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PARTY TIME!
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Here are 3 fabulous posts from last week's link up to help inspire you
 for planning kids birthdays


From Lessons Learnt Journal

This bright and colourful balloon wall will add a real wow factor to your next party.
See Pauline's post for the best way to hang them


From Creekside Learning

We have a Very Hungry Caterpillar birthday party.
I got really excited about this one as I'm doing a Very Hungry Caterpillar theme for
Noah's 1st birthday in October so am busy pinning lots of ideas!
I just LOVE this caterpillar sandwich!


From Familylicious

You can check out their Messy Party!
This looks like a fantastic fun idea that I can't wait to try
out when my kids are a bit older. Tons of messy party play ideas here.


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Here is this week's linkup.
Check out all the fun ideas and link up your own.
Can't wait to see them :)

Debs :)

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For my daughter's 2nd birthday party she wanted a Butterfly Birthday Party. It's a lovely and easy theme for a birthday and there are so many wonderful ideas out there! (If only Pinterest was around when I did this)

Here are a few of the ideas we used.

The Cake- Butterfly Cupcakes

I iced the cupcakes in pastel colours and decorated them with handmade icing flowers, leaves and butterflies. Each and every cupcake was different.

 The cupcakes on the stand. (The top one is sitting on an upturned glass to get the extra height)

The Party Favours- Iced butterfly biscuits

 This was my first attempt at iced cookies. Once you get the hang of it, it's actually not that hard.... just time consuming!

 The biscuits packed and ready for the guests to take home with them. Personalised with a little message. Tags just made on the computer.

The Decorations- Hand painted cardboard butterflies

I bought the cardboard butterfly shapes from an art supply shop and Madeline and I painted them all... both sides! It was great fun. I then threaded them onto fishing line and hung them all around the house. We also had pastel coloured paper lanterns above the food table.

The Food- Butterfly Themed

Really easy and cute little butterfly and caterpillar iced biscuits. Super quick and easy to make. The kids also made their own iced and decorated cookies.

Carrying on the butterfly theme we also had butterfly shaped sandwiches and flower fairy bread... as well as an assortment of the regular hot foods etc.

Debs :)

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For my daughter's 3rd birthday party she wanted a Rainbow Birthday Party. It's a bright, colourful and easy theme for a birthday and there are so many wonderful ideas about to be found!

Here are a few of the ideas we used.

The Cake- Rainbow Cake

I just had to give this rainbow cake a go! It was a hit with all the guests, young and old :)

Not terribly difficult, just time consuming. I loosely followed this recipe.

(And yes, I know that it's colour overkill but it uses gel food colourings to give it a richer colour and hey, it's their Birthday. Let's have some fun!)

The Party Favours- Take home Rainbow Popcorn boxes

Filled personalised plastic noodle boxes with coloured popcorn and a pair of novelty kids sunglasses

The Food- Rainbow Themed

To make rainbow jelly (jell-o) cups you need to make up your jelly one layer at a time. Wait until one layer has set before adding the next (allow liquid jelly to get to room temperature before pouring on top of set jelly layer). Set and repeat till done. Adults and children alike loved these.

Rainbow fruit skewers

The food table minus the hot food. The waterbottles all had printed rainbow labels (made on the computer) stuck on them. I tried to keep a good balance of healthy food and treats. Pictured here you can see Lemon Slice, Chocolate Brownies, Rainbow Cake, Marshmallows, Fruit Skewers, Rice Paper Rolls, Mixed Sandwiches, Dip, cracker and veggie platter and Rainbow jelly.

Children's Activity- Make your own fairy bread station

Set cookie cutter buttered bread and the above assortment of spinkles (if you can find them in all the rainbow colours you should set them out like a rainbow... alas, I could not) out on a children's table with plates and spoons and let them make their own fairy bread. A great sensory and fine motor skills activity. Yummy too :)

It was a great day

Debs :)

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