ROLL UP! ROLL UP!! To this gorgeous Carousel inspired birthday party for Neve which was also a styled collaboration photoshoot for our latest online Magazine!
Styled by Belle Events in Sydney for her daughter – you may have seen this shoot gracing the front cover!
Natalie of Belle Events not only styled this but also provided the gorgeous props such as the carousel horse, giraffe and ferris wheel for a gorgeous Carousel setting!
Balloons by Des created the beautiful pastel balloons against the backdrop by Edgehouse Design and cake by Dulce Trio!
The kids table settings were simply perfect with craft canvas’s by Candy and Canvas, Partyware from BAM Party and Events and gorgeous paperie by Party & Design Co:
Beautiful cookies by Flora Muse Studio were so stunning!
Cookie mix favours by Sweet Health also adorned the tables next to cake pops by Cookie Queen Kitsch’n:
Cookie Queen Kitshc’n also created the chocolate coated tim tams:
The favour boxes by Party and Design Co were so stunning!
Acrylics by Serendipity Design Corner really brought the theme alive!
Candy and Canvas entertainment via their art and craft activities and carousel canvas’s suited this theme perfectly
A gorgeous castle by Mimi Bounce was enjoyed by all the kids:
And Pistachio Entertainment provided a ballerina to entertain all the kids!
Gorgeous birthday girl Neve wore oufits from Wishful Playground. So beautiful!
It truly was a special and unforgettable day had by all!
VENDORS:
Styling & props
Belle Events Sydney
www.instagram.com/belle_events_syd
Photography
86th and Lex Photography
www.instagram.com/86thandlexphoto
Cake
Dulce Trio
www.instagram.com/dulcetrio3
Cookies
Flora Muse Studio
https://www.instagram.com/floramusestudio/
Cake pops & choc coated tim tams
www.instagram.com/cookiequeenkitschn
Dresses
Wishful Playground
www.instagram.com/wishfulplayground
Acrylic centrepieces, bar menus and welcome signage
Serendipity Design Corner
www.instagram.com/serendipitydesigncorner
Partyware
BAM Party and Events
Www.Instagram.com/bam_party_and_events
Plaster moulds and themed canvas activity
Candy and Canvas
Www.Instagram.com/candyandcanvas
Balloons
Balloons by Des
Www.Instagram.com/balloonsbydes
Cookie mixes
Sweet Health
www.instagram.com/sweethealthcookiemix
Papiere & party boxes, bottle wraps
Party and Design Co
www.instagram.com/partyanddesignco
Jumping castle
Mimi Bounce
www.instagram.com/mimibounce
Backdrop
Edge House Design
www.instagram.com/edgehousedesign
Venue
Café Gusto
www.instagram.com/cafe.gusto.botany
Ballerina
Pistachio Entertainment
Www.Instagram.com/pistachioentertainment
Roll up everyone! There’s a wonderful business to introduce you to tonight – Beth from Kids Prints is one of our talented members who loves to design stationery for children’s parties!
One of the most popular themes from Kids Prints is a Circus Carnival theme which I am sharing tonight with some customer images from a party using her stationery.
This is a great example about how choosing a great invite and stationery design, helps coordinate ALL the party elements and make party planing so much easier! The stationery really brings the circus theme to life and gives the party that carnival feel!
As you can see – from the carnival signs to the favour tags to the food labels – the carnival stationery was used throughout to create a fun setup which is coordinated, using the design by Kids Prints
Kids Prints offers a range of other themes also for kids parties , and you can browse their range easily on their ETSY store! We’re proud to have this talented business as part of our network!
I’m excited to share with you a new series of Party Branding inspiration boards on my blog, thanks to the new service of Party Branding provided by Little Sweet Styling!
The first in the series is based around a Circus theme, to coincide with my recent Circus party theme blog post. There is so much inspiration and products in the one board! It makes party planning for this theme so easy. All the sources are listed below:
If you love to do as much of the party yourself but don’t have the time (or resources) to research, then Little Sweet Styling can do all of the hard work for you leaving you to do the fun stuff!
