3rd Birthday Monster Party - Part II

photos courtesy of Erica Posluszny

More details about the monster birthday party. . .

Treats:
• home-made monster marshmallow pops from my custom birthday girl inspiration board and some help from grace violet.
• lemon clouds in little boxes I modified from Sweet Street Gals' free templates
• coordinating blue and yellow cookies I purchased at Easter and froze
• gift bags with crayons, home-printed coloring books from Jelene's etsy shop and inflatable monster beach balls from oriental trading co.
• jars and gumballs from Home Goods

Games + Activities
• monster bowling by Melissa & Doug
• monster toss from Amazon
• monster masks from oriental trading co.
• Ben apparently thought forks were optional!
• a reading (and lots of tickling) from The Tickle Monster
• sidewalk chalk monster drawing contest
• musical monster paws

3rd Birthday Monster Party - Part I

photos courtesy of Erica Posluszny

What a fun project for me and, more importantly, a great party for Ben!  Much of my inspiration came from parties showcased on blogs such as Birthday Girl (and the help of Becca's custom inspiration board), The TomKat Studio, Party Perfect and sweet designs byAmy Atlas, to name a few.  I made the six stuffed monsters from patterns I purchased from bit of whimsy dolls and my favorite local bakery, Sheila's Cakes came up with this fun fondant cake to match the party colors and theme.  More photos of the activities and games are on the way. . .

little monster party

Photo Credits

Row 1: invite via stationery scoop; gift bags via julie gcf; placemat via remodern

Row 2: cupcake via bunnycakes; calling card via stationery scoop; banner via the mcculleys

Row 3: monster sundae and coloring table via juicy bits; tickle monster book via amazon; handmade monster via flickr

Row 4: plush ugly dolls via land of nod; ugly doll figurines via flickr; marshmallow pops via very sweet desserts

I am SO excited about my toddler's upcoming birthday party, but I've been having trouble putting all the pieces of the puzzle together.  Becca at The Birthday Girl created a custom inspiration board to help me get  started on the planning.  She also sent me swatches of recommended colors.  I changed her navy to a brighter blue only because I think it's going to be easier to find party items in that color.  I've been playing around with invitation designs (one idea is shown above).  I'll post the final invite when I make up my mind. It is scheduled for April and I can't wait to share the pictures when it's over!