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{Real Parties} Monster Party!!

 

For me, choosing a party theme is the easy part.  Then I get started on pulling it all together.  When I was working on the monster theme, it just wasn’t coming together like I had in my mind.  Until I found the black and white chevron fabric!

Food
Since we had 17 kids under the age of 4 (CRAZY!), we decided an early party time would work well with nap times.  While a brunch menu can be challenging for a large party, everything turned out perfect!  We served cereal, french toast sticks, a couple quiches, potato casserole, donuts, fruit, etc.

Drinks include, milk, orange juice,  water, and a green smoothie (recipe courtesy of One Charming Party http://onecharmingparty.com/2011/03/10/st-pattys-day-smoothie/).

Decorations
Streamers and the numbers 3 and 4 were created using tutorials from http://jordanferney.blogspot.com/

Activities
I created a huge wall with the outlines of the monsters from the invite for the kids to color.  It was definitely the hit of the party!  I also created a pin the eye on the monster and had a table for the kids to make their own masks.

Favors
Favors are always fun for me to put together.  I like to send guests home with something they will end up using….or eating!  Favor bags included cute monster bags (created loosely from this tutorial http://www.hideousdreadfulstinky.com/2011/02/crayon-monster-art-tote-tutorial.html
Inside the bags were,  a monster sticker book, a box of crayons, a coloring book I created, pencil, tattoos, sucker, bowl and spoon set.

Adults for sent home with delicious blueberry muffins using this recipe, http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/08/dairy-contest-finalist-recipe-the-awesome-est-blueberry-muffins

Awww!!  Happy Birthday to my little monsters!!

The Printable Monster Party Collection is available here.

Shopping Resources
Stitch-n-Lounge – Chevron Fabric
Shop Sweet Lulu – Straws, milk bottles, mini chevron print bags, tissue decorations
IsaKay Boutique – orange straws
Banana Bear Boutique – birthday boys shirts
Think Garnish – favor box for muffins
Kitchen Stuff Plus – monster bowls
Photography – Kevin Oelke


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Monster Party Invitations

This past weekend we had a monster birthday party for the boys.  I’m still sorting through all the photos, hoping to have that done tomorrow.  For the invites, I use a tri-fold 5×5 design.


Monster invites can be found in my shop.

 

Monster Birthday Party!

WOW!  Has it really been nearly 6 months since my last post?!  I had planned on taking a small break…just not 6 months!  Oh well.

The monster party planning is in full swing.  Here’s an inspiration board I put together in the very beginning of the planning.

Invitations
cakes- source unknown
Cupcakes

Monster Shirt
Lunch Box
Monster Decoration
Marshmallow Pops
 

10 on Tuesday

In an effort to try and post more regularly, I am going to try this out.  One of my favorite bloggers,  Jenn, does this and I love it!  Although my photos  may not be half as good as hers, nor my writing as good, I am going to take a stab at it!

1.  Those of you that know me personally know that I have  had the camera in my boys face since they were born.  Well, I think I have created monsters.  All I hear all day is, “picture! picture!”…and that’s usually when they have their pajamas on and food all over their face.   They like to make funny faces.  Silly boys.

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2.  I have been SWAMPED with airplane party orders!  It’s crazy to think that a party I threw as inspired similar airplane parties all over the world…literally.  One of the latest ones I did was for a party  planner in Brazil.  I love looking at the pictures on her blog…maybe I will learn a new language at the same time!  In case you were wondering, this is how I get work done.

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At least my order misprints don’t go to complete waste!

3.  We are working on potty training our oldest.  I think it’s going pretty well over all.  I went and bought diapers yesterday for both boys.  If that isn’t motivation to get them out of diapers, nothing is!  Those things are expensive!!

4. Coming up with 10 things is hard.  This may be more difficult than I thought!

5.  I am in party planning mode for the boys birthday party.  Since their birthdays are only 3 weeks apart, we are going to do a combined party.  I had a few ideas in mind…circus, dinosaurs, bugs.   Looks like bugs is the winner.

6. I’ve had serious designers block lately. I really want to work on a few new designs…I just don’t have the motivation.

7. I have been without my laptop for a week.  It has made my life completely chaotic….to put it mildly.  They came out and fixed it today. I can’t tell you how happy I am to have it back.

8.  We have to get D a new bed.  He has a crib that converts to a toddler bed, which is how it is now.  Problem is, he hates his mattress.  He will sleep in his bed for naps.  If he sleeps in his room at night, he ends up moving to the floor.  So, for the last few weeks, we just let him sleep in our room on the floor.  L will go to bed in his room, but ends up on our floor in the middle of the end.  The thing is, we all end up getting more sleep this way.  But we definitely need to get D a new bed, hopefully he will want to sleep in it.

9.  My mom bought me a new runner for our hallway for Christmas.  So, of course, I had to get the matching rug for the entryway.

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I happen to love both rugs!  But it’s such a domino effect!  Because now I need new pillows (and possibly a new cushion too) to match the rug!

10.  This is going to be more difficult than I thought! We’ll see what I can up with next Tuesday!