In your chosen theme you will be presented with everything you need to throw the most wonderful party… styling ideas, hire items, where to shop, recipes, craft ideas, games, entertainment, favours… you name it, it will be found and presented to you in your Party branding board!
To book in your PARTY BRANDING service e-mail littlesweetstyling@gmail.com
SOURCES:
All items available through vendors on the Life’s Little Celebrations Directory:
1. Party Hats $14.95/8pack- Party & Co
2. Giant Balloon with Tassel $55- Ruby Rabbit
3. Printable Invitation $20- 2 Love Birds
4. Red, White and Blue Paper Fans $16.99- Just Party Supplies
5. Honeycomb Tissue Balls $6.95/30cm- Occasion By Design
6. Paper Cups $7.50/8pack- Ruby Rabbit
7. Paper Plates $6.95/12 pack- The Party Parlour
8. Paper Straws $5/20 pack- Paper Face
9. Blackboard Arrows $14.92/2 pack- The Paper Lantern
10. Printed Bamboo Spoons $8.95/20 pack- Ruby Rabbit
11. Table Canopy $140/weekend hire- Tiny Tots Toy Hire
12. Toss the Ring Game $19.95 – Ready to Party
13. Scalloped Edge Cake Stand $49.95- Mums Little Party Secret
14. Cake $P.O.A.- Its A Cake Thing
15. Cupcake Toppers $5.95 – Piece of Cake Party Supplies
16. Cookies $3.50 each- Cookie Mummas
17. Gumballs $12.99/500gms- The Little Big Company
18. Printed Muslin Drawstring Bags $22/10 pack- Penny Lane Studio
19. Canvas Ribbon $6.95/5mts- The Paper Lantern
20. Clown Noses $8.50/4 pack- Occasion By Design
21. Wooden Crates $22.95/2- The Paper Lantern
22. Chevron Paper Bags $4/12 pack- Charlie Mae
23. Temporary Tattoos $0.30 each- Piece of Cake Party Supplies
I hope you enjoyed this fabulous Circus party board.
If you want one put together for your theme, e-mail Rebecca at littlesweetstyling@gmail.com
A classic childhood experience is enjoying the merry go round and this Carousel party captures the fun and magic of this as well as the beauty of a gorgeous carousel! Pastel colours, carousel horses and florals can all make for a beautiful setting! This theme could stand on its own or you could incorporate aspects of the carousel theme into a Carnival/Fair or Circus theme as well (have a look at one of my very early blog posts on a Circus theme). It is truly a sweet and unique theme for a little girl!
Invitations/Printables
A few gorgeous invitations (which are often part of a matching set with other items) and as you can see a variety of colour combinations work well for this theme:
Magical carousel invitation – Lovely Little Parties
Carousel invitaiton – Letter D Parties & Paperie
Alannah Rose Take Me to the Fair invitation – Twiggi
Carousel Birthday party invitation – Photo Greetings
Decorations
Carousels often combine beautiful colours, florals and lights. Recreate this with some of these decorative options:
Paper folding balls – Sweet Style
White ribbed lantern – Details, Details
Lavender paper fan – Little Sooti
Small ruby rose lantern – The Party Parlour
A pretty bunting would look perfect for this party theme:
Alimrose Designs bunting – Tots n Tales
Pretty in pink paper bunting – The Party Studio
Wall decals can really help create an effect and setting for your theme. Here are some beautiful ones for this theme which also is such a gorgeous theme for a girls bedroom as well, so you could definitely reuse them!
Horse Carousel wall decal – Tots n Tales
This lovely carousel horse is available in a range of colours!
Carousel wall sticker – Little Shop of Stickers
Tableware
For your table, combine pretty colours and patterns for your Carousel setting. Stripes work well for a carousel/fair theme or you could work florals into your table decor as well:
Pink table runner with lace trim – I Love Parties
Pink/white stripe tablerunner – The Party Parlour
Shabby Chic pink table runner – Le Petit Party
Pink rectangle plates – Mon Tresor
Provence rose pink napkins – The Party Parlour
Classic soda bottles are perfect for the feeling of being at the fair!
