A baby’s Christening is a special event and often the first event celebrated in many children’s lives. There are so many lovely items available for Christening and Baptism celebrations – I thought it was about time I did a blog post around this theme!
In particular I have focused on a pink/gold/white colour scheme with the items I have chosen
As usual most of the below items are from vendors on the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory
Invitations/Printables

Girl’s Christening Printables and stationery – Edge House Design

Luminary baby event invitation – I Will Invitations

Baby girl christening invitation – I Will Invitations

Girl’s christening printable invitation – Blossom Tree Design

Pink damask christening printables – Little Dimple Designs

Pink christening printables – Paper Blossom Creations

Handmade christening invitation – B Studio Baby Invitations

Handmade girl’s christening invitation – Any Occasion Events

Handmade invitation – Paper Face
Decorations
Some decorations based around a pink/gold colour scheme:

Pink christening backdrop – Giggles and grace Designs

Pink and gold christening backdrop – Giggles and Grace Designs

Paper flowers to be used as a backdrop – Hanging Pretty

Paper flower decor – Hanging Pretty

Tassel garland – Divine Drops
These pinata’s are gorgeous and can be custom made in a particular shape if you wish:

Gold heart pinata by Party Pony Designer Pinatas – Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Petite tassel tail by Party Pony Designer Pinatas – Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Tulle pom poms with glitter – Pom Pom Princess

Gold heart garland – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Christening bunting – Style Party Love

Custom letters- Hanging Pretty

Custom handmade bunting – Paper face

Linen and lace bunting – Love The Occasion
Tableware

Tulle ruffled tablecloth – Saffy and May

Tulle tablecloths – Wild Rose Sweets and Styling

Pink sequin tablecloth – Any Occasion Events

Pink damask tableware – Illume Designs

Pink and gold sweetheart paper plates – The Party Parlour

Pink lace paper plates – The Party Parlour

Pink and gold cutlery – Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Christening wooden cutlery with cross – Bespoke Party Products

Glass bottle with gold heart – Paper Face

Lace doily glass bottle – Love The Occasion

Gold letter press heart coasters – 2 Love Birds
Cake Decor and Dessert Accessories

Gold name toppers – Memories are Sweet

Gold cross toppers – Memories are Sweet

Heart glitter cupcake toppers and baking cases – Love The Occasion

Glitter cake pop sticks – Glistening Occasions

Macaron pop boxes – PS Made With Love

Square footed cupcake cases – PS Made With Love

Cross design cupcake wrapper – Saffy & May

Gold spot baking cups – Little Red Chick

Cupcake lace wraps – Love The Occasion

Meri Meri Cupcake christening kit – Party and Co

Lace doily bowl – Love The Occasion
One of a few different designs available to create some of your own desserts:

Cross mould to create oreo biscuits – Confectionately Yours
A gorgeous gold cake stand for the special Christening cake! You can also find vendors in the Directory which hire this stand and similar stands to create a special dessert table:

Large gold cake stand – Petite Portions
Some gorgeous toppers to dress up any cake:

Cake and cake topper – A La Roch Cake Toppers

Cross cake topper – A La Roch Toppers

Gold christening cake topper – Glistening Occasions

Rhinestone cross for the front of the cake – Glistening Occasions
Remember to visit the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory to find vendors to create cake, cookies and other desserts for this special Christening Celebration:

Pink and gold damask cake – It’s a Cake Thing (Sydney)

