A Roaring Good Time!
My little guy is already 3!
Things have been so busy around here. I have not stopped in weeks! In between attending school functions, sports and activities, I managed to squeeze in some time to organize a very special Birthday Party for my Dinosaur loving little guy. It all came together a little late but I was happy with the overall look.
It was not hard to find inspiration. All of my boys at one time or another have been into Dinosaurs. These stuffed Dinosaurs made by Animal Adventures are his favorite. I decided to focus the party on them.
Here's what we put together:
The Invitation:
I wanted to create something that was clean and simple. I used the colors of the stuffed animals for inspiration. This also became the focus of all the Party Printables. Since it was too late to print the invitation and mail them, I attached it in an email.
The Decorations:
It was so simple to find all the supplies I needed for this party. One trip to the Dollar Store and I had everything I needed:
- green plates for the table backdrop
- green grass and simple long vases as table decorations
- orange wrapping paper to use as a table runner
- 3 hula skirts to edge the table
- 1 grouping of leaves for decorations
- paper cups
- ribbon and brown paper bags for the favors
- yellow, green, brown and orange tissue paper to create pompoms
I put it all together with his stuffed animals and a few toys and it all worked well.
The Food:
Anyone that has ever attended our parties will know that I never bake. Baking is just not something I am good at. I borrowed a few cookie cutters from my son's Preschool and decided I would give it a try. I decided to make Dinosaur cookies and cupcakes. I sat up one night in search of the perfect recipe. What a nice thought...Right! By the time I got to the grocery store to pick up all the ingredients I realized the box cake mixes were on sale. I then called my Mom to help out and have to admit that she did most of the work. By the time by Sister arrived I had them both working on decorating cookies and cupcakes. For those of you who enjoy baking I discovered the most wonderful blog: The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle. This girl is amazing! She can make a cookie of anything! Ours (Thanks Mom and Sis) didn't turn out as nice but I was pleased with them anyway. Oh and I should also admit that I ordered the Dinosaur cake from our local grocery store. My little guy didn't like the Dinosaur toys they placed on the top so we switched them for one's he liked better.
For lunch I served BBQ Chicken, Spanish Paella, Salad, Pizza Bread, Chicken Nuggets for the kids with Veggies and Fruit.
The Favors:
I had two favor bags. Not someething I normally do, but once I realized that the Dinosaur kits I purchased as favors wouldn't fit I decided to create a second one. I filled the smaller orange bags with Dinossaur eggs from the Dollar Store and added some gummy Dinosaurs. I decorated the bags with ribbon and a tag that said " Thanks for a ROOOAARING Good Time!". In the larger bags I included the Dinosaur Kids. I decorated this bag with 3inch circle bag fronts with my son's name. It actually worked out well since everything fit inside eachother and even left enough room for the candy they collected from the pinata.
The Games:
This time we decided not to organize any games but rather just let the kids play. I placed all kinds of activities related to the theme all over the house; Dinosaur toys, coloring pages, Playdough, Hot Wheels Dino Track and a large Dinosaur puzzle.
The Pinata:
Ok, so this time I picked up a pre-made pinata. There was just no time and I really thought this one was cute!
Once the cake and presents were all opened, my poor little Dinosaur crashed in Daddy's arms.
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Happy Birthday my sweet little Dinosaur!
