Since last year there has been a huge trend in fruit items in homewares as well as parties – think pineapples, watermelons and strawberries and lots of colour!
Tutti Frutti dessert table – Leo and Bella
So whether you have a party just based around a single fruit like a sweet strawberry party, or a whole tutti frutti party – this blog post will help you source a few fun items for this theme and I’ve included some DIY decorations as well. Remember to click on any image below to be taken directly to the source!
Given the uniqueness of this theme you won’t find a lot of items being sold ready made in party stores however if you contact vendors in the Handmade Decor category of the children’s party directory you will find people who can skillyfully create cupcake toppers for you, garlands, customised stamped wooden cutlery and more – all for a fruit party theme!
Printables
A few invitations and printables which can be used whether you’re focusing on a single fruit, or a whole tutti frutti theme!:
Tutti Frutti party printables – Giggles and Grace Designs
Tutti Frutti Party printables – Blossom Tree Designs
Watermelon party printables – 3 Little Birds Prints
Berry Sweet party stationery – Loralee Lewis
Strawberry party printables – TomKat Studio
Tutti Frutti invitation and prinables – Ham&Pea Design and Paperie
Pineapple party invitation – Zoey Blue Designs
This is a fun invitation you can create yourself:
DIY Pineapple invitation – Oh Happy Day
Decorations
Combine these fruit based decorations with other bright decorations from the party boutiques in the children’s party directory.
Love these fruit honeycomb decorations which are available in a range of fruits!:
Strawberry honeycomb decoration – Leo and Bella
Pineapple honeycomb decoration – Leo and Bella
A sweet foil balloon:
Strawberry foil balloon – Party & Co
Love this pineapple pinata which is a fantastic decoration as well as a fun party activity for your guests:
Pineapple pinata – Party Pony Designer Pinata
If you’re going for an overall tropical feel then these oversized paper flowers would be perfect:
Tropical paper flowers – Hanging Pretty
Some fun DIY decorations:
DIY Foldable strawberry garland – Studio DIY
DIY Fruit garland – Minie Co
DIY Pineapple garland with free printable – Studio DIY
Fruit balloon garland DIY – Oh Happy Day
DIY Fruit party hats – Studio DIY
Tableware
There are plenty of colourful tablerunners at The Party Parlour which could work into a colourful tutti frutti theme:
Tablerunner dress circle multi colour – The Party Parlour
This tableware range would work for an adult hawaiian celebration:
Hawaiian theme tableware – Ready to Party
Some bright pineapple napkins you could use with more neutral plates:
Pineapple napkins – The Party Cupboard
Some bright cutlery to work into a tutti frutti theme:
Sucre Shop Chevron wooden cutlery – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Some cute drink items:
Tutti frutti pineapple straws – Paperface
Pineapple sipper cup – Perth Novelty
These mini picket fences would work well if you’re incorporating a garden feel to your fruit party theme. They are great to wrap around risers and platters on a dessert table:
Mini picket fences – Saffy and May
Pineapple jars are everywhere at the moment, but here are some affordable ones – perfect for party decor:
Pineapple jar – K Mart
Pineapple drink dispenser – Leo and Bella
These trees (or similar) are great to hang fruit decorations from or to hang fruit cookies from (see the image further down the blog post)
White metal pear tree – Chik Design
Cake and Desserts
For a fruit themed party, of course you could have a whole dessert table of fruit. However here are some ideas for some other treats and desserts to suit a fruity theme and decor for your dessert table:
Watermelon lollipops – The Little Big Company
Mini fruit cookie cutter set – The Baking Room
Strawberry candy cups – Party & Co
Honeycomb fruit picks – Shindigs
Some gorgeous pineapple toppers for your cupcake and cake!:
Acrylic pineapple toppers – Glistening Occasions
Pineapple cake topper – Glistening Occasions
Visit the Cake and Dessert category on the children’s party directory to find vendors to create these treats for you – some of whom post Australia wide:
Strawberry cookies – The Iced Biscuit (Melbourne. Can ship)
Strawberry cake pops – Cake Pops and More (Melbourne)
Hanging apple cake pops – Baked Cakes and Cupcakery (Queensland)
Watermelon cookies – Nectar and Stone (Melbourne, ship Aust wide)
Apple cupcakes – Sweet Pops by Emily (Melbourne)
Hire
If you’re having a garden feel to your fruit party theme, these garden props would help create the right setting:
Topiary tree and mini picket fence for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Love these cute fruit props for hire!:
Strawberry props to hire – Little Wish Parties (Sydney)
Watermelon prop to hire – Little Wish Parties (Sydney)’
Strawberry drink dispenser to hire – Little Wish Parties (Sydney)
Favours
Some wonderful favour packaging options to suit a fruit party:
Berry baskets and tags – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Watermelon DIY Favours – Oh Happy Day
Watermelon slice printable favour box – Paper Glitter (ETSY)
Pineapple favour box printable – Paper Art by MC (ETSY)
Tin buckets – Saffy and May
The perfect washi tape to use on your favour packaging:
Fruit washi tape – The Kawaii Notebook
Some cute pegs to use to attach a thank you label to your favours:
Pineapple pegs – TYPO
Real Parties
Discover lots more party ideas and inspiration here:
Gorgeous and colourful tutti frutti 2nd birthday party by Daisy of Leo and Bella
Lovely Watermelon Party by The Creative Journal
An amazing tutti frutti party with fruit dessert table by Sibella featured on Kara’s Party Ideas
A very sweet strawberry market stall dessert table by Sharnel Dollar Designs
A watermelon party with some great DIY ideas and cake by Steph of Bondville
Hope you enjoyed all the fruity inspiration! Happy party planning!
