If you are like us, you go crazy with the birthday theme!
Jojo made this cute bag for my daughter's birthday gift since she had a butterfly themed girl birthday party. She put tulle under a cupcake liner flower with a butterfly cut with my Slice machine on top. Have you ever made flowers with cupcake liners? So easy!
I'm pretty sure this was a recycled bag that had permanent marker written on the front. Shhh! Don't tell. Go Green, ya'll!!
You can see more of the butterfly birthday party here. And here. Annnnnd here. Obnoxious, I know.
You saw the invitations, the banner, what we ate, here is what we did at the butterfly birthday party:
I spray-painted some old frames I got from a consignment sale for almost nothing because they had no glass in them. These made a cute photo booth. (The flower was made from napkins. We had those hanging from trees, etc.)
I set up my daughter's table outside for arts and crafts. They are hard to see on the white table, but I found peel and stick butterflies at Michael's for guests to decorate with tissue squares. The squares were in little flower bowls that I found at the dollar section of Target. Quick, easy, and no glue mess.
What's a butterfly party without butterfly bubbles? I found these at Dollar Tree. It's amazing how long cheap bubbles will keep kids entertained.
We made a Hula Hoop Garden, which was decorated with paper napkin flowers and butterflies, but I took the picture before that. They are hanging from garden stakes, or "shepherd's poles" if you are JoJo. The hoops came from Dollar Tree, also. They do not last long, but if you only need them a couple hours, they work fine.
The "goodie bag" was a butterfly net, again, from Dollar Tree. When guests left, we put butterfly sidewalk chalk from Target and butterfly bath fizzies from Michael's in them. Also, clear cellophane bags filled with candy from the dessert bar. We stuck the nets in a yellow can that I had from her first birthday, but I still see those at places like Hobby Lobby.
My girlie picked out the color combinations for the tags and ribbons and wrote thank-you on each one. I think they turned out super cute!
The kids used the nets to catch butterflies from the Elefun game. It was very windy so some of the butterflies flew into the woods. Oh, well. It also made all the butterflies that we stuck to the bricks fly off, so I never got a pic of that. We stuck butterflies everywhere. On the chairs, the poles, swings, walls, even on some rocks. That is why I had to cut so many with my Slice machine.
You can see the birthday banner from this party here. Butterfly Barbie cake (some would call her a fairy, but not us because this was not a fairy party) here. Invitations here. And more here.
If this party inspires you, I would love to see it!
Still more to come, but here are the desserts from the butterfly birthday party!
When I was 7 or 8, I had a Barbie cake for my birthday party. I loved that cake. (I was just a little disappointed when we pulled the doll out, and it had no legs. Just a little pick.) So, I thought how cute would it be to add wings for my seven year old's butterfly party. My mom made the cake and decorated it. She outdid herself with this one, I think. We even added a sparkly butterfly to her updo and rhinestone earrings.
We bought the butterfly from Ellis Pottery for the wings. It already had wire picks on it, so we just stuck it into the cake. Edible fowers from Michael's. I think this cake would be perfect for a fairy party as well.
With all the fluttering going on, we needed some nectar for refreshment. It is actually Hawaiian punch and pineapple juice in case you thought we really went out and squeezed some flowers or something crazy like that. You can admit it. It's OK.
We put green grapes on skewers to make caterpillars. The kids had fun eating grapes on a stick. Cause anything on a stick tastes better right? I personally think there ought to be more meats on a stick. (Not really, I just remember that line from one of my favorite movies, "There's Something About Mary.")
Just so you know, these are not really caterpillar eggs. My mom found a bag of all white Sixlets at Party City. How cool is that!! I thought I was going to have to use edible pearls which no one really wants to eat. But the kids enjoyed these. After they watched me eat them to make sure they were chocolate for real. Oh, and the "grass" at the bottom of the jar was edible too. I wish I could remember where my sister Jackie found that. It tasted like green apple communion host from church. Just sayin'.
These butterflies were seriously the best gummies I've ever had. My sister Jena found them at Cracker Barrel. Don't you LOVE their gift shop?? That may be where Jackie found the host grass.
Maybe it's because I am a science teacher by day, but I thought it was common knowledge that butterflies emerge from a chrysalis. Apparently not. I should have labeled the Bugles "cocoons." Cause everyone thought they were crystals and I can't spell. Seriously? If you know me, you know I can spell like the dickens. (I don't really know what that means. I just know my husband likes to say it for some reason.) If you've never had Bugles, they are way more salty than a real chrysalis cocoon.
Oh, look. A butterfly landed on the pixie stick grass. Also from Cracker Barrel. Have I mentioned I love their gift shop? The teeny tiny watering can is from Michael's dollar bins. I also love all things tiny. Wouldn't these be cute for a garden party??
So I know everyone wants to see all of the party pics, but when I realized how many there were, I thought maybe I should do this a little at a time. Plus, it will keep you coming back, right? Right??
Every birthday party has to have a banner and this one is no exception. This one happens to be my all time favorite. First, we made lollies according to the directions on Rhonna Farrer's video. So easy. Then we cut out letters with my handy dandy Making Memories Slice machine and some butterflies. (LOTS of butterflies!) My sister wanted to add a layer of tulle under the letters and the birthday girl added some rhinestone bling to the butterfly bodies.
I am sure if you have ever photographed a banner, you know how hard it is to take a good picture, because they are so long. But, let me assure you, this one is CUTE! It spelled out her name and this one is my all time favorite! Love the colors! Love the bling! Love all the details that make it so sweet!