Glass soda bottle – Invite Me
Combine your drinking bottles with a striking colour paper straw! These striped paper straws could also be made into a creative decoration as they are similar to the poles on a carousel. You could attach a carousel horse cut out to them for a cute touch such as the one I’ve shown below!
Purple paper straws- The Little Big Company
Isn’t this gorgeous? Perfect for straws, cake pop sticks or just to use as a decoration!
Carousel horse topper – Charli Mae
Sweet Treats
A few items for your carousel theme sweets:
Carousel cookie cutter – CW Cakes
Carousel Horse chocolate mould – Inspired by Chocolate
You can’t have a fair without fairy floss and this soft persian fairy floss is so pretty:
Persian Fairy Floss – Shoppe with Lily
For something different, serve the fairy floss (or other sweets) in these colourful icecream cups. The colourful stripes are perfect for this pretty carousel at the fair theme:
Icecream cups carnival stripe – Invite Me
If you are going for a classic carnival look then these pink and white striped options will look great:
Pale pink stripe candy box – Invite Me
Cupcake wrapper – The Party Studio
I was in awe when I saw this find….a ferris wheel cupcake holder! Could anything be more delightful? It is just gorgeous and it can be shipped to Australia. *Swoon*!
Ferris Wheel cupcake holder – Horchow (US)
This is a simpler version for your candy:
Ferris wheel candy holder – Karas Party Ideas
Special themed ideas
What is wonderful about a Carousel theme party is that any special item you purchase will look wonderful in your daughters room afterwards. Remember for a theme, you may just need one or two stand out items which really bring the theme to life. You can then carry on the theme in smaller details. Work within your budget and go for items you can reuse or display again in your child’s room.
Hiring is another great option for stand out features to match your theme and this amazing Carousel horse is a gorgeous example of that! It can be hired out and would be a great photo spot too during the party!
Carousel horse for hire – Addie and Me
A lovely carousel will not only make a beautiful centrepiece at the party table but also a precious gift for your little girl as well:
Musical Horse Carousel – I Love Parties
Musical Carousel – Flying Dreams
This beautiful music box would make another stunning gift or centrepiece:
Carousel music box – Honeybee Toys
I know rocking horses are different to Carousel horses but these two items are so pretty and could definitely work into this theme as well!
Rocking horse mobile – Kate Finn
Pick a sweet print to display behind your cake table or around another main item in your party area to carry on the Carousel theme:
Personalised carousel canvas – Bright Star Kids
Place a gorgeous welcome sign to welcome everyone to the party:
Carousel door sign – Toadally Cute Products
These carousel horse items could be used to create some of your own decorations or embellishments to attach to party favours:
9 x 17 Carousel Chipboard – Scrapbook Valley
Clip art images – Goodness and fun
Love the colour of these sweet pink carnival tickets which could be attached to party favours or given to the children to use for party games or perhaps you could come up with a creative way to use them as a hanging decoration?
Watermelon pink carnival ticks – Koko vanilla Designs
Sweet little horses you could use to hold labels for your food table:
Placecard rocking horse – Elegant Bomboniere
Cute tin toy for your little girl and as a decoration especially for a vintage style party:
Carousel spinning top – The Hip Infant
This gorgeous pony is beautiful isn’t it? It would make a lovely gift, keepsake and decoration item for this theme:
Alimrose designs jointed pony – Cheese and Pickles
Have your little one dressed for the theme in these items!
Carousel felt crown – The Rice Babies
Milky Pony Tee – Kids Boulevard
Oopsidaisi makes just gorgeous items! Keep an eye out on their page for new releases of items featuring their carousel design:
French Carousel singlet – Oopsidaisi
I just had to mention Vintage Sew and So who makes stunning creations such as this canopy used by Boutique Affairs on this dessert table. You could contact them if you were after a carousel looking canopy for over your dessert table:
Canopy on dessert table (Styled by Boutique Affairs) – Vintage Sew and So
Another option is the use of a playtent such as this one to decorate the area around your dessert table or another space in your party area. Your little one will love it for many months and years after the party!
