Posted on February 12, 2013 by Kara

Wicked {the musical} 6th Birthday Party

This amazing WICKED {THE MUSICAL} SIXTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Melanie of Melanie Monroe Photography. What a fun and creative way to capture the spirit of the musical and celebrate the birthday of twin girls!

Here are some of the elements I love most in this Wicked themed party:

The painted cardboard life size castle

The pink “Glinda” cupcakes and black / green “Elphaba” cupcakes

The witch broom pens in the favor pails

The “Emerald City Dress-Up Boutique” overflowing with green apparel for the guests to wear

and MORE!

This is what Melanie said about planning the party- “My twin girls turned six a few weeks ago and I can’t believe how time flies! This year they wanted a “Wicked” (the musical) birthday party and I was happy to comply. This party was so much fun to plan! I started a pinterest board for the party MONTHS ago and got lots of great ideas. During Halloween time, I was able to get some great witch decorations and I was able to snag some fun green items for the “Emerald City Dress Up Boutique” when all the St. Patrick’s Day items came out right after Christmas. This was a karaoke party, so we had some great singing and dancing going on, as well as the “Flying Monkey Zipline” and the “Madame Morrible Tornado Ride.” We had lots of green snacks and drinks (even green ice cubes in the punch!) as well as Glinda and Elphaba cupcakes with witch hats and princess crowns. For favors we gave out a small “Anti-witch water bucket” filled with pink and green lollipops, pink Glinda bubbles, green Emerald City sunglasses, and a Defying Gravity broomstick pen. Thank you to all the friends and family that joined us to make my girls’ 6th birthday extra special! We had a wicked good time!”

Party Styling and Planning- Melanie of Melanie Monroe Photography
Photography- Amy Gray Photography

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Candles
Cupcake Liners
Broom Pens
Tin Favor Pail
Clear Cellophane Bags
Paper Lanterns
Tissue Balls
Honeycomb Flowers
Flexible Straws
Paper Cups
Plastic Wine Goblets

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Kara

‘The Witch Is In’ Children’s Halloween Party

This adorable ‘THE WITCH IS IN’ CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PARTY was submitted by Cris McGrath of Crissy’s Crafts.

Cris said- “For Halloween this year, we had a party with the theme “The Witch is In”. It was loaded with easy and affordable sweets. I truly believe that you don’t have to spend tons of money to have some fun, you just need to be creative! With that in mind, many of our sweets were store bought things that got a makeover. ;)

Before our witches hit the sweet table, they enjoyed some delicious witches’ brew sandwiches and edible brooms (cheese stick and pretzels). Some of our treats were cotton candy brew, cauldron cake pops, witch hats (chocolate covered cookies with a kiss on top), witch pops (dressed up Dum Dum lollipops), toads (chocolate frogs), wicked witch’s rings (lollipop rings), sweet brooms (mini Reese’s and pretzels) and witch’s chocolate fingers, to name a few.

As for activities, we played witches freeze dance, musical chairs and Bingo. Our witches had a blast!”

Vendors and Credits:
Styling, food and Photography- Crissy’s Crafts
Halloween party printables- Amanda’s Parties To Go

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Mini Black Cauldrons
Striped Paper Straws
Popcorn Boxes
Lollipop Sticks
Taffy
Mason Jars with Daisy Cut Lids
Paper Plates

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Kara

Bewitching Halloween Party

Hello! So very sorry for the lack of posts this past week. I was on vacation and had very limited internet access. I thought that the connection was going to be a lot better. I apologize! But, I am now back and ready for a great week!

My next party feature goes to this wonderful BEWITCHING HALLOWEEN PARTY submitted by Frog Prince Paperie. The second I opened Paula’s email I knew I had to feature this party. I just love it. All the desserts are so cute and clever. Take a look at those doughnuts on broom sticks! SO darling. I also love the witch silhouette’s & witch hats on the spoon ends. You did a wonderful job, Paula! All the adorable printables for this party can be purchased here.

VENDOR CREDITS:

– Paperie and Styling: Frog Prince Paperie – Photography: Heather Stine Photography – Photo Editing: Jill Luecht Photography – Baked Goods: Contemporary Cakery – Sugar Cookies: JP Creatibles – Fondant Toppers: Lynlee’s Petite Cakes – Paper Wreath and Fan Centerpieces: Southern Belle’s Charm – Treat Bags: Laugh Loud Smile Big – Facepainting: Debra Heuskin Face and Body Artist – Costumes: Patti Fabulous – Floral: Buds, Etc. Floral Studio

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Kara

Wizard of Oz Party Ideas – More Ideas Added!

i have a friend of a friend who wanted some wizard of oz party inspirations. so today i’m featuring just that, a wizard of oz partyof images/ideas! i hope you enjoy, tiffany!find this cardboard stand up at buycostumes.com…

here’s a wizard of oz inspiration board i found here…

i thought it would be fun to have a rainbow cake…go here for instructions!

and aren’t these cupcakes adorable! i found them here

you could make ruby red slipper jello treats! i found a cookie cutter to make them here.

this wizard of oz party was sent to me by maganda and tamis…thank you!

maganda and tamis also made a melting witch punch as well as glenda wand-wiches! go here to see more…

you could make witch hat treats. i found these here…

i found a tutorial on how to make your own ruby red slippers! go here for both tutorials…

fill some striped tights and attach the homemade ruby red slippers {as shown above}…have them coming out of your door or something similar!….

and look how perfect these would be! get these favor boxes/picnic lunch boxes here…

make your own rainbow out of balloons as well as a yellow brick road {you could also spray paint some pavers found at the hardware store and line them up your walk}.

image source here…