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This charming SOCK MONKEY THEMED FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Louise Sanders of Sunshine Parties in South Africa.

A few of my favorite elements & party ideas in this sock monkey celebration are:

The sock monkey cake pops
The mini pennant banner cake topper
The stamped muslin favor bags
and MORE!

Photography- Louise Sanders
Party design, printables and decor- Sunshine Parties

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Baker’s Twine
Muslin Favor Bags
Nut / Candy Cups

Here’s what Louise said about planning the party- “We held Big Will’s 1st Birthday Party at my home in Durban, South Africa. It was a small gathering of close friends and family. I just love the Sock Monkey Theme!

Decor:
To make a party look great you need to focus on the details. We created this look by using our designs from our latest Sunshine Party printable set – Sock Monkey Inspired. All digital design elements can be printed on a home PC printer and handmade. This makes the party unique and still affordable! With a little thought and imagination this party can look great! For the table, we used a blue table cloth with hessian overlays. We made the bunting ourselves.

All the printed items can be found at SunshineParties on Etsy. This includes the Happy Birthday banner, Mini Cake Bunting, Food labels, Cupcake toppers all laid out to create this stunning look.

Food:
The birthday Cake was a yummy red velvet layered cake with precious mini bunting on top. We also had the cutest sock monkey cake pops. Liquorice hung from a container as Monkey vines. Lint Chocolate was personalised with labels to be monkey bars and there were some very yummy peanut butter cupcakes. Don’t forget the monkey nuts (we used chocolate balls for this)!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Baker’s Twine
Muslin Favor Bags
Nut / Candy Cups

In honor of the GRAND OPENING of the shop, I’m excited to showcase my SOCK MONKEY BIRTHDAY PARTY! Like I said, I’m posting exclusive Kara’s Party Ideas parties every day while the grand opening giveaway runs! Have you entered the $1000 GRAND PARTY PACKAGE GIVEAWAY yet? {This giveaway is HUGE. Everything you need to throw a fabulous party- a CANON CAMERA, $200 KPI shop credit, a $50 NORDSTROM gift card & a $50 VISA gift card! Be sure and ENTER HERE!}

All the party supplies used in this party are available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Brown Polka Dot Balloons
Red Polka Dot Ballons
Sock Monkey Plates
Sock Monkey Cups
Sock Monkey Napkins
Sock Monkey Tablecloth
Brown Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups
Red Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups
Apothecary Jars
Red Striped Paper Bags
Ribbon
Clear Plastic Mini Pedestal Cups
Miniature Wooden Spoons
Ornate Paper Punch
Bakers Twine
Burlap Fabric
Natural Brown Trays
Burlap Bags
Burlap Ribbon
Wooden Scoops
Jute / Twine
Mason Jars
Red Striped Candy Sticks
Chalk Board Stand Up
Gumball / Candy Tubes
Red Gumballs

We filled Mini Pedestal Cups from my shop with banana pudding and vanilla wafers. A cute wooden mini spoon from my shop was set at the front of each cup…adorned with bakers twine.

The sock monkey napkins from my shop are so bright and fun!…

These Cupcake Cups from my shop are good for more than just cupcakes! They’re the perfect size for holding treats and candy, too!…

We filled gumball / candy tubes from my shop with red candies, and tied brown ribbon, also available in my shop, around them…

I hung a monkey from the top of each sock monkey paper cup {from my shop}, and added a red striped paper straw to the inside…

I’m in love with large wooden spools, so I set up the monkey candy bar on top of one!..

The natural wooden trays from my shop were a hit! I also put striped paper bags and burlap bags out for the guests to fill…

Pennant flags spelling “Party” were drawn onto a chalk board with cream chalk…

Red striped candy sticks were placed in a mason jar adorned with ribbon {all items from my shop}…

We tied jute/twine from my shop to the top of each candy jar. Red burlap ribbon, also from my shop, was tied around the middle…

Make an easy cake / cookie stand with toy barrels wrapped in jute / twine and a plate….

Find the brown polka dot nut / candy cups & red gumballs in my shop.

Find the Sock Monkey Paper Cups & Red Striped Paper Straws in my shop.

We made window favor bags for this party, too! The red striped paper bags, ornate paper punch and ribbon are all available in my shop. Easy tutorial on how to make them, here.

Find the Sock Monkey Napkins & Apothecary Jar in my shop…

I am in love with these striped fry boxes {new to the shop}! They can hold so many things!…

Easily make monkey tails with pretzel sticks dipped in white candy melts! I stuck them in a small mason jar. The cute miniature standing chalkboards are also available in my shop!…