Colour your party: natural

Whether you’re planning a vintage themed party, or a theme which incorporates wooden/natural features such as a woodland, pirate, jungle, dinosaur party theme (to name just a few) – here is some inspiration to get you started with what you could perhaps work into this celebration.

All the links are below the inspiration board:

 

Find them all here:

Sambellina kraft favour box

Pine food boat

Hessian roll

Wooden scoop

Tassel garland DIY kit

Jute sacks

Rustic pie buffet table by Bubble and Sweet

Muslin favour bags

Wooden mini blackboard pegs

Champagne stripe tableware

Tree stump risers

Taupe and white striped lantern

Caramel straws with stripe

Are you working in natural or wooden elements into the next party you’re planning?

If so – what is the party theme?

 

 

 

Pirate Theme

Ahoy! This popular boys theme suits little men of all ages!

You can go rustic and wooden, or pick from a range of colours to combine such as black, white, red, blue and brown. Incorporate pirate elements into the party through the use of props to represent a wooden plank, treasure chest & pirate ship mast and include items such as treasure maps & pirate eye patches & hats. The only limit is your imagination for this fun theme. Make sure you also have a look at our Nautical theme for a few ocean inspired ideas as well.

Here is a sample of great items you can use! For loads more ideas and unique finds please contact me for an Inspiration board or Custom Styling pack!

Invitations/Printables

Love this range of invitations and printables which are all unique and showcase the different ways you can begin to style this theme:

 

 

 

Decorations

Decorate to theme with these options incorporating skulls:

Your hanging decorations can make a huge impact in the overall look of your party space and really contribute to highlighting the colour scheme:

 

 

 Tableware

Carry on your colour scheme in your tableware options. Have a look at our ‘Special Themed Ideas’ section below for some items you can also use to decorate your table for this theme such as gold coins and rope elements!

Love this unique gold mesh table runner to bring in an element of treasure into your tableware:

This selection of other tableware items are chosen to showcase how you can find different items out there to work with any colour palette you are going for. I particularly love working in the wooden aspects for this theme:

 

 

 

 

 

 Sweet Treats

There are lots of ways to provide and decorate treats for this theme that all the little one’s will love, and will ensure your dessert table/food table looks coordinated:

I am sure these lollipops will be a great feature!

 

So many options for ways you can dress up even the simplest of cupcakes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Special Themed Items

These flags are great to use all around the party area!

These pirate ships would make a great table centerpiece and a lovely gift for your little one as well:

 

 

 

Some unique pieces which you could also use around the party area to bring this theme to life:

 

Such a sweet block set that would look lovely afterwards in your little one’s bedroom:

Fabric such as this could be used as a tablecloth or backdrop, or if you are crafty you could make it into anything at all – buntings, party hats etc:

Get your little one in the pirate look with these items! Also great for the other little guests at the party:

 

This treasure map could be used for a range of things, whether for decoration or for a treasure hunt activity! It can be personalised to include locations, names etc:

A cute modern version of the traditional pin the tail on the donkey game!

Team these coasters with simple cups as another way to dress up your tableware:

Tin pails work well in this theme, either on your table to serve items, as party favours, or purely for decoration:

Use rope to dress up your table or work into your backdrop for this theme. Gold coins help finish the look off:

 

Crates like these can work into many party themes and really help recreate the pirate ship feel for this party! You could turn them over and place your party favours or drinks on them:

 

These fun play tents are a cute way to bring the pirate theme to life and would be lots of fun after the party too:

You can also hire an item such as this if you don’t wish to keep a tent for after the party!

 

 Favours/Take Home Gifts

These cute party favours would work well for this theme! You could also purchase some of the gold coin chocolates available from most grocery stores and combine them in with these:

 

 

Package your favours in matching options:

 

 

Muslin cloth bags are perfect to fill with gold coin chocolates:

These cute options are great for topping off your pirate theme!

 

 

Loving twine – not only for embellishing packaging but you could use it to dress up other items as well such as glass bottles:

 

This cute peg brings in the black and wooden look. Scribble a cute Thank You message on here and attach to your party favour packaging:

For a more novel look, attach your thank you tag with a cute pirate peg:

Real Parties

A wonderful Captain Hook party by Australian based Whimsy Petite Styling & Polkadot prints, featured on Kara’s Party Ideas. I love the pirate ship mast and the walk the plank game!

