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Butterfly + Bunny Birthday Party

July 20, 2013 by dailygnome 2 Comments

For Hadley’s 5th birthday she wanted to combine two of her favorite loves into her party theme:

Bunny Birthday Party

Thanks to a butterfly paper punch and bunny template, I kept the decor simple and inexpensive: Making bunny garland, butterfly mobiles, and paper butterflies fluttering on walls, windows and pretty much everything else throughout the house. Hadley’s collection of bunnies were placed around, most sitting on the porch chairs to welcome her guests.

Butterfly Birthday Party

Bunny Garland

Kids kept busy making butterfly barrettes {a bit hit!}, playing pin the tail on the bunny and a scavenger hunt.

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I used a couple of Hadley’s old dresses (stained and torn) for the material. I cut Jason cut the butterflies beforehand, so the kids just added the antennea and any decorations they wanted. Super quick and easy! Most made a few and wore them during the party.

Butterfly Hair Clips Barrettes I assigned Carson and his friend Kate as “Junior Party Planners.” They took their jobs very seriously – passing out bags, leading crafts and helping with the scavenger hunt.

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The kids were a huge help assembling the favors the week before. Their favorite by far: butterflies made out of Jelly Bellies and snack bags:

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I made “carrots” out of cellophane bags filled with goldfish and tied with a green ribbon. Hadley said it just looked like a bag of goldfish with a ribbon at the top so we added shredded green paper to make it more “carroty.”

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Picnic on the porch:

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Happy Birthday sweet five year old!

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Sources:

Craft:
Butterfly Barrettes & Hair Ties: Martha Stewart How to Video

Games:
Pin the Tail on the Bunny: We freehanded a bunny on craft paper, hung it on the wall and the kids used cotton balls as tails. The closest tail won a prize.
Scavenger Hunt: Clues were bunny and butterfly related and the kids collected a prize at each stop. I always put a parent or two to work passing out prizes and reading the clues. Download Clues and Prizes Here

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BMX Bike Birthday Party at The Lumberyard

May 21, 2013 by dailygnome 19 Comments

We celebrated Carson’s birthday this past weekend with his friends at The Lumberyard, a unique indoor bike park not too far from our house. It was the perfect venue for a bunch of rowdy six and seven year olds {and a few dads} to burn off energy and have a ton of fun:

Kids Birthday Party at The Lumberyard Portland

All boys! Got them to sit still long enough for this photo opp {with the promise of cupcakes after the clicks}:

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Rehydrating and Recharging: Pizza and H2O for the kiddos, pitchers of micro brew for the parents. lumberyard_portland_birthday

Chocolate, vanilla and red velvet cupcakes from Saint Cupcake. I designed some appropriate-themed toppers:

Bike Themed Birthday Party  Favor Bags:

Bike themed birthday favor bags BMX

Happy 7th C! Here’s to an awesome ride in your 7th year!

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UPDATE:
Due to many requests, I’ve decided to make the cupcake toppers, favor bag tags and thank you notes available for download. Enjoy!

BMX Bike Birthday Printable Downloads

BMX Cupcake Toppers (age 7)
BMX Cupcake Toppers (age 8)
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BMX Cupcake Toppers (age 10)

BMX Favor Bag Tags
BMX Thank You Cards

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Dance Party Birthday Party at Sound Roots School of Music

July 24, 2012 by dailygnome 2 Comments

With Hadley’s love for music and dance we rang in her 4th year Dance Party Style at Sound Roots School of Music. We felt very fortunate to have the super fun and talented Mo Phillips in the house as host.

The Invite:
Mo is amazing with kids and after singing a few tunes requested by the Birthday Girl {including You Are My Sunshine} and allowing the kids to rock out with their instruments of choice, he worked with the guests to write their own song.

Entertainment Included a Round of Musical Cushions:

Lollipop Kids:
Favor Bags:
Happy Birthday Sweet Girl. Here’s to a Rockin’ 4th Year! xoxo
Sound Roots School of Music

Buy/Download Mo Phillip’s Latest Kids CD

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