Posted on March 20, 2012 by Kara

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

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Kara

Star Wars, Lego Birthday Party

You’re going to LOVE these two STAR WARS BIRTHDAY PARTIES I’m featuring today! The first one is a super fun Star Wars Lego Party submitted by Christine Kantaporn of Pure Joy Events, and the next one is a Star Wars Dessert table submitted by Liebesbotschaft {from Germany}. Starting with the lego themed Star Wars party, here is what the talented Christine had to say about it– “A few weeks ago in a galaxy far, far away, 15 Rebel troopers joined forces to celebrate Jedi Camden’s 5th birthday. Everything from the cake to the decorations was inspired by the comic strip invitation booklet that was brilliantly designed by my friend, Melanie of ewehooo. The sunburst motif and gray and orange colors from the invitation were carried over to the dessert table and photo booth. A simple dessert table backdrop was created by re-using the navy blue and gray pomettes from Pom Flair and suspending a LEGO snow speeder from the ceiling. The Jedi pilot cake from PhoebeCakes stood on top of a cake stand built entirely out of LEGOs. We also had a mini birthday celebration for Uncle Frank and baby Haven with cupcakes from Cupcakes Actually and Sweetz Bakery, and fondant toppers made by Lynlee’s Petite Cakes. Doughbabies baked by Dough a Deer were placed on top of oatmeal boxes covered with wrapping paper to resemble LEGO bricks. Mom’s Killer Cakes killed it with the Storm Trooper, Darth Vader and Death Star cake pops. The comic strip style photo booth constructed from black tri-fold foam board and equipped with LEGO Star Wars props was another big hit with the guests. It was Melanie’s idea to blow up the image of the sunburst for the background. Of course the LEGOs were the highlight of the party. Brixalot, a local company here in the Dulles area, hooked us up with 30,000+ LEGOs — more than enough bricks to rebuild the Rebel fleet. It wouldn’t be a party at our place without a creation from my husband, the “Cardboard Master”. Every year, he puts his Mechanical Engineering degree to good use and makes the most incredible things out of cardboard. Paper Star Wars snowflakes, which hung above the snow speeder, were another last minute DIY project. At the conclusion of Camden’s 5th birthday saga, guests took home these mini LEGO Star Wars ship sets. A galactic good time was had by all!” Vendors- Photography: Rebecca Watkins Photography Invitation and Other Printables: ewehooo LEGOs: Brixalot Cake: PhoebeCakes Cupcake Toppers: Lynlee’s Petite Cakes Cupcakes: Cupcakes Actually and Sweetz Bakery Mini Doughnuts: Dough a Deer Cake Pops: Mom’s Killer Cakes Pomettes: Pom Flair

And here is the next amazing Star Wars Party submitted by Liebesbotschaft. I love the lunch boxes, cookies and the action figures in the small glass bottles! This party goes to show that simple party elements can go a very long way.

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Kara

Pirate Themed 5th Birthday Party

Since I showed you a girly pirate party the other day, I thought I would follow it with a cute boy one! This PIRATE THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Marissa Paki of Couture Crafts.

Marissa said– “I started planning my son’s 5th Birthday Party the day after his 4th Birthday. The theme chosen was ‘Pirates’!!! With it being such a popular boy’s party theme, I wanted to plan this party using many home-made elements thus giving it a unique and personalized touch.
I used products from my business Couture Crafts and other WAHM’s to complete the look & feel I wanted. For activities we had an arts & crafts table to decorate die-cut pirate shapes, a large tub of sand for children to dig for treasure, walk the plank, an inflatable pirate pool, dress ups box and a couple other little party games.”

Vendors-
Styling, Planning & Food: Couture Crafts
Bunting, Mini Bunting, Fabric chalk labels, Cupcake Flag Toppers: Couture Crafts
Photography: Tili & THEW Photography
Cookies: Gingerbread Corner
Treasure Chest & Lego Pirate chain: Flights of Fancy – Artistic Designs
Pirate Doll: Hello Dollies
Play Dough (In loot boxes): The Play Dough Lady
Pirate Popcorn Boxes: Wrappers Delight

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Kara

Transformers Birthday Party

This party is definitely more than meets the eye! I hope you enjoy taking a look at this TRANSFORMERS 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Sandra El-Ayoubi of Photography taken by Sandra and 3’s A Party.

Sandra said- “My son Mohammad celebrated his 5th Birthday. I wanted to make sure that it would be one that he would possibly be able to remember until his next birthday (lol).Transformers was the theme he came up with. Collaborating with the genius mind of my friend and business partner, we were able to put together a spectacle of a desert table that will be spoken about until our next event.

The kids had a blast and the desserts were to die for. Special thanks goes out to Tantissimo Cakes who did the wonderful job of getting the cake to not only look fantastic, but to taste just as good. The butter cream cupcakes she also made could be smelt from miles away. Also a big thanks to to Ilham Serhan who made the amazing cake pops that were so true to the theme. They looked so futuristic, like something straight from the movie! She also made the cookies that not only tasted beautiful but, WOW- the design. 3′s a Party put together the favour bags filled with little goodies that the kids loved. gave The gorgeous compartment box was purchased from Lily Chic Events. It made our glass bottles look amazing.”

Vendor Credits:

Compartment Box: Lily Chic Events

Cake Pops: Ilham Serhan

Cake & Cupcakes: Tantissimo Cakes

Party Styling & Photos: 3′s a Party and Photography taken by Sandra

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Kara

Captain Jack Pirate Themed Birthday Party

And the next weekend party feature goes to this fun CAPTAIN JACK PIRATE THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Christy Bergerson of Itsy Belle. In Christy’s words- “My sons favorite new television show this year was ‘Jake and the Neverland Pirates’, so of course for his birthday I had to design him his very own preschool perfect Pirate Party! The dessert table was complete with Pirate Marshmallow Pops, Cannon Balls, Pirate Rope, Chocolate Planks, and even Skull and Crossbone Cookies! Decorations were purchased on a budget with Halloween Clearance shopping! Little pirates had their faces painted with pirate beards and mustaches. Games included “Pin the Patch on the Pirate” and a blindfolded version of “Walk the Plank”. A homemade Skull and Crossbones pinata had all the kids excited!”

Party stying, printables, sweets and photography all by Itsy Belle. See the entire Lil’ Pirates Printable Party Collection in their SHOP.

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