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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

A printable in the traditional yellow/red look:

 

 

 

A cute idea for a DIY invitation!

 

 

Lego Party Decorations

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

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Lego Party Tableware 

 

 

 

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

 

Or continue a polka dot pattern:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Sweet Treats

Some fun lego shaped candy!:

 

Dress up the drinks with these cute lego ice cubes!

 

 

Create decorations for your cakes or treats with this mould:

 

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

 

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

 

Fun lego candles for your cake!:

 

 

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. 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Special Lego party props or decor:

Some fun free Lego mask printables:

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

 

Hire

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

A few other party favour packaging options:

 

 

 

 

 

Some printable options to create your own favour boxes:

 

 

 

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!

 

1000 liker Christmas giveaway

My initial goal when I commenced this blog in July 2011 was to reach 100 likers on a facebook page. So I am honoured and amazed that 3 months later I can launch a giveaway to celebrate 1000 of you joining the facebook page and gaining inspiration from this blog! I know you are all busy busy parents so I appreciate every second you might spend visiting Life’s Little Celebrations!

Now onto the Giveaway! This giveaway is hosted by Life’s Little Celebrations, with all items donated generously from the various vendors, and is no way sponsored, endorsed or administrated by, or associated with Facebook.  All entries will be made directly through comments made on this blog post on Life’s Little celebrations and not via Facebook.

Here are all the details on how to enter!

This giveaway has 13 prizes available which means there will be 13 winners!!

Main Entry: To gain one entry for this giveaway, make ONE comment on THIS blog post stating that you have visited all the vendor’s facebook pages and liked their page. There are only 10 vendors in total.

Entries close on Wednesday 26th October at 8:00pm (Eastern Standard Time) and winners will be posted on this blog on Thursday 27th October.

Entries open to Australian residents only.

Entries will be drawn by Random.org. The first winner will have first choice in which prize they want, 2nd winner will have 2nd choice for a prize and so on until each winner has chosen a prize (obviously once a prize is chosen then it can’t be chosen by another prize winner).

PRIZES: Click on the Business name links or images to be taken to the relevant facebook pages

 

From Occasion by Designs

From Pinwheels and Pearls:

From Giggles Cupcake Toppers

 

From Pretty and Print

 

From Raindrops and Roses Children’s Fashion Emporium

From Kristy Gray Designs

 

From { P } is for Party

From Charli Mae:

 

From Creative Little Stars

From Krystabellelane

From Life’s Little Celebrations:

 

Enjoy and good luck! Remember only ONE comment is needed on this blog to enter, stating you have liked the above vendor’s facebook pages.

 

 

What’s keeping me busy (besides motherhood!)

I thought I’d share a post on some of the things I’m working on to share some of the exciting and new things happening via Life’s Little Celebrations.

Since launching my new services where I offer online inspiration boards & online party planning help & sourcing of items I’ve been busy with a few different projects for various mum’s after different party themes!

It all started when a mum approached me after I had started my blog (and before I offered this new service). She was impressed with the items I was finding and my style and enlisted my help in finding unique items for an upcoming celebration as she was quite busy herself at the time. The service I offered her is my “Complete Custom Styling Pack” which follows the format of the blog (but offers more ideas), completly customised to your theme, colours, requirements, budget etc. It includes hyperlinks for easy shopping too!

Once the party is held I can’t wait to share it with you! This was her feedback:

“Tanya, you did an EXEMPLARY job and I thank you, you are very very good, I
appreciate the time saved for me on this and I definitely think you should
do this on a professional basis.

Sourcing and research takes time and you did a wonderful job I can’t thank
you enough, you took my theme, my pitch, understood it and came back with
a great moodboard full of ideas which I can now quickly source.  Visual
merchandising and theming is a knack which doesn’t come to many people and
you certainly have it and shared my vision.“

This is what encouraged me to offer these services to all of you!

I recently completed an inspiration board for a Robot theme. This mum had already found lots of unique finds which she shared with me on Pinterest but wanted to see what else I could source! Her feedback:

“Wow Tanya, thanks so much!
 You’ve found a lot of stuff I didn’t find, some of which I’ll definitely use. Fabulous!
 If you set up reviews on your FB page, I’d be happy to leave a positive review about your service. “

Currently I am working on some Alice in Wonderland theme finds for an inspiration board, such a fun theme!

