Real Party: Monster 1st Birthday

My friend Sam recently threw an adorable celebration for her little guy's 1st Birthday. (You may remember her baby shower for him -- seems like only yesterday!) It was a Monster themed party, and was packed with cute, crafty, colorful touches -- all of my favorites!

The party was held at a local playspace.  

After the kiddos ran around we congregated in the party room for lunch and cupcakes.  

Lunch was sandwiches and wraps with salad.  Check out Sam's cute handmade monster food labels. 

My favorite detail were the monster letters that Sam made to decorate the favor table.  Each letter of Louis' name was a different monster. How cute are these?! 

I love all the different textures & colors. 

The cupcakes were had adorable monster toppers.  And they were tasty too! 

This little guy obviously liked his! ;)

Happy Birthday Louis! 

I can't believe you are already 1!

These ladies were a bit too young to enjoy the playspace equipment, but they had a great time anyway.

Vendors: 

Venue & food: U-Me Place

Cupcakes: Studio Cake

DIY Idea: Cereal Box Notebook

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Real Party: Minnie Mouse 2nd Birthday!

I can't believe its been a year since this adorable birthday party! 

Our sweetest little friend Kyla recently turned two, and her Mom & Dad outdid themselves with her celebration!  Kyla's mom (my friend Joanne) shared all her resources & photos with me, and I'm so happy to pass them on to you!

This year's theme was Minnie Mouse.

Does it get any cuter?  I am dying over her dress and adorable yellow shoes!

Lunch was lots of kiddie favorites: Mickey shaped chicken nuggets (Costco!), Mac & cheese with mickey-shaped noodles, and Pluto's Pizzas. :)

The adorable cake was made by Patty Cakes. Joanne used a Cricut machine to make the banner. And she followed this tutorial to make the cute Minnie Mouse cookies. 

Joanne has several low-key activities for guests to participate in.  There was Disney trivia sprinkled throughout the space.  There was a game of Pin the Bow on Minnie.  Minnie coloring sheets were available. And guests could put on temporary Disney tattoos.  

She also hired a balloon specialist who made Disney characters out of balloons for guests. 

Party favors were sugar cookies (made by Kyla's Grandma) & crayons in the classic mouse shape (made by Joanne). Joanne sealed the bags with mouse ears made on the Cricut. 

Happy Birthday Kyla!

And thank you Joanne for sharing all the fun photos and ideas with us! 

Sources: 

Cake: Patty Cakes

Balloons: A New Twist