Browsing Pinterest a while ago I found a gorgeous owl party with these cute but simple owl cupcakes (Be sure to check out the party, lots of other lovely ideas).

I thought they'd be perfect for a first birthday or a baby shower and just recently I've made them a few times for a couple of different friends baby showers with good success. I've had a few people ask me how to make them so I thought I'd show you here. They're nice and easy!

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For my son's 2nd birthday we decided to go with a Dinosaur theme. It was a simple choice as not only did he show a great fondness for dinosaurs, but it is such a fun and easy theme to work with. I just had to have a go! :)

As dinosaurs are so popular with children, there is no end to the supplies and merchandise that you can find available to stock up for your dinosaur party. Bonus! Try $2 shops to stock up on cheap plastic dinosaur toys and other such items.

One of the things I loved the most about putting on this Dinosaur Party was decorating the house with as many potted ferns and plants as I could get my hands on. We used a lot from around our own yard and borrowed some from family members for the party. It was a really quick and easy way to transform our house into a bit of a jungle! The Dinosaur Dig activity was also a highlight. It kept the kids busy for a lot longer than anticipated and was incredibly easy to set up. We had the cutest loot bag goodies ever, thanks to our friends at Micador, and I found that dinosaur themed food was really easy to come up with and a lot of fun! All in all, it was a fabulous theme and we were delighted with how it all came together.

Here are some pics from our day.

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For our daughter's 4th Birthday, we finally decided upon an Alphabet Theme.

I'd been collecting so many awesome birthday party ideas on my Party Ideas Pinterest Board but I'd not found an Alphabet Party and my searches didn't come up with much so it seemed like the ideal challenge and Maddie was very keen on the idea. She loves letters :)


Here are some pictures from our day. It was a relaxed, backyard affair with our family and some little friends of Maddie's.

You can also see our entire Party Food Alphabet here in one collection.

Alphabet Party

These adorable Alphabet Place Mats that we used in our Party Bags 

come courtesy of the lovely and talented Melissa from Mama Miss

You can click here to go and get your own free copy! 

(Her blog is full of amazing ideas, recipes and free printables. You've got to have a browse. 

You can also keep up-to date with the MamaMiss free printables as well as other amazing free printables 

from a host of talented contributors on our Free Printables Pinterest Board)

To see if I really managed to cover every letter of the alphabet, click on the picture below

Click the pictures below to see some of our other 

Birthday Party Ideas

             

Butterfly Party

If you were hoping for some more learning ideas, check out our A-Z of Learning Letters

(click the picture to go to the post)

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Debs :)

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Party Food Alphabet

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For my daughter's 4th Birthday we had an Alphabet Party.

We challenged ourselves to come up with party food to match every letter of the Alphabet.

Here is our Party Food Alphabet

The A-Z of our Alphabet Party

Our M was for the Birthday Girl herself but otherwise we would have had Marshmallow Pops

Click Here for all the pics from our Alphabet Party including the Take home Bags and Party Games

If you liked our A-Z of Party Food

then perhaps you would like our

A-Z of Learning Letters

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Happy playing,

Debs :)

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