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Giveaway Winner – Bloom Party Pack

451 Comments March 2, 2010

Random.org says that the winner is #10 which is Heather S.

Heather S February 26, 2010 at 10:24 am

I adore the ‘Mustache party invitations’!

Heather…please email me to claim your prize! (the email info is on the contact page)

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Sorry ladies, no party post today. I spent the last 2 days in the hospital with my dad and apparently while I was there I came in contact with some icky germs! I’m sick and it was all I could do just to get this winner info posted! I’ll get a party posted on Thursday!

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Under the Sea Birthday Party

Backyardigans Birthday Party

526 Comments March 1, 2010

This Backyardigans Birthday Party was originally posted by The Brantingham Fam.
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This cartoon was one of my favorites that my son used to watch. I love how it encourages imagination. This party is quite imaginative as well. I love that it was a party that worked for different ages and genders. Thanks for listing your party Brantingham Fam.

Enjoy the party!

On Saturday we had a BIG birthday party for all 3 kids! I thought the Backyardigans would be a good theme for both boys and girls. This is the invitation that I created. Which will be finding it’s way into my Shop soon! The cupcake toppers and centerpiece decorations will also be coming to my shop!

We had the party at the park. The kids had fun playing and running around. I designed all of the decorations. And I got all of the sand buckets from the Dollar Store and pretty much everything in the favor buckets was from the Dollar Store also. We ate sandwiches, chips, fruit, and vegetables with dip. I also got those new little cans of soda. We had white and chocolate cupcakes with rainbow frosting for dessert!

I got the template for the cones for the chips and Pirate Booty HERE I also made the kids shirts, they will be making their way to my Shop also! I bought the swirl lollipops from Oriental Trading Company.

The favors were small sand buckets, and inside was a bouncy ball, pencil, shovel, bubbles, fruit snacks, stickers, a small Backyardigans frisbee, and a Backyardigans Coloring Book. I will be posting a tutorial on how to make the Coloring books.

It was such a fun party! I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I had planning it!

Filed Under: Birthday Party, take home goodies

Party Pack Giveaway

Bears & Blocks First Birthday Party

556 Comments February 25, 2010

This Bears & Blocks First Birthday Party was originally hosted by Izreen from Fluff & Stuff.
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Great combo with the Bears and the Blocks! I have to say that I really love the cake. Such a fun idea with the blocks going in a circle. Lots of great touches all throughout this party! Thanks for listing your party Izreen.

Enjoy this First Birthday party…..

i was just getting used to having this lil baby in my life and before i knew it, her first birthday was approaching. as the date creeped up in the midst of me being in my overwhelming experience as a mummy, i was late sending out the invites so i started with a “save the date” note…

…and then the party planner in me went wild

the colour theme was brown & pink and the overall decor was based on bears & blocks. i’ll let the pictures tell the story…

- the invites -

It’s a very special birthday

for a very special girl,

One year ago this day,

Zaleia Ilaika came into our world.

With her happy smile & cheeky ways

She’s brought us joy, laughter & love,

Our cuddly Ilaika-bear is a beautiful gift

specially sent from up above.

Now the apple of our eye

is turning one,

With you around

it’ll be so much fun!

- the decor -

- the furry guests -

- the cake -

- the party packs & gifts-

- mummy me a.k.a. the party planner & the birthday princess -

looking at the pics now, i guess i did go a little overboard with the whole setup up and guest list of 70 adults & 30 kids

but oh well, she’s only one once!

just a few things to remember for the next party i organise:

design invites early, especially if it’s a complicated block that takes forever to construct & put together…so say, 2 months is a good headstart, to avoid going to bed at 4am for a few weeks before the invites are due!

have a trial run for the birthday cake, especially if it’s the first time playing with a type of decor…in this case fondant. also avoid baking & decorating at 4pm the night before the party. much better to start at least a couple of days ahead…

coax family & friends to come early & help with decor!

a one year old is just happy to have familiar toys around her which kinda defeats the whole party anyways but at least when she grows up & looks at the pics, she’ll think she had a fab first birthday!

last but not least, after weeks of cutting & sticking and calling & planning, make sure friends stick around after the party to help you unwind over that much-needed drink

Filed Under: Birthday Party, Cupcakes & Cake, First Birthday, Parties For Girls

Roast & Toast House Warming Party

589 Comments February 24, 2010

This Roast and Toast House Warming Party was originally hosted by Vicky from The City Cradle.
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Ok, what a fun idea for a house warming party! I love it! Maybe because it’s because I love toasting marshmallows and eating s’mores….OR….maybe because Vicky was super creative and did so many fun things with this theme! Thanks for listing your party Vicky!

