We hosted Izzy's Minnie Mouse-themed 3rd birthday party at the house yesterday. This was the first home birthday party we've attempted for Izzy, and I'm not going to lie - it was a lot of work. It turned out pretty darn cute though, and Izzy had a ton of fun, so I'd definitely call it a success! This party planning stuff is right up my alley, and Minnie was such a fun theme. I very kindly gave my friend, Katie, the job of taking pictures at the party, and she took her job very seriously (thank you, Katie!), so prepare yourself for a LOT of pictures!
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| The front door sign - saw a smilar sign for sell on Etsy and made my own. Paper from Hobby Lobby. |
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| Another banner and sign I made - and I put some of Izzy's Minnie toys up for decoration |
I had lots of fun with the food! I made all the food labels using a Minnie font I downloaded for free online.
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| super cute bowl from Target! |
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| ....which is actually Pirate Booty. Oops. |
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| I have to give my husband full credit for these. Nice job, huh?!? |
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| Cupcakes I made for the kids. I got crafty and made the cupcake pics and the sign for the top, too. |
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I wish I could take credit for this, but nobody would believe me anyway - ha! My extremely talented friend, Tracy, owns her own business: www.southernbakingco.com, and she made this awesome cake. Is that not the cutest cake you've ever seen?!? And it tasted just as good as it looked. Trust me, I may have had a few pieces. :-/ |
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| I decided to rent a bounce house at the very last minute, and I'm so glad I did. It was a big hit with the kids! |
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The birthday girl. I ordered her cute outfit from Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/LilBugsClothing. Poor thing woke up this morning, walked out to the back door and said, "Go see the bounce house." I had to break the sad news to her that it was only here for her birthday party and we couldn't keep it. |
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I set up a little craft table in the garage where the kids could decorate a sack for the candy they collected from the pinata. I also printed out a bunch of coloring sheets of all the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters from disneyjunior.com |
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| There are crayons, markers, and glitters in the little buckets. Stickers, confetti cut-out, and glue along the table. |
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| After crafts, it was time for the pinata! |
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| Birthday girl got the first swing |
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| She was not happy to give up the bat. |
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The kids swarmed the candy like a bunch of vultures!
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| Look at my sweet girl! |
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Next up was "Pin the bow on Minnie." I made the poster and had it laminated at Staples. The bow is laminated too, so I just used double sided tape on it. |
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| Time to sing happy birthday! |
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| She was too excited! |
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| LOVE this picture! |
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| Love that face. How you doin', cupcake?? |
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| nomnomnom |
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| Presents were up next! |
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| She got so many fun new things from all her friends and family! |
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| She's telling everyone thank you. Sweet baby! |
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| Her friends picked up their party favors on the way out. |
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| Everyone got a little Minnie/Mickey play pack and a cookie. |
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| Look how adorable these are! The same friend who made the cake also made these cookies. I'm telling ya...she's crazy good! |
And there ya have it. No spills, nothing broken, no injuries, and (I think) everyone left happy. Girlfriend was so exhausted that she passed out during her breathing treatment around 6:45. I think that's definitely a sign of a good party! ;-)
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| I can't even believe this sweet baby doll is going to be 3 next week. Sure do love her! |
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