Christening cookies – The Iced Biscuit
I hope you enjoyed this selection of items for your daughter’s Christening or Baptism celebration. This is really just a brief snapshot of all the items available through vendors on the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory. Make sure you browse the directory to find more supplies including photographers and hire businesses for this special occasion!
I was very excited and grateful that my daughter’s Baptism celebration was been featured on the Party Inspirations blog!
My daughter Naomi Grace had her Baptism celebration one week after my elder daughters birthday party – so in order to avoid too much stress I kept it very simple and small!
Everything was based around a floral garden look/feel.
Sharon from Cakes by Sharon created the gorgeous ruffle Christening cake. I had seen this ruffle cake design by Sharon and loved it and knew I wanted it for my daughter’s Christening.
To match the floral feel, Dunne with Style made an absolutely gorgeous fabric flower garland as well as toppers which I used atop the little jars of white chocolate mousse. To say these were gorgeous is an understatement! The mousse was served with some floral spoons – image and more details further down this post.
Another favourite item of mine were the pink picket fences I used around the platters which I sourced from Saffy & May and were perfect for the floral/garden feel.
I used floral printed pop sticks from Polkadot Prints for the oreo pops I made.
I had a little drink area set up and reused the pink ruffle garland I used at Rebekah’s birthday party from Emerald and Ella. The drink dispenser is from Leo & Bella and I just added a doily decoration onto it to dress it up a little.
I set up a little area where I had the party favours – chocolate bars & wrappers for the adults from Bespoke Party Products and goodies for the kids in beautiful floral favour bags from Sweet Celebrations. The floral garden mat I placed my daughter’s picture frame on is also from Sweet Celebrations.
I used the gorgeous pom poms from Rebekah’s party again here too. They were made by Pom Pom Princess.
Here is a close up of the chocolate bars and wooden spoons from Bespoke Party Products. I thought they were just divine! I loved that I could purchase the chocolate bars with wrappers all together because with Rebekah’s party the week before I simply didn’t have time to cut printables and prepare these myself!
A close up of the name print & name blocks, Baptism Candle and a special gold cross gift she received.
The name print & blocks were from Retro Ragamuffins and I LOVE them! They are now in her room which she will eventually move into once she outgrows her bassinet. On the name print I had “Naomi” as well as the meaning of her name underneath: delightful, pleasant, beautiful!
And here is my little darling….my favourite picture of the entire day =)
I thought it was time to do a boys theme and one theme which I really love is that of a vintage tricycle inspired by the printables from Style Me Gorgeous. So I’ve decided to do this post on a tricycle or bicycle theme – a great theme if you want to do a classic traditional theme for a boy =)
You could combine this theme with another item as well. For example on the Style Me Gorgeous printables they are combined with a kite. Other printables combine a tricycle with other vintage toys. I also saw a vintage tricycle and ice cream party. So really anything could work and the vintage feel could tie it together.
I’ve based most of my selections on blues and brown/cream tones and vintage items however I know all of you fab blog readers of mine could make any colour work well =)
Invitations/Printables
These are the gorgeous printables which originally inspired this post! I love the colour scheme and the classic look:

Vintage tricycle printables - Style Me Gorgeous
If you want to inject some red into your colour scheme, here is another lovely set of printables:

Lets Ride vintage tricycle printables - M Bradley Designs
These two bring a few other vintage toys into the mix, which I think are just lovely!

Vintage toy printables - The Little Soiree

Childhood toys printables - Spaceship and Laserbeams
Some classic tricycle invitations:

Vintage tricycle invitation - Mon Tresor

Trucks, stars and trikes invitation - Katy Jane
Who said girls can’t have a tricycle party? Check out this cute vintage invitation for a girl:

Little Red Tricycle invitation - Serendipty Creative
Decorations
A few ideas in blue and brown tones:

Tissue paper garland - Invite Me

Happy Birthday hessian bunting - Collecting Feathers

Pale blue tissue garland - Emerald and Ella

Caramel pom poms - Ah-Tissue
Tableware
A gingham tablecloth could work in really well for this theme:

Blue gingham tablecloth - Peters of Kensington
Or you could use this jute material for a vintage feel tablecloth:

Jute by the roll - Occasion by Design
For paper based invitations this tablerunner in brown would suit – and it has polka dots on the back if you want to change the design!

