Finally things are slowing down a bit for me to catch back up with you all. I didn't want things to go too long before I got back but it has been a couple of weeks. Well we are finally recovering from her birthday then last weekend we went to Sea World and spent way too much money! BUT we will be able to go back as we got season passes and we are going to use those puppies till the kids beg to not go back LOL! So I wanted to share some photos from her party and tips on how I made things as well.
We invited some of her friends over to spend the night. I think next time we will have them spend the night the night of the party because we were worn out before the party even started as they stayed up till 3 AM!!! HA HA HA Silly girls!
I made these cute "trees" while the kid's ate. They were made with pots I got at Ikea I filled them with some gravel I got at Ikea as well. Then hot glued colored pom poms from the dollar store onto sticks that Big Sister and her Papa collected. Super easy and cute! I got to reuse them in her room after the party!
This was the craft we did with the girls who spend the night. I got them from the dollar store they were super easy and the girls liked them!
We had pizza which was awesome as I didn't have to make it and could work on some party stuff while they ate.
This was Big sister's first sleepover at our house so she was super excited! Her first sleepover at a friend's was with the friend in the photo above on the right.
These were the books I read to them to try to get them to go to sleep! ;)
I made this sign the night before the party out of poster board and Bella's markers. Then cut it out put some hole punches in and hung from our "laundry room" curtains. I really liked how it turned out!
About two weeks before the party I had Big Sister help me make this wreath for the door. We used buckets with acrylic paint and a little water. We mixed the water and paint well then put coffee filters in the paint until they were saturated then squeezed out the excess water. Then we laid them in stacks and let them dry for an hour. Came back and realized that they weren't drying that fast so I stuck all of them in the dryer on the lowest setting and dried them for about 20 min. KEEP AN EYE ON THEM AS THEY COULD BURN! Once they were dried I busted out the hot glue gun and glued them onto a styrofoam wreath. I folded some in half and folded some in quarters so that they would look like flowers.
Around the same time we did the wreath we also did these streamers we just cut them from construction paper and stapled them to the ceiling. The triangles were already painted on our walls as our home decor but it fits in with the whole art theme.
A couple of days before I did this fun chalkboard for our front door so people could easily see it in the hall and know which apartment was ours. I wrapped it in cellophane to keep the kids from messing with it and accidentally erasing it.
At the party we did a lot of art! My father in law said it was one of the funniest parties he had ever been to! The kids seemed to have a lot of fun too!
We had different stations that we set up in our courtyard in the back of our apartment which is VERY spacious! I made these little signs from a print off etsy and some holders that I got from Ikea.
This is my Niece she did this painting all on her own, she is amazingly talented! HA HA HA not really her momma did it but isn't it super creative!? Love it!!
This is a detailed image of the painting Bella did (above).
Here is the full version! PRETTY FREAKING AWESOME! I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off and I stopped and saw this painting and said out loud "Wow that is really cool I like that, who did that?!" No one knew at the moment but I later found out that it was Big Sister's!! GREAT JOB sweetie!!
The kids also painted cookies with the help of my Mom who is a professional cookie painter! Check out her awesome stuff on her website here : Fine Arts Bakery.
This is a close up of the cookie that Big Sister painted (above).
I also made Beret's for all the kids! We had quite a few not show up so we have a lot left over so if you would like some let me know I can sell them to you!! They came out really cute and the kids LOVED them!
The kids also helped make the lemonade that was infused with Lavender. Something that I should have made the night before so that it was ready for when the guests came. But then I wouldn't have gotten these cute little photo ops!
We had a lot of food and it was sooooo yummy! My Mom made the cake and the cupcakes!
We ordered two sushi trays from Roll On Sushi here in our apartments, soooo yummy you have to try their Texas inspired rolls- AMAZING! So I am a sucker and when I asked Big Sister what kind of food she wanted she said "sushi". The I tried to explain to her that sushi is from Japan not France but she replied "but it's fancy like France". HA HA HA who can argue with that reasoning!?
I made macarons I finally got it right after 3 failed batches. I think if I had a fatter tip I could have gotten them PERFECT looking too but they tasted pretty darn good!
My little "French artist" birthday girl.
The cake was a collaberation bettween my daughter and mother. Big Sister painted on the bottom tier some things and then my Mom came in and added more french inspired decor to it. It was SUPER yummy! And Gluten free so I got to eat some too! Then the next day we met up with some gluten free friends that couldn't make it to the party and shared some cake as there was a lot left over and if it would have stayed at our house I would have eaten it all. I have no self control when it comes to cake!!
I made this little sign for our awesome lemonade and taped it on with washi tape (LOVE THAT STUFF) !
A little scene shot from what the room looked like with our friends and family hanging out and getting their food. It was a lot of fun!!
My Husband dressed up as a Mime (we bought a mime shirt at a party store along with the makeup, he already had black pants and used a beret that I had made for the kids). He watched mime videos on you tube for a couple of weeks before and had practiced. It was soooo cute! The kids LOVED it!
Family photo time!
And as I promised, baby wearing a beret! ADORABLE!!
