Bird’s Party Magazine – Christmas Inspiration

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In the middle of my blog break I just had to do a post to let you know that The Bird’s Party Magazine has been released, filled with Christmas and holiday party and celebration inspiration!

I contributed the 3 inspiration boards from pages 9-11 for 3 different Christmas themes: Traditional, Glam and baroque and Green and Natural.

Please contact me if you would like an inspiration board (with 25-30 images and sources) or more detailed custom services for the little celebrations you are planning! Simply send me an e-mail and I can explain more about what I offer and prices =)

Hope you enjoy the finds and the magazine.

 

Babushka Doll Theme

A lovely and bright theme which is becoming more popular but still remains unique!

Pinks and reds feature commonly this theme. Mix these in with greens, blues or yellows for a bright Babushka theme party! There are many Babushka items found easily these days due to their popularity and with Christmas coming up you will find even more items you can use!

I hope you enjoy this collection of possible items for your Babushka theme party!

Remember to visit the Party Directory section of the website to find all the vendors you need when planning this party!

Invitations/Printables

 

 

Matroyshka party invitations – I Will Invitations

 

 

Babushka Printables by Style Me Gorgeous – Boutique Printables

 

 

Babushka doll printables – Pretty and Print

 

 

Babushka invitation and printables – Polkadot Prints

 

My Little Babushka printables – Fairydust Stylish Stationary

Decorations

Some cute options for Babushka inspired buntings:

Babushka bunting – Giggleberry Creations

 

Babushka lights – Ministyle

Another option is to dangle a few hanging Babushka decorations:

Babushka felt decorations – Papier D’amour

 

Babushka dolls often have floral prints painted on them, so you could even incorporate some floral items into your decor:

 

Small ruby rose lantern – The Party Studio

 

 Tableware

You could use fabric to create your tablecloth (or use it as a backdrop). Here is one of many of the designs from the Kelani Fabric site:

 

Pink Babushka and rose fabric – Kelani Fabric

Keep things bright with your tableware with one of these options:

 

Raspberry Sambellina plates – Sweet Little Birdy

 

Lime Green paper plates – The Party Studio

 

Hot pink square plates – Invite Me

 

 Sweet Treats

How cute is this cookie cutter set to make your own set of Babushka cookies?

Babushka cookie cutter set – Party & Co

Perfect cupcake wrappers for this theme:

Babushka baking cup – Love The Occasion

 

Pop on some cute Babushka cupcake toppers onto your cupcakes or other sweet items:

Babushka cupcake toppers – Giggles Cupcake Toppers

 

Babushka Doll cupcake toppers – Charli Mae

 

Russian nesting doll cupcake toppers – Paper Circus

 

 

Special Themed Items

Incorporate Babushka dolls into your decorations with one of these collections:

 

 

Russian nesting dolls – Retro and Co

 

Turqouise Nesting Dolls – Eco Fabrics

 

Babushka Doll – Funky Homes

 

 

 

Babushka Dolls by Elfin Trail – Down that Little Lane

 

Babushka doll trinket box – Nest Emporium

 

This paint your own babushka doll set is a great party activity:

 

Paint your own russian dolls by Seedling – Classic Baby

 

Take Home Favour

There are a range of lovely Babushka inspired party favours to keep the little one’s smiling all the way home!

Babushka wooden key rings – The Little Big Company

 

Wooden Babushka pencils – The Little Big Company

 

 

 

Babushka lip gloss – Birthday Room

 

Babushka bath gel – Birthday Room

This is a cute favour box perfect for this party:

 

Nesting Doll printable craft – Fantastic Toys

Colourful Babushka printables are also fantastic to print out to stick onto your favour package or use as gift tags:

Printable Matryoshka gift tags – Seven Star

Real Parties

Matryoshka Doll Birthday Party by Steph Modo

Love the cake and bunting in this party from On To Baby

Bright Babushka party from Eye Candy Events featured on the Amy Atlas blog

A pastel and sweet Babushka baby shower on the Imprintables blog

A classic and elegant Babushka dessert table by Lou Lou Events

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I hope you have found some inspiration to celebrate your little one using the Babushka theme!

If you use any of these ideas, I’d love to see them!

