Ideas and inspiration for birthday party themes, birthday party decorations, Baby Shower Themes, decorative cupcakes, party decor, birthday banners and more.
Here is the list of Theme Inspiration Requests that came in:
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* Rainbow Birthday
* Fiesta (graduation)
* Football for 1st Birthday (tailgate)
* Firetruck / Fireman
* Cute Monster for 2yr old
* Lego Star Wars (pool party)
* Construction
* Playdate with Mommy Lunch
* Pool Party
* Adult Rock-n-Roll (guitar, flames, etc)
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Remember: Put the THEME instead of your NAME!
and please ONLY LINK TO PARTY THEMES LISTED ABOVE! Thanks!
If you are ever looking for a little cupcake inspiration Kara’s Cupcakes certainly won’t disappoint you! She has so many fun ideas and here are just a few of them….
She even shows you how to make the cutest cupcake earings!
There are so many other really cute, fun, inspiring cupcakes to see. So hop on over to Kara’s Cupcakes and get inspired!
This AmAZing Circus Party was originally hosted by Kara over at
Kara’s Party Ideas.
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Ummmm….seriously this is like the MOST elaborate party I think I’ve seen. Kara certainly didn’t miss a thing! I’m completely blown away by this one people! The decor, the candy, the food, the games, the take home goodies, the cupcakes, the EVERYTHING!!!
An elaborate party deserves an elaborate post! It’s a looooong one, but it’s worth every little scroll on your mouse! I promise!
oh, and Kara also hosts another blog…Kara’s Cupcakes.
Have a look, leave a comment, and then hop on over to Kara’s Party Ideas to see what else she’s got going on!
Enjoy Kara’s Circus party…..
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come one, come all
Take a seat, grab a snack…this post is LONG, so scroll down and sit back!
{most photo’s are courtesy of my amazing photographer, Lyndsey @ seenboxphotography.com. She did SUCH an awesome job! it was SO hard to pick out my favorites. that’s why this post is so long!}
the balloon arch we made for the front yard… 
the walkway leading to the BIG TOP circus…
open the curtains and……
let the fun begin!
here’s the party favors each child was given as they walked through the ‘door’…
the boxes had tickets {that they used at the game booths} and fun circus items inside…
i made/painted the ticket booth…it used to be a plain wooden puppet stage!
i bought this cute circus spinning shelf on amazon.com. the brand is guidecraft. there’s a whole bedroom collection that matches…
i wanted it all!
and here’s my youngest birthday boy, gavin!!
the cupcake table inside the tent…
notice the cups…they’re cute circus animal noses as well as matching ‘welcome to the circus’ cups…
here’s my snow cone cupcakes and popcorn cupcakes! 
and here’s the cake i made {more detailed pics below}. since this party was suppose to be last week {we got rained out BIG TIME and had to cancel/postpone it a week} the bottom part of the cake was kinda hammered. i re-made the top part though.
i made the fun happy birthday banner in photoshop {the paper was a mix of adorable circus paper}…
the gumball ferris wheel…
guess what this is suppose to be…a bird feeder! i found it on ebay and about died because it was so cute {don’t worry, it has NEVER been used as a bird feeder..it was brand new}!…
we rented a clown {joy-geous} to do face painting and balloon animals. she was GREAT!… 
we also rented a popcorn machine. the air smelled SO GOOD with this baby going…
the fun circus photo op…
the cardboard megaphones…
they won goldfish soap at the goldfish toss {i made the soap out of glycerine, scented oil, and plastic goldfish, and small plastic bags!}. i tied little tags on {also made in photoshop} with cute circus ribbon. the tags said,
the kids won tickets at each booth to redeem for 
i attached little ticket tags to each prize that said, ‘gavin one, kaden two’ {made ‘em in photoshop}…
circus tatoo’s….
