Toddler Party - Kara's Party Ideas

I am in love with this BABUSHKA 2ND BIRTHDAY PARTY by Jennifer Bishop Design! I simply adore the ice cube trays filled with toddler foods! Genius! This whole party has so many fun ideas. Too, too cute.

Jennifer said- “When I was growing up, I always remembered playing with a set of Russian stack-able dolls. The itty bitty one in the center was my favorite! I always thought the set was mine but just recently I discovered it was my Mom’s! Well now Sydney is adopting it as her own and she’ll probably grow up thinking the same as I did…that it’s hers. She certainly loves the “ladies” as much as I did and that is where I came up with the theme for her 2nd birthday party. The starting point for my design was the fabric pattern I used for the table runner. I loved the colors and it just felt right for the theme without having actual dolls on the print. And what the heck is up with the red horse? Well, I had a lot of people asking me that and I’ll explain now. When fabric shopping, I kept coming across these stallions in the patterns. Since I chose not to use any of those patterns, I decided to bring in my own stallion as well as my own version of a Russian Tower that I spray painted red. Now, let’s talk food. For the big kids…aka Mommies and 1 Daddy, we had Turkey and fresh mozzarella sandwiches on my favorite Anderson bakery bread. Don’t you all agree that the bread really makes the sandwich? For our sides we had potato chips and watermelon. I also found a fun Jello idea to make Wiggly Watermelon which is basically Jello poured into a hollowed out watermelon. Mini Chocolate chips become the “seeds”. They turned out cute and our guests got a kick out of them. Toddlers can be so picky with their eating. So many times, I go places where my kid won’t eat anything. I really wanted there to be something that every child would eat and have the majority of it be healthy. And of course…it had to be displayed in an appealing way! Ice cube trays were just the ticket. The kids LOVED them and I think the Mommies really appreciated them too. Russian doll cake-pops and good old fashion cupcakes were our dessert options. Both tasty treats and a great way to finish off our party! For the favors I made a snack mix that I poured into vase shaped cello bags. The faces were a digital file I purchased from ETSY. I LOVED how they turned out and I could not believe that the heads lined up perfect with the shape of the bags. A special thanks to my bff Jennifer Skog for photography, my resident baker Toni Skog for making cupcakes and the Segundo family for opening up their gorgeous home to a whirlwind of toddlers!”

You are all going to LOVE this next party. SOOO clever and just plain CUTE. This POTTY TRAINING PARTY was submitted by Mindy Starr of Creative Juice. And that it is- creative! Oh my goodness- I just adore it. Do you have a toddler that you’re trying to potty train? Throw a potty training party to get them on board! The invite that says, “peace out pampers”, the underwear cookies and cupcakes, the “I gotta go” juice cups, the toilet paper wreath, the “potty like a rock star” tags, the “pampers toss” game- it’s all absolutely darling & so perfectly thought out! Potty Party Details from Mindy “In my quest to potty train my daughter I came across a philosophy to “potty train in a day”. Part of the advice was to “throw them a potty party”…well when I see party I sort of tend to go over the top. So that’s what I did. I invited all of her friends over who were “in training” & their personal trainers- the moms – for a Potty party! I looked everywhere for potty charts & things to make it a CUTE special occasion for them. But alas, I found none. So I designed printables to go with this party. Invitation: “Its Official. I’m a big kid. Peace out Pampers! Put on your big kid pants and come potty like a rock star” Theme: gray chevron, pink, blue, & underwear!!!! Food & refreshment: Cake and Underwear cookies Cupcakes Yogurt Parfait with coconut Yogurt dipped pretzels with pink and blue icing drizzle Popcorn cones Pink lemonade & Blue Koolaid in “I gotta go” juice cups! {you are supposed to get them to drink a lot so they will have to go all day!} Moms drank “ personal trainer” water bottles Decorations: “I’m a big kid” picture frames Printable Potty Party Set Toilet Paper Wreath {DIY on the blog soon} Totsie rolls in toilet mug Party hats Spray painted $5 dessert stand Activities: Diaper Toss – Peace out papmers! – Kids threw their diapers in the trash never to be used again! Potty pedi – Girls got a pedicure from your mommy while waiting on the potty! Favors: Each Kid got two favor bags – a #1 and a #2…. With corresponding treats to their respective actions… Yellow jelly beans and tootsie rolls! They also each received a potty chart & a sticker sheet Oh, and a lot of people have asked – YES it worked!” Vendors: Photography & Styling- Creative Juice Cupcake Toppers- Lynlee’s Pettie Cakes Cake & Cookies- Traylor Made Treats Printables- Creative Juice Party Hats, Sticker Chart, Favors- Creative Juice

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