Brown paper reversible tablerunner - The Little Big Company

Brown striped plates - The Little Big Company

Blue white and red polka dot plate - Invite Me

Palm leaf plates - The Party Studio
How cute is this – pre-stamped personalised wooden cutlery ! Saves you the hassle of purchasing the name stamp yourself:

Stamped wooden cutlery - Red Elephant Creative

Baby blue straws - Saffy & May
Yes these popular straws now come in brown and white! Perfect with some chocolate milk I think =)

Brown paper straws - Saffy & May
Sweet Treats
Use some old fashioned treats to go with this vintage theme:

Old fashioned lolly sticks - The Little Big Company

Lollipops - The Little Big Company

Brown polkadot candy cups - Sweet Style
Some cute options for cake toppers:

Red bicycle cake topper - Lulus Cupcake Boutique

Personalised bicycle topper - Heather Boyd
Love these blue cake stands:

Navy blue cake stand - Leo & Bella

Aqua blue cake stand - Mums Little Party Secret
Special Items
I’ve seen some images where people have used actual tricycles as props at their child’s party, and this one could certainly work into this theme and double as a birthday gift:

Classic red tricycle - Tox Xperts
You could use a custom nursery print such as this for an extra decoration on your party table and a special keepsake:

Tricycle nursery print - Simply Sublime Baby
Perfect options for table risers:

Brown kraft suitcases - Send a Toy

Mini wooden stools - Chic By Accident
A few other vintage props and accessories for your party table:

Wood crate box - Sweet Style

Wooden rustic glass box - Chic By Accident

White wash wooden tray - Lifestyle Home & Living

Rustic cutlery tray - Lifestyle Home & Living

Wooden mini blackboard pegs - Saffy & May

Wooden candy scoop - Leo & Bella

Blackboard easel - The Party Parlour
You can pick up some cute tricycle props here and there – I even saw a large tricycle planter in Target a while back. Here are two options I found online which are the perfect size for small prop.

Little red tricycle 4cm high - Love and Clutter

20cm high tricycle planter - Cottage Corner
If you’re in Sydney you can hire this one from Tiny Tots Toy Hire:

French bike for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Also loving these hire item for this vintage theme!

Rustic wooden crate for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire

Wagon wheel for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Packaging
How sweet is this tricycle favour container?:

Bicycle favour - Baby barhar collection
A stylish tricycle favour bag with a vintage feel:

Tricycle favour bag - Piccolo & Poppi
A lovely pastel blue to go with this theme:

Pastel blue party box - Saffy & May
These jute bags really suit a vintage feel:

Jute sacks - Occasion by Design
Cute tricycle favour bags available in other colours too:

Tricycle favour bags - Little Lemonade
Top off your favours with some of these sweet tags:

Retro tricycle bag tag - Katy Jane

Thank you tags - Paint Robot

Tricycle wagon tags - 33 Paper Lane
Real Parties
The vintage tricycle party by Sarah from Style Me Gorgeous using her printables, on her blog
Amanda from the Kawaii Notebook styled this party based on the Style me Gorgeous Printables, featured on the Amy Atlas blog
This baby shower mixed vintage & modern tricycle together – featured on the Hostess with the Mostess blog
A cute pink tricycle party on the Frosted Events blog
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I can’t wait until I can use this theme for hopefully a future son…or grandson if I have to wait until then!!
It’s definitely on my “to do” list of party themes and doing this blog post made me love it more!
Hope you enjoyed the finds =)
As we enter the warmer months and garden parties are being planned I thought I’d do a post on a Bee theme which is lovely for the outdoors.
This is cute for boys or girls, baby showers or even for mixed gender twins birthdays! The most common colour scheme seen is yellow/black/white but you could incorporates blues or pinks, or perhaps add some green for a garden feel.
You can combine this theme with a general garden theme, butterfly theme or ladybug theme.
Here are some finds for this theme. Contact me if you would like to order a personalised inspiration board for this theme: lifeslittlec@gmail.com
Invitations/Printables

Alannah Rose invitations - The Party Parlour

Bee invitations - Invite Me
This lovely printable also includes butterflies. You can see ideas for a Butterfly theme party here.