circus frog tic tac toe & an elephant toss…
you just can’t have a circus/carnival without cotton candy 
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zoltar the fortune teller… 
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the mini circus tent {also, ot}… 
some of the circus crowd {you should have seen our lawn afterwards. hehe}!…
the gifts {thanks so much everyone!}…
time to sing happy birthday! here’s the boys blowing out their candles…
our grandparents being silly & having a big top time!…
the party was a hit for both young and old…
here’s the birthday tins i passed out at the end of the party. they had little rainbow candies inside… 
and it all came to an end…
i just loved every minute of planning this party. i hope you’ve enjoyed looking at all the photo’s {again, seenboxphotography.com}. happy birthday kaden and gavin…mommy loves you to the moon!!!!! for all of you who came to their party, you made it so special..thank you.Time for another mini feature!
As always….please remember to click through to their blogs so you can see ALL the party details!!
Check out the bright and fun Luau Party over at The Morales Crew.
Marina has lots of fun tips and tricks for hosting a Disney Themed Birthday party!
Tracy at Suddenly I See honored her daughter beautifully with a party on the day of her First Communion. She has a few different posts with the details, so look here, here, and here!
Diary of a Droolasaurus put together a fun and personal party for their little boy.
This Pool Party Birthday was originally hosted by Simply Creative Insanity.
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This is one bright, fun, stinkin’ cute birthday party! I love all the bright colors and all the fun beachy touches. That cake is just too adorable. The idea of tying the starfish and other creatures to the back of the chair…genius! Lovin’ that! There are lots of fantabulous accessories and she was kind enough to share where she found them!!
Have a look, leave a comment, and then hop on over to Simply Creative Insanity to see what else she’s got going on!
Enjoy Simply Creative Insanity’s party…..
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The Birthday Girl herself!
Taylor’s favorite Summer Treats Cake
Strawberries, Ice Cream, Popsicles,
and more Popsicles….Her true favorite!
Cake by Cooper Street Bakery!
Kids table and chair backs. 
This Movie Themed Birthday Party was originally hosted by Our 4tunate Family.
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Years ago I was looking through a Wilton cake book and saw a really cute “movie themed” cake and the idea of a movie themed birthday has been in the back of my mind ever since. So I was really excited to get this party submission and see all the fun ideas! The “popcorn cupcakes” are so cute…the invitations are fun…the decor is spot on and the kids were so into it!
Have a look, leave a comment, and then hop on over to Our 4tunate Family to see what else she’s got going on!
Enjoy Our 4tunate Family’s party…..
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Well this years Birthday Bash was movie themed. So the idea was for the kids to team up and come up with a movie that they act out in costume etc. Then we watch the movies together on the big screen TV that I set up like a movie theater. It ended up being a lot of fun! Of course boys making movies have to be action packed and they were with lots of wrestling, scary mask and other boystuff. But they really had a good time laughing, joking and poking fun at each other. I made DVD’s of the movies for each of the kids as thank yous and a keepsake from the party.
Here are the invites yes I coped out and bought them this year Wow what a time saver that was! I thought they still had the homemade feel to them.
The cake table, with my try at popcorn cupcakes (I used marshmallows), the take home favors and gift table.
The Birthday boys
The movie theater set up I wish I had a better pic. I lined up card table chairs and had a black curtain drawn back to view the show.
Now on with the show I mean party!
And finally the DVD & covers I made with added thank you notes from the boys and pics of the kids from the party.
The take home favors were plastic popcorn containers filled with popcorn and movie candy. Parents have told me their kids haven’t stop talking about how much fun they had making the movies together.
This Open House Graduation party was originally hosted by Robin over at All Things Heart and Home.
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I’m guessing Robin’s daughter was very blessed by this party! My favorite thing has to be the salt water taffy and her creative use of it! Using it as the base of the little flags for the names of the food was such a super cute idea! And those take home goodies…the salt water taffy stick “thank you” flags. How stinkin’ cute are those!!
