Posted on January 29, 2013 by Kara

Plants Versus Zombies 6th Birthday Party

How creative is this PLANTS VS ZOMBIES 6TH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Christy Bergerson of Itsy Belle!

Some of my favorite party elements:

The flower pot cupcakes

The happy birthday paper fringe banner

The brain juice milk bottles with washi tape

The “J” plant centerpiece

and MORE!

Party Styling, Printables, Photography & Marshmallow Pops- Itsy Belle
Fondant Sunflower Cupcake Toppers- Frog Prince Cake & Cookie
Handmade Crepe Grass Green Fringe- Tadpoles and Teacups

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Paper Fringe
Cupcake Liners
Apothecary Jars
Washi Tape
Ribbon
Milk Bottles
Decorative Shred

Christy said this about planning the party- ”My son Jackson loves the video game Plants VS Zombies, where a colorful army of plants have to protect your home by shooting peas, throwing stumps, exploding, or otherwise stopping an invasion of kitschy zombies from eating your brains! I have to admit I have played it a time or two myself and it is quite fun and addicting. So when he told me he wanted his sixth birthday party to be based on the game I thought it would be a fun challenge! And so our “Plants Fighting Zombies” party theme was born!

I used bright chevron fabric, Washi tape, a tombstone Happy Birthday banner, a monogram “J”fighting plant centerpiece, and other fun zombie inspired printables to decorate the dessert table. Guests each brought home a pack of “Peashooter Peas” (skittles) to fire at Zombies and “Protect their Brainzz!” as favors.

The centerpiece of the party was the dessert table. Sunflowers are some of the most powerful plants in the fight against invading zombies! So potted Sunflowers Cupcakes took centerstage. Linda of Frog Prince Cakes & Cookies created adorable fondant cupcake toppers that look like they’re right out of the game, which cheerfully oppose the tie wearing Zombie Marshmallow Pops I created.

Other sweets served included Zombie Eyes (Chocolate Balls purchased on clearance after Halloween), Brain Juice (Green Hawaiian Punch), and some of the weapons thrown by the plants to stop Zombies in their tracks: “Repeater Peas” & “Snow Pea Peas” (Jelly Belly Jelly Beans), “Stumps” (Chocolate Licorice).

I kept the party low stress by ordering the cupcakes, and making simple marshmallow pops instead of more elaborate desserts. The kids loved it all and enjoyed seeing their favorite video game come to life!”

Party Styling, Printables, Photography & Marshmallow Pops- Itsy Belle
Fondant Sunflower Cupcake Toppers- Frog Prince Cake & Cookie
Handmade Crepe Grass Green Fringe- Tadpoles and Teacups

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Paper Fringe
Cupcake Liners
Apothecary Jars
Washi Tape
Ribbon
Milk Bottles
Decorative Shred

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Kara

Om Nom Monster 1st Birthday Party

This clever OM NOM MONSTER 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Laura Harper of My Pookie Designs. Any child who loves the game, ‘Cut the Rope’ would adore this party! So cute!

Laura said this about planning the party- “As I was thinking about what theme to do for my son’s 1st birthday party, I had already been thinking a monster theme. Then I thought of things about my little guy and the fact that he eats a lot came to mind, we call him our little om nom. Instantly I thought of the cute little green monster named Om Nom from the App game “Cut the Rope” and fell in love with the idea!

The color scheme went right along with the game- green, blue, cardboard and peppermint :) Peppermint candies were easy to do around Christmastime! Besides peppermints, the decor consisted of green polkadot background, cardboard boxes as stands, black yarn pompom Spider garland, and of course a cute plush Om Nom monster.

Since om nom refers to eating, we did a dinner and had a Pizza Bar. Simple, quick and delicious! The treats were few including: Om Nom cake, peppermint sugar cookies, peppermint swirl cookies (which were used for one of the games), Peppermint whipped dip with ginger thins, red Squeeze-it drinks and peppermint candies.

For the favors, everyone got a small box with a peppermint sugar cookie with a tag saying, “Thanks for cOMNOMing over!”

For the games we played: Cookie hang (like the donut hang), balloon bottom pop (with a twist-teams had to pop balloons and get 3 stars inside to win), Matching game with my lil guy’s pictures (another twist with a few cards with picture of the Spidey in game- if they turned it over they lost a turn) and a peppermint spin contest.

It’s amazing how much you can do with just a simple idea from a game like Cut the Rope. Very few details, so many possibilities.”

Vendors and Credits:
Cake- The Swirly Girls Bakery
Party Styling, Decorations and Photography- My Pookie Designs

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Balloons
Favor Boxes
Baker’s Twine
Mini Martini Glasses

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Kara

Super Mario Bros. Themed Birthday Party

How amazing is this SUPER MARIO BROS. BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Astir Mendes of Pra Voce Festas Especiais from Brazil!

Astir said- “To celebrate John’s 7th birthday, we held a Super Mario Bros. themed party. The party was rich in details: there were carnivorous plants, bombs, coins, and pipes to make a fun gaming universe birthday party!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Balloons

Star and Mushroom Shaped Candy Tins

Clear Cellophane Bags

Ribbon

Striped Paper Straws

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Kara

Skylanders Birthday Party

Do you have a child who loves the Skylanders game? Take a look at this awesome SKYLANDERS BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Andronika of Trouli Graphics! Wow, all the details are incredible! So many ideas here!

Andronika said- “My son loves SKYLANDERS Wii game, so his party was based on this. I featured a screenshot from the game as the background and the talented Catherine from 2bites designed the cupcakes, cookies & cake pops to capture the characters in the game. The cake featured his favourite character, Double Trouble.” Cupcakes, cookies, cake pops- 2Bites {Australia}