Enjoy this House Warming party……

We celebrated our housewarming this weekend with a lovely marshmallow roast & red wine toast. It was a fabulous evening and we felt incredibly blessed by our new community of friends.

Roast & Toast would be a great party inspiration for any celebration- A summer backyard bonfire for graduation perhaps or an evening roast & toast to celebrate a new engagement. S’mores will certainly sweeten anything in life that you are given to toast to this year.

(Throughout this week I will be posting a handful of custom printable projects and easy DIY items for you to recreate this Roast & Toast theme)

It’s all in the details:

We sent out matchbook invitations, including a few matches along with the party information to set the roasting theme.

A gourmet s’more bar was set up near the fire with easy access to all the roasting supplies and extra goodies.

To roast we prepared homemade s’mores using Martha’s recipe. They turned out so very gooey and scrumptious, although fifteen minutes with the hand mixer had me quite envious for a Kitchenaid.

Our bar was complete with berry fruit toppings to accentuate the s’more taste. It was agreed by all of our guests that bananas were the most superior tasting fruit when combined with the chocolaty s’more goodness.

The bar was also outfitted with an array of spices to heighten the natural s’more sweetness, sea salt lent an especially exotic flavor.

We had a boat of s’more pops ready to be eaten. Made with store bought marshmallows, melted chocolate and ground up graham crackers, these “lollipops” stuck on skewer sticks were a quick fix for those not willing to wait for roasting.

Standing tall in the back were 3 different s’more trees. With marshmallow flowers, real chocolate molded leaves and teddy grams standing in for dirt, they brought a hint of nature to our indoor fire.

We set up the dessert bar beside our dutch door which brought in that cool San Diego air as the fire heated up our living room. Next to the tree you will see a vase of mini s’mores that were out for the snacking- mini marshmallow, chocolate chips and more teddy grahams gave a tiny foretaste for the bigger s’mores to come. Our guests were also welcomed throughout the home with my favorite easy to make tiny circular welcome banners.

Above the table floated our s’more poof. I made one using these poof instructions. This was of the simplest and most economical decoration I have ever put together. Just a few pieces of tissue paper combined to form this s’more in the sky.

We set everything up right along the fireplace wall so there would be ample ability to roast (We used wire hangers that are easy to unwind) and plenty sitting space to enjoy each others company.

Above the fireplace there is homemade bunting that touts the words of our theme, Roast & Toast. This no-sew bunting was a great way to add a bit of rustic texture to our party. It is a mixture of burlap and silk fabric remnants, strung together and glued on tight. The letters are stenciled and spray painted giving it a very rustic, ready to roast above the fire look. I just love how this theme combined the elements of the rawness of a roast with the smoothness of wine making everything seem somewhat magical.

For non-toasting drinks we served ice cold milk in mugs dipped in chocolate and graham crust.

We also had plenty of coffee on hand with marshmallow stir sticks. To make- simply thread a few mini marshmallows onto a toothpick.

As an extra lovely detail, we etched in the word toast with cinnamon on all of our wine glasses.

Also as a part of our toast each wine bottle was labeled with a word we are currently thankful for. As we opened the bottles it gave us a wonderful reminder of what we were toasting together.

Our guests went home with these favors, homemade marshmallow houses attached to a wire hanger that they can twist out later to roast these treats in their own home.

We roasted and chatted and toasted the evening away. A lovely celebration of our new home and the new adventures we have begun.

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Sweet Shop Birthday Party

Cowboys and Indians Birthday Party

How to get featured….

447 Comments February 22, 2010

With the NEW party listing feature on the site I will now be pulling my featured parties from the parties that are listed. Sometimes I will also feature parties that I happen to find and love as I travel through blogland.

So what does that mean? That means that in order to get your party featured you must first list it here on Creative Party Place!