Every party starts first with an invitation and then extra party stationery and printables can help decorate and bring your theme alive – so I always love to introduce you to fantastic party vendors who may have the perfect design for your next celebration!
Giggles and Grace designs have a truly fantastic party range of invitations, printables and backdrops for various themes. I am sharing some of my favourites in this blog post but there are plenty more on the website.
Belinda is also offering a bonus for my LLC readers – you can receive 30% off your order by using code LLC30
Girly vintage carnival printables
Besides offering the printable file via e-mail, you can also choose to take advantage of Giggle and Grace Designs printing service to have all the items mailed directly to you ready to use!
All the designs are highly personalised with name/age personalisation throughout.
Little Birdy party printables
Dessert table backdrops have grown in popularity lately and Giggles and Grace design have a range available and can also design a backdrop to suit your theme.
Minnie Mouse party backdrop
They also offer other services such as logos, flyer and business card designs etc.
Besides children’s celebrations they also offer other invitations appropriate for baby showers, kitchen tea’s etc such as this gorgeous vintage stork invitation!:
Vintage stork baby shower invitation
I just love the designs by Belinda who runs Giggles and Grace designs. You can view the full range here.
Don’t forget, Belinda is also offering a special 30% off for LLC readers! Just use code: LLC30 when you order!
A construction party is a popular theme for little boys with lots of fun and creative ideas online with ways to decorate this party theme and make it come to life!
I’ve based the Construction party supplies in this post mainly around yellow, black and naturals/brown and most of the items are from vendors in the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory which you can browse to find more items when planning for this party! You can also view my construction party PINTEREST board here.
Construction Party Invitations and Printables
Construction party printables – Little Dimple Designs
Construction party printable invitation – Edgehouse Design
Construction party invitation – Giggles and Grace Designs
This printable collection can be purchased along with a range of construction party items:
Construction party printables and partyware pack – The Paper Lantern
Construction Party Decorations
Some other fun construction party garlands and decorations to match the colour scheme:
Meri Meri Big Rig garland – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Under Construction happy birthday banner – Just Party Supplies
Black and white paper bunting – Just Party Supplies
Natural taupe lantern – Little Red Chick
Tableware
Kraft table runner – The Party Parlour
Meri Meri Construction themed plates – Party & Co
Construction party plates – Ready to Party
Bamboo square plates – Love The Occasion
Yellow square plates – Little Red Chick
Paper Eskimo black tie plates – Sweet Celebrations
Yellow triangle plates – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Wooden cutlery spoons – Sweet Celebrations
I thought these were fun drinking cups for a construction party!:
Construction witches hat drinking cups with straws – Party Kit n Kaboodle
Perfect for the kids own little lunch box for them to enjoy “on site” at their construction party!