 

 

 

 

Christmas Colour Inspiration

What are your Christmas colours? It’s a question that seems to be getting discussed a lot lately on facebook.

Do you go traditional red, green and white? Do you like to change it up every year? Or do you stick to the same (but unique) colour palette each time?

We all know Christmas is about a lot more than just the colours we decorate in and it’s important that we don’t put pressure on ourselves as mum’s to have a Christmas tree or dessert table that is ‘magazine worthy’ – especially when you have children who want to be hand’s on in the decorating!

However I always find decorating in a colour scheme (and choosing the colours) is a fun part of the early Christmas preparations!

Here is some colour inspiration for you based starting off with what is fast becoming quite a popular colour combination – bold red and soft aqua:

 

Red and Aqua Christmas table – Save the Date for Cupcakes Blog

 

Red and Aqua christmas – Country Living

 

I love these soft colour palettes of blue with creams and golds for a fresh look:

 

Heavenly holidays dessert table featured on Hostess with the Mostess blog

 

With a different shade of blue and gold you can create a warm feel:

 

Blue and gold table – The Guardian

 

Blue and gold Christmas tree – Country Living

 

A unique pink, gold and blue colour palette makes for a bright and beautiful Christmas spread:

 

Vintage pastel Dessert table by Glorious Treats featured on Hostess with the Mostess

 

Vibrant purple is a great colour for Christmas! Team it with a bold red:

 

Christmas table from LMG Events featured on the Anders Ruff Blog

 

 

Pink seems to be the ‘new red’ of Christmas! A soft pink, gold and silver colour scheme would look gorgeous:

 

Pink and Gold tree – image via Sweet Tooth – Shauna Younge Blog

 

You could go rustic with browns mixed in with reds, greens or golds:

 

Rustic Woodland Christmas table featured on Pizzazzerie by Sandra Downie Event Designs

 

Rustic Christmas table – Save the Date for Cupcakes blog

 

Add silver to a traditional red and white combination for a stand out look:

 

Red, white and silver table – High/Low, Food/Drink

 

Isn’t this a great Christmas centrepiece using baubles? Love it!

 

Red christmas bauble centrepiece – Searching for Style blog

 

Red, white and green will always be a Christmas favourite:

 

Red, white and green christmas table by Anders Ruff – Image from Very Rosenberry

 

You could also keep things very simple and light with a white winter wonderland feel in the midst of our hot Australian summer!

White christmas dessert table – Merryl Brown Events

Another take on the pinkcolour scheme, this time with different shades of pink with gold. So elegant…

Pink Nutcracker dessert table by Kate Landers Events – Hostess with the Mostess blog

This is a stunning table! I love how they have brought in elements of traditional red ad green but also mixed in touches of creams and golds:

Candyland dessert table featured on Bakarella

 

For a unique touch, why not mix pink and green together this Christmas?

Pink and green tree – Kathleen Ellis Lifestyle Design blog

Pink and green baubles – Destiny Awakes blog

 

Perfect for an adult’s Christmas dinner is this black, silver and white Christmas colour scheme:

Black, white and silver by Bird’s Party – Peach Pizzazz

 

I’ve noticed some neon christmas decorations in store this year so if you want to go bright and bold this year – here is some inspiration for you!:

Neon christmas tree – Salty Pineapple

 

 

Neon christmas tree – House to Home website

 

Neon christmas gift wrapping – Sweet Style

 

I hope you have found a Christmas colour combination for Christmas.

It’s impossible to collate every possible Christmas colour combination available.  So – what are your Christmas colours? Did I include them in this selection or are you doing something different? I’d love to hear from you!

 

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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!

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 - Party Invitations...

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!

12 Lets Go Fly a Kite Cupcake Toppers.... party, birthday, girl, boy, rainbow, polka dot, monogram, heart, flower

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

 

 

The Vintage Kite

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 Fly a Kite

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!

 

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

 

Lego building block party printables – Crackers Art

 

Girls lego party printables – Crackers Art

 

Lego inspired printable invitation – Giggles and Grace designs

 

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Lego printables – Edgehouse Design

 

 

Lego party printables – Be Design Solutions

 

 

These are available as printed, cut and assembled for you:

Lego party invitation – Sweetheart Party Extras

 

Lego party stationery to match above invitation – Sweetheart Party Extras

 

Here is a free printable invitation to go with the latest Lego movie:

 

Free Lego City party invitation printable – Rook No.17 blog

 

A printable in the traditional yellow/red look:

 

Lego Birthday Printables – Simone Madeit

 

 

A cute idea for a DIY invitation!