Have a look, leave a comment, and then hop on over to Robin’s Blog to see what else she’s got going on!
Enjoy Robin’s party…..
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It’s Tablescape Thursday over at Between Naps on the Porch! Lots of good tablescapes over there for you to check out! I’m posting Emma’s Open House!
Emma’s graduation from college called for an open house! Her fiance’ Tim also graduated from college this year! We’re so proud of them!!! We decided to decorate with an edgy tone because of her graduation pictures.
I posted one of the grad. pics with my step by step instructions to the banner here!)
And the step by step of the lantern re-do here!
I used fabric that I already had for the table cloth and taped the hem! I also had the mosaic candle holders from Stephie and Jon’s wedding.
When it was time to get pictures of the table…
The Husband wouldn’t stop doing his taste test! (But who’s gonna complain? Look at him, he’s so cute!)
I copied (highest form of flattery right?!) this idea from Sharon and Paige! They threw a couples shower and served loads of Mexican food including these great dips. I loved them so much I planned my whole Open House menu with various dips! (Menu at the bottom of the post!) Thanks S & P!
The dessert table~ Yumalicious!
I’m blogging these Surprise Cookies very soon…they were a HUGE hit!
Have you noticed the little flag foodie name cards? They’re stuck in taffy for a reason…
For the party favors…my most favorite thing to do, I skewered salt water taffy with little flag signs…to carry on the theme from the flag banner of course! Hence the taffy!
Tim and Em…Congrats! 2009 is going to go down in history as a banner year for the two of you! (Their wedding is in September!)
The Menu for the Open House…
Paige’s Mexican Spinach Dip(thank you Paige-recipe to come soon)
Paige’s Chicken Enchilada Dip (thank you Paige-recipe to come soon)
Ruthie’s 7 Layer Dip (Thanks to Ruthie for making ALL the dips!!!)
Emma’s Hot Sausage Mexican Dip
Bethany’s Texas Caviar (recipe here)
Chips & Salsa
Fruit! (the token health food)
Dessert Menu…
Coca Cola Cake (I posted this on Tuesday of this week!)
Strawberry Cake (Recipe here)
Mini Monster Cookies (Not nearly as good when you make them minis! Original Monster Cookies: here)
Ruthie’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
Surprise Cookies (these were the big hit…I’ll blog them really soon!)
Love to you Peeps! I hope there’s an idea or two you can use on your next get together!
Parties by Hardie has lots of fun options for your next party. Jenn will put it together for you or if you are a D.I.Y.er you can get one of her printable parties! She has lots to choose from over in her etsy store so be sure to check it out!
Hey…what are you still doing here? Hop on over to Parties by Hardies etsy store!
Once again I’m rockin’ the mini feature trying to bust through all the emails and submissions! Keep ‘em coming! People just can’t get enough!!
As always PLEASE make sure you click through to these fabulous parties so that you don’t miss a thing!
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Jodie put together a bright and fun ABC themed baby shower.
Adriana blessed her daughter with a Lady Bug themed Birthday Party.
Hostess Jo was inspired by the brides favorite color of Apple Green for this Couples Wedding Shower.
This CandyLand Themed Birthday from The House of Fowler is sure to be a hit!
With 4th of July just around the corner I thought it might be a good time to try out Mr Linky! So…do you have some fabulous RED, WHITE, and BLUE party ideas for everybody? If you do then please link up so we can all have a gander at your eye candy!! I’ve received a few more submissions since my last post. But I thought this might be a fun way to do it. So if you did submit something please link up here instead!
{{{American, 4th of July, Red, White and Blue parties only please!}}}}
This Sweet Baby Shower was originally hosted by HipMamaB at La La La
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This Sweet Baby Girl definitely got a Sweet Baby Shower! That diaper cake is so cute and I love how she even added the cupcake toppers on it! Fun idea. The other thing I noticed that really added pops of color to this party was FRUIT! She used fruit in the flower vases and they just really add to the bursts of color that are all throughout this party!
