Minnie Mouse 2nd Birthday Party

This beautiful MINNIE MOUSE SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Maressa Lacerda of Pequenos Luxos.This is one of the cutest Minnie Mouse parties I’ve ever seen! Every detail is just lovely.

Some of my favorite elements of this Minnie Mouse party are:
The Mickey and Minnie mouse shaped topiaries
The boxed lunches
The red and black Minnie Mouse cake
and MORE!

Sweets: Atelier Sophie
Printables: Pequenos Luxos
Paper Pompons: Livia Guimarães
Little boxes with cold porcelain: Bebel Michel
Fabric boxes: Mania di Maria
Photography: Carolina Almeida

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

 

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Daisy Duck Themed 2nd Birthday Party

This charming DAISY DUCK SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Brittany Schwaigert of GreyGrey Designs. It’s so fun to see someone besides Minnie taking center stage in a Disney character party!

Here are some of my favorite things about this Daisy Duck party:
The high heel shoe favor boxes
The purple bow tie pasta noodles
The Daisy Duck face cake pops
AND
The Oreos topped with fondant high heels and hair bows

Styling and Concept: GreyGrey Designs
Printables and Favor Boxes: Piggy Bank Parties
Chocolate Covered Oreos with Fondant: Love and Sugar Kisses
Daisy Cut Out: Amazon

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This is what Brittany had to say about planning the party- “When Emma Kate’s mommy contacted me a few months back about planning her 2nd birthday, she told me that EK loved Daisy Duck and she was hoping she still would by the time her birthday came around. Well, the answer to that question is a resounding YES! Miss EK was thrilled with her Daisy Duck party and kept saying “Day-dy duck!” So precious! And purple? Hello? My favorite color! And since there are hardly any Daisy Duck themed party supplies out there, I had to stretch myself, which I love!

My first step was finding the Daisy Duck wall decal on Amazon. I simply applied it directly to a large piece of foam core and then cut it out with an xacto knife. It is a super affordable way to have a big impact on your backdrop. I decided to really focus on Daisy herself, but also purple daisy flowers to bring in a really girly touch.

Piggy Bank Parties was kind enough to modify their polka dot printable collection for me by adding super cute little pink bows to it!

I wanted to make a stand that looked like a birthday cake and then use it to display cake pops. So, I crafted a large tiered stand out of styrofoam disks and hat boxes. I added embellishments with tulle trim, feather trim, and different colored ribbon. For the topper, I simply painted a chipboard #2 and then added adhesive rhinestones from the scrapbook department. For the cake pops, what else but little Daisy Ducks? The fabulously talented Autumn Lynn’s Chocolate Sins did the adorable pops for me! The beautiful chocolate covered Oreos with fondant toppers were done by Maria at Love and Sugar Kisses. I mean, could you die? They were little works of art! Suckers by Steph, as always, made me some beautiful chocolate suckers. She is one of my favorite edible vendors to work with and these were just beautiful!

I decided to have “duck” themed food on the menu, so we had “Duckbills and Dip,” “Cheese and Quackers” cut with a high heeled cookie cutter, Goodie Goodie Bites (Daisy’s Catch Phrase) which were chicken minis from Chic Fil A, and then Purple Bow Pasta Salad. Did you know you could dye pasta? It’s really easy! All you do is cook the pasta until it’s al dente, then add gel color to it. You can get gel color at any craft store in the cake section and there are tons of colors!

For the favors, I wanted a super cute and very “Daisy” favor box, so I emailed Do at Piggy Bank Parties to see if she could do a high heel shaped favor box with a rounded toe. After some very hard work on her part, she delivered these COMPLETELY adorable high heels! They were the cutest thing I have ever seen in my life! And the awesome news is that she can do them in any color! These would be the perfect favor box for SO many girly party themes! To display them, I glued some scrapbook paper to a small shoe box that I had lying around my house from Christmas. Then I used the tulle trim for a little extra cutenesss.

The daisy chains are from Hobby Lobby and I found them in the wedding section. They were the perfect garland for the table!”

Balloon Pop Themed 2nd Birthday Party

This fun BALLOON POP THEMED SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Rachel Scott of RV Parties. This party is so bright and cheerful that just looking at the pictures makes me feel happy!

Here are some of my favorite elements of this adorable balloon themed party:
The pop tart pops
The balloon wreath
The balloon shaped cake pops
The adorable birthday girl in her #2 shirt and tutu
and MORE!

Party Styling and Printables- RV Parties
Ruffled Crepe Paper- Party Creative
Fringe Crepe Paper- Tadpoles and Teacups
Italian Rolls of Crepe Paper- Quality Italian Crepe
Marshmallows, Popcorn and Balloon Pops- Miss Lulu’s Treats
Sugar Cookies- JJ Bakeshop
Balloon Wreath- Little Crafty Cottage
Huge Balloons- Bon Fortune
Polka Dot Balloon and Balloon Table Decor- Whimzey
Sprinkles, Chevron Bags, Forks/Spoons- The Bakers Confections
Bow Headbands- Coco Rose Couture

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Here’s what Rachel said about planning this party- “When we think of traditional birthday parties–balloons and crepe paper are the first thing that comes to mind. Our goal was to take traditional birthday party elements and use them in a fun and modern way! This party was for a very special girl turning TWO! When planning the party, I wanted the house to be filled with something she’d recognize and love–and what little kid doesn’t love balloons?!

