My Child is the Theme

I wanted to write something slightly different to my normal posts, as a way of reflecting on the most important aspect of any little celebration.

As I mentioned on facebook today – it is so easy to get caught up in the plans, ideas, props, decorations, to-do lists etc and lose focus, lose enjoyment and become stressed during a time when you are meant to be joyful!

I got thinking about this in the morning when I felt a sweep of excitement thinking about my daughter’s birthday party and imagining her in a pretty outfit, cutting the cake and celebrating her! Then I stopped and realised that I should be feeling like THAT a lot more often during this planning process!

Of course I can’t imagine ever planning any party or event without some stress and busyness. However I think in the midst of it all, it’s important to stop, slow down and remember that it is all about the person – not the party.

I’m not writing this to be preachy! I am saying all this to my own myself more than to anyone else 🙂

Yes it’s wonderful to have a beautiful party, a uniquely styled dessert table, lots of adorable details….however it is even more wonderful to have happy children, guests who have enjoyed themselves, and calm parents who are able to truly celebrate their child!

So hence the title of this post…”my child is the theme”.

As you can tell from my blog – I do love children’s party themes! I love that you can turn anything into a theme and have lots of fun thinking of unique ideas and props all related to that theme. I love cute touches, pretty features and creative activities!

However no matter what our party theme, the central “theme” is our child. They are the centre of the whole celebration! Celebrating them…celebrating the year we have just had with them!

All the extra bits and pieces are all ways we express that. As long as they remain ways we express this love and celebration then I believe they are all good!

So as I continue to plan parts of my daughter’s birthday I am trying to remember the focus of the celebration (her!), reflect on the amazing year we have had and enjoy these last few weeks that she will ever be in her first year of life.

My daughter does deserve a celebration as precious as she is. She deserves even more a calm and happy mother! I will endeavor to give her both! =)

Winners of our 1000 Liker Giveaway

Thank you all so much for entering our giveaway and your lovely congratulatory comments and compliments about all the vendors!

I couldn’t have run this giveaway without the generosity of some amazing vendors, so thank you to….(in alphabetical order!):

Charlie Mae

Creative Little Stars

Giggles Cupcake Toppers

Kristy Gray Designs

Krystalbelle Lane

Occasion by Design,

{P} is for Party

Pinwheels and Pearls

Pretty and Print

Raindrops and Roses Children’s Fashion Emporium

Now for the winners! I wish I could give a prize to ALL of you who have taken all the trouble to enter and like all the facebook pages. However don’t worry, I am always looking for opportunities to give you chances to win lovely items in future =)

I realised there was actually 14 prizes so the 14 winners are:

1st prize: Jennifer (no last name provided)
2nd: Maryanne (no last name provided)
3rd: Olivia Flanagan
4th: Kylie Martin
5th: Claire Lewis
6th: Peta Comfort
7th: Kristy Mansell
8th: Sallyann Collins
9th: Sarah Shelley
10th: Melissa K
11th: Cassandra Merrick
12th: Evona Tyl
13th: Erica Summers
14th: Hana Brown

Congratulations!!

If you could all please email me at lifeslittlec@gmail.com with your top 3 preferences for prizes.  I will allocate the first prize winners prize first and then continue down the list where possible giving you your first preference. I will let you know if your top 3 preferences are unavailable and you need to choose again.

I have also emailed all of you with these instructions as well.

Thank you again to all of you who entered and all the vendors!

 

Kite Theme

Let’s go fly a kite!

This unique and fun theme is starting to become popular and after being inspired by some beautiful real Kite parties I thought it would be lovely to gather some ideas for this theme as we head into the warmer months! It’s a perfect one for all ages and can be styled for a boy or a girl. The best thing about this theme is being able to include some kite making and kite flying as part of your party which the children and parents are sure to enjoy!

You might also want to have a look at my Aeroplane theme post here for some cloud decorations which can work into this theme. You can also incorporate pinwheels into this theme and you can view my Pinwheel theme post here.

Any colour combination can work for this party but I’ve chosen some options in blues and whites to go with the sky/clouds colour. However if you view the amazing “Real Parties” listed at the bottom of this post you will see a lovely range of colours which could work for you!

Contact me regarding my online party planning services if you want a full range of inspiration for this theme: lifeslittlec@gmail.com

Invitations/Printables

The invitations for this theme are so lovely I am not sure how you will be able to choose one!

