Here’s what Nicole had to say about planning the party- “It’s been wild, a total roar…..Our little party animal is turning 4!
This was such a fun party, from the awesome centerpieces to the bling sticks on the cake pops. The kids had a blast exploring the yard for tiny jungle animals using their binoculars and wearing safari hats they decorated with stickers.
We also had a face painter so most kids were transformed into leopards and zebras!
My favorite was the dessert table. I love the giraffe print backdrop with the burlap outline. And all the desserts were so yummy!
We had a beverage station setup with plastic milk bottles for the kids and mason jars for the adults. They were wrapped in burlap and ribbon with a cute paper straw.
The appetizer table had burlap placemats and fun zebra plates. With individual candy cup portions that made it super easy for the guests and it was a really cute display.”
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Burlap Square Plastic Milk Bottles Decorative Paper Shred Ribbon Chevron and Striped Paper Straws Push Pop Containers Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups Lollipop / Treat Sticks Sprinkles
This remarkable PETER PAN THEMED FOURTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Kenna O’Brien of Miss Party Mom Event Planning.
There are so many incredible ideas in this Peter Pan party! A few of my favorites are:
Both the ice cream cone and the fabric teepees
The embellished Tinkerbell, Indian, Captain Hook and Peter Pan favor bags hanging from twine on clothespins
The desert table that was set up as the children’s bedroom complete with the window backdrop, the bed, Nana, and of course Peter Pan and his shadow
This is what Kenna said about planning the party- “I threw this party for my son after a year of him talking about his “Peter Pan 4th Birthday Party” (he’s definitely the son of a party planner!). He pitched me a lot of ideas, including the cake with flying characters! I love how much he is in to Peter Pan so I really wanted to try and turn our backyard in to a Never Land the best I could. We had a wood cut Scull Rock, turned our play structure in to Captain Hook’s ship, had a water table as our Mermaid Lagoon, an official tee pee Indian Camp, a tarped out Crocodile Creek (with a blow up croc!) and improvised with “Peter Pan and the Lost Boy’s Pub” (the kids eating area). I hand made my kids costumes, (Peter Pan and Tinkerbell) and my son loved yielding his sword!
Some of my favorite decorations were the mini favor bottles, Pixie Dust for the girls and a Never Land Treasure Map for the boys…the kids really loved them and they were the first to go. I hand made all of the character favor bags- which were another favorite.
We had a treasure hunt where kids took the maps from their place settings at their food tables and set out to hunt down X’s, which they then turned in for pirate treasure! We also had a treasure chest pinata full of candy and jewels!
I wanted the entrance in to the backyard to be the Darling Nursery so I designed the dessert table to look like you could be right in their nursery! This was fun. I had a striped backdrop from another party so we hung this up on a PVC frame as the wall and went from there. Our Darling bed had a “cupcake quilt” on it, and vases full of Tinkerbell Wand Cake Pops” and “Peter Pan Oreo Pops” The table focused on the window scene in Peter Pan and I used my son’s Peter Pan plush dolls for this- which he loved.
The sign pointing to each “land” was a combined effort between my husband- who built it, my friend Hannah who did the illustrations and I did all of the lettering. It cost us nothing as we used scrap wood and already had the paints!
“Peter Pan & The Lost Boys Pub” was a large piece of wood set upon some palettes and draped with burlap. My husband cut up a tree stump and seating for 14 was born!
The cellophane rainbow was a friend’s idea and wasn’t as hard as I imagined it would be to make. We put some batting for clouds at the bottom and our ‘Welcome to Never Never Land’ scroll sign in the middle to welcome everyone in.”
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Burlap Nut / Candy Cups Popcorn Boxes Favor Bags Glass Spice Jar Striped Paper Straws Jolly Roger Partyware RicRac Ribbon
This glamorous SPARKLE AND SHINE THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Sarah Cross of Icing on the Paper.
A few of my favorite elements & party ideas in this sparkle and shine themed celebration are:
The confetti system tassel banner backdrop
The gold fringe heart and handfuls of glitter for the photobooth
The gold sequin fabric tablecloth
and MORE!
Here’s what Sarah said about planning the party- “Little Miss Lily wanted to celebrate her fourth birthday in style with a Sparkle & Shine party so we glammed it up with LOTS of glitter, gold washi tape and metallic markers. At the party, Lily’s guests could pose in the photo booth with a gold fringe heart, glitter wands or blow handfuls of glitter at the camera for some sparkly pictures. And just to make sure their houses were covered in glitter too, we sent them home with glitter play doh :).”
Sparkle & Shine Poster – Icing on the Paper
Tassel Garland Materials – paper mart
Cake Decorations – Signe Sugar
Cupcake Sparklers – Tops Mailbu
Markers, Glitter, Sequin Fabric & Wands – Amazon
Invitations: Icing on the Paper
Photo Booth Backdrop – Snap Drop StudiosItems used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Chevron Wooden Spoons White Ice Cream Containers / Cups Gold Cupcake Liners Sprinkles Washi Tape Milk Bottles