Very Hungry Catepillar Party for "W"

I was so excited when a mom friend asked me to do the decorations for her son's first birthday! The theme is Very Hungry Caterpillar, which is super cute for a first birthday. I had so much fun with these decorations!

 

First up are signs for all the fruits on the buffet table. I made a separate sign for each fruit, but only the apple is pictured here.

 

Cute cupcake toppers!

 

I made the Happy Birthday banner a little differently this time. Usually, I make each circle as a tag and run ribbon through to connect them. This time, I attached each circle together to make a caterpillar shape. It was hard to get a picture of it all together at the same time, so I had to take two. And, I'm not very blog layout savvy, so this is the best I could do to get the pictures together. (I make stuff with by hand, not on the computer, for a reason! hehe) The mom said she would send me party photos, so I will have a better one then.

 Since this is all for a first birthday, I had to make the new craze in "banner world", a high chair banner. Can't wait to see it on the high chair during the cake eating action!

 

I also did a "mini" cupcake stand. The 3 layer stands hold way more than 24 cupcakes, and she is having a smaller party, so 2 layers is plenty. I also covered the tops of the boards with scrapbook paper this time. I like the look much better.

 

I made treat bag toppers for the first time. These were easy and fun! The mom will place treats in a clear bag and then staple the card over the top of the bag.

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I also made a photo banner for a photo of each month of W's first year. I'm really looking forward to seeing that! I can't wait to see all the party photos from this coming weekend. Be sure to check back to see the decorations in action and the cute little birthday boy!

 

Clifford party for "C"

 

My friend's little boy, "C" turns 2 this month! His favorite character is Clifford the Big Red Dog. She couldn't find anyone to make a Clifford cake, so she decided to order cupcakes with red icing and I made Clifford toppers for them. I also made a simple Happy Birthday banner and a cupcake stand. I hope he has a great 2nd birthday!!



Hulk Party!

Saturday was the smashing Hulk birthday party! My oldest was soooo excited for his birthday. I started putting up decorations on Friday and he could hardly wait for all his friends to come and see all the Hulk stuff.

 

This is our entry way with the Happy Birthday banner that I made.

 

 

Here is an up close of the Hulk and "H". I cut ALL of the Hulk and Abomination characters by hand! I also used some glitter on the the letters to make them sparkle and 3D adhesive to make them stand out. 

 

 

My husband made the cupcakes. They were delicious! J chose chocolate for Hulk and vanilla for Abomination. J got a chocolate cupcake with both colors of icing. :)

 

I made the cupcake stands!

 

 

Here is an up-close picture of the cupcake toppers. You can also read my post here



 Due to my LOVE of Pinterest, I found this game idea. Hulk Smash! Unfortunately, I forgot to get a picture of it before the kids smashed it! I used the tutorial here I changed it a bit by using all green tissue paper and I made 24 circles instead of 18. The kids LOVED it! I had them all take turns smashing a circle and they each got a prize inside. We had them smash on the wrestling mat just in case anyone had a good punch. :)

 

I also made 20 Hulk masks. J loved it, but the other kids weren't so keen on wearing them. :) I found it here from the Disney website.

 

 

Of course we had goodies for the kids to take home! I used a basket I already had and covered it with green and purple scraps from my other decorations.

 

 

The happy birthday boy playing with his new toys!

Hulk vs Abomination

Here's the latest party decoration creation for the Hulk party! We are doing a Hulk vs Abomination cupcake scene, with vanilla and chocolate cupcakes. Therefore, I made Hulk and Abomination toppers! It's hard to tell in the picture (camera phone again), but the characters are applied with pop dots so they stand out from the paper a little. It gives them a more 3D look. I'm building my own cupcake stands in Hulk and Abomination themes too. Stay tuned to see the stands and the birthday banner!