Jillian said this about the party- “My daughter Willow, is absolutely IN love with Dr. Seuss. She loves the books and the movies. The Lorax and Horton Hears a Who being her favorites. Naturally we decided to theme her 1st birthday with Dr. Seuss. We started the morning just us and our house guests with Green Eggs and Ham! It was delicious!
The invitations. I had some wording help from Pinterest, but designed the whole thing in photoshop. These images and wording are NOT my images please remember this. I only used them for personal use for the invitations.
For the party we kept the colors at blue and red. We had a blue chocolate fountain which was a huge hit! The cake was made and designed by Imagine it Cakes in El Paso, Texas. Every time Willow looked at the cake she giggled, she loved it!
Another idea I grabbed from Pinterest was Moose Juice and Goose Juice, from Dr. Seuss’s The Sleep Book. Conveniently The Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook had the recipes for the juice in it!
I even coordinated the favors! Crayon Rolls, coloring books, and snack bags! I put them in red bags with blue tissue paper. Crayon Roll was made by MrsCraftyRVing and the snack bags were made by Crafts By Diana.
We had everyone sign my daughter’s copy of the book by Dr. Seuss: Happy Birthday to You!”
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Dr Seuss Party Supplies Chevron Striped Paper Straws Crepe Paper Streamers Tissue Pom Poms
Here’s what Julia said about planning the party- “I was very excited when I was asked to plan and style this Dr. Seuss Thing 1 and Thing 2 birthday party for adorable twins Brock and Brooke. I met Michele, mom of the twins, almost a year and half prior when she hired me to plan and style her older daughter Kaylee’s 3rd birthday party (and was still pregnant with the twins). Michele and her family live several states away on the Gulf Coast in Louisiana, and I live in the mountains of east Tennessee, so planning a party from such a long distance away can definitely be tricky. Despite the many miles between us, the party came together so perfectly! Believe it or not, basically all of my custom party décor, centerpieces, linens, and props flew from Tennessee to Louisiana in only one suitcase! I even had 2.5 pounds to spare in my 1 checked piece of luggage, which I dubbed my “party in a bag”.
Colors and Prints:
The colors we chose were aqua blue, red, black, and white, and the prints used were chevron and polka dots. I designed the invitations using these colors and prints, as well as the rest of the custom paper party details such as my candy, food, and drink labels, the signage, and also the paper I used to make the paper fans. I also chose fabrics to coordinate which I used for the candy table backdrop, tablecloths, and runners.
Cake and Sweets Table:
The sweets table is always my favorite part of the party to plan. I used aqua chevron fabric as well as red polka dot fabric for the backdrop and table linens. I painted a pair of custom frames I own in red to hang on the aqua chevron and placed photos of each baby in each frame. I accented each frame with a large “Thing 1” and “Thing 2” tag. For the center backdrop, and on the table, I made a red polka dot ruffled runner and placed it there since the cake was to be primarily in the blue. I found the custom fondant “Cat in the Hat”, “thing 1 & 2”, and “1” topper for sale on Etsy by an amazingly talented seller, Maria Paola, of “Paolascreations”. She even included (for free) the super cute custom fondant book which the “1” sat upon! Michele purchased the custom cake stand on etsy as well. The cupcakes were made with blue icing Thing 1 and Thing 2 styled “hair” then placed in red cupcake liners. I then attached my custom made “Thing 1” and “Thing 2” tags to the front of the cupcake liners. The smash cakes were simple and cute and were made by a friend of mine, Lisa Krause, who flew down and helped me set up the party. Maria Paola of Paolascreations also made the fondant letters to spell each baby’s name which were placed on each smash cake with a red “1” candle. I created 2 custom whimsical arrangements for the table which I placed on each side of the cake. I created red paper fans to attach behind my custom chevron candy labels. Gumballs, sixlets, rock candy, and swizzle sticks were placed in glass candy jars. I made white with red and aqua polka dot chocolate covered oreos as well as marshmallow pops to complete the table. I accented the marshmallow pops sticks with the hat cutouts from “Cat in the Hat” as well as ribbons. The last touch on the table were framed quotes from Dr. Seuss books. Balloons were then set on each side of the table.
Food and Drinks Table:
I created custom bi-fold tent cards for labeling each food. Michele served a veggie tray, “Truffula Fruit” tray, Goldfish crackers, sandwiches, cheese cubes, and chips and salsa. Drinks served were “New Blue Goo” aka Blue Hawaiian Punch and “Beezlenut Splash” aka Red Hawaiian Punch. I accented this table with chevron runners, custom toppers, framed quotes, framed photos of the babies, a custom centerpiece, and then hung a fabric covered “1” which I cut from a sheet of Styrofoam.
Highchairs:
I covered each highchair with aqua chevron fabric and then hung my custom “I am 1” birthday banners on the front of the trays. I created personalized cardstock birthday banners for each baby and hung them above the highchairs on the fence. There was a large paper fan topped with a large “B” hanging in between the two banners. I placed an accent table between each highchair with a framed sign and custom centerpiece to add more interest.
