stairs...i made their little {big} pj shirts with iron on transfer paper {they said, 'my dad is a super man'}!...and here's my hubby & boys eating the 'pancake and muffin breakfast'.... i hope everyone had a wonderful fathers day!

13 comments:

Not just a Mommy! said...

Oh, I'm so inspired! Our dad missed Father's Day, he's on his way home from a military deployment, so we are celebrating when he gets home, and I just ordered the Superman set to do the same! Thank you so much for sharing!

Chris @ Celebrations At Home said...

So cute and sweet: )
My heart sank for you while reading about the circus party: ( But you have a good attitude and I know the rescheduled event will be wonderful!

Cori said...

How cute! I know I feel bad about the circus party too! I hope there's better weather this weekend.

Parties by Hardie said...

EEEEK! I love it! I finally get to see something I created in real life :o) Thank you so much for sharing. I can't wait to see your circus party! I know it will be over the top, the BIG TOP that is (he, he, he, corny I know).

Gaggles N Giggles said...

I am so sorry to here about the rain out. I will do a rain dance for no rain next weekend.

lisalyn said...

Sorry to hear about the rain that wouldn't go away! Wishing you better luck this weekend. :)

Joanna said...

What a cute, unique idea for Father's Day! So sorry about the circus party :(

Brittany said...

Girl, go ahead and use my cake stand idea. I will be using plenty of your ideas over the next few birthday parties I throw :) Always crediting you, of course!

You are SO creative! Love this idea!

Can't wait to see the circus party in all of its glory!

Susan Crabtree said...

Super cute & creative! I am keeping my fingers crossed that the weather holds out for you this weekend!

denise said...

Great Fathers Day theme. So sorry to hear about the circus party - I can only imagine how you felt. I stress every time we do our outdoor Halloween party wondering if it will rain.

Cher said...

Oh, I love this...fun twist on Father's Day!!!!

Sandy said...

LOVE your blog! So glad that I came across it. Lots of really cute ideas!

thatgirlblogs said...

a little disappointed that you didn't force dad to wear a superman costume ;)

wish I had seen this earlier -- my husband is a captain america fan! well, what's the next holiday...

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