My Party
- 30 guests
- 31 December 2012
- Grandma's House / California / United States
Comments
Pat B says...
I have been obsessed with this site since I discovered it a few months ago, and this is the 1st party that has rendered me speechless.I am blown away!!!EVERY THING is beautifully done. Kudos!
Norene(Party Pinching) C says...
Love this party! So adorable, the details are wonderful!
Devon T says...
Where did you get the shirt?
Kassidy F says...
I actually made it :) He only wore it 3 times, and since I don't really know how to sew....I just cut it all out of felt and glued it on (kinda weird, but it worked!) They sell shirts like it on etsy, but I only spent about 7 bucks doing it my way.
Lorraine Q says...
Hey, how did you make the Levi Street sign?? I'm planning my one year old party (first time parent) and I need all the help I can get!! :) You did a wonderful job!!!
Kassidy F says...
oh man, that's going to be sort of a long explanation. I got wooden dowels from walmart (I've seen them at Home Depot too) and then cut them to the length I wanted them. Then I got the base from Michael's (it's just one of their wooden plaques), and screwed the dowel into it and painted it all green. I then took green card stock and drew the street sign on, you could probably print a template out as well. I cut out the street sign and lined it with thinly cut yellow paper, and then just used white stickers for the "Levi Street". The light is a styrofoam ball that I just glued on. They're a little time consuming, but totally cute and worth it in the end. Good luck with your party! :)
Behar Party Designs * says...
You did a wonderful job!!!!!!
Hally H says...
Kassidy - I found the blue sippy cups, but how did you glue on the eyes? Just regular hot glue?
Kassidy F says...
Hot glue will definitely work for just the party, but if you want them to last a little longer you could try something like E-6000
Alejandra G says...
like it so much ............................................................................:D
Meiliana K says...
I like your party and I especially love the headband! How did you make it, please advise...
Kassidy F says...
I wrapped regular headbands that I got in a pack of 5 from the dollar store in blue pipe cleaner....I used a little hotglue at the beginning and end so that it wouldn't come undone. And then I used small styrofoam balls that I painted white with black dots for the eyes, and just hotglued them on.
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Party Recap...
We went with a blue and brown themed Cookie Monster party. I love to go all out, but I hate to spend the money. So, I made pretty much everything myself....over the span of a couple months, during nap time! For food we just did pizza, and lots of sweets! Most all the kids attending were 2 and under, so we didn't really have any organized games, just a few themed activities to keep them busy. It was quite a bit of work, but it turned out great, and the birthday boy had lots of fun! ....also my mom's house has like absolutely no natural lighting, so these pictures definitely don't do the party justice.
Party Highlights
Best Moment
My son attempting to blow out his candle, and how much he apparently LOVES blue icing.
Best Dressed
Levi in his cookie monster shirt :)
What People Ate
Pizza. Lots of cookies (chocolate chip, peanut butter, cocolate cake cookies, cowboy cookies). Also, marshmallow pops made to look like chocolate chip cookies, cake pops, bananas dipped in chocolate, and oreo truffles.
What People Drank
An oreo cookie cocktail (which tasted more like a white russian). Skim milk, 2 percent, and whole for the kids, with chocolate and strawberry syrup options. Capri suns, water, and soda.
Dessert
2 cookies and cream round cakes and 2 dozen cookie monster cupcakes.
Activities / Games
I made a cookie monster bean bag toss, just used a regular cardboard box wrapped in brown paper and cookie monster's face on the front. Cut the mouth out using box cutters, and made chocolate chip cookie beanbags out of felt. Also, I made a cookie monster out of blue paper and used contact paper for his belly....then gave the kids a basket full of tissue paper, pom poms, other small blue things that they could stick on cookie monster. Covered a coffee table in brown craft paper and left out washable crayons and markers for the kids to color. Made suger cookies for the older kids to decorate. Set up a station where they could decorate take home boxes for their cookies as well. Random cookie monster toys as well, including a floor puzzle and count with me cookie monster.
Party Favors
Goody bags filled with a felt cookie monster hand puppet, a few coloring pages with crayons, blue bubbles, blue play doh, and a cookie monster book from the dollar store.
Brittany S says...
@ 11:30 on Jan 06, 2012
This party is absolutely precious! So many cute, thoughtful details!