Unicorn Party – Real Party Feature

Today I’m sharing a fun Unicorn party for 3 yr olds, using many Life’s Little Celebration’s directory vendors – based around the book ‘Thelma the Unicorn’ by Aaron Blabey.

 

 

This is a really sweet and simple setup making it perfectly do-able for mum’s wanting to throw something together for their unicorn loving child! The pink sequin tablecloth looks amazing but you could make a similar setup work with a white tablecloth for another option.

Those pretty white tassels are from Love the Occasion and could work into so many party themes!

 

 

A lot of the creations on this table were handmade by vendors in the Life’s Little Celebration’s party directory – meaning that they can custom create similar items to suit your child’s particular party theme.

The cupcakes were dressed up in these pretty glitter Unicorn toppers by Sugarlicious Parties:

 

 

 

 

 

Gorgeous custom cutlery was created by Bespoke Party Products:

 

 

 

I love these muslin favour bags by Glitter and Glue design with a glittery unicorn print! :

 

 

 

 

You really can’t get any prettier than glittery tulle poms – from Pom Pom Princess:

 

 

The cluster of tulle poms looks so pretty together and teamed with the cute unicorn head from K-Mart make an easy backdrop:

 

 

This is such a cute theme and really popular at the moment and I hope this setup has inspired you!

If you’re planning a Unicorn party you can find more Unicorn party ideas and supplies by visiting my previous Unicorn party supplies blog post here.

 

CREDITS:

Photography – Jodi Griffin Photogrqphy

Cupcake toppers – Sugarlicious

Bespoke Cutlery – Bespoke Party Supplies

Unicorn Lolly Bag – Glitter & Glue

White Tassels – Love the Occassion

Pom Poms – Pom Pom Princess

Unicorn Head – Kmart

Party Planning…again!

What is your favourite part of planning your kids parties?

Is it deciding a theme? Is it scouring pinterest for ideas or perhaps purchasing all the party supplies?

We recently celebrated Naomi’s 3rd birthday (I’ll be sharing the pics soon – my comp decided to crash the night of the party so it’s delayed me in editing the pics!) and I’ve started thinking ahead to my eldest daughter’s 5th birthday (November) and son’s 1st birthday (January)

My favourite part of party planning would have to be the initial stages – deciding a theme, colour scheme and overall look of the party!

Now the “theme” aspect is not as much in my control anymore now my girls are getting older and have more specific ideas of the party they want. As much as I have ideas of themes I would LOVE to plan for…it is their party after all.

My eldest wants a Doc McStuffin’s party – if you don’t know, Doc McStuffin’s is a show on Disney Junior about a little girl who pretends to be a doctor to all her toys. It’s a cute show and to be honest although I would love to plan a non-character based party I don’t mind this theme so much – I’m just grateful we aren’t doing yet another Princess party!

As you can see, it can look quite cute and there are lots of fun ideas you can incorporate with this theme:

 

 

The main colours are pink and purple but I’ll be adding in some aqua blue which is featured on the Doc Mcstuffin’s logo and I’ve seen incorporated into Doc McStuffins parties – I think it will work well to break up the pink and purple! Love this inspiration for a pink/purple/aqua combo:

 

 

I’m also thinking of mixing it with an Icecream theme as it’s a summer party and I think an icecream buffet with toppings will be lots of fun for the kids. You can also have a lot of fun setting up a spread of toppings. How lovely is this setup?:

 

 

I love how this Doc McStuffin’s party was mixed in with a cupcake theme so I think I can somehow make the icecream theme fit in!:

 

 

Now for my son’s 1st birthday in January – deciding a theme is a little trickier given that really all he is into right now is milk…Sophie the Giraffe…and rolling everywhere and of course he has no care about his party theme or his party whatsoever – he just wants to be fed and burped!

However I’ve always thought if I had a boy I would LOVE to do a cute vintage tricycle party as I’ve always been inspired by this gorgeous one:

 

 

What do you think? Lovely right?!

I am thinking I could make it work perhaps with even a mint green/brown or mint green/grey/yellow colour scheme as I love the idea of some mint green rather than blue for a boy – but I also think the blue/brown look so classic together.

This cute theme really reminds me of the innocence of childhood!

The other theme I have always loved is a Milk and Cookies party ! The idea of a little milk station with flavoured milk and a cookie bar is such a quaint idea. Just look at this sweet setup:

 

 

However as it is his 1st birthday and will be slightly larger than our normal parties (and won’t be at home) the logistics of having to setup a milk and cookies bar for a larger group and with a limited setup time at a venue is putting me off…perhaps I may use this for his 2nd birthday.

The other theme I was contemplating was a cute Under the Sea party theme. I love this theme as there is so much you can do with decorating and desserts and it’s perfect for summer.

I was finding it hard to find any Under the Sea parties for boys that I liked. Everything I found used more brighter colours and I was aiming for more pastel or lighter colours to inspire me but I finally came along this small but sweet setup:

 

 

I love the colour scheme chosen and everything is so fresh looking and cute – perfect for a 1st birthday:

 

 

Such a sweet theme and perfect for a January party.

So that is where I’m at with my party planning.

I find now I’ve got 3 kids I plan and organise my kids parties a lot quicker than I use to – but I always start brainstorming early but end up leaving the real party preparation a bit last minute.

As always I’ll be drawing on the vendors on the Life’s Little Celebration’s kids party directory for all the items I need for my kids parties. As a busy mum I really believe we need easy ways to plan our kids parties (amongst other things) online and that’s what the kids party ddirectory is all about – helping you connect with some wonderful small businesses quickly and easily when planning your kids parties!

However as I said – I LOVE the brainstorming / dreaming up ideas part of the process!

