Featured Friday: Pirate Themed Birthday Party

Ahoy Ye Mateys!

Come aboard and check out my new  Pirate Party!  I am so excited to share this with you.  I just love the way it turned out!  The Pirate Ship was ordered by one of our wonderful customers at our bakery, and became the inspiration for this party.  What an easy party to create on a budget!  All the printable items are available in my etsy shop.  Keep reading and I will tell you where I got most of the props.

 The backdrop is an old picture frame wrapped with wrapping paper from Hobby Lobby.

 The skull and table netting came from the Halloween section at Michael's.

 The Mardi Gras beads and coins were in Big Sister's stash (and I picked up some of her bangles and dress-up rings too!)

Where are some of your favorite places to shop for fun party props?

Sneak Peek Saturday: Parties- Mad Hatter's Tea Party

Here's a little sneak peek at a Mad Hatter's Tea Party I hosted for Big Sister and her friends.  See the rest of the party when I post more pictures and all the details next week.  Be sure to follow my blog to see the rest of the party!

Featured Friday: Parties- Spa Playdate

Today's Featured Friday is this adorable Spa Playdate!

 

Big Sister has been begging for a spa themed party for her and her friends, and since I've been looking for something to do to make her feel special since Baby Brother was born, we decided to host a Spa Playdate!

 

We had lots of activities for the girls and the entire playdate took 6 hours.  In addition to the normal spa activities, the girls decorated flip flops with stick on gems from Oriental Trading, and made their own body glitter (I got the idea from Making Scentz).  I couldn't find clear aloe vera, so it ended up greenish in the bottle, but the color goes away when you rub it on, and all you have left is the glitter! 

For lunch I served Turkeys in a Blanket, Peanut Butter Sandwiches cut into hearts, and Chicken Ranch Crackers.  Sweets came from Lilah's Deli & Bakery- yummy cupcakes and cakeballs!  I made sure to serve lunch before the manicures.

I designed all of the invitations, signs, water bottle wraps, cupcake wraps, cupcake toppers, and glitter bottle wraps.  These are all available in my etsy shop.   I printed them at FedEx Kinkos for about $0.53 per sheet!

The goody bags included things we would use at the party like a washcloth, stretchy headbands, ponytails and a hairbrush, as well as lotion, homemade soap, and lip gloss.

The girls had so much fun they can't wait for the next playdate!