So please start listing ALL your fabulous parties because I can’t wait to start looking at all of them and find inspiration for my upcoming features!

By the way…I will bring the weekly Monday party link up back in a week or two. For now I’d love it if you would instead take the time to list your party in the correct category!

Filed Under: News

Elmo Birthday Party Train Extravaganza

508 Comments February 19, 2010

This Elmo Birthday Train Extravaganza was originally hosted by The Purple Pug.
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Wow! When she said Elmo/Train Extravaganza she wasn’t kidding! Tons of great ideas and tons of fun for the kids….right from the moment they enter the party with all those fabulous colorful balloons! Thanks for listing your party!

Enjoy this Elmo birthday party…

handmade invitations set the stage
for the Elmo Train Express Extravaganza

balloon entryway greeted

the guests with whimsy & fun

custom centerpiece flags 

Elmo ones were placed into

mason jars filled with crayons

tables were lined with white

butcher paper so guests

could color- a la Elmo’s World

napkins were rolled in bandana

print paper and secured with

Elmo Engineer sticker

handmade centerpiece flags

Train flags were placed in

 mason jars filled with

Coal Bubblegum. Choo Choo!

handmade party Train Banner

the sweet birthday girl in her

rainbow tutu

handmade train cake topper sits

on a smash cake

 jar/container labels and ribbon

adorn the front of hat box

handmade Elmo party banner

handmade Elmo cake topper sits

 on a smash cake

  jar/container labels and ribbon

 adorn the front of hat box

Client hired a candy buffet

specialist to set-up a table

for the event

custom favor bags, favor photo cards

handmade favor tags jazz up the

 party favor books

for the little ones

cupcake toppers and cupcake wraps

the dessert table was such a

beautiful presentation

and also provided

an amazing spot for photos

custom cupcake toppers

spelled out

“Happy Birthday Joshua & Jacqueline”

finger foods were served

party hats for the guests of honor

photo favor cards

all of the happy party-goers

the Train has arrived

birthday kids on the engine

gift table

party favor table

popcorn snack cones

 made from bandana paper

jar/container labels

nice guy working the machine:)

dressed up drinks

Elmo & Train guest

party hats

The day finally came for the Elmo Train Party Palooza Extravaganza. This was one dazzling and spectacular event. I have been planning this party with one quite extraordinary Mom, Jessy, for about 6 months. Jessy is a rock star on so many levels. She is a Super Mom to 6 young children, helps run a successful business, is ridiculously gorgeous and the cherry on top is she LOVES to throw parties:) I am always working on something for one of her events and I am always honored. Jessy is also extremely organized and an unbelievable planner. Truly amazing and the cat’s meow to work with:)
This party was a combined birthday party for a son turning 3 and a daughter turning 2. Son loves trains more than anything and daughter is wild for Elmo. A bit of a challenge to combine the two, but I was able to come up with many ways to make it all cohesive and adorable.
My favorite artist, Joie, (like the boy’s name, but a girl..LOL) was able to create an Elmo in an Engineer Hat which became the starting point for my partyware designing. I used lots of bandana prints to coordinate it all. We also used a vibrant color scheme to make everything pop and to keep it all kid oriented and FUN!
Enjoy the pictures. There are tons of them. Jessy outdid herself on this one. Balloon artist, candy buffet, bouncy house and yes, she had an actual train come to this shindig to offer rides on the Elmo Train Express.
To see all that planning fall into place is, well, amazing.

Filed Under: Birthday Party, Food, invitations, Other Creative Ideas

Ideas Needed for Baby Shower….

Movie Night Birthday Party

582 Comments February 18, 2010

This Movie Night Birthday Party was originally hosted by Party Pops.
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There are so many different directions that you can take a movie night themed birthday party. Party Pops did a great job with this one. It’s colorful, fun and all that movie candy is making me hungry! Thanks for listing your daughter Carly’s Birthday Party!

Enjoy this Night at the Movies Birthday Party…..

My daughter Carly just turned 12. Carly is a Crazy and Fun Loving Girl and we love her to pieces, I just can’t believe how much she has grown! Carly wanted to have a Movie Night with her friends so it was off to Gran and Papa’s house who have the BIG THEATER room. It was fun creating all the decorations for this Movie Theme party. Carly and her friends had a blast. Enjoy the Show!