Have a look, leave a comment, and then hop on over to HipMamaB’s Blog to see what else she’s got going on!
Enjoy HipMamaB’s party…..
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Yesterday I had the pleasure of hosting a lovely baby shower for mommies-to-be Carin and Hillary as they get ready to welcome their baby girl into the world in July.
As most of you may know, Carin and Hillary are some of our best friends (and the “Fairy Godmommies” to the kids.. well, officially Lucas, Zoe by default.. poor 2nd children..) and after years of a loving relationship were able to legally marry last summer during the short amount of time (backwards) CA allowed it.
They are amazing women and I can’t express how excited I am for them. Very obviously, they are having a girl.. which means a PINKPINKPINK explosion.
the “garden table”
Please note the 1st of 2 diaper cakes I obsessed over. The cupcake toppers (on the diaper cake) and banner is from my girl Jess at Polkadots and Pirates I kinda don’t do a child related party without her these days.. 
“Vintage” plate set and sugar cubes with “sugar charms” – are those not the cutest things ever??
and the dessert table..
the mommies-to-be!
Hillary sipping on a “Hilly’s Silly Fizz” (Ker Royal) while Carin drinks her virgin “CC’s babe-a-lini” (Martinelli’s and Peach Juice)
presents!
Then Zoe came in, to litterally “take the cake” ….
Me and the mommies-to-be:
The submission list is getting LOOONG! So I decided it was time for another mini feature! You all send in such fabulous and fun ideas. I wish I could full post feature all of you, but at that rate I would never get through the list!
Please be sure to click through to the featured parties so you can see all the fun and creative ideas these ladies have to share!
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Jody from Life in the Hill used a scrapbook kit as her inspirations for this graduation party
Cha de Bebe put together a very sweet baby shower
The Cordial Cricket’s Story Time Baby Shower is a fun idea!
Erin from Bringing Up Burns put together a fun filled Carnival Birthday party for her daughter!
Don’t forget to click through to all the above parties so you don’t miss a single detail!!!
This Pink and Green First Birthday party was originally hosted by Mayken Memories.
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This party is filled with such vibrance! I think my favorite thing definitely would have to be the tutu skirt for the high chair. It just adds that perfectly cute girly touch! So fun! The invitations are rather cute as well.
Have a look, leave a comment, and then hop on over to Mayken Memories to see what else she’s got going on!
Enjoy the Mayken Memories party…..
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custom invitations made by maykenmemories.com
Taylor and Krisa from Two Rolands at a Time
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This Aribian Night Birthday Party was originally hosted by Razzle Dazzle Party Box.
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What little girl would want to be a princess? This Arabian Nights themed party definitely went the extra mile! The cake…oh goodness it’s to die for! I love all the color and decor. And those little royal favor bags are such a cute idea.
Have a look, leave a comment, and then hop on over to the Razzle Dazzle Party Box to see what else she’s got going on!
Enjoy Razzle Dazzle’s party…..
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Super shaped helium balloons brought cheerful effects to the atmosphere. A corner of the room was transformed into a play area for the children to enjoy themselves while parents get to catch up on each other. Delightful delicacies of sugar cakes boost the sweetness of the memorable moment.
Face painting and henna drawing have added more colours to the party. Games such as the musical chair have certainly added up to the fun. Participating without an age limit strengthens the bond amongst family and friends. Cheerful smiles were brought to their faces with small tokens and prizes. The excitement was then added up with a Pinata. To match with the theme and also the crowd of toddlers, a pull-string treasure chest paper box were fully stuffed with candies & toys in order to give the guests their treat of the day.
Satisfaction on everyone’s faces wraps the nite of a great party!
A capture of the audio visual is always a keepsake to be treasured!
Definitely the star shaped cookie cutters…I want to do a milk & cookies themed 1st birthday party for my twin girls and this would be the perfect favor!