We are so privileged to be surrounded by so many beautiful beaches in Australia, aren’t we? There’s not a kid I know who doesn’t enjoy spending their summer swimming in the surf, rolling in sand and building sandcastles. Just add ice cream and you have the perfect day out!
For those lucky enough to be celebrating a birthday or special occasion during the warm summer months, a beach party theme is a fun way to turn everyone’s favourite day out into a party – whether it’s at the beach with a BBQ lunch, at home on the deck or by the pool. Just add umbrellas, bright zinc and away you go! Of course it doesn’t have to be summer to enjoy the beach either – turn up the heat indoors, get the deck chairs out and bring the outdoors in! Just like this fantastic set up by Party In A Package.
Beach Party – Party In A Package
Wherever you’re hosting a surfing or beach theme party or a pool party, we’ve sourced some great partyware and party supplies to help set the mood – just add sand!
Beach party invitations
Depending on the age group and event type, draw inspiration from marine life, retro surfboards, colours and props commonly used at the beach to bring together your theme.
Surfer Girl Invitation – Joyful Invitations
Ocean party invitation – Bonjour Berry
Vintage surf party invitation – Sassaby Parties
Beach Party Invitations – Joyful Invitations
Having a beach themed Christening or First birthday? Subtle nods to the beautiful colours like these gorgeous watercolour designs by Emma Smith Event Stationery add a more sophisticated touch.
Beach them wedding invitations – Emma Smith Event Stationery
Beach party decorations
When it comes to decorating your venue for a beach themed occasion, get creative with items you already have at home and would normally accompany you to the beach, add balloons and hey presto! We’ve found some fun items for adding colour, fun and style to your event from our LLC Vendors.
Styling by Sugar Coated Mama
Love these gorgeous summery colours together:
Oasis Fan Mix – The LIttle Event Company
Honeycomb Garland – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Yellow Paper Fan – Emiko Blue
Tassel Garland – DD Brand
Teal jumbo balloon – Emiko Blue
Shark Splash Scatters – Fantasy Kids Parties
Teal Honeycomb Fancy – Poppies For Grace
Emoji sunglasses balloon – Favor Lane Party Boutique
Poolside confetti – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
This tablecloth provides the perfect base for a beachy themed dessert table:
Hessian Table Cloth – Saffy & May
You could also hire a table such as this (love the teal legs!) for a beachy feel. You can see it in use in the first beach party setup shared at the start of this post!
Trestle table with teal legs for hire – Petite Events Hire Sydney
Cute summery chairs for the kids will help style your kids party table:
Kids cane chair for hire – My Garden Party (Sydney)
Hessian Covered Stools – The Enchanted Party Hire (Qld)
Kid’s Yellow Stools – Little Giggles Party Hire (Melbourne)
Beach theme tableware
Colour blocking your tableware is a fantastic and easy way to achieve a coordinated beach theme. Incorpating a scened backdrop or props to complete the look around a seated table or dessert buffet, your guests will be transported to a sandy tropical island!
Striped Plates – The Little Event Company
Sunrise plates – The Little Event Company
Rollerskates and Rainbows plates – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Yellow dessert plates – Hip and Hooray
Pastel ice cream cups – Emiko Blue
Sunshine Cups – Fantasy Kids Parties
Yellow Paper Straws – The Little Event Company
Love the beachy look of these napkins:
Mint Green Napkins – The Little Event Company
Outdoor Party Kit – The Kit Source
Beach theme cakes and desserts
The best part about a beach party? The BBQ picnic lunch of course! But this is a party, and it wouldn’t be a party without cake now, would it?
There are some seriously talented patissier’s out there who can make some clever dessert options to tie in with your theme. Think macaron crabs, summery themed desserts and fun surfboard cookies! Here is a sample but browse the Directory if you need someone specific in your location:
Beach themed cookies – Sweets with Love Sydney
Crab macarons – Arelio Sweetbox (sydney)
Beach themed cake – Sweetest Jubilee (Melbourne)
Beach themed cookies – Dous Dolce (Sydney)
Mini desserts – Velvetier (Qld)
Watermelon fudge pops – My Petite Sweets (Perth)
Create your own treats with this fun surfboard mould!:
Surfboard Chocolate Moulds – Confectionately Yours
A few extra accessories:
Turquoise Cupcake Baking Cups – Little Kite
Shell handpainted cupcake toppers – ELK Prints
Beach themed party favours
Send the little ones home with some treats in these beach coloured favour bags along with some fun beach themed favors:
Sunrise treat bags – The Little Event Company
Sweet soiree party bags – Emiko Blue
Yellow tin bucket – The Party Parlour
Thong notepad beach party favour – Children’s party supplies
Mini beach deck chair favours – The Little Big Company
Mini beach balls – Party Kit n Kaboodle
With summer well and truly on our doorstep now, this is such a fun theme for your next occasion and can really be as relaxed and casual as you like, with plenty of fun.