Kite Invitation - Polkadot Prints

 

Kite invitation - Imprintables

 

Vintage Tricycle and Kite invitation and printables - Style Me Gorgeous

 

Kite Invitation (also available in blue) - Our Little Soiree

 

Archie and His Kite - Party Invitations...

Archie and his Kite invitation - The Little Humbugs

 

The Kite Collection - Mary had a little party

 

Decorations

You could use some simple paper kites for decorations or create a paper banner in the shape of kites as well. Another idea is to create a backdrop or decorations to resemble the tail of a kite – so tying litle bows with ribbon or tissue paper onto long hanging strings.

Here are some other ideas to work in with the colour scheme of blue and white:

Boy oh boy bunting - The Party Studio

Cute cloud garland which would look lovely with some kites in the background:

Cloud Garland - Gen Terro

 

Large polkadot lantern - The Party Studio

 

Jumbo 90cm balloons - Occasion by Design

 Tableware

This soft fabric table runner is light and airy, perfect for this theme:

Blue stripe fabric table runner - The Princes and the Pirate

Combine it with some lovely blue and white tableware:

Blue and white stripe partyware - Sweet Little Birdy

 

Blue and white polkadot plate - Sweet Style

 

Blue and white spot napkins - Details, Details

 

Blue dot paper straws - Little Big Company

 

How cute and classic are these mini swing top bottles? Just had to share them  – the perfect addition for any theme really!

Mini swing top bottles - The Little Big Company

 Sweet Treats

Love the little ribbon tail on this cookie cutter:

Kite cookie cutter - Details, Details

For unique cupcake toppers, these little handmade kite toppers are adorable!

12 Lets Go Fly a Kite Cupcake Toppers.... party, birthday, girl, boy, rainbow, polka dot, monogram, heart, flower

Kite cupcake toppers - Delectable Delights

Also love the idea of cloud cupcake toppers for this theme too:

Felt cloud cupcake toppers - A Continual Feast

Some lovely blue and white options for your wrappers:

Blue and white polka dot cupcake wrapper - The Party Studio

 

Trellis cupcake wrapper - Hard To Find

These items are fantastic to serve other treats in! Perfect for chips, popcorn or even fairy floss:

Scallop box - Sweet Little Birdy

Paper cone - Invite Me

 

Candy box pale blue - Invite Me

Speaking of soft and fluffy fairy floss how about adding some to the table:

Blue fairy floss - Occasion By Design

 

Persian fairy floss in vanilla - Shoppe with Lily

Scallops are such a lovely pattern, especially for a light and airy theme such as a Kite Theme:

Scallop cake stand - Sweet Little Birdy

 

Blue and white candles - Details, Details

 

Special Themed Items

The key ingredient for this theme is of course Kite’s! Whether you want some simple kite making kits, mini kites for favours, or a special kite for the birthday boy/girl or as a decoration, here are some to choose from:

The kids will definitely enjoy being able to make and decorate their own kite using a kit such as this one:

Kite kit to make a kite- Kite Site

These would make great party favours or a quick and easy option for kites on the day:

Pocket kite - Bambini Pronto

A range of lovely designs are available from this site:

Butterfly kite - Toy Empire

Another idea are these kites ready to be coloured in:

Colour Me in Kites - Toy Empire

Why not have your birthday boy/girl create a special kite for the day ahead of time. Or if they are really young you could create a special design for them:

Paint your own kite kit - Young Minds Toys

 

Seedling Design your own box kite - Design Child

Love the vibrant colours on this kite:

Licorice Diamond Kite - Toy Villa

How gorgeous are these 2 kites! These alone are enough to make me want to have a kite party!

Kite custom banner - Party Fetti

 

 

The Vintage Kite

Vintage Kite - Fanciful Kites

A few other special treats which can feature at the party and then to the bedroom after the party:

Quilted wall art kite - Kim's Crafty Apple

 

Belle and Boo Fly a Kite

Belle and Boo print - Belle and Boo

Love the whimsical nature of these wall decals. They are simple enough to work into any Kite printable range you may have chosen and are wonderful for a backdrop to a table or near a Kite making/decorating area at the party:

Boy with kite wall decal - The Alphabet Tree

Girl with kite wall decal - The Alphabet Tree

A sweet Kite mobile as a unique feature to hang over a table:

Kite mobile - Made by Mosey

Love all these themed party games from The Princess and the Pirate! Here is one which is so perfect for this party:

Pin the kite on the string party game - The Princess and the Pirate

For the birthday girl, there are a number of cute Kite designs available for a lovely birthday outfit such as this sweet top:

