A fruity apple Snow White 3rd birthday

A few weeks ago we celebrated my daughter’s 3rd birthday with a Snow White party. Naomi has always liked Snow White out of all the Princesses and so she chose this party theme and it was definitely fun to plan for!

I decided to put more of an apple/fruity twist on the party since Naomi loves apples and I thought it would be a bit different.

At first I was going to keep things quite low key and not even have a dessert table as I had told myself I would keep my girl’s parties small this year to balance out my son’s first birthday coming up. However as the birthday got closer I couldn’t help myself to put something together. I kept things clean and simple as I always do with the dessert table for an easy setup (important when you have 3 kids under 5 to also manage on the morning of a party!).

I’ve included the credits throughout this post. All photos taken were by me. All businesses mentioned are listed in the Life’s Little Celebration’s directory and I love to support the vendors from the Directory at my own children’s parties!

Glitter & Glue Designs created the cute Snow White invitations for me – they were designed, printed and posted to me. Isabelle was great to work with to come up with such a cute invite:

 

 

Here is the dessert table setup with gorgeous white table, red cake stands, white compotes and candy jar from Sweet Heavenly Events Hire (absolutely love their range and service!). The very cute apple honeycombs I used for the backdrop were from Ruby Rabbit partyware:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This cute apple garland was handmade by Merc + Jones (she creates the most wonderful party decor!)  and the jumbo blue “3” balloon was from Party Splendour (who has a fantastic range of balloons!) . I also had a jumbo red “3” balloon near the entrance which I used as another photo prop and they are fantastic for this purpose.

 

 

The red apple props and mirror prop from Tiny Tots Toy Hire fitted the theme so well and made for some unique party pics as well! Before the party my girls enjoyed asking the mirror ‘who was the fairest of them all?’

Another pic of those cute apple honeycomb balls from Ruby Rabbit Partyware – I love them!:

 

 

 

The cake was made by the talented Marlena of Miss Confetti who was really wonderful to work with! Here is a close up of the figurine – so very detailed and made to match the Snow white on the invitations!

 

 

 

The cake was delicious and Naomi loved it!:

 

 

 

We also had Snow White cake pops by Sugar Pop Bakery with a printable top. So very cute and delicious! Cake pop perfection!:

 

 

 

 

Rather than toffee apples I decided to go with toffee apple look cake pops – made again by the wonderful Nicole of Sugar Pop Bakery.

The cute apple cake pop sticks were made by Glistening Occasions. Love how these turned out!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cookies always get snapped up super fast at my kids parties. Children love them so I always have them on a dessert table. I went with a cute mix of apples and bows and they were made perfectly by Miss Biscuit (Melbourne) who creates such gorgeous cookies:

 

 

 

 

 

I also ordered Apple Crumble Krispy Kreme donuts. I had more but only placed a few on the actual dessert table.

I personally love apple pie so I LOVED these donuts…amazing and fitted with the apple theme. I also had some fruit cups you can see in this pic. The red/blue cupcake cases suited the Snow White colour scheme and were from Little Kite:

 

 

A little addition to the table were these Toffee Apple M & M’s again to go with the apple theme – presented in lovely white compotes from Sweet Heavenly Events Hire:

 

 

Renee from DIY Parties by Renee created the buffet cards – I have used Renee before and her quality is really fantastic. The colours were vibrant and the cardstock was great quality too.

I setup a little photo area with some Snow white photo props. This was just an additional area for a bit of fun and we got some good snaps here. The screen backdrop was from Tiny Tots Toy Hire and was perfect for a photo area. That cute apple balloon was from Ruby Rabbit Partyware:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The kids were thoroughly entertained by ‘Snow White’ from Fairy Fun. Phillipa honestly had so much energy and kept the kids captivated with not a moment to spare. Naomi loved all the games and dancing including “pass the red apple” ! This is the second time I’ve used ‘Fairy Fun‘ and I really recommend them and will be using them again soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I set out all the favour bags here so they were easy to find and give out at the end of the party. That cute apple prop is from Tiny Tots Toy Hire and favour bags were from Little Kite – they were the perfect shade of royal blue and fantastic quality:

 

 

 

 

The sweet favour bag stickers were made by DIY Parties by Renee who prints and posts them which made it much quicker and easier leading up to the party:

 

 

In the favour bag I went for a a few cute items. The older girls each got an apple hair tie (I thought these were so sweet and matched the theme perfectly!!), an apple notepad (from The Little Big Company), princess pencil, a little pony (not theme related at all I know but what girl doesn’t love a little pony?), lollipop and chocolate bar.