She’s Growing Up!

Putting the Tables together was so much fun. We started off with Pizza but ended up with Loads of sugar!!

Got to have Popcorn and yeah, even pickles for the Movie!

Off to the Show!

Can you stand the excitement…Carly got her first Cell phone and when the box started ringing she hardly open it fast enough!!

Happy Birthday Carly!!

Filed Under: Accessories, Birthday Party, Candy, Cupcakes & Cake

Handy Manny Birthday Party

546 Comments February 17, 2010

This Handy Manny Birthday Party was originally hosted by Belleza e Luce.
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Little kids are just so cute when they use tools! Handy Manny is a fun idea for a birthday party theme and Danielle did a great job with this one! So many fun details and activities. Thanks for listing your party Danielle!

Enjoy this Handy Manny party….

When my little guy was about to turn 1, I was originally planning a Hundred Acre Wood Pooh themed party. All that changed when he became fascinated with Handy Manny. This grew even more as my dad would let him help him out around the house. I knew I needed to change themes – and fast!

First I created the invitations to resemble Handy Manny’s shop sign.

and since I couldn’t decide which one I liked better, I designed a second version as well!

Since Luca’s birthday is the end of October, the weather here can be cold or oddly warm. As much as I would love to be able to plan the weather, I cannot, so the party was held in the gym at the school of our church. This turned out to be a great idea (I hosted his second birthday there 3 weeks ago). There was plenty of room for all the kids to run around and play!

One of the first projects I created were the tablecloths. I purchased paper dropcloths and paint brushes from Home Depot, and Crayola paint. I laid the cloths out on the grass in the yard and with my daughter’s help we splattered paint over all the drop cloths. This was a messy and fun activity! If you decide to do this, have an area preferably indoors where the cloths can be laid out to dry overnight. One drop cloth made 2 tablecloths.

Here is the children’s craft table with playdough, Handy Manny and tools coloring pages and crayons were added to the table after this wa taken.

When my dad heard the theme for the party, he immediately went to work on the centerpieces – red toolboxes just like Handy Manny’s! Each toolbox had Mega Blocks and plastic toys to encourage building – both children and adults got in on the fun! Each child was able to take a tool box home at the end of the party. I have Luca’s displayed in his room – it goes with his Cars themed bedroom great too!

I used yellow Caution tape to block off areas that the kids could not play near. On the walls my dad and I traced the characters with a projector and painted them. Also on the walls were pictures of blueprints (how to build a birdhouse, a toolbox, etc) just like in Manny’s shop.

Chips, pretzels and other snacks were placed in orange paint trays

The children ranged in age from 1 year to 4 years, so I didn’t have any real structure to the party or games, per say. I had music from children’s artists playing (Dan Zane, Imagination Movers, Choo Choo Soul, etc) which encouraged dancing and running. Other activities for the children included this hopscotch puzzle mat

a giant bowling set

When each child arrived they received a hard hat to wear for the party.

I made a pull string pinata to resemble the tape measure, Stretch. I prefer pull string pinatas so noone gets whacked in the head and the kids all feel like they opened the pinata together.

Inside were plastic tools and plastic character figures purchased from the Disney Store.

Here is the birthday boy by his cakes and cupcakes that I made. The large red thing was my failed attempt of making a tool box. I started working on the cake too late in the week and really didn’t think it through. This year’s cake was great!

As you can see, Luca enjoyed his cake!

For the favors, I set up Mr. Lopart’s Candy Shop. Guests were invited to fill up their take-out boxes with as many goodies as they wanted. I purchased the candy in bulk from Candy Warehouse and choose novelty and old-fashioned candies. My older cousins, aunts and uncles especially liked the walk down memory lane as they picked out their favorite childhood treats.

The take out boxes had favor tags shaped like hammers attached to them

The tags for the kids had their names on them.

Because Halloween was only the night prior, I had additional children’s favors which included playdough, safety googles, a hammer, stickers, and room for their pinata goodies – non candy option.

The party was a success and I had a fabulous time building it!

