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!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

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

 

 

 Tableware

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

Combine it with some lovely blue and white tableware:

 

 

 

 

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

 Sweet Treats

Love the little ribbon tail on this cookie cutter:

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

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

Some lovely blue and white options for your wrappers:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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:

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

A range of lovely designs are available from this site:

Another idea are these kites ready to be coloured in:

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:

 

Love the vibrant colours on this kite:

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

 

 

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

 

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:

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

Package your favours in one of these lovely options:

 

 

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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!

 

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