I am also putting together an inspiration board for a Construction theme party with a unique colour palette.

Besides inspiration boards I also offer a “Complete Party To you” package. This is where I not only provide detailed sourcing of ideas and items for the party but also arrange to purchase all the items for you and send them to you! I am putting this together for a lovely Pirate theme party coming up.

I’ll also be putting together a Complete Custom Styling pack for a mum planning a twins Christening based on a Noah’s Ark theme – so lovely =)

On top of all this watch out for some upcoming contributions in the next issues of the My Little Jedi magazine, Tickle the Imagination magazine and the Bird’s Party magazine (links will take you to the current issues)!

So as you can see, I am busy busy busy! Each of these services as well as my blog posts take alot of time to put together. I have my own daughter’s 1st birthday in November and then there is Christmas and a Baby sprinkle for my sister!

Doing my best to stay on top of things while also making sure I spend lots of time with my own little daughter! =) This often means late nights (as I’m sure most of you know all too well about!!).

However it’s a joy to be able to help other mum’s in celebrating their little ones =)

Please contact me if you are interested in any of my services. As mentioned above I offer everything from Inspiration boards, complete custom styling packs to a complete party to you service. These are all offered online and all the information is sent directly to your inbox (unless you choose the “complete party to you” where products are purchased and also shipped to you). I am also offering blog sponsership packages with 2 businesses signed up already, so feel free to contact me regarding this as well!

You can email me at: lifeslittlec@gmail.com

Pinwheels theme

This cute and unique theme is perfect to bring out the joy and fun of being a child! Little one’s love holding a twirling pinwheel in their hand so why not base a celebration around this?

Pinwheels are also great to team up with another item for example balloons, ribbons or lollipops. They are also versatile little items which you could work into most party themes!

Given the uniqueness of this theme, there is not a lot of specific party items available however all you really need are some pinwheels to really bring this theme alive!

I haven’t included some of my usual categories of tableware and favour packaging in this post as this theme could take on any colour scheme and doesn’t have as many theme related items available – however please see my previous posts for many different tableware and favour packaging ideas!

Invitations/Printables

Choosing a great set of printables can really help you with decorating your party, especially for a theme such as pinwheels where there isn’t alot of theme specific items available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decorations

Besides pinwheels themselves, these various shaped paper fans would work well into this theme as they mimic giant  pinwheels:

 

 

Sweet Treats

A fantastic way to incorporate pinwheels into your food or dessert table is through the use of these cupcake toppers which could be inserted into a variety of treats:

A truly gorgeous cake topper for this theme!

Special Themed Items

Some lovely items which you could work into your party decor if you wanted something extra special:

 

 

Cute themed party game for the little one’s!:

Gorgeous pinwheel paper you could use for placing on your food platters:

 Pinwheels

The most important decorative element for this theme is of course, Pinwheels! Here are a range of options, some of which could be used as party favours, some could be bunched together for a centrepiece, or displayed creatively for a backdrop:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love the cute personalised message on these pinwheels!

Fabulous DIY kit with all you need to make your own pinwheels:

These tall buckets are fantastic for displaying some pinwheels:

Tutorials

Click on the below images to take you to some tutorials for how to make your own pinwheel items:

 

 

 

Real Parties

Stylish navy blue and green pinwheels party by Sharnel Dollar Designs

Also loving this soft blue and green pinwheel party by The Princess & the Pirate featured on the Party Inspirations blog.

Love the cake in this vintage style Pinwheel party from Kara’s Party Ideas

Clever use of pinwheels to create a cute and simple backdrop in this Pinwheels and Pearls party on Kara’s Party Ideas

Sweet idea of having pinwheels on the candy jar lids in this 1st birthday also featured on Kara’s Party Ideas

Pink and orange pinwheel party with lovely pinwheels pinned onto the food labels, featured on the Hostess with the Mostess blog

Bright and colourful pinwheel party table featured on the Love the Day blog

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Hope you enjoyed these pinwheels find and they give you some inspiration for this theme or incorporating them into a different theme. I am sure all the little ones will love them!