Girls kite tshirt - Monstar kids

Favours/Take home gift

Pinwheels work in well with a Kite theme and these pinwheels are even more perfect as they have a kite design printed on them:

Twirlable pinwheels with kite design - Pickled Parlour

These cute and simple wood toy favours are perfect for little hands to hold and wave around:

Wood Toy Fly Me party favour - Applenamos

Of course you could send all the little one’s home with a special kite such as these mini kites:

Mini kite - Toy Emporium

Another great idea for a party favour is a lollipop in the colour scheme of your party:

Light blue blueberry swirls - Little Big Company

Package your favours in one of these lovely options:

Chevron Tote box - Sweet Style

 

Polkadot candy box - {P} is for Party

 

Blue polkadot treat box - Sharnel Dollar Designs

How lovely are these Kite gift tags! They provide lovely inspiration for something you may be able to make yourself:

Kite gift tags - Etsy shop Raemj

Real Parties:

There are some truly gorgeous Kite Parties which are filled with so much delightful inspiration and demonstrate how lovely this theme is and how it can be styled for both boys and girls:

This kite party from Blissfully Sweet has to be one of my favourites! Featured on the Amy Atlas blog

Kite flying party on the Imprintables Blog

The lovely party by Style Me Gorgeous on her blog based on their printables with a lovely kite bunting idea!

Gorgeous kite party by Tracey Lau !

A lovely kite party by  Sweet Style – love the flying kite backdrop!

Cute kite party featured on the Little Sooti Blog

Vibrant orange kite party featured on the Tomkat studio blog

Beautiful kite party by Whimsical Petite Styling & Polkadot Prints featured on the Cake Events blog

Love the light yellow and pink colour palette of this Kite party shoot by The Princess and the Pirate featured on the My Little Jedi blog

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I know that this theme isn’t one that automatically comes to mind when thinking of party themes but hopefully this post has shown you that you can really do a lot with a theme like this and you’ll be able to create a day with a fun experience for all the little one’s!

 

Party Directory Page – Listing Opportunity

Life’s Little Celebrations is a blog for mum’s in the midst of their party planning – to provide them inspiration and assistance to save them time and stress!

However besides my blog posts I’d love to provide a page on my blog which lists some lovely suppliers of party items – whether it be party decor, handmade items, cake/cupake suppliers, invitation/graphic designers or event stylists! This is something that I would definitely find helpful myself and I am sure many other mums would as well.

If you would like the opportunity to be listed in this directory for a small fee/year please contact me at lifeslittlec@gmail.com.

I hope that along with my blog posts this page will be one that mum’s can easily drop into to source some lovely items and suppliers!

Lego Party Supplies Shopping guide

Most of us grew up playing with LEGO and it’s wonderful to see that it is just as loved by our little one’s too! It is a popular party theme and a fun one to put together.

You can easily use your child’s own lego collection to put together decorations and centrepieces for this party theme as well as fun activity stations for all the kids to play lego during the party. View my PINTEREST board for lots of party ideas for a lego party.

Given that lego pieces really are just made up of rectangles and circles it also makes it easy to make your own lego inspired decorations and blocks for this party as well!

Go for bright colours for this theme, and I’ve included lots of polka dot supplies as it’s a pattern which suits a lego party.

I hope you enjoy the lego party supplies I’ve included!:

 

Lego Invitations and Party Printables

 

Lego building block party printables – Crackers Art

 

Girls lego party printables – Crackers Art

 

Lego inspired printable invitation – Giggles and Grace designs

 

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Lego printables – Edgehouse Design

 

 

Lego party printables – Be Design Solutions

 

 

These are available as printed, cut and assembled for you:

Lego party invitation – Sweetheart Party Extras

 

Lego party stationery to match above invitation – Sweetheart Party Extras

 

Here is a free printable invitation to go with the latest Lego movie:

 

Free Lego City party invitation printable – Rook No.17 blog

 

A printable in the traditional yellow/red look:

 

Lego Birthday Printables – Simone Madeit

 

 

A cute idea for a DIY invitation!