Pink play tent – Stix and Stones
Take Home Gifts
These lovely Carousel theme gifts will be surely treasured by the little party guests!
Pink Carousel colouring book – I Love Parties
Carousel horse glitter sticker book – I Love Parties
Carousel bag tag – Katy Jane Designs
Sweet windmills and ribbon wands carry on the fun of the fair:
White windmill – Invite Me
Mini ribbon wand Mauve pale blue – Tout Mon Amour
For your sweet favours how gorgeous are these carousel favour bags?
Pink carousel favour bag – I Love Parties
These would also work in well with the party decor with a cute tag attached:
Tote box with handle and window – Mon Tresor
Dusty pink paper bag – Emerald and Ella
Finish off your packaging with some striped ribbon, pretty lace tape or this fun carousel tape!
Provence ribbon – Sweet Style
Pink lace tape – Emerald and Ella
Musical carousel tape – Huckleberry Hill
Real Parties
I really could not find many specific Carousel theme parties online which shows what a unique theme this is. However you must have a look at this amazing party by Sharnel Dollar Designs which is based around Mary Poppins and has lots of gorgeous Carousel features!
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As you can see, this is a sweet theme and there is so much you can do with it! It really creates that magical childhood feeling and because of this makes for a memorable birthday theme to celebrate your little one!
Roll up! Roll up! A fantastically FUN theme for either a boy or girl of any age is a circus theme! There is so much you can do with this theme with games and stations to create a carnival atmosphere. I hope these finds may inspire you when planning for a Circus party. You can find more items via the vendors on the children’s party directory here! Also visit my Pinterest board for this theme here.
Printables & Invitations
Your printables and invitations help set theme your event so I’ve included a range of different colour schemes and looks whether you want a traditional red/white/blue look, a girly pink circus party or a vintage or modern carnival party! Remember when it comes to printables – colours can often be changed and customised by the designer for a fee, simply ask them!
Circus is in town printables – 2 Love Birds
Girly vintage carnival printables – Giggles and Grace Designs
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Circus printables – Memories are Sweet
Circus Spectacular – I Will Invitations
Circus printable collection – Upon a Time Designs
Circus Printables – Style Me Gorgeous
Girly vintage carnival printed stationery – PS Made with Love
Circus printable package – The Little Soiree
Vintage Circus clown printable – Penny Lane Studio
Circus customised invitation – Edgehouse Design
Printed vintage circus invitation – Love JK
Decorations
Hanging decorations can create the carnival mood and colour scheme for your circus party:
Red paper fan – Saffy & May
Yellow honeycomb ball – Love the Occasion
Carnival striped lanterns – Little Red Chick
Red, white and blue paper fans – Just Party Supplies
Circus parties and balloons definitely go hand in hand! One of these balloons would look fantastic next to the dessert table, photo area or entrance!:
Studio Mucci Giant balloon and tassel tail – Ruby Rabbit
For a bright carnival feel:
Circus pom pom garland – Pom Pom Princess
Rainbow tassel garland – Bickiboo
Love this unique decoration which could hang in your child’s room after the party:
Carnival paper chandelier – Hanging Pretty
Pinwheels are another great item to incorporate as it fits in with the circus theme and can be used on your dessert table:
Customised paper pinwheels – Dunne with Style
Tableware
Keep your circus party theme going throughout your tableware for your kids table:
Red and white striped tablerunner – The Party Parlour
Circus party pack – Ruby Rabbit
Circus party pack – Little Red Chick (also available in blue)
Little Circus partyware – Trains and Tutus
Circus party plates – Just Party Supplies
Carnival dessert plate – Sweet Tea Party Supplies
Carnival spots plate – My Party Boutique
Carnival stripe party plate – Sweet Celebrations