If your little girl wants a pirate party, then have a look at this Girly Pirate Party on Kara’s Party Ideas!

Love the rustic wooden look of this pirate party featured on Celebrations At Home

Lots of great details in this pirate party. Especially love the mixed fabric backdrop !

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I hope you enjoyed these selections for a Pirate party and they provide a starting point to inspire you in planning this celebration for your little one!

Please contact me if you would look further inspiration and ideas custom sourced for you, as this blog post is truly only scratching the surface of what could work for this theme.

Enjoy the planning & the celebrating!

 

 

 

 

Hot Air Balloon Theme

Up, up and away! This theme has become popular recently and I am not surprised! Such an enchanting theme and one that captures the wonder of all little one’s. A sky filled with hot air balloons is certainly an amazing sight and this theme gives you the opportunity to share that amazement with your little one!

This round up of party supplies includes many items from vendors on the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory – make sure you visit if you are planning a celebration!

This theme can work for a boy or a girl (I have some lovely girl selections to show you in this post!) and looks gorgeous as a vintage style party, or you could make it modern and bright!

Think hot air balloons & clouds as well as travel inspired items such as globes and maps! Use stripes to create a classic hot air balloon look or other patterns for a unique look.

Make sure you also check out our previous Aeroplane Theme post  and the Peppa Pig theme post which has ideas for some cloud and travel related items as well!

 

Invitations/Printables

There is no shortage of amazing designs in this theme. Here are a few I found, some of which are also available in other colour schemes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decorations

For your hanging decorations you can’t go past hot air balloons themselves!

The talented vendors in the “Handmade Decor” category of the children’s party directory can easily create some Hot Air balloon garlands, toppers and other decorations for you.

Here are a few other options you could use:

I also love these handmade hot air balloon mobiles available in different fabrics:

 

 

Some other options for hanging decorations are these lanterns:

 

This is a fun hot air balloon foil balloon!:

 

 

Some more garlands and mobiles which can then be used in your child’s bedroom after the party:

 

 

 

 

These vintage paper fans are great for incorporating maps into this theme. They are so lovely!

 

 

Lovely hot air balloon garland available in various colours:

 

Of course you could use balloons to create your hot air balloon themed decorations. Love this idea:

 

 

 

You could use these berry boxes as the base of your hot air balloon decorations.

 

 

Gorgeous white pom poms can help create a cloud effect for decorations:

 

 

 

Wall stickers are another fantastic way to decorate and there is an abundance of fantastic wall stickers available for the hot air balloon theme!  These are often easy to remove which means they can be transferred to the bedroom after the party:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table Decor

Some options for your table decor incorporating stripes to match a hot air balloon pattern:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hot Air Balloon Dessert Table Items

For your Hot Air Balloon dessert table, you can use some of the above printable packages to create your cupcake toppers and buffet labels etc to help theme your table!

You can use this mould to create your own chocolate coated oreos with a balloon shape:

 

 

For some extra special treats, use these moulds for some cute hot air balloon chocolates and cookies!

 

 

 

If you’re going with a striped look you could use these small favour boxes to fill up with savoury or sweet items:

 

 

This gorgeous hot air balloon fabric (also available in other colours) could be used as a tablerunner, tablecloth or backdrop for your dessert table:

 

 

Use these suitcases (available in different colours) to create extra layers on your dessert table while also tying into a travel theme:

 

Some amazing cake and cupcake toppers you could use to decorate and theme your Hot Air Balloon party cake!:

 

 

Remember to visit the Cake and dessert category on the Directory to search for a vendor in your location to create a Hot Air Balloon cake or other items (cookies, macarons, cake pops etc). Some of our vendors also post their items such as cookies Australia wide.

 

 

 

 

 

 Favours/Take Home Gifts

 

 

Gorgeous muslin bags for a vintage feel:

 

 

Unique favour boxes:

 

 

 

 

Top off your packaging with a tag such as these attached with twine or a cute peg for a vintage look.