 

 

For the younger baby girls I included a handmade red bow clip made by Little Miss Charlie’s Treasures:

 

 

Naomi was also wearing her own red bow made by Little Miss Charlie’s Treasures…well that was until she decided that Snow White had to wear a tiara instead! So this is one of the few pics I have of her with her red bow shot in baby Joshua’s room where she snuck off to before the party. The yellow tutu was from Rock Your Baby and blue top from Designer Kidz:

 

 

A quick snap of the birthday girl and I

 

 

Naomi had the best time at her party and kept saying thank you to me for her Snow White party and telling me it was the best party ever.

As a mum – that is the most fulfilling thing to hear from your child on the day of their birthday party. It was just such a joy to see her SO excited about her birthday and having fun with all our family and friends. She is already talking about her next birthday and what type of party she is going to have….this girl is going to keep me busy party planning – and secretly I don’t mind at all! 😉

 

Father’s Day 2015

With Father’s Day around the corner it’s the perfect time to start planning what you may want to do for your hubby or your own father!

It is also a way to get the kids involved in something fun such as setting up a brekky for their dad or being creative with their gift wrapping.

Here are some wonderful ideas for Father’s Day – printables you can use for gift wrapping or for a Father’s Day breakfast/dessert table, some Father’s Day gift ideas and decorating ideas – all from businesses listed in the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory.

 

Father’s Day Printables and Printed stationery:

A bright and fun printable set:

 

 

I’m sure all the dad’s would feel quite chuffed to see these hanging on the dining table! These banners are handmade and posted to you:

 

 

 

A cute way to decorate some home made cake and cupcakes:

 

 

A stylish range with a mustache print. Love the soft colours:

 

 

 

A fun fill in form you can get the kids involved with and I love the Donut box!:

 

 

 

Love all the creative gift wrapping ideas here:

 

 

Printed labels all ready to be used on your hubby’s favourite Wine bottle and chocolates!:

 

 

For the superhero loving dad!:

 

 

These are printed and ready to use on a Father’s Day buffet:

 

 

Cute fill in form’s that dad’s will enjoy reading!:

 

 

Fantastic stylish design:

 

 

Love the chalkboard printables!:

 

 

A rustic look for Father’s day printables:

 

 

 

 

A lovely cake topper you could re-use each year:

 

 

Father’s Day Gifts:

 

If your hubby loves desserts, why not give him something he will really enjoy!:

 

 

 

Chocobon has a few different options for Father’s Day. Visit their page for more:

 

 

This special Father’s Day dessert box is available from The Pumpkin Carriage in Sydney:

 

 

Or use these tool moulds to create your own desserts for father’s day!:

 

 

These Father’s Day prints are a unique gift from the kids. Perfect to hang up in the study or office:

 

 

This is one of the designs available at Fairydust Stylish Stationery – visit their page for more!:

 

 

Some meaningful prints:

 

 

Love the idea of personalised Father’s Day cards:

 

 

 

For a special gift – how about a photoshoot with hubby and the kids? If you’re in Sydney, Nikki Fitt photography is offering Father’s Day mini sessions on 13th September. It is for a 30min session- 5 digital images – 3 x 5 x 7 inch mounted prints for $300. Contact Nikki at nikki@nikkifittphotography.com.au

 

 

Father’s Day Decorations/Tableware 

 

For those of you wanting to setup a little mini dessert table or just add some decorations for a special Father’s Day brekkie, here are a few items you could use to make it that extra bit fun -( especially for the kids who love decorations at any time of the year) – while still keeping it masculine:

This FREE marble and black Father’s Day banner would make a great backdrop:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fatherhood is definitely something that should be celebrated – and Father’s Day is a chance to get the kids involved in something fun for their dad. I hope this post has given you some ideas on how to make it a little different and special!

 

Book offer ‘ Business and Baby at home’

I know so many of you who read my blog are mother’s who also run your own business from home (as do I!) – just like a lot of the business owners who are on the Life’s Little Celebration’s directory.

This month I have organised a Q and A session for my Directory vendors with Sarah O’Bryan – author of the book “Business and baby at home“. She will be chatting with us online in our Facebook group for vendors on the Directory sharing practical and useful tips and I have a special offer for all of you today who wish to also purchase this book!

 

 

Sarah has been featured on the TODAY show and in numerous magazines discussing the topics presented in this book such as working from home while also balancing your family life and other commitments .

 

It is full of practical tips and useful advice for any mumpreneur!

 

If you would like to purchase a copy – then do so within the next 24 hours and enter code LLC in the notes section at the checkout to receive a SIGNED copy of this wonderful book!

 

Simply visit the Business and Baby at home website to purchase here.

