Well the shower was a great success. I could have not done it without my crew. Thank you so much Emesha and Oyin. Love you guys!
Here is the lovely couple, Nicole and Randy. This baby is going to be Gorgeous! We did a sweet heart table for them and made them the center of attention. The table setting was white table clothes with a sage overlay. The chair backs where decorated with purple & green sashes. The centerpiece was a stork that I picked up from Home Goods.
When the guest arrived, we had them create a baby onesie. They were very creative and rather funny.
Table Setting
Each table was set with white table clothes and an organza overlay of purple and yellow. The plates were yellow and green with purple napkins wrapped with a baby pacifier. On each table were menus in the colors of the celebration.
Centerpieces
We used topiaries adorned with fresh flowers and fresh flower boxes with pregnant dress forms. The flower boxes are at Michael's and the Topiaries were a find from Home goods. The dress forms were purchased from Tamarco Inc.
Wishing Tree
The wishing tree was a great success. The parents-to-be thought this was a great idea to read the advice and best wishes from all of their guests. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture after it was filled up with all of the wishes. It looked spectacular!
Cake
Here is the Birthday Boy all dressed up and ready to race!
I got the 3D car from Shindigz, which is a great place for party props.
To begin, every child received a t-shirt that said "Bailey's 2nd Birthday".
I wanted the party to be a little of an adventure so I created different stations for the kids. This was in order for them to get their license to drive in the big race at the end of the party.
The first station was an eye test. This was a bean bag toss into a race car.
Following getting their tags, we needed to test their driving skills. The older kids had their driving test on the WII station and the smaller kids used the Smart Cycle Hot Wheels game. They all had a blast with this. After the driving test, I handed out pre-made drivers licences to each kid. In order to do this, I asked each parent to send me a head shot prior to the party.
After the kids had their driving test we knew it was time for a "Pit Stop". The kids needed to refuel with food in order to get ready for the big race. We had the eating area set up in a different room. Below are some of the decorations. I got the materials for the car centerpiece from awesome events.
Following the race, all of the kids received metals and then had race car cake. We got this cake from Sugar Bakers in Baltimore. It was really really good! The cupcakes came from Cakes Plus. Since we love both bakers we needed to share the love.
We then made sure that all of the kids took their Polaroid picture in the car. The pictures were placed in a photo car frame and given to each guest.
At the finish line were the favors. I uses race car helmets, turned them upside down and filled them with everything race car. A lot of the items came from Oriental Trading, but I found the perfect wooden race car with the #2 on it from the Target dollar section. They bring these back from time to time.
Remember last month when I posted a fabulous wish tree. Well, while I have been walking everyday(yeah me), I have stumbled upon some great tree branches. I thought these would be wonderful to make my own "Ray of Sunshine" Wishing Tree. Below is the beginning of my adventure. Once I add on the crystals and the flowers, I think it will turn out pretty good. "Wish" me luck!
So as I posted a couple of weeks ago. I'm working on my next party. It's a baby shower with the theme "A Ray of Sunshine". Below I have posted some of my great finds and ideas thus far. I just love the pregnant dress form that Stem Parties used in her "Pretty in Pink" baby shower and I had to order some. Of course there will be a candy buffet with the sign sweet dreams on the table. As you can see, the colors of the baby shower is purple, green and yellow. I'm trying to keep it very neutral and not to girly since the gender of the baby will be a surprise.
Well the Circus party was a great success. Even though we changed the layout due to a 80%possibility of rain, it still turned out as expected. By the way, it never rained and the children got to play outside the entire party.
Here are the Birthday Children, Caitlin and Bradley. They had such a blast at their party!
Decor
We set up a separate room for eating. When the children and the parents entered this room, they were so excited. Fabric draped the ceiling, chair backs with multi colored sashes and balloons were everywhere. They loved the special touch of each child having their own place setting with their names welcoming them. The big balloons, the clown figurines (purchased at the dollar store) and the lollipop and popcorn centerpieces really enhanced the table setting. Additionally, we had Large Yellow Caspari plates and orange runners that both can be found at Polkadotdesign.com. The circus cups were from Oriental trading and the kids loved them.
Entertainers
The entertainers included a clown, stilt walker, who welcomed the party guest as they arrived and our favorite face painter, Amy Tam.
FOOD
There was every type of food you could imagine. There was turkey and beef sliders, turkey and beef hot dogs, fruit buffet with colored chocolate fountains, sundae buffet to be served with the cake, mini chicken wings, chicken nuggets, wraps for the parents, cotton candy, popcorn and I made personalized water bottles. Of course each food had their own special circus sign.
Clown Around Time
For free play, the kids had plenty to do. There was a ball pit and two jump houses. There was also a dress station for the kids to become clowns complete with clown wigs and clown glasses with noses all found at Windy City Novelties. For the smaller kids, we had balls and clown cars for them the ride on. When it got too hot outside, the kids could come inside and relax by Laying with the Lions. This was a book station that was set up with plush animals.
Favors