 

 

 

 

 Real Parties

Here are some amazing Hot Air Balloon themed parties to provide more inspiration for you, some of which are by stylists in the Event Stylist category of the Directory:

A gorgeous Up Up and Away party by Kiss With Style

A fresh and stylish Hot Air Balloon 1st birthday party by Red Wagon Events

A pretty pastel Hot Air Balloon party by Opulenticity Party and Buffet Styling

Amazing Hot Air Balloon party setup by Sweet Bambini Event Styling for Confetti Fair

This party which combines Hot Air Balloons and a fruit theme has some fun styling ideas by It’s a Cake Thing by Jhoanee

Simply stylish hot air balloon dessert table styled by Lou Lou Events

A classic and sweet pastel girly dessert table by Little Sooti, featured on Amy Atlas

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I hope you have enjoyed this inspiration for a Hot Air Balloon theme and your little one enjoys this enchanting theme! Don’t forget to visit the Children’s Party Directory for all the fabulous vendors you will need when planning this party theme!

 

 

 

 

Ice cream & Popsicle Party Supplies

With summer coming up what could be better than an ice-cream or popsicle party? Definitely a theme your little one and their friends are going to love!

This is such a fun theme to plan for as you can do so much with a ice cream bar with a range of toppings and sauces or with a bright and fun assortment of popsicles to choose from! Suitable for either a boy or girl and another theme with a range of colour scheme options!

Remember to visit the Directory section of the site to find a range of suppliers Australia wide for your next celebration!

Remember to click on any of the images below to be taken directly to where you can purchase the item from! 

Ice Cream & Popsicle party invitations and printables

Here are a few invitations, printables and backdrops in various styles to set the scene:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This sweet print could be displayed at the party and hung in your child’s room afterwards:

 

 

 

Ice Cream & Popsicle party decorations

To set up your party area, you’ll definitely want some bright pastel colours to continue the fun feeling that an icecream or popsicle party should invoke!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How sweet and unique are these tulle pom pom ice-creams made into a garland?:

 

 

This is a fun garland to combine both an ice-cream and popsicle theme:

 

 

These ice cream honeycomb decorations are a must for any ice cream party and come in a few different colours!:

 

 

 

Very cute ice-cream and popsicle balloons to really brighten up the party:

 

 

 

 

 

 

This fun ice-cream pinata not only provides a fun party activity but could make a fantastic decoration at an ice cream party!

 

 

 

 

Love these colourful ice-cream and popsicle wall decals which could be used to create a fun backdrop!

 

 

 

Tableware

Some colourful tableware selections starting with this amazing pastel tablecloth!:

 

 

Some paper tablerunners which would also suit:

 

 

 

 

 

You could have lots of fun with tableware for an Icecream or Popsicle party! Here are some options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fill these cute pine cones with snacks or fairy floss as a themed way of displaying some food:

 

 

 

Some cute spoons the kids can use to eat their ice-cream:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ice Cream Party Dessert Table Items

 

These ice-cream tubs are fantastic for either filling with favours or a cute way of serving/display some sweet items:

 

 

Such cute ice cream toppers which could be used on your savoury food as well as cupcakes etc:

 

 

Some of the cute ice cream cup designs available for an ice cream party which you can use for ice-cream or these pretty acrylic bowls could be used for some toppings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For your ice-cream and popsicle themed desserts, make sure you visit the Directory to find a vendor in your location ! Here are some examples of creations by vendors on the Directory:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIRE/STYLING:

Hire one of these stands for a cute ice-cream parlour setup at the party! Just visit the Hire category on the Directory if you are looking for something similar in a different state:

 

 

 

 

These real party pics from vendors on the Directory will be sure to inspire your ice-cream and popsicle party planning!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ice Cream or Popsicle Party Favours

 

This is actually a craft kit that the kids can use to create a cute wall hanging to take home and double as a party favour!:

 

 

A few novelty items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love these cute printable favour boxes!!:

 

 

Real Parties:

One of my favourite Ice cream parties, styled by Sugar Coated Mama

Amazing pastel pink ice cream social by Red Wagon Events

This fun Frozen inspired ice cream buffet has great inspiration for a ice cream buffet setup, by Butterfly Kisses Celebrations

I adore this icecream parlour table from the Eat, Drink, Chic blog

The amazing icecream social party styled by Kara herself from Karas Party Ideas

A lovely light and fresh icecream party from Style Me Gorgeous

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Hope you have found some inspiring ideas to help you in your planning for this fun summer theme for your little one’s celebration! Enjoy!