Kraft gable box – Style Party Love
Construction Party Desserts
Mini yellow jelly beans – The Party Parlour
Truck cupcake toppers – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Truck cupcake wrappers – Party and Co
Black and white chevron cupcake wrappers – The Party Parlour
Love these treat sticks which could be used for cake pops, marshmellow pops etc:
Black and white treat stick – Emiko Blue
Black ceramic cake stand – The Party Parlour
If you enjoy making your children’s cake then this cake kit for a construction party theme will make the whole process a lot easier for you!:
Construction party cake kit – Mumma Cakes
Remember there are a range of Cake and Dessert vendors on the Directory who can create something for your child’s Construction party, including vendors who post Australia wide
Construction Party Themed Items
A few other fun construction party supplies to incorporate into the party:
Construction party hats – Party Ideas in a Box
Meri Meri Construction party hats – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Kids safety vest – Special Celebration Events
Pin the sign on the site – Party Ideas in a box
Construction Pass the Parcel – Party Ideas in a Box
Yellow and black construction tape – Party Ideas in a box
Construction signs – Party Kit n kaboodle
Hire
You can also view the party directory to find items to hire for a Construction party, such as yellow kids party chairs:
Kids party chairs for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Or these fun construction building blocks:
Building blocks for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Or perhaps a whole Construction prop party package to hire!:
Construction party props for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Favours
Some fun party favours for a construction party:
Tool tattoos – Just Party Supplies
Construction favour bag with vehicle and dough – Party Ideas in a Box
Mini construction stationery set – Perfect Kids Party Shop
Construction pencil and eraser – Party and Co
Construction favour tags/labels – Matchie Matchee
Some packaging ideas for a construction party bag:
Black and white treat bags – Emiko Blue
Sambellina Kraft favour boxes – The Party Parlour
Black tin bucket – Saffy and May
Black and white chevron washi tape – Style Party Love
Real Parties
Browse these construction parties for some fantastic ideas and inspiration:
A fun Diggers dessert table by Little Sweet Styling
This construction party is filled with great ideas by Amanda of Red Wagon Events, featured on the Amy Atlas Blog
Fantastic Construction party styled by Styled By Belle featured on the Amy Atlas blog
I hope you enjoyed the Construction party round up ! Visit the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory to find more vendors for construction party supplies and decor!
A confetti/sprinkles theme has grown in popularity lately as it suits a range of celebrations, and nothing says a party like confetti!
Another new trend is the ‘Baby sprinkle’ – a baby shower for a 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc baby with the focus not being on showering the mum with gifts but more celebrating the next child and catching up with friends before the sleepless nights of newborn baby life hits again!
Rebecca from Little Sweet Styling has put together another fantastic party theme branding board showcasing inspiration and party supplies to suit a Baby Sprinkle with a confetti/sprinkle theme.
All the sources are at the end of the board and if you want a board such as this put together for your next event to help with your planning, e-mail Rebecca at: littlesweetstyling@gmail.com
Sources
All items available through vendors on the Life’s Little Celebrations Directory
1. Giant Confetti Balloon $16.95/90cm- The Party Parlour
2. Rainbow Paper Garland $15.50- Magical Parties
3. Invitations $18.95/15- Peppermint Sunday
4. Baking Cups $7.50/20- Sweet Celebrations
5. Bamboo Spoons $10.50/20- Little Red Chick
6. Glass Bottle $3.60- Little Red Chick
7. Cake Pops $P.O.A.- Its a Cake Thing
8. Paper Cups $6.50/10- The Party Parlour
9. Paper Plates $6.50/10- The Party Parlour
10. Paper Straws $6.95/25- Love The Occasion
11. Ice Cream Cups $6.95/12- Piece Of Cake Parties
12. Ice Cream Cakes $P.O.A.- Sweetheart Party Extras
13. Cake Stands $99.95/22cm- Sweet Style
14.Fizzoes $12.95/1kg- The Party Parlour
15. Gift Tag $6.95/12- Party And Co
16. Cookie Mix Jars $14.95- Sweet Health
17. Cupcake Box $5.95/6- Little Red Chick
18. Lolly Bags $12.95/10- Ruby Rabbit
19. Mini Confetti $8.95- Love The Occasion
Thank you again to Rebecca of Little Sweet Styling. If you want a similar board put together for your next event, e-mail Rebecca at littlesweetstyling@gmail.com
Kids party entertainment is always one of the top things to organise when planning your child’s birthday – and if you’re in Sydney then you will love one of my new vendors Fairy La La Land!
You can also take advantage of 10% off a booking with them by using: Coupon Code: lifeslittle10
If you’re looking for something fun to take your kids to during the school holidays you can also see them live at their Fairy La La Land show on Wednesday 9th July! All the details and tickets can be seen here. Tickets are only $11 and the show includes an appearance by Elsa, who is a character that can also be booked for your next child’s party!:
Fairy La La Land has a range of characters available for kids parties besides Fairies:
Their range includes their popular new Elsa character, princesses, mermaids as well as pirates, clowns, safari characters and even more!
A range of party packages are available which vary in time and inclusions. A dance party package is also available, or if you just want face painting then specific face painting options are also available
The testimonials on their website and facebook page really speak for themselves.
When planning your child’s next party, make sure you view the Fairy La La Land website for their full range of entertainment characters and packages and don’t forget to use the code lifeslittle10 to receive 10% off your booking!
