Corbins 3rd birthday

Corbin is similar to most 3 year old boys-he's obsessed with Spiderman. Which meant we of course had to throw him a spiderman birthday party! We headed to a local indoor play area so that Spiderman and his guests could swing around! I made each child a spider-man kit that included a mask, spider-man bracelet, tattoos, stickers and pencils. Everyone, including the adults had a great time at the play house, swinging and sliding like spiderman!

I didn't want to give away all of our personal information so here is the template we used for the invitation. Sweet huh?! 

Vendor Credits: 

Mask: BessiePooh Etsy

Invitation: The Party Cake Press Etsy

Cake: Target

Graphics & Happy Birthday sign-ME :) 

Corbin's 2nd Birthday

Man, I wish I had all the money in the world to plan this party for my little man but since thats not a reality I had to be creative and frugal. I got the idea for the party by simply combining my son's two favorite things: Elmo & Football. 

I created the different decor elements with the help of my beloved Circuit.  

Invites created with a little Photoshop magic

 "Kick" the Field Goal 

The Kids Table-Football hats which were ironically only worn by the parents and the "Elmo's Goldfish Jar" which was a hit!

 Coloring-I was able to find a ton of Elmo Football coloring pages online for FREE. 

Elmo Chocolate Pops 

 Food Table complete with turf table topper, and matching food & water bottle labels. 

Opening gifts in his Team Elmo Football Jersey

The kiddo's checking out Corbin's new fish: Bronco

 The Family :)

The Birthday Boy

Vendor Credits: 

Cupcake Topper by Cupcake Stylist for $17.00

Cake by Queen of Cakes for $40

Invites, Food and Water Bottle Labels by ME :) which means free 

Chocolate Elmo Pops by Hannah Chocolate Dream for only $10! 

Team Elmo Football Jersey by FlyDuds for $16.99

Turf Table topper from Lowes $12

Football Hats from Party City: $2 a piece

My Son's First Birthday Flashback

 My sweet little boy is going to turn two in a week. I can hardly believe it. I was just reminiscing his first birthday party and thought I'd share what I did for his party. The theme: "Look Whoooo's Turning One!

 

 I had such a great time planning my little man's first party and I am having a blast prepping his 2nd. Stay tuned to see what I have in store. :)

Carnival Inspiration Board

I am a fan of the red & turquoise complimentary color combination. Sir Isaac Newton sure knew what he was doing when he put those two colors across from each other on the color wheel. (I was a history major-can you tell?). Something about these colors together illustrates innocent FUN, innocent fun like the carnivals of my childhood. So here it is the Red and Turquoise Carnival Inspiration Board. 

No. 1: Tutu for Birthday Girl from 2under2Mom
No. 2: Invites & Printables from Dimple Prints
No. 3: Jones Soda for Bottle Ring Toss
No. 4: Angies Kettle Corn-if you think you can make it as good as Angies, go for it then send  me the recipe :)
No. 5: Pinwheels from The Sweet Factory Etsy
No. 6: Gourmet Cotton Candy from Tasty Clouds
No. 7: Raffle Tickets It wouldnt be a Carnival without a raffle!
No. 8: Duck Pond Game-Instructions HERE
No. 9: Rings for Bottle Game

Oh and if you have a few hundred dollars to spare-I found this darling little cupcake ferris wheel.

Treat everyday like its your birthday!

Feature: Safari Party

Daneve from Ah-Tissue created this darling Up-cycled Safari Party for her 3 year old son. She was able to find a ton of great stuff lying around her house and up-cycled/up-styled it for the party. I really cling to people & parties that are resourceful & eco-friendly. Check out this wildly ( I couldn't help myself) fun party! 

Daneve's signature Pom Poms. This girl knows a thing or two about tissue paper. 

In love yet? These are only a few highlights. Check out the rest at Daneve site.

Photo's by Katie Takes a Picture

Friday Feature: Hawaiian First Birthday

I came across this darling Hawaiian-themed first birthday party and fell in love with this cake by Lydsay at Coco Cake Cupcakes. 

This pineapple dude is such a simple and cute idea. 

Photos by Jonetsu Photography.