 

Lego invitation – lmnop

 

Lego Party Decorations

You can create your own lego block decorations and there are lots of ideas online for inspiration:

 

DIY Lego hanging decorations – Idaho Mum blog

 

Otherwise going with a polka dot pattern works in well for a lego party:

 

Yellow spot lanterns – Little Red Chick party boutique

 

Yellow polka dot balloons – Just Party Supplies

 

There is also lego city licensed items available for decorations for a lego party:

 

Lego city balloons – Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

 

Lego Party Tableware 

 

Yellow polka dot table cover – Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

Lego city table cover – Fantasy Kids Parties

 

For a lego party you could go with square plates for a block look:

Red square plate – The Party Parlour

 

Or continue a polka dot pattern:

 

Sambellina yellow polka dot plates – The Party Parlour

 

Or you can mix in some licenced lego partyware with non licensed items:

 

Lego city large party plate – Fantasy Kids Parties

 

This cutlery would be perfect if you are having a lego construction party:

Construction wooden cutlery – Bespoke Party Products

 

 

Sweet Treats

Some fun lego shaped candy!:

Lego shaped candy blocks – Lollies 2 Go

 

Dress up the drinks with these cute lego ice cubes!

 

Lego ice-cube tray – Lego Shop

 

Create decorations for your cakes or treats with this mould:

Lego moulds for cake decorating – Cakes Around Town

 

Use this lego head cookie cutter to make lego shaped cookies, sandwiches etc:

Lego cookie cutter – Sugar Time

 

Use baking or ice-cream cups to serve up savoury or sweet items to match with your colour scheme:

Yellow polka dot ice cream cups – Sweet Celebrations

 

Fun lego candles for your cake!:

Lego Blockz Candles – Children’s Dept on Down That Little Lane

 

 

Remember there are lots of wonderful vendors to create Lego cakes, cookies, cake pops, macarons and more for a lego party on the children’s party directory in the Cake and Desserts category. 

 

Lego cookies – One Sweet Chick Couture Cookies and Cakes (Sydney based, posts Australia wide)

 

Here is a fun idea – a Lego smashcake, perfect for your child to knock down and deconstruct!:

 

Lego party smash cake – SmashCake

 

 

Special Lego party props or decor:

Some fun free Lego mask printables:

 

Free lego mask printables in different designs – Lego

 

These lego storage items are great to be used as decoration or props with a practical use for after the party:

 

Lego snack box – Howards Storage World

 

Lego storage block – Howards Storage World

 

 

These turntables are fantastic for a lego activity/play station at the party filled with different lego pieces:

 

Craft turntable in red – The Party Parlour

 

You could use this fun scene setter for a photo area:

 

Lego wall scene setter – Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

 

Hire

Some fun hire items such as large lego blocks for building:

Giant building blocks for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire

 

This lego head is a great centrepiece on your party table:

Lego head for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)

 

The black and white checked floor would also fit into this lego party theme:

 

Black and white chequered floor for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)

 

If you’ll be having different lego activity stations at the party, some kids table and chairs are a must. Nowadays there are lots of options to create fun kids party settings. Have a browse of the HIRE category on the children’s party directory.

 

 

Red mini panton chair replica for hire – Mini Party People (Sydney and Melbourne)

 

 

Light blue bubble chairs for hire – Sweet Celebrations (Sydney)

 

 

Kids table and chairs for hire – The Candy Tree (Perth

 

 

 

Lego party favours

The perfect take home gift for this theme is of course Lego itself! You could either buy the lego kits, or buy a large kit of lego blocks and divide them up amongst party bags.

However here are a few other novel options:

 

Blocks notebook from Rudy and the Dodo – Down That Little Lane

 

 

Lego city crayon pack – Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

Lego blocks soap – Soap Buddies

 

Lego soap men – Soap Buddies

 

Use yellow party bags to create Lego faces on them for your take home packaging:

 

Yellow favour bags – The Party Parlour

 

Or add stick on dots to a party box such as this for a lego block look bag:

 

Yellow favour boxes – The Little Big Company

 

A few other party favour packaging options:

 

Yellow polka dot favour bags – Just Party Supplies

 

Yellow cupcake box – Little Red Chick party boutique

 

 

Lego favour bags – The Sweet Little Party Company

 

Some printable options to create your own favour boxes:

 

Free printable lego favour box – Hotcakes blog

 

Lego favour box printables – Printables by Amy

 

Real Parties

View my Pinterest board as well as the below links for more ideas for a Lego Party:

Fantastic Lego birthday party by Anders Ruff

Truly amazing lego party with lots of fun ideas from Daneve of Ah-Tissue

Lovely 4th lego birthday by Ruby May Designs

Another fantastic Lego party & table on the Modern Moments Design website

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Hopefully this post has given you some inspiration to start planning your Lego theme party – a party all the kids will delight in I am sure, as long as there is lego to play with!

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