Bee and butterfly printables - Style Me Gorgeous

Bee printables - Party Printables

Bumble bee printables - The TomKat studio
A cute design for a girls bee party:

Bee printables - Pink Peppermint Prints
Tableware & Sweet Treats

Bee tablecloth - Little Nest

Bumble bee plates - Pink Frosting

Paper eskimo black tie plates - Sweet Celebrations

Bee wooden cutlery - The Bakers Confections
The perfect drink dispenser for this party is this beehive dispenser! However it’s stylish design means you can still use it for other parties as well:

Beehive drink dispenser - Leo & Bella

Black cherry crystal stick - The Little Big Company
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Yellow giant marshmellows - Strawberries and Cupcakes

Black and White swirl pops - The Little Big Company

Bee cupcake wrappers - Cake a doodle doo
Some simple ways to dress up your cake:

Bumble bee cake bunting - Sew Sweet Violet

Personalised clay Bee cake topper - Clayqts
Lovely yellow stands for your cake:

Yellow cake stand - Emerald and Ella
The above cake stand can also be hired from Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney) as well as the below stand:

Cake stand for hire (Sydney) - Tiny Tots Toy Hire

Buttercream milk glass cake stand - Kashaya
Decorations

Beehive lantern - Papier D'Amour

Black and white stripe lantern - Occasion by Design

Bumble bee garland - Mara May

Yellow paper garland - Invite Me

Bee foil balloon - Once upon a party
It can be useful to have a kids table at your party and hiring this along with some coloured chairs to match your theme is another fun way to decorate the party in it’s theme and colours! If you’re in Sydney these yellow and white kids chairs can be hired from Tiny Tots Toy Hire:

Yellow and white kids chairs for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Another item you can hire is this yellow canopy which is perfect for your dessert table! This is available in Sydney from Tiny Tots Toy Hire and I am sure you could find something similar for hire in some other states as well:

Yellow lolly shop canopy display - Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Themed Items

Bumble bee pinata - Pink Frosting
Instead of party hats, why not give the kids these headbands to wear that can also double as party favours:

Bumble bee headband - Let's Celebrate Parties
Perfect for a bee party to give it a garden feel are these grass mats and picket fences:

Grass place mat - Sweet Celebrations
Grass mats can also be hired from Tiny Tots Toy Hire if you are in Sydney!

Mini picket fence decor - Saffy & May
To continue a garden feel you could use these watering cans as centrepieces with flowers inside:

Watering can decor - Saffy & May

Picket fence and Topiary tree for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire

Garden set for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire
A cute hat for the birthday girl:

Bee party hat - Shop Lissy
Favour & Packaging:
Here are some cute favour ideas for your Bee party!

Crochet bees in a pack of 20 - Creation Faeries

Chocolate bees - The Party Parlour

Bee pencils - It's All About Kids Gifts

Bee Castanets - Baby vegas

Honey Dipper - T2 tea

Pop and honey dipper - Mi Mother and Child
These honeycomb jars are perfect for filling with treats as party favors:

Honeycomb jars - Sweet Style
These tote boxes are perfect for this theme:

Black and white tote box - The Party Parlour

Lemoni candy box - Saffy & May
Or for something a bit more specialised you could go with these favour bags from ETSY:

Bee favour bag - Kandy Oh
Real Parties
A lovely soft bumble bee party on the Imprintables blog
A cute party incorporating green into the colour scheme on the Enchanted Events blog
A stylish bee party by Chelle’s Lolly Buffets featured on the Amy Atlas Blog
Lovely gender reveal bee party by Sharnel Dollar Designs
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Hope you enjoyed this Bee party collection round up and it helped you with your party planning or helped you find some new suppliers for other themes you might be planning for!
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!