 

Lego invitation – lmnop

 

Lego Party Decorations

You can create your own lego block decorations and there are lots of ideas online for inspiration:

 

DIY Lego hanging decorations – Idaho Mum blog

 

Otherwise going with a polka dot pattern works in well for a lego party:

 

Yellow spot lanterns – Little Red Chick party boutique

 

Yellow polka dot balloons – Just Party Supplies

 

There is also lego city licensed items available for decorations for a lego party:

 

Lego city balloons – Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

 

Lego Party Tableware 

 

Yellow polka dot table cover – Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

Lego city table cover – Fantasy Kids Parties

 

For a lego party you could go with square plates for a block look:

Red square plate – The Party Parlour

 

Or continue a polka dot pattern:

 

Sambellina yellow polka dot plates – The Party Parlour

 

Or you can mix in some licenced lego partyware with non licensed items:

 

Lego city large party plate – Fantasy Kids Parties

 

This cutlery would be perfect if you are having a lego construction party:

Construction wooden cutlery – Bespoke Party Products

 

 

Sweet Treats

Some fun lego shaped candy!:

Lego shaped candy blocks – Lollies 2 Go

 

Dress up the drinks with these cute lego ice cubes!

 

Lego ice-cube tray – Lego Shop

 

Create decorations for your cakes or treats with this mould:

Lego moulds for cake decorating – Cakes Around Town

 

Use this lego head cookie cutter to make lego shaped cookies, sandwiches etc:

Lego cookie cutter – Sugar Time

 

Use baking or ice-cream cups to serve up savoury or sweet items to match with your colour scheme:

Yellow polka dot ice cream cups – Sweet Celebrations

 

Fun lego candles for your cake!:

Lego Blockz Candles – Children’s Dept on Down That Little Lane

 

 

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. 

 

Lego cookies – One Sweet Chick Couture Cookies and Cakes (Sydney based, posts Australia wide)

 

Here is a fun idea – a Lego smashcake, perfect for your child to knock down and deconstruct!:

 

Lego party smash cake – SmashCake

 

 

Special Lego party props or decor:

Some fun free Lego mask printables:

 

Free lego mask printables in different designs – Lego

 

These lego storage items are great to be used as decoration or props with a practical use for after the party:

 

Lego snack box – Howards Storage World

 

Lego storage block – Howards Storage World

 

 

These turntables are fantastic for a lego activity/play station at the party filled with different lego pieces:

 

Craft turntable in red – The Party Parlour

 

You could use this fun scene setter for a photo area:

 

Lego wall scene setter – Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

 

Hire

Some fun hire items such as large lego blocks for building:

Giant building blocks for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire

 

This lego head is a great centrepiece on your party table:

Lego head for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)

 

The black and white checked floor would also fit into this lego party theme:

 

Black and white chequered floor for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)

 

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.

 

 

Red mini panton chair replica for hire – Mini Party People (Sydney and Melbourne)

 

 

Light blue bubble chairs for hire – Sweet Celebrations (Sydney)

 

 

Kids table and chairs for hire – The Candy Tree (Perth

 

 

 

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:

 

Blocks notebook from Rudy and the Dodo – Down That Little Lane

 

 

Lego city crayon pack – Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

Lego blocks soap – Soap Buddies

 

Lego soap men – Soap Buddies

 

Use yellow party bags to create Lego faces on them for your take home packaging:

 

Yellow favour bags – The Party Parlour

 

Or add stick on dots to a party box such as this for a lego block look bag:

 

Yellow favour boxes – The Little Big Company

 

A few other party favour packaging options:

 

Yellow polka dot favour bags – Just Party Supplies

 

Yellow cupcake box – Little Red Chick party boutique

 

 

Lego favour bags – The Sweet Little Party Company

 

Some printable options to create your own favour boxes:

 

Free printable lego favour box – Hotcakes blog

 

Lego favour box printables – Printables by Amy

 

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!

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