I’ll keep you posted and hopefully soon I’ll get my daughter’s Snow White party pics ready to share!

 

Ladybug Party Supplies

I’m counting down the days until Spring and a ladybird / ladybug theme is perfect for a cute Spring party theme! It’s easily decorated in red and black – and you can incorporate pinks or greens for a garden feel or I also love the idea of a pink ladybug party.

Here is my round up of ladybug party supplies – nearly all of which are from businesses listed in the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory which has so many fantastic vendors for all your kids parties – so make sure you go have a browse!

Hope you enjoy the round up. Remember to simply CLICK onto any of the below images to be taken directly to the relevant business page.

 

Ladybug Party Invitations and Stationery:

This cute ladybug invitation can be ordered with an equally adorable matching cake (cake only available if you’re in Sydney). Click on the image to be taken to the site of vendor Deliciously Yours for more details:

 

 

Some more cute Ladybug party stationery:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ladybug Party Decorations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ladybug Party Tableware:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These cute ladybug party labels are perfect to help theme your food table to match the ladybug party theme:

 

 

 

Ladybug Party Cake, Desserts and accessories:

 

 

 

Love these cute red/white cake pop boxes to dress up your cake pops and match them to a ladybug theme!:

 

 

 

Make your own ladybug chocolate covered oreo biscuits!:

 

 

If you want to make your own ladybug birthday cake for your child this DIY kit is an easy way to do it:

 

 

Remember to visit the Cake and Desserts category in the “Directory” part of this site to find someone in your location to create some a Ladybug party cake or desserts (cookies, cake pops etc) for your child’s party!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ladybug Party wear:

 

An adorable party hat for the birthday girl:

 

 

Gorgeous ladybug wings perfect for the party and for general dress up:

 

 

Ladybug Party styling and hire:

Sharing some Ladybug dessert tables as well as items for hire from vendors in the directory:

 

 

 

 

Style your ladybug dessert table on something different by hiring a unique setting from one of the vendors on the Directory:

 

 

 

Create a cute ladybug table setting for the kids! Visit the directory to find a vendor in your location to hire kids party table and chairs from:

 

 

You could also hire some props such as this hedge for a ladybug party garden feel:

 

 

Ladybug Party favours

 

Here are a few cute novelty items to suit a ladybug favour bag and some ladybug favour bag options:

 

 

 

 

This cute ladybug bag could double as both a gift for the kids to take home plus you could fill it with some special treats:

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a final cute embellishment:

 

Ladybug Real Parties:

Visit these cute parties for more inspiration:

Sweet Ladybug party by Sweet Creations by Sharms

Gorgeous ladybug party by The Sweet Cart

Such a cute Ladybug party featured on Pizzazzerie

A unique pink/white/black ladybug party from Vens Paperie

I hope you enjoyed the ladybug party finds and you have lots of fun planning a ladybug party for your little one!

Watermelon Party Supplies mini board

I’m obviously really missing Summer after recently doing a pineapple party supplies mini board and now a watermelon party supplies board. Honestly Spring and Summer could not come quicker enough right now and this fruity theme is perfect for the warmer months.

Here is my round up of some fab watermelon party supplies – all sourced from the vendors in the Life’s Little Celebration’s directory! Source links below:

 

 

Watermelon Party Supplies source list: 

Tutti Frutti printables

Watermelon garland

Watermelon paper plates

Watermelon giant balloon

Watermelon lollipops

Watermelon cake and cookies

Watermelon chocolate coated strawberries

Handpainted Watermelon pops/toppers

Watermelon straw tags

Watermelon coloured tassel garland

Watermelon pinata

Watermelon cake topper

Watermelon party bags

Watermelon acrylic cake topper

 

 

 

 

Boy’s 1st birthday party themes

A first birthday party is always so special to plan! Your little boy generally doesn’t have strong specific likes/dislikes and of course has NO preference when it comes to a party theme which means you have free reign to choose any party theme you feel will suit your child. I’m brainstorming ideas for my own son’s 1st birthday next year and am currently thinking of an ice-cream theme or perhaps a vintage tricycle theme.

To inspire you today I’m sharing some fantastic boy’s 1st birthday themes/setups by Event stylist vendors on the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory . I will soon do another post for little girl’s 1st birthday themes. Hopefully this post will give you some new ideas or party planning inspiration for your son’s 1st birthday!

Now of course for a first birthday party you could also go with ‘no theme’ and base it more around a colour scheme such as this amazing setup!:

 

 

Love these cute bow-tie themed parties. Perfect for a little man!:

 

 

 

How bright and fresh does this 1st birthday dessert table look?:

 

 

You could base the party around a favourite story book you enjoy reading to your child. The very hungry caterpillar is a very popular first birthday theme and a lot of fun to plan!:

 

 

A few more first birthday party themes to inspire you:

 

 

 

A hot air balloon theme is always fantastic for a first birthday:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A nautical theme is definitely a popular 1st birthday theme for boy’s. Here are a few setups to inspire you:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The circus is always reminiscent of childhood which makes it another popular first birthday theme for boy’s:

 

 

 

 

 

Little kids love animals so a jungle, safari or farm theme party is another great choice for a first birthday party!:

 

 

 

 

 

If you like the rustic looks then a cowboy theme is another great first birthday party idea:

 

 

 

Another cute idea is to base the first birthday theme around popular children’s characters, shows or movies for a fun birthday setting. Here are some ideas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending off is this fun ‘Royal’ theme which you could have a lot of fun with toy soldiers etc like in this setup:

 

 

I hope you enjoyed the inspiration and if you are planning your son’s 1st birthday (like me) I’d love to hear what theme’s you are thinking of!