Hayden's Winter Onederland

I can't even believe that my baby is 1! Since he was born in January, and we live in the Northeast, I decided to make the party theme a "Winter Onederland." I saw invites and examples on Pinterest and Etsy but being a do-it-yourselfer, I attempted to make my own invites, thank you cards, and some of the signs. Plus, I found some free printables online too for some of the signs and the template for creating the food tent cards. I live on Pinterest and was able to pull together some of the best ideas and add in a few of my own. The birthday boy had a blast, the kiddos invited had fun and the adults kept their bellies full....all signs of a success! When the night was over, I found myself going through party planning withdrawal and melancholy that my little winter wonder is now a toddler! Enjoy!

• What People Ate

  Themed food: Cold cuts, Pigs in a blanket (pulled pork sliders), Brrrgers (hamburgers/cheeseburgers), Chilly (beef and chicken chili), Iceberg lettuce (salad), skinny snowmen (mozzarella cheesesticks) and ice-chips (various chips).

• What People Drank

  Polar punch, melted snowmen, iced tea, and non-thematic adult beverages:)

• Desserts

  Snowflakes (pizzelle cookies), icicles (chocolate covered pretzels), cupcakes with white chocolate snowflakes, and a large candy buffet. The smash cake was an igloo with frosting covered ice-cream cones for trees.

• Party Favors

  Every child received winter bubbles, balloons, a penguin thermometer craft, lollipops, candy, and the little ones were given a winter book, healthy snacks and other goodies.

• Activities / Games

  There was a hot cocoa/marshmallow bean bag toss game, snowman crafts, and decorating a picture frame.