 

Girls 1st birthday themes

A first birthday is always special to celebrate as well as to plan. Choosing a theme can be a little difficult however since your child doesn’t have an opinion yet! I’m in the midst of trying to choose a theme for my son’s 1st birthday and facing this issue at the moment (view this post if you’re planning your son’s 1st birthday for boys theme ideas)

So to help those of you planning your little girl’s 1st birthdays here are some fantastic 1st birthday dessert tables to inspire you with some theme ideas! These are all from the wonderful vendors on the Life’s Little Celebration’s directory.

Click on any of the below images to be taken to the Business where you can see more details and photos of the party.

Pink and gold is still such a popular colour combination for girls parties and suits a special first birthday celebration as seen here in this Ballerina 1st birthday and Princess 1st birthday:

 

 

 

 

Just as a Circus theme is a very popular theme for boys 1st birthdays, a Carousel theme is just as popular for little girls (and I used this theme for my daughters 1st birthday):

 

 

I always love a pink/yellow combination and a Little Miss Sunshine or You are my sunshine theme is gorgeous for a first birthday:

 

 

A theme that is equally as sweet is a “Sew cute as a button” theme as seen gorgeously here!:

 

 

With summer coming up you could base a 1st birthday around some summery themes like these amazing ones!:

 

 

 

Another idea is to base the party around a more neutral item such as a colour or shape such as this fun geometric 1st birthday party!:

 

 

An owl makes a popular and sweet 1st birthday theme and here are a few different takes on this theme:

 

 

 

 

For a little girl you could also just go for a generally pretty and floral theme such as these gorgeous events seen below:

 

 

 

 

Especially with spring around the corner this gorgeous lovebird theme is wonderful for a 1st birthday party:

 

Such a gorgeous colour mix of peach and mint in this “Dream big little one” dream catcher 1st birthday!:

 

 

Rainbows is always perfect for a first birthday as seen in this rainbow unicorn first birthday party!:

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this selection of 1st birthday dessert tables and it inspired you with some fantastic birthday theme ideas for your little girl’s 1st birthday! It is such a special party to plan for – I hope you enjoy the planning! x

Mickey Mouse Party Supplies

Mickey Mouse is one of those classic characters that is part of most children’s childhood – including many of ours! It’s perfect for a 1st or 2nd birthday and there are many different ways you could style it – whether you make it colourful and bright, stick to just black/red/yellow or perhaps focus more on the Mickey Mouse head silhouette using some different colour scheme!

Here is a round up of some Mickey Mouse party supplies to assist in your party planning. Simply click onto any of the below images to be taken directly where to purchase/order the item from!

Nearly all items are from businesses in the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory – make sure you browse to find the best Australian’s businesses for your next celebration!

 

Mickey Mouse printables and invitations:

A cute and fun  Mickey mouse clubhouse backdrop. For your backdrop printing try out Jo’s Signs by Designs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mickey Mouse Party Decorations

A mix of decorations which you could work into a Mickey Mouse party and colour scheme:

 

 

 

This garland could be created as a Mickey Mouse garland:

 

 

 

 

You could use black lanterns with ears attached to create the Mickey Mouse silhouette:

 

 

Love this unique decoration!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mickey Mouse Party Tableware

A few items you could mix and match to put together a kids party table setting:

 

 

 

 

 

 

You could add some cardboard ears onto some black plates for a Mickey mouse silhouette look!:

 

 

 

A fantastic Mickey Mouse party set:

 

 

Mickey Mouse Cake and Desserts

These items could be used for a Mickey Mouse dessert table:

 

 

 

Use these moulds to create your own Mickey Mouse lollipops!:

 

 

 

Some very cute Mickey Mouse cupcake toppers!:

 

 

 

There is a range of vendors in the Directory who can create Mickey mouse desserts such as cookies (most post Australia wide), cake pops, macarons and cakes! This is just a sample:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You could use a custom Mickey Mouse cake topper such as this (without the Minnie Mouse) for the perfect finish to your birthday cake!:

 

 

 

Mickey Mouse Hire Items and Props:

The perfect photo prop for a Mickey Mouse party:

 

 

 

I love these Mickey and Minnie stools for hire!:

 

 

 

 

The cutest Mickey mouse outfit for the 1st birthday boy!:

 

 

Perfect for all the little guests:

 

 

A fun Mickey Mouse themed party game:

 

 

Mickey Mouse Party favours:

There are lots of cute Mickey Mouse party favours at Just Party Supplies. Just click on one of the below images to see more:

 

 

Some party bags you could use for a Mickey Mouse party:

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this round up of Mickey Mouse party supplies!

Enjoy the planning and celebrating!