I found so many cute types of crepe paper I didn’t know what to do with it all!  I loved the impact the ruffled crepe paper had behind the dessert table–so bright!  I wove plain crepe paper together for a pop of color on the white table cloth.  And the Italian Crepe Paper was a fun alternative to a table cloth–it really brightened the room!

There was no shortage of balloons at the party–we loved the big balloons on either side of our dessert table and filled the ceiling with as many as we could! The balloon wreath was a great way to welcome guests to the party and set the tone for the event. And the crepe fringe was a fun way to string our polka dot balloons around the room!

The kids kept busy playing with small dart balloons and enjoying the balloon animals made by our resident balloon artist (the birthday girl’s dad!).

We had so many delicious and adorable treats for the guests to munch on–chocolate covered popcorn, dipped marshmallows, gorgeous sugar cookies and Pop Rock cupcakes! We tried to keep the food “light” or “POP” related. (A little note on the cupcakes–the Pop Rocks can’t be put on until right before the party or they will all pop and melt!)  Our other favorite treats were Pop Tart Pops and Balloon Pops–both were big hits and tied in our party theme and colors well. Guests took home a bag of homemade gumdrops and some bubbles to pop later–plus, as many balloons as they could bear to take!
It was such a fun theme for a kids birthday party–everyone had a blast.”

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Ice Cream Themed 2nd Birthday Party

This ICE CREAM THEMED SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Leticia Badillo of Parttis in Mexico. Looking at this party, I feel like I’m in an actual ice cream shop. Every detail is just perfect!

Some of my favorite elements of this ice cream party are:
The cake pops made to look like ice cream scoops in a cone
The feminine touch of the pearls piped around the smashed ice cream cone cake
The ice cream shaped bubble party favors
The ice cream cart displaying the cake pops
and MORE!

Party Styling, Ice Cream Centerpieces, Printed Banners, Tags, Labels, Bottle Wraps, and Party Hat- Parttis
Photography- Rabari Pictures
Cake Pops- Lili Gutiérrez
Cake- Florencia Sánchez

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Balloons
Ribbon
#2 Candle
Ice Cream Cups
Paper Straws
Wooden Spoons
Candy Scoops

     

This is what Leticia said about planning the party- “This was my daughter’s 2nd birthday party. She loves ice cream, so I thought that it would be a great theme for the party and she really loved it. I cannot describe the excitement I felt as she, at this age, thanked me for everything. She realized all the time and effort we spent on every single detail. She was surprised and excited as she saw the place transformed into an ice cream shop. I just can’t forget her little face at that moment. The thing I loved the most was the Styrofoam ice creams we made as centerpieces, they turned out great! People asked me where we bought them, but no, we created them!!  I’d like to give a big thank you to my mother, Leticia! She really helped me out with a lot of things in the party, including the centerpieces. We gave ice cream plates as favors and ice cream bubbles to the kids. Unfortunately, I did not take pictures of the little bags everyone received.”

Party Styling, Ice Cream Centerpieces, Printed Banners, Tags, Labels, Bottle Wraps, and Party Hat- Parttis
Photography- Rabari Pictures
Cake Pops- Lili Gutiérrez
Cake- Florencia Sánchez

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Balloons
Ribbon
#2 Candle
Ice Cream Cups
Paper Straws
Wooden Spoons
Candy Scoops

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 2nd Birthday Party

This precious TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Shannon Wellington of Bottle Pop Party Company. What a darling party theme!

There are so many cute party ideas here. Some of my favorite party elements-
The painted window table backdrop
The diy fabric clouds hanging on the wall
The washi tape decorated spoons
The chalk board wall with “like a diamond in the sky” lettering
The gold stars
The star themed favor bags
and MORE!

Invites: Paper Cut Couture
Print: The Wheatfield by Katie Daisy

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Clear Cellophane Bags
Washi Tape
Lollipop Sticks
Cupcake Liners
Striped Paper Straws
Paper Treat Bags

            

Shannon said this about planning the party- ”I figured at age 2, this would be the last year I could call the shots on my son’s birthday party theme. Even though he’s growing up so fast, I knew I wanted a sweet theme that was still a bit babyish. His first and favorite song has been Twinkle Twinkle Little Star so I knew that was the way to go.

I convinced a friend to save her old windows for me for the backdrop, which I backed with a navy shower curtain and tiny twinkle lights. I whipped up some puffy white clouds to hang above it using felt and batting. Then I went crazy with the desserts. From the gold glittered cake pops to the shooting star sugar cookies to the pineapple stars, everything was homemade. I added a bit of gold washi tape to all of my white serving pieces to tie it together a bit as well.

Since I went crazy with the dessert table, I cut myself some slack and ordered pizza. But not before a Star Bar was born! I filled glass bottles with tea & lemonade and covered anything that stood still with those little gold teacher’s star stickers. Some homemade constellation embroidery told everyone about it!”

Invites: Paper Cut Couture
Print: The Wheatfield by Katie Daisy

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Clear Cellophane Bags
Washi Tape
Lollipop Sticks
Cupcake Liners
Striped Paper Straws
Paper Treat Bags