Posted on November 20, 2012 by Kara

Chevron Print Thanksgiving Party + FREE Printables!

How adorable is this CHEVRON PRINT THANKSGIVING PARTY {with FREE PRINTABLES} submitted by Cris McGrath of Crissy’s Crafts! This was a colorful and friendly Thanksgiving get together designed especially for kids packed with hands on activities and crafts.

Amanda from Amanda’s Parties to Go designed a super fun FREE Thanksgiving printable packed with colorful, vibrant designs that also includes kid friendly activities that will keep the kids busy and entertained for hours.

The printable includes lots of goodies to help you decorate the kid’s table not just for thanksgiving but for any fall festivities. You can find instructions on how to download the printables HERE {scroll to the bottom of the post}.

Vendors and Credits:
Styling and Photography- Crissy’s Crafts
FREE Thanksgiving printables- Amanda’s Parties to Go
Custom turkey shirt- *golden*
Turkey cake top- Edible Details
Cookies- Astonishing Cakes
Adhesive labels/papers- Onlinelabels.com
Popcorn container- Oriental Trading

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Scalloped Edge Popcorn Boxes
Wooden Utensils
Lollipop Sticks
Ribbon
Nut / Candy Cups
Push-up Pop Containers
Striped Paper Straws
Cupcake Liners
Clear Cellophane Bags

Chris said this about planning the event- ”For our Give Thanks play date, I set up the kids table outdoors since the weather here in Phoenix is very mild during Fall. I purchased a few pumpkins to use as center pieces and embellished them using silk flowers, ribbons and painted polkadots. Using the coordinated paper and turkey icons from the set, I made cute crayon holders using TP roll that was placed beside each place setting along with an activity sheet from the printable set. I also used the coordinated paper as placemats, the larger turkey icons from the set were used to decorated the back of their chairs.

The dessert table was as colorful and fun as the kids table. Using fabric that coordinated with the printable, I created the backdrop by covering a piece of foam board and added the Happy Thanksgiving banner. An orange polkadot fabric was used as a tablecloth. The kids enjoyed some yummy cake pops, sugar cookies, trail mix, cupcakes and turkey sandwiches.

At the craft station, kids made turkey hats using the coordinated paper from the printable, painted wooden indian masks, made cute turkey decorations and colored the turkey printable also from the set.

Favors were displayed on an old kid’s fence decorated with color coordinated paper bunting.

The kids had so much fun. If you have good weather in late fall, staging this party outdoors might be a fun way to do a kids’ table at your Thanksgiving dinner.”

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Kara

Hello Kitty 9th Birthday Party

This adorable HELLO KITTY NINTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Marissa Paki of Couture Crafts! What a fun party with so many details and ideas! Marissa must have been planning this for months!

Marissa said- “My daughter is obsessed with Hello Kitty so we decided that was going to be the theme for her 9th birthday party. We stuck to a red, pink & white colour scheme and with the help of many local small businesses we created something very special :) I love that the photographer took some shots of my girl before the party, we really treasure these fun photos that capture so much of the beautiful person she is growing into. After all, that is what birthdays are about!”

Vendors and Credits:
Photography: Emmy K. Stone Photography
Party Styling, Gift Bags, & Bunting: Couture Crafts
Tutu: Poppy & Rose
Hair Bow: Madeleine Designs hair accessories
Customised paper products: Giggles cupcake toppers
Candy jars, straws, paper plates, rock candy: Little Big Company
Cake: A Piece of Elegance
Cookies: Gingerbread Corner
Macarons: Westbrook On The Rise Bakery
Choc pops & confectionery: Treats Chocolates
Fondant cupcake toppers: Sugarblossom cakes

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Hello Kitty Party Supplies
Rock Candy
Hanging Lanterns
Lollipops
Balloons
Pink Chinese Favor Boxes
Ribbon
Glass Milk Bottles
Apothecary Jars
Paper Straws

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Kara

Girly Rock Star 8th Birthday Party

How awesome is this GIRLY ROCK STAR EIGHTH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Sharon Pardon! It looks like the girls had so much fun. Sharon showcases some great party planning ideas here!