Other Décor:
For the tables for guests to sit at, I placed red tablecloths with aqua chevron runners. Two of these tables had centerpieces which I created out of candlesticks which I had spray painted red then attached “thing 1” and “thing 2” tags onto. I then attached a blue tissue pom onto the top of the candlesticks as these reminded me to the crazy hair of each of the “Things”. On the third table, I topped it with one of my custom whimsical centerpieces. Each chair was covered with a white chair cover. I also tied red and blue ribbons around the chairs to add color.
I hung paper lanterns under the covered patio and tied various red and blue ribbons from them. I created a pretty paper fan garland in the reds and aqua prints and hung it on the fence. I also created some fun “Seussville” arrow signs which I attached to a flag post and placed in the yard.
Games and Activities:
I created a “One fish, two fish, red fish, Let’s catch a fish!” game using Dr Seuss fish that I printed and cut out and attached paper clips too. We then made fishing poles out of wooden dowels and ribbon and attached a magnet to the end.
The kids also enjoyed playing on the swing set in the yard as well as the playhouse.”
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Dr Seuss Stand Up Thing 1 & Thing 2 Party Supplies Dr Seuss Party Supplies Popcorn / Treat Boxes Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks Gumballs Apothecary Jars Lollipop / Treat Sticks Striped Paper Straws Tissue Pom Poms Balloons #1 Candle Paper Lanterns
This darling DR SEUSS THEMED FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Nikka Morell of Triple M Good Parties! I just love all the clever ideas & decor! Nikka did such a good job on every detail!
Nikka said this about planning the party- “When my youngest of three kids turned one this summer, I knew it had to be fun. He is my only summer baby, so I finally got to plan a party outside. My 2 older kids were Thing 1 & Thing 2, and the birthday boy was Cat in the Hat.
I made all the decorations and food. It was fun to make things not so perfect, like an off centered cupcake stand and tall skinny candy jars.
I fell in love with the red, white and teal combination of colors. The ‘real’ Cat in the Hat came to read a book and the kids loved playing all the games, including pin the tail on Horton.”
Vendors and Credits-
Photography: Cassie Pepper Photography
Homemade Decorations: Triple M Good Parties
Printables & Cupcake Wrappers: Bellas N Fellas
Thing 1 & Thing 2 and Miles Shirt: *golden*
Directional Sign: Kute Kardz
Fondant Cupcake Toppers: Miss Sweet Sends
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Balloons Candles Popcorn Boxes Clear Cellophane Bags Whirly Pops
My oldest son starts 1st grade today {sniff, sniff} so I thought I would share this amazing DR. SEUSS Cat in the Hat 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Britney Sargent! Oh the things you will see with this feature! SO many adorable ideas that would be perfect for a back to school party, baby shower & more!
Britney said- “Birthdays and special occasions have always been a huge deal in my family and especially with me. I am notorious for throwing over the top and lavish parties when it comes to my oldest son, so when my youngest son, Haston was turning one, I knew that I wanted it to be extra special.
I saw a Dr. Seuss cake online and that planted the seed. I decided to go with the entire Dr. Seuss collection as opposed to “Thing one and thing Two” or “Green Eggs and Ham” because I knew I could be a lot more creative if I didn’t limit it to one of those themes. I started planning 8 months in advance which allowed me to pick things up along the way at really reasonable prices. It also allowed me to do extensive research and find so many great and inexpensive ideas, several of which I was able to make myself.
I chose a park as the location for the party (Horizons Park in Winston Salem NC). I knew that I wanted it to be outside and I needed a place that was kid friendly where the kids could run free and really enjoy themselves. I hired a photographer to capture all the little moments of the day. I painted 2 large picture frames (one red and one blue) for the guests to hold up with their family members or friends and get photographed. Some of the main attractions at the party were: the truffla trees (made by me with pool noodles and tissue paper) and signs that lined the walkway leading up to the party (it gave the feel as if you were entering a theme park), gift box table tent (from Oriental Trading) where people also wrote keepsake notes to Haston, gift boxes for the kids personalized with pictures of Haston (from Birthday Express), Haston’s birthday banner/highchair banner/all 12 months picture banner (from Etsy: The Party Paper Fairy), his Dr. Seuss birthday hat and matching bib (from Etsy: Dainty Couture), the 3 tiered Dr. Seuss cake (by: Ashlee Hooks), and the themed food, desserts and candy were the MAIN attraction. Some examples of the themed food are: diffendoofer grape salad….green eggs and ham…..sneetch treats, hop on pop, kweet eggs, cheese tree, who-hash, truffula trees, truffula seeds, yertle carmel turtles, roast beast whoiches, wocket chicken pockets, hunches and bunches, poodles and noodles….all the names came from different Dr. Seuss books. All the food had labels that I made with my cricket.
The party was a huge success. Everything looked and tasted great, and most importantly, Haston had a ball. It was a ton of work and many many hours were spent on the party but the smile on Haston’s face and the memories that we will have from that day are so worth all the hard work.”
Vendors and Credits:
Birthday Banner, High Chair Banner, Picture Banner- The Party Paper Fairy
Birthday Hat and Bib- Dainty Couture
Personalized Favor Boxes- Birthday Express
Items in this party that are available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Dr Seuss Themed Party SuppliesDr Seuss Hat Cut OutsCat In The Hat Standing CharacterPaper LanternsMini Baking CupsDecorative Paper ShredRock Candy, Whirly Pops, and Unicorn PopsRibbon
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