Surfs up!
Unicorns have everyone in a spin at the moment with unicorn parties, desserts and partyware still being so popular!
If you’re planning for this theme and looking out for items, Deer Little Parties is a gorgeous party boutique which makes shopping for this theme easy with their range of Unicorn partyware. Today we are showcasing a few of their Unicorn party supplies but you must pop onto their website to explore their themes which make party shopping so much easier for a range of kids parties.
Here are our top pics of Unicorn party supplies to bring together a fun unicorn bash for your little one!:
Giant unicorn balloon
Unicorn streamer set
Jumbo confetti balloon
Lavender lantern
Fantasy unicorn paper plates
Toot ombre plate
Pastel paper cups gold border
Rainbow cake topper
Gold foil straws
Pastel party box
If you happen to live in Ballarat, Victoria you can also visit the delightful Deer Little Parties venue where you can pick up supplies, hire partyware or have them host your child’s party in their venue!:
Venue – Ballarat
Visit the Deer Little Parties store online to browse their extensive range of party supplies for kids parties! They stock well known brands as well as sourcing some unique items to match various party themes
Happy party planning! x
If I was to do a poll on the most popular party themes for 2016, Tropical would be one of the clear winners by a mile. Not a day goes by without spotting another beautifully styled, colourful tropical party on my Instagram feed. What’s not to love about bright colours, cheeky fruit, sunglasses, flamingos, palm leaves and inflatable pool toys? Bring on Summer!
Tutti Frutti pool party – Sugar Coated Mama and Sweet + Styled
Tropical party. Styling – Paper Face (Sydney)
With so many new and tempting partyware options available for this theme however, it can be hard to know where to start, so I’ve done the hard work for you and rounded up a few supplies and inspo ideas from our LLC Vendors to get the party started.
Styling – Sweet Bits And Pieces
Tropical Party Invitations
When I think of a tropical party, the vibrant colours of summer fruits and lush green palms always spring to mind. So use this as your inspiration for colour and design in your invitations, and have some Rio Carnevale style fun by adding some pink flamingos!
Invitation – ELK Prints
Flamingo Invitation – That Little Creative Co
Invitation – Eve & Co
Tropical party backdrop design – Giggles and Grace Design
Fruity invitation – Bonjour Berry
Flamingo invitation – Bonjour Berry
Flamingo invitation – Emma Smith Stationery
Tutti Frutti invitation – Emma Smith Stationery
A lovely keep sake idea is a custom print recording all the special details of your child at the age they are at the moment! This fun tropical themed custom print would be perfect for this theme:
Tropical custom print – Edge House Design
Tropical party decorations
You can literally go bananas (pardon the pun) decorating with this theme. Go bold with lush foliage or create your own palm or Monstera leaves using large pieces of paper, include plenty of fruit and florals as props, and don’t forget a flamingo or two for a bit of fun!
Tropical party dessert table – Opulenticity Party & Buffet Styling (Perth)
Tropical party – Opulenticity Party and Buffet Styling Perth
Tropical dessert table – Perfectly Sweet (Qld)
How gorgeous is this floral chandelier by Hanging Pretty?
Floral Chandelier – Hanging Pretty
This garland would make a fun backdrop or centrepiece!:
Fruit garland – Emiko Blue
These hand painted water colour decorations by ELK Prints are perfect for table settings or the sweets buffet.
ELK Prints
Of course what’s a party without balloons!
Pineapple balloon – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Flamingo balloon – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Flamingo balloon – Love The Occasion
Giant palm tree balloon – Peppermint Sunday
Tropical garland – Fantasy Kids Parties
Teal paper fan – Emiko Blue
The use of natural or artificial flowers is also a great idea, and I love how Kirei Handmade has used them on giant letters.
Floral letters – Kirei Handmade
You can also hire a foilage wall such as this for a tropical feel backdrop:
Foilage wall – Sweet Heavenly Events and Party Hire (Sydney)
Flamingos or pineapples? Can’t decide? Go for both!:
Tropical garland -Sugarlicious
Giant honeycomb balls in abundance and a selection of bold colours also looks fabulous.
