"What are Little Boys Made of" Birthday Party

How cute is this "WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF" BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Haley Tukere of Lovely Like You?! Such a splendid theme all about boys! I just love it.

Haley said-- “Having just started my new petite event business in Auckland, New Zealand called 'Lovely Like You' my sons first birthday was the perfect occasion to kick things off!

I wanted a theme that was original, age appropriate and although for a boy still soft and lovely to look at. After much thought, the old ‘What are Little Boys Made of?’ nursery rhyme seemed perfect for my little guy:

'What are little boys made of?
What are little boys made of?
Frogs and snails
And puppy-dogs' tails,
That's what little boys are made of.'

We are surrounded by gorgeous parks and given it was summer and we were talking ‘boys’ the outdoors seemed a great place to host the party.

I kept an element of rustic with old wooden crates, hessian (or burlap in the US) and brown card. Baby blue softened the mood and a dash of red here and there added punch to the overall colour scheme.

The main table was loaded with sweet treats, which included the chocolate 'frogs', 'snail' sweets and long marshmallow 'puppy dogs tails'. Delicious snail topped mini cupcakes and frog cake pops were created by Miss Melicious Cupcakes. My fabulous sister took on the challenge of sprinkling the cake (quite a task!) and my husband, who is a designer, created all the labels and tags.

Parents lounged on big mats under umbrellas and the kids enjoyed the park, sack races, egg and spoon races, the tee pee and the little store on the corner (named by my husband to the older kid’s amusement the 'Pip Pop Plop Shop’).

The children were given 'puppy dog tails' to wear and they took home a paper bag of froggy treats. It was a lovely day- relaxed, gorgeous and fun!”

VENDOR CREDITS:
Event Styling & Planning: Lovely Like You
Photography: Misty Lynn Photography
Cupcakes & Cake Pops: Miss Melicious Cupcakes
Little store on the corner, bunting & letter blocks: Seedling
Vintage bottle crate, treat cones, plastic bottles & paper fans: dotsnspots

 

Lego Themed 5th Birthday Party

I hope you love this LEGO THEMED 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY, submitted by Sarah Epstein of Crackers Art, as much as I do! Everything is just adorable. So many clever elements!

Here is what Sarah had to say about the party-- “When I asked my son Harvey what theme he wanted for his upcoming 5th birthday party, he jumped at the chance of having a Lego-inspired party before his big brother stole the theme for his own party next month.

I did a little happy dance because I've been dying to create a Lego-inspired party. But I also wanted to put a unique spin on it. I've seen some fabulous Lego parties on the web, but I wanted ours to reflect everything my boys love about Lego. And I wanted lots and lots of in-your-face colour - no shrinking violets here!

I designed all of the party printables and then tied in all of the food into the same colour scheme. There were two separate tables - the dessert buffet, and a smaller snack table which I directed the kids to first so they could eat something other than sugar. They also had a sit-down lunch of savoury yummies before it was time to hit the desserts.

I usually attempt the cake and biscuits myself, but this time around I enlisted the skills of the awesomely-talented Lisa from 'Cakes & Biscuits By Lisa'. And I'm so glad I did - they turned out perfectly and exactly as I had pictured.

And what's a party without some games? As well as a 'Draw Your Own Lego Character' colouring competition, we also had a 'Pin the Brick in the Wall' game (our Lego version of 'Pin the Tail on the Donkey'), free-range Lego on the lounge-room rug, and some Lego tower-building races. I also created all the graphics for the games, which I just kept simple and effective.

From all reports, everyone had a great time and the birthday boy loved every minute!”

Vendor Credits:

Party Styling and Food - Crackers Art
Party Printables - Crackers Art
Lego Birthday Cake - Cakes & Biscuits By Lisa
Lego Cookies - Cakes & Biscuits By Lisa
Photography - Crackers Art

Airplane 2nd Birthday Party

This darling AIRPLANE THEMED 2ND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Paula Marie of Vens’ Paperie. I love the propeller airplane pops made out of marshmallows and chocolate candy melts! Such a cute party...

Paula said-- "For the backdrop behind the dessert table I hung a large white canvas. I created an airplane trail with 1 inch cardstock circles cut with a 1-inch punch.

I made the marshmallow propeller pops with fondant and candy melts. I dipped the marshmallow in the candy melts and shaped the fondant to look like propellers.


Vendor Credits:

DIY printables and styling- Vens’ Paperie
Paper straws- Hey Yo Yo

Firetruck 3rd Birthday Party

Stop, drop and roll! This clever FIRETRUCK 3RD BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Alison M. English of The English Pea Studio. I absolutely love it.

Here is what Alison had to say about the party-- “My little guy decided on a fire truck theme for his 3rd birthday party. Our local fire department has a gorgeous, restored vintage fire truck that graces the front lawn of one of their firehouses. I created the fire truck and fire hydrant from photographs that I took at that scene.

I wanted to create a modern twist using the chevron pattern throughout the décor. I also used small black polka dots on a white background mimicking the dots on a Dalmatian. 

In keeping with a rustic, vintage theme I used burlap, old wood crates, mason jars, and old glass jars as containers. I found several lovely accessories – a hat, truck and fire hydrant you see pictured.
I carried the black and white polka dots through the food in offering chocolate covered marshmallow pops, white chocolate covered oreos, and white chocolate dipped pretzel rods. The cake was adorned with a Dalmatian and a red fire hydrant made specific for the event.

For an educational twist I used the words “stop, drop, and roll” on some of the elements and on the party favor bags – a fun way to remember a key instruction in fire safety.

We began the party with a tour of a local firehouse. The children enjoyed looking at the truck, learning about each vehicle, equipment, and the fireman’s attire and living quarters. Our tour guide was informative and fun and each child left the fire house with a hat and coloring book.
We headed back to my home for the rest of the festivities where we ate and opened gifts. In addition to the hats and coloring books each child left with a favor bag – designed to echo the same patterns used in the décor. The bags were filled with “fireman’s rope” (red twizzlers), “drops” (red cherry sours), and “rolls” (tootsie rolls).

The fire tour was a big hit with all the children and a fun and informative activity that was offered free to the public by our local fire department.
Fun was had by all!”

Vendor Credits: 

Paper goods, invitation, toppers, favor bags, flags, liners, pennant banner: The English Pea Studio Photography: The English Pea Studio
Cupcake straws and bakers twine: Cakes and Kids Too
Cakes and Cupcakes: Sams Club
Red balloons and polka dot tissue paper: Walmart
Hat, firetruck and hydrant : Hobby Lobby
Dalmatian and fire hydrant cake topper: Cake Fancy
Crates and burlap: personal props
Cake stands: Pier 1