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Angry Birds Theme Party Ideas

My five year old came home one from school about 6 months ago and said, “Mom, there’s this game called Angry Birds.  Can we get it?”  It seemed like an innocent request at the time.  Little did I know that our family was about to become Angry Birds Obsessed. (The kids even got their grandmothers hooked.)  So what do I do when we become hooked on something at our house?  Well, I plan a party!

My 3 year old was thrilled with the idea of having an Angry Birds theme party for his upcoming birthday party.  We’ve been planning for a while (picture an invitation with him in the middle of an Angry Birds scene, flying across the page) and trying to come up with creative ideas for the party.

Then one day I hopped onto our site and saw it… Angry Birds party supplies.  Stop the presses.  These are fantastic! 

 

I almost ran home from work to show my kids.  Then a few days later, these fantastic balloons appeared online:

 
I’m sold.  We’ll mix the fantastic Angry Birds Mylar balloons with bright primary latex balloons and the bright paper goods and the party is practically all planned.  On to favors...  There are tons of great Angry Birds toys available.  These Angry Birds backpack keychains are super fun as are these Angry Birds stickers.  I have a feeling more will be online soon now that the paper goods and balloons are available.  I’ll keep you posted.

We’re also thinking Angry Bird (and pig) masks for the kids.  We did something similar for my older son’s Star Wars party and it was a hit.  This site has a great free Angry Birds eps that can be used to create masks or favor tags. 

Grandma has of course been recruited to make an Angry Birds cake. (You remember her great cakes are, right?)  We’ve found some great ones online!  Check out this cake topper set from Etsy.  

 

 I think our Angry Birds party is going to be great.  I’ll be sure to post pictures when we’re done!

 

Sam’s Mom

Sesame Street Birthday Party Favor Bag Ideas

I have an almost-four year old for whom the sun rises and sets with Sesame Street!  There is no other TV show worth watching (my apologies to Dora and Arthur).  So when it came time to plan his birthday party, it was a no brainer – a Sesame Street party was the only choice!  The party itself was easy to plan, craft, games, cake an Elmo piñata, but the party bags took a little more thought.  I am not a fan of party bags filled with junk.  I don’t think that every bag needs to be educational, but it doesn’t have to be “sugar shock” waiting to happen either.  After bit of thought, and consultation with my son, here is a list of fun favors bearing the birthday child’s seal of approval – an honor not easily earned!

Young children love alliteration and mine is no different.  Therefore, we tried very hard to assign a Sesame Street character’s name to each item and then placed a small label on it.  This took a few extra minutes but was such a big hit that it was well worth it.

• Big Bird Bubbles
• Bert’s Bouncing Balls
• Curly Bear Crayons and Coloring Books
• Snuffy’s Stickers
• Ernie’s Rubber Ducky
• The Count’s Cards – simple card games like Old Maid or Go Fish are great and often come as 4 decks packaged together making them an economical purchase too.
• Cookie Monster’s Cookies – buy or bake a Cookie Monster shaped cookie, or include a cookie cutter and small jar of Play Dough to go with it.
• Oscar’s Trash Can Candy – novelty candy stores sell tiny trash cans filled with candy.  They’re very cute and certainly stick with the theme.
• Grover’s Groovy Games – small, handheld games that imitate pinball machines, race tracks or mazes are always great.

As an extra special treat, add a Sesame Street character finger puppet to the bag!    The children will think they’re tons of fun and play with them long after the party is over.

You have plenty of cute options for what to put your favors in. Here are a few fun ones I came across while gathering my ideas:

I spotted these cute diy bags on Be Festive.

I am not artisitc enough to pull these off, but the pails are really fun! Seen on babylifestyles.

Party411.com also has fun custom favors that will match any Sesame Street birthday party! You can check out more fun ideas in our Sesame Street Theme Inspired Birthday Party!

Cupcake Cakes: A Sam's Mom Favorite

Here’s a fun new idea for birthday parties – a cupcake cake! I’ve seen a ton at birthday parties in the last year and I think they’re a great alternative to a traditional cake. You get all the fun and excitement of a big cake, but it’s easy to serve and has LOTS of frosting. What could be better? Here are a few:

This cake had over 100 cupcakes for a huge crowd!

And a smaller crocodile cupcake cake for a Neverland theme party

And a cute snake and turtle for a jungle theme party.

Maddie, with a traditional “cake” made of cupcakes

These cupcakes were made to look like a big bowl of popcorn!

Why stop at traditional cupcakes? These cupcakes are angel food cupcakes with fruit. Yum!

The possibilities are endless and the cupcakes delicious! If you’re going to have a cupcake cake, please send me one. Thanks! Sam’s Mom

Hungry Caterpillar Theme Party: Josh’s 1st Birthday

I was very excited to help plan my nephew's 1st Birthday.  We used the Hungry Caterpillar as the theme.  This makes for a very colorful party!

As people walked in, they were greeted with a birthday banner and a mini candy buffet.  This was a huge hit with the kids and all the adults.  Who doesn’t LOVE candy??  The caterpillar in the front was made out of cake pops.  It turned out super cute.

The centerpieces were 2 sided fruit from the book topped off with balloons.  We also added balloons on the fireplace.

In the kitchen, why not add all the fruit that left the caterpillar “still hungry”.  We put the fruit in pails and added a little sign.

The favors were little bubbles, candy bars and lollipops all with custom labels.  Add some cake for dessert and there you have it…the perfect Hungry Catepiller Birthday Party!

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