Tropical party styling – Saffy & May. Backdrop from Giggles and Grace Designs
Pink honeycomb balls – The Little Event Company
Pineapple honeycomb centrepiece – The Little Big Company
Can’t go past these flamingo pinatas for some fun or decoration:
Flamingo pinata – Party Pony Designer Pinatas
Tropical party tableware
Is it getting balmy in here yet? Let’s turn the heat up a notch with the perfect table setting for guests to sip on tropical punch and enjoy sweet fruit treats.
You’ll find an abundance of bright tableware perfect for this theme, including these fun finds.
Confectionately Yours
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
The Little Event Company
Favor Lane Party Boutique
Sunrise party plates – The Little Event Company
Sorbet fruits plate – Hip and Hooray
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Flamingo napkins – Confectionately Yours
Tropical partyware – Favor Lane Party Boutique
Flamingo swizzle sticks – Favor Lane Party Boutique
Flamingo straws – Deer Little Parties
This fun lemonade stand from Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney) is perfect for a cool drinks bar at a hot tropical party and seen in the below tropical setup:
Lemonade stand for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Styling – ELK Prints
Hire some flamingos for extra decorating fun!:
Flamingos for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Tropical cakes, cookies and desserts
With a theme that takes it’s cues from food, it’s fair to say that your sweets table will be the centrepiece of this occasion. Think cakes and desserts decorated with tropical flowers or fruit, and cookies shaped as exoctic birds, monstera leaves and tropical fruits. Don’t forget the real thing either!
Here is some of what has been created for this theme from LLC vendors around Australia who you can order from:
Cake – Sweets With Love with paper flowers by Hanging Pretty
Tropical cake – Velvetier (Qld)
Tropical cookies – Sweetcheeks Cookies and Cakes (Melbourne)
Tropical macarons – Arelio Sweetbox (Sydney)
Chocolates – Chocobon (Melbourne)
Tropcial cookies – Frosted by Nicci (Melbourne)
Cake – Frosted by Nicci (Melbourne)
Pineapple cupcake toppers – DIY Parties by Renee
Petite Cookies Melbourne
Tropical cupcakes – Love That Lolly Bar (Sydney)
Pineapple cookies – Flyaway Pineapple
Sweetcheeks Cookies and Cakes
Tropical edible print – Custom Icing
Flamingo cake topper – A la Roch
Tropical desserts – The Pumpkin Carriage (Sydney)
Petite Sweets & Co
Tropical party favours
From fruit inspired cookies to whacky flamingo foam glasses, your guest will go home feeling like they’ve been on a tropical holiday with these finds and packaging!
Watermelon favour bag- Love The Occasion
Fruity tattoos – The Little Event Company
Flamingo glasses – Favor Lane Party Boutique
Fruit stickers – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Glitter & Glue Designs
Before the little guests head home – why not have them stamp their fingerprint on this unique guest book idea! This ceramic hand painted tile will make the perfect keepsake for after the party!:
Guest book alternative – Pinta Craft
With so many partywares available, you can see why the tropical theme is just so hot right now, and a really easy one to pull together. I hope this has helped narrow the search down a little for you and provided the inspiration you need for your next occasion!
Let’s face it, the first year of a baby’s life is challenging for all involved to say the least so when it comes to planning this special milestone, it is definitely worth celebrating and well to be honest, we all deserve a party!! Today Melbourne event stylist Helen from The Sugar Topped Table is sharing with us all some tips when it comes to planning this first birthday!
It all begins with choosing the perfect theme that may reflect the tiny personality already formed by your little ones. These may include a cute little princess theme for a sweet little girl or a Peter Rabbit theme for that handsome yet so cuddly little boy.
Once you’ve decided on your theme, its then much easier to work out what you are after when it come to the invitations
Invitation design by Emma Smith Event Stationery
Why are these so important you may ask? Well they create a level of excitement & anticipation for all your guests which then leave them guessing as to what you may have planned for this special celebration.
Invite design by Style Me Gorgeous
This also helps with the design of any other stationery items you are wanting including backdrop, welcome sign, thank you tags, chocolate wrappers – the list goes on!
Invite design by Emma Smith Event Stationery
I know that I absolutely love receiving those WOW factor invitations; it just confirms that this event will be amazing!
Now that the unique style of design is complete, we can focus on all the other fun items including the decorations, table settings, main cake, desserts, guest favours, entertainment – the list goes on!
Styling by The Sugar Topped Table (Melbourne)
Styling by The Sugar Topped Table (Melbourne)
Styling by The Sugar Topped Table (Melbourne)
Creating that special celebration can be stressful at times but remember that its all about having fun!
If you’re in Melbourne and need a helping hand to plan your little one’s birthday party, head to The Sugar Topped Table to find out more about their styling services.
It’s November so we can start talking about Christmas, right?
Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year so it doesn’t hurt to start enjoying it a little early! However it does also involve a lot of planning and preparation especially for us mums trying to coordinate teacher gifts, christmas cards and christmas gatherings.
The Life’s Little Celebrations Christmas showcase aims to make it easy for you to browse a range of Christmas items in ONE spot – easily CLICK on any image below to be taken directly to the business where you can find those items
Below you will find everything from lovely Christmas dessert packs to order as gifts, Christmas decorations and partyware, some unique Christmas gift items, Christmas printables and customised Christmas baubles and more!
You can also browse everything on the Life’s Little Celebrations Christmas Showcase facebook album
Christmas cards, invitations and stationery:
For some personalised Christmas cards, printable items for gifts or fun naughty/nice list certificates – there is a range of fun Christmas stationery available:
Christmas cards – Bonjour Berry
Christmas Printables – Joyful Invitations
Naughty and Nice list certificates – Hoot Invitations
Christmas stationery – Emma Smith Stationery
Christmas cards and chocolate wrappers – Lou Lou Pie Creative
Christmas chocolate bar wrappers – Edge House Design
Custom illustrated christmas card – Elk Prints
Christmas decorating, partyware and tableware:
Whether it is a large Christmas party, a fun Christmas table setting for the kids or a small family gathering – the Christmas partyware and tableware from these party stores are cute, stylish and great quality! As you can see the traditional red/green/white is still popular for Christmas mixed in along with metallics!
Shop them by clicking on any image below!:
Christmas partyware – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Christmas partyware – The Little Event Company
Christmas partyware – Hip and Hooray
Christmas partyware – Emiko Blue
Christmas partyware – Love The Occasion
Christmas tableware – The Kit source
Christmas partyware – Favor Lane
Christmas partyware – One Magic Day
Christmas partyware – Deer Little Parties
Christmas tableware – Illume Partyware
Christmas garland, tags and toppers – Chumblebee
Christmas partyware – Peppermint Sunday
Christmas party poms – Theme It Party Boxes
Create a gorgeous setting for your christmas table or dessert table with these tablecloths:
Tablecloths – Saffy and May
Give your family something extra fun to do on Christmas day with a custom pinata which can be made in a Christmas themed shape:
Custom pinatas for Christmas – Party Pony Designer Pinatas
The kids will love these reindeer props at any Christmas party!:
Reindeer props for hire- Tiny Tots Toy Hire Sydney
Kids Christmas bon bons – Party Ideas in a box
Create some fun for the kids with these stencils and decorations:
Christmas snow stencils – Confectionately Yours
Christmas Desserts & Edible Gifts:
Looking for some gifts that you know will be enjoyed and appreciated? These gift ideas are perfect for teachers, neighbours and friends or make a perfect little treat for Christmas day!:
Christmas fairy floss gift packs – Fluffy Crunch
Christmas cookie gift sets – Petite Cookies (Melbourne, posts Australia wide)
Christmas cupcakes – One Sweet Chick Couture Cookies and Cakes (Sydney)
Chocolate and Chocolate coated strawberry gift boxes – Chocobon
Christmas cookie gift packs – The Baker on the Hill
Christmas cookie mix in a bottle gift – Sweet Health
Christmas cookies, macarons and cake pops – The Sweetest Jubilee (Melbourne)
Christmas cookie gifts – Cookie Queen Kitsch’n
Christmas cakes – Love That Lolly Bar (Sydney)
Christmas cookies – Flyaway Pinaeapple
Christmas DIY cupcake packs – Party Pax
Christmas Gifts:
For something extra special – these Christmas gift ideas are perfect for your own little ones, family members or school gifts!:
Christmas hats and hair accessories – Little Miss Charlie’s Treasures
Christmas hair accessories and headwear – Kirei Handmade
Christmas custom wooden ornaments – A La Roch
Christmas personalised baubles, santa letters, tags and toppers – DIY Parties by Renee
Christmas school gifts, gift tags and labels – Glitter and Glue Designs
Costume gifts – Special Celebration Events
Christmas wine labels, gift labels, photo frames and gifts – Kel’s Gift Labelling
Christmas customised sacks, tags and baubles – Miss Lavie
Christmas ceramic ornament painting session – Pinta Crafts
Finish off your christmas wrapping with a range of personalised Christmas wrapping paper:
Personalised christmas wrapping paper – Love JK
I am sure your head is swimming with ideas after having a browse so make sure you keep revisiting this blog post or the facebook album as you plan your Christmas items for 2016!
There is always so much to love and enjoy about Christmas – so have fun with all the planning and decorating. Say no to a stressful Christmas and yes to a joyful merry Christmas!