Kite Invitation - Polkadot Prints
Kite invitation - Imprintables

Vintage Tricycle and Kite invitation and printables - Style Me Gorgeous

Kite Invitation (also available in blue) - Our Little Soiree

Archie and his Kite invitation - The Little Humbugs

The Kite Collection - Mary had a little party
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:

Boy oh boy bunting - The Party Studio
Cute cloud garland which would look lovely with some kites in the background:

Cloud Garland - Gen Terro

Large polkadot lantern - The Party Studio

Jumbo 90cm balloons - Occasion by Design
Tableware
This soft fabric table runner is light and airy, perfect for this theme:

Blue stripe fabric table runner - The Princes and the Pirate
Combine it with some lovely blue and white tableware:

Blue and white stripe partyware - Sweet Little Birdy

Blue and white polkadot plate - Sweet Style

Blue and white spot napkins - Details, Details

Blue dot paper straws - Little Big Company
How cute and classic are these mini swing top bottles? Just had to share them – the perfect addition for any theme really!

Mini swing top bottles - The Little Big Company
Sweet Treats
Love the little ribbon tail on this cookie cutter:

Kite cookie cutter - Details, Details
For unique cupcake toppers, these little handmade kite toppers are adorable!

Kite cupcake toppers - Delectable Delights
Also love the idea of cloud cupcake toppers for this theme too:

Felt cloud cupcake toppers - A Continual Feast
Some lovely blue and white options for your wrappers:

Blue and white polka dot cupcake wrapper - The Party Studio

Trellis cupcake wrapper - Hard To Find
These items are fantastic to serve other treats in! Perfect for chips, popcorn or even fairy floss:

Scallop box - Sweet Little Birdy

Paper cone - Invite Me

Candy box pale blue - Invite Me
Speaking of soft and fluffy fairy floss how about adding some to the table:

Blue fairy floss - Occasion By Design

Persian fairy floss in vanilla - Shoppe with Lily
Scallops are such a lovely pattern, especially for a light and airy theme such as a Kite Theme:

Scallop cake stand - Sweet Little Birdy

Blue and white candles - Details, Details
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:

Kite kit to make a kite- Kite Site
These would make great party favours or a quick and easy option for kites on the day:

Pocket kite - Bambini Pronto
A range of lovely designs are available from this site:

Butterfly kite - Toy Empire
Another idea are these kites ready to be coloured in:

Colour Me in Kites - Toy Empire
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:

Paint your own kite kit - Young Minds Toys

Seedling Design your own box kite - Design Child
Love the vibrant colours on this kite:

Licorice Diamond Kite - Toy Villa
How gorgeous are these 2 kites! These alone are enough to make me want to have a kite party!

Kite custom banner - Party Fetti

Vintage Kite - Fanciful Kites
A few other special treats which can feature at the party and then to the bedroom after the party:

Quilted wall art kite - Kim's Crafty Apple

Belle and Boo print - Belle and Boo
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:

Boy with kite wall decal - The Alphabet Tree

Girl with kite wall decal - The Alphabet Tree
A sweet Kite mobile as a unique feature to hang over a table:

Kite mobile - Made by Mosey
Love all these themed party games from The Princess and the Pirate! Here is one which is so perfect for this party:

Pin the kite on the string party game - The Princess and the Pirate
For the birthday girl, there are a number of cute Kite designs available for a lovely birthday outfit such as this sweet top:

Girls kite tshirt - Monstar kids
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:

Twirlable pinwheels with kite design - Pickled Parlour
These cute and simple wood toy favours are perfect for little hands to hold and wave around:

Wood Toy Fly Me party favour - Applenamos
Of course you could send all the little one’s home with a special kite such as these mini kites:

Mini kite - Toy Emporium
Another great idea for a party favour is a lollipop in the colour scheme of your party:

Light blue blueberry swirls - Little Big Company
Package your favours in one of these lovely options:

Chevron Tote box - Sweet Style

Polkadot candy box - {P} is for Party

Blue polkadot treat box - Sharnel Dollar Designs
How lovely are these Kite gift tags! They provide lovely inspiration for something you may be able to make yourself:

Kite gift tags - Etsy shop Raemj
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!