Hammer Tags and Invitations can by found in my shop

Filed Under: Activities, Birthday Party, Parties For Boys

Girly Birdie Baby Shower

465 Comments February 16, 2010

This Girly Birdie Baby Shower was originally hosted by Karen from Free Pretty Things for You.
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Karen did such a great job with this pink and green color scheme. It’s a super sweet party and I love all the little touches with the birdies and the nests.

Enjoy this baby shower…..

Pretty green and pink! how much girlyer can you get !?! Dainty bows on the forks and cups just give it a special little touch that the guest just loved! And the doilies with a splash of color on the background just made everyone go AWWW too Cute!
To get that effect I just glued paper tissue on the back and cut the excess off

Oh! and those favor bags you ask?? I just used regular white paper lunch bags I got at target, stamped pretty swirls on the front, and sealed it with matching Martha Stewart green paper and puncher….For the napkin holders I used the Martha Stewart floral lace punch.

Bamboo sticks, silk flowers, glue gun and fishing wire

Food coloring goes a long way to give such a pretty effect!

Here is the example for the favor bag…of course the green tag goes on the back….
And for the napkin holder I used a darker pink card stock for the actual party

Pretty Bows on ends of forks

And last but not least ..I found these precious birdies, their nest and the cherry blossom flowers in the L.A district at Moskatel’s and just hot glued them all together

Here is their Info

!! I love the L.A warehouses!!
733 San Julian St (between 7 and 8 Street), Los Angeles, California, 90014.
Tel: (213) 689-4830
Hours: Mon-Sat 6am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm

Filed Under: Baby Shower, Parties For Girls, Party Decor, table settings

Trains, Airplanes & Pancakes

512 Comments February 15, 2010

This transportation inspired birthday with Trains, Airplanes and Pancakes was originally hosted by Swish Designs.

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Everything is so well coordinated, from the boarding pass invitation to the adorable airplane cupcake wraps.

Enjoy the party….

My son’s 3rd birthday party was a huge success – all of the details came together beautifully and we had a great time.

You may remember that he wanted a pancake party…and a train party…and a fire truck party….and an airplane party…and ..and…and! I ended up going with a transportation theme and I think it turned out pretty darn good!

The boarding pass invite

The sign that I created and printed through Vistaprint that greeted the guests as they walked to the house

The guest check in/itinerary pick up spot

The itineraries – after completing each station, the guest got a stamp.

The favor bags (at baggage claim)

Baggage Claim

The banner I created

Station 1: Make a fruit loop necklace. This worked great as it gave the kids something to do right when they got to the house…and the fruit loops doubled as a snack until breakfast was served.

Station 2: Make a door “hangar”. These were foam door hangars and stickers from the dollar store – super easy and a big hit. I think when it was all said and done Ryan made 3 of them and still asks to make one from time to time.

The train cake made with the train pan from Williams-Sonoma. The first time I used the pan, every.single.car.stuck to the pan. I was in tears and felt hopeless! I called my friend that I borrowed the pan from to see what I did wrong and she gave me a few suggestions (umm – can you say “Pam baking spray”? Best.stuff.ever.seriously!). The next one turned out perfect. Thank goodness my mom was there to help me decorate it – being almost 7 months pregnant and getting ready for a birthday party can be exhausting (and emotional!)

Station 3: Stick the butter on the pancake – like pin the tail on the donkey. The kids had fun! I had Staples print this on their big plotter. I ended up doing black and white because they wanted $32 for the color version (the black and white version was $2). I printed “butters” out on my HP photojet.

My son making his necklace.

The eating area and the cupcakes that we also had.

The cupcake wraps – designed by moi

The kids playing the game.

I have to admit that although I stressed in the very beginning about how this was all going to come together, it worked out perfectly. The kids had fun…the stations were a hit…and it was probably one of the easiest parties I’ve hosted!

I spent the week before making pancakes: blueberry, buttermilk, and chocolate chip. I also had train-shaped pancake molds from Williams Sonoma that I used for some of the buttermilk pancakes. Everything was flash frozen and put in the freezer until 30 minutes before the party. I placed them all on cookie sheets for about 20 minutes at 250 and they were ready to go. I also cooked the sausages and muffins the day before and popped the sausages in the oven as well. After 30 minutes of partying, the food was set out and we were ready to eat. I didn’t remember to take any pics of the pancakes or the food but here’s the kitchen table all set and ready to go.