I thought I'd share a few pictures of the FA-bulous Birthday Party. They had over 40 people come on Saturday to celebrate...it was a FULL HOUSE!
I am providing a very detailed pictorial of the specifics of their party for two reasons. The first is because my family and close friends that live afar were unable to come and I don't want them to miss anything...LOL! The second is because I am "pinning" this to Pinterest in case others might like some ideas on how to bring this "Classic Theme" to life despite the limited party supplies available.
Raggedy Ann & Andy Birthday Party
Theme- Stars & Hearts
Colors- Red & Blue
Some Speciality Items Available at: Raggedy Land
Other Decorations- Dollar stores, Micheals craft stores, party supply stores
THE INVITATION
 |
| I ordered these online at Notably Inviting, they have so many unique and intriguing invitations/cards to chose from...worth a visit! |
 |
| I got a little "creative" with the invitation wording! |
THE DECORATIONS
 |
| We had LOTS of balloons.... |
 |
| what's a Birthday Party without Balloons?!?! |
 |
| as did Raggedy Ann! |
 |
| Raggedy Andy had his own Balloon Bouquet... |
 |
| Raggedy Ann & Andy decorations are hard to come by these days so, I had to be a little creative. I used my Cricut Cutter to make a Happy Birthday sign with pre-cut foiled stars. I also managed to find window cling-ons that were on clearance at Wal Mart last year...I must have known we'd be having this themed party...LOL! |
 |
| I filled a variety of different vases with candy cinnamon hearts and plopped in a few sparkle hearts, which I placed throughout the house. |
 |
| Even the fridge gotta a little "LOVE"! |
 |
| The Playroom was decorated in mostly hearts |
 |
| and Valentine's day decorations so we could keep them up after the party! |
 |
| Since we have so many wooden rails around the house, I twisted some foil heart garland onto them. Again, we are keeping these on until after Valentines day! |
THE FOOD
 |
| I "cheated" a little and ordered pre-made veggie, fruit, meat & cheese trays! |
 |
| BUT I did make 50 colored bread sandwiches. Our local supermarket, Sobeys will bake bread in ANY color you wish...so fun!! |
 |
| I don't know about your kids but mine LOVE grilled cheese sandwiches therefore, we had to have a Grilled Cheese Station! |
 |
| I always like to make one "special" food item and this year I opted for Sparkle Donut Pops. Lesson Learned- You must NOT make these a day ahead as all they will all stick together and they will not be very "pretty"...LOL! |
THE CAKES
 |
| This was the "Sweet Treat Station" We had three cakes... |
 |
| These are the speciality cakes I had made by Jennifer over at CakesBaby . They were more for decoration at the party because we ate them the day after during our "Family Only" Birthday dinner. |
 |
| I just adore these little masterpieces! The cake toppers are actually Christmas ornaments for a forever "keepsake" |
 |
| I ordered a "Cupcake" Cake for all the guests at the party. I used some Halloween pictures to tie in the theme! |
THE "LOOT BAGS"
 |
| Rather than "traditional" Loot Bags, I decided to provide a gift that will keep on giving for years to come. I ordered hard covered Raggedy Ann & Andy 90th Birthday Celebration books for each of the children. |
 |
| They also got a "sweet treat", as did all the adults. These are chocolate bars that I covered with personalized "Thank You" wrappers that I made in publisher. |
It's the day after their 2nd Birthday and I am already planning their 3rd...LOL!
Next Years Theme: Dr. Suess...Oh, The Place We'll Go!!
(Oh, how excited I am to start planning this one.)
Happy Monday Friends!
Well it looks like the party was a complete success! I'm sure everyone had a wondeful time. Wish I coulda been there to help you celebrate. :)
ReplyDeleteADORABLE! I love those invitations! Everything looked great! I still love doing themed parties for the boys, my friends make fun of me sometimes, but I enjoy it! And that colored bread is awesome!!! I wish we could go to your parties!
ReplyDeleteThis year we did a Scooby Doo theme and had a hot dog bar with all the fixins....Scooby Doo is a dog = hot dogs, right? So cute, hope you had a blast!
Kim
My Twintastic Life
Ginger!!!! What a beautiful party - I LOVE ALL THE LITTLE DETAILS (and yes, I am shouting a little bit :)) and best of all, I love your loot bags :)
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS! Just gorgeous.
(and I get the wanting to plan the 3rd. We just had their 2.5 and I'm so glad it's only 6 months til their real bday :))
Omg!! Great job Ging!! We certainly miss out being alllll the way over here :(
ReplyDeletexoxo Karen
G- you are so awesome! Me ( and my kids) want you for a mom ;)
ReplyDeleteLook at you go momma! I love it!! I bet it was so much fun! And so much work! And yet so totally worth it! =)
ReplyDeleteHappy 2nd Birthday Ave and Bryce!!!
What a cute theme. The colored bread is the coolest thing ever! Good job. I bet you are tired. :)
ReplyDeleteEverything looks amazing! I love the invitations, and all the decor...you did a fantastic job of tying everything together! I love the cakes, and the sandwiches are so cool! And the goody-bag books are awesome!
ReplyDeleteWe did a Halloween / birthday tie-in, too. It's the year of the Ladybug at our house. :)
I LOVE your theme for next year! And I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who is thinking about the following year already! HA! I don't have my theme in mind just yet, but I'm planning for the dairy barn = ice cream!!!
WOW! Excuse me while I pick my jaw off the floor. I can't believe you did all this. I'm blown away. And good tip on the Sobeys. I am so ordering colored bread the next opportunity I get.
ReplyDelete