Sharon said- “This was my daughter’s rock star party for her 8th birthday. It wasn’t an easy theme to style so I went with loud colours of hot pink, orange, black and white. The kids had a blast dancing away and they also getting to ride in a hummer limo:).”

Vendors and Credits-
Photographer: Samantha Pearce Photos
Printables: Sweet Scarlet Designs

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Paper Lanterns
Crepe Paper Streamers
Honeycomb Flowers
Balloons
Silver Star Wands
Ribbon
Apothecary Jars
Striped Paper Straws
Mini Plastic Pedestal Cups
Lollipop Sticks

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Kara

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Birthday Party

This adorable SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Christy Bergerson of Itsy Belle!

Christy said- “When the mommy & me playgroup I belong too wanted to do an end of summer party, all kinds of themes were considered. When a rainbow party came up in discussion and we realized we had 7 girls we knew it was perfect! A “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” theme was decided on and each little guest was assigned one Color of the rainbow to represent. Outfits could be put together in their color reflecting their personality.

What’s a party without treats?! Skittles were decided on as the perfect rainbow of sweets and I went to work creating a preschooler perfect dessert table. I was really inspired by the vintage lemonade stands I’ve seen popping up everywhere lately. Some weathered wooden crates created the perfect stand. I purchased fabric in every Color of the rainbow and cut into strips to create the fun fabric banner topping it. A vintage lemonade inspired sign declaring “Rainbows 5¢”, jars with colorful party circles and color coordinating paper fans with each little guests Name, and a candy scoop tag reading “taste the rainbow ” invited each guest to help themselves to some sweets. Plastic bags, Colorful string and thank you rainbow tags were provided for everyone to create their own sweet rainbow favors to take home. The centerpiece of the sweets stand was the fondant & ribbon covered cake, topped with an adorable rainbow pom cake topper created by Deborah of Titi’s Tutus.

The moms wanted to make sure to have a lot of photos of their adorable little rainbow, so a basket attached to balloons was the perfect “photobooth” offering rides to ” Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. Each girl got a turn in the basket and it quickly turned into a fun game of knocking the basket over with friend inside! Thankfully it was all in fun and lots of giggling took place!”

Vendors and Credits:
Printables, styling and sweets- Itsy Belle
Cake Topper- Titi’s Tutus
Photography- Angele Garrick; A Moment Remembered Photography

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Balloons
Candy Scoops
Clear Cellophane Bags
Apothecary Jars

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Kara

Rainbow Dash Pony 4th Birthday Party

How fun is this RAINBOW DASH PONY 4TH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Megan Altman of Megan Altman Photography! I love the fanned rainbow backdrop and the chevron tags / labels!

Megan said- “The theme of this 4th Birthday party was Rainbow Dash Pony / Rainbow Chevron. It was such a bright and fun party. I love the mix of chevron and the rainbow theme. It goes so well together. We didn’t want to do a normal My Little Pony theme so we picked out my daughter’s favorite pony (Rainbow Dash) and went with the rainbow theme. The kids loved this party and so did the adults!”

Vendors and Credits:
Backdrop & Chevron Horns (noisemakers): Booptie Lu
Necklace and bracelet: Teeny Tinley Designs
Headband: Lola’s Bebe boutique
Skirt: Small Town Clothier
Shirt: ButuzaBabyDesigns
Cupcake Wrappers and Food Labels: KR Digital Candee
Rainbow Dash Cake Topper: Whimsical Creations

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Paper Flowers / Fans
Gumballs
Striped Paper Straws
Chevron Striped Paper Favor Bags
Ribbon
Taffy Apothecary Jars
Lollipop Sticks

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