Sambellina Candy stripe plates – The Party Parlour
Carnival partyware – Fantasy Kids Parties
Red star straws – Just Party Supplies
Robert Gordon carnival milkshake cups – Party & Co
These gorgeous ceramic bottles would look great as a prop – perhaps holding some pinwheels inside?:
Robert Gordon ceramic carnival bottles – Peppermint Sunday
Sweet Treats
Fun items to use for your desserts for a circus party:
Meri Meri Ferris wheel cupcake holder – Party & Co
Grand circus big top cupcake holder – The Little Big Company
Clown cupcake toppers – Piece of Cake Parties and celebrations
Vintage circus cupcake toppers – Heads and Tales
Circus tent cookie cutter – Party & Co
Popcorn boxes – Sweet Tea Party Supplies
Red and white popcorn boxes – The Party Parlour
Red star baking cups – Sweet Celebrations
Paper Eskimo Carnival baking cups – Little Red Chick
What’s a circus party without fairy floss?:
Fairy floss – Candy bar sydney
There’s a range of cake and dessert suppliers in the Life’s Little Celebration’s party directory if you wish to outsource a circus party cake, cake pops, macarons or cookies! Browse here by state to find someone near you!
Circus cake pops – Minnie’s Sweet Creations (Sydney)
Circus party items and props:
A collection of circus party items to inspire you and help theme the party with a carnival atmosphere!:
Carnival ticket stickers – Fantasy Kids Parties
Carnival signs – Fantasy Kids Parties
Carnival photo prop – Let’s Celebrate Parties
Pin the nose on the clown game – Fantasy Kids Parties
Vintage circus elephant ball game – My Tin Toys
Love this special hat for the birthday boy or girl!:
Circus spots customised party hat – Little Miss Charlie’s Treasures
These hats are perfect for the little guests at the party:
Meri Meri Toot toot sweet party hats – Ruby Rabbit
A photo booth is lots of fun and really suits a carnival party!:
Circus photobooth printable props – Sweet Scarlet Designs
Clown noses – Occasion by Design
Love these confetti pops which can be customised for your theme, and would suit the fun carnival feel!:
Customised confetti party pops – Paper & Style Co
A lovely prop that the birthday boy/girl can play with after the party:
Circus paper theatre – Pukaca, Down That Little Lane
These mini circus decals could be used as a backdrop for a small party table or drinks table:
Mini circus wall decal – Love Mae
Hire
Some fantastic circus themed props available for hire. Browse the full hire category on the directory here.
Carnival props for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Carnival props to hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Carousel horse for hire – Party Prop Hire (Brisbane)
Vintage circus package for hire – The Candy Tree (Perth)
Ferris wheel cupcake stand for hire – Little Red Chick (Sydney)
Favours & Packaging
Circus cookie mix bottles – Sweet Health
Circus clown soaps – Soap Buddies
Lion chalk – Chalk Chook
Juggling balls – Perfect Kids Party Shop
Wooden clown whistle – The Party Parlour
Circus character stamps – Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations
Circus tattoos – Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations
Handmade circus favour box – Bespoke Party Products
Carnival spot gift bag – Sweet Tea Party Supplies
Carnival stripe treat bag – Little Red Chick
Paper Eskimo candy cane party bags – Sweet Celebrations
Carnival favour bags – Sugarlicious Parties
Sambellina scalloped favour box – The Party Parlour
Party bags and tags – Matchie Matchee
Real Parties
One of my favourites – a vintage peach and mint circus party by Dunne with Style!
Amazing circus setup with a red/white/blue colour scheme by Sugar Coated Candy & Dessert Buffets
So much inspiration for a circus party and various activities, stations and props you could include in this magnificent party from Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Love the clever activity ideas (like the ‘clown dressing up station’) in this party on the Babyology site
Gorgeous girly pink circus party on the Hostess with the Mostess blog
Bright and fun carnival party by Pure Bliss Creations on the Hostess with the Mostess blog featuring a few vendors from the Directory!
