It's a Jungle Out There!

My brother & sister-in-law threw an adorable safari themed party this weekend.  I know it wasn't my party, but it was so cute I had to share it here.  I have no idea what their budget was but I'm certain you can pick and choose some of their ideas to include at your own safari party.  

Here's a brief recap..

Upon arrival kids were able to choose an animal hat and bracelet (so it's already a hit in my kids' eyes).  My mom & I were recruited to paint animal faces on all of the kids.  Next, the kids went on an animal hunt and tried to spot beanie animals hidden in the bushes.  The grand finale was having a lizard man arrive with tons of creatures which the kids were able to hold!  They saw snakes, lizards, tortoises,  tarantulas, and a 40 pound Albino Python!  It was seriously fun!  They served lunch, cake, and opened presents.   Before leaving the kids were allowed to choose one of the hidden animals as a party favor (my kids were thrilled about that).  They also had the most amazing safari candy apples, that my friend Holly made.  You are going to flip when you see the them!  It was a really well thought out, exciting and fun party that my kids loved...and the adults had a great time too.  

I snapped a few shots on my phone...check them out.

This is the cake I made.  I thought it needed some sass for my niece so I added the turquoise.  Hot pink would have been cute too.

Indiana Jones Party

My friend's kiddo had an Indiana Jones birthday party.  I made an Ark of the Covenant cake and my friend made an amazing party table!  Check out her snake sandwich!  Impressive!

The party was SO fun! They had a mummy wrap game, a balance game where kids tried not to fall in the snake pit and kids even got to squish their hands around in "eyeball soup", "snake guts", and "monkey brains" while searching for their prizes.  My friend is one rockin' mom!

Star Wars Training Academy

Well we survived birthday season!  Cash loved his party and I finally have the chance to post the photos.  Check it out...

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Light Saber Pretzels

(Please ignore my ugly food labels.  I misplaced my cute custom printables the night before the party so I had to scramble to get these done at the last minute.  The others were way cuter, but these did the job.)

Dark Princess

Even my sweet princess is ready for this party!

Star Wars Cake

As you know my son is having a Star Wars party (...in just 2 days)!  He requested an R2D2 cake, so this is my attempt at it.  This cake was not difficult to make but it was REALLY time consuming.  I broke it up into a couple of days; one for baking, one for assembling, and one for the details.  If I did it again, I'd make two attempts at the details.  My hand was really sore after all of the piping.  

So here's what I did...I made one cake in a glass bowl for the top of his head.   I also made 4 eight inch round cakes.  I stacked the rounds with frosting in between the layers and I added several dowels for support.  Then I placed the head on top.  I did a quick crumb coat and put it back in the fridge.  After about twenty minutes I put a smooth layer of white icing all around the cake.  I did this before I added the legs so I could get it as smooth as possible.  

Next I used store bought Rice Crispy Treats for the legs.  I used 2 on each side for the height.  I rounded the tops and then added little triangles to the bottom to give his legs the right shape.  I attached the legs with frosting and put a layer of frosting on the outside of them too.  Then I put R2 back in the refrigerator until the next day.

Super G Officially Turned 3...Part 2!

Here are the photos from my little one's superhero party!

A quick shot before the guests arrived.

My three super kids.

All of the kids decorated their own masks and made superhero ID cards showing their chosen powers.

Cosmic Keely's finished mask.

Green Dragon Gage

After mask and ID card making we played a game of Duck, Duck, Goose...superhero style.  We called it "Superhero, Superhero, Villain".  

Next the kids completed a superhero training course.  They had to balance, crawl over and under saw horses, punch the punching bag, weave through the cones and crawl through a tunnel.  

Getting Ready for Jedi Training!

I am SO far behind. I haven't posted superhero party pictures yet because I am frantically trying to get everything for my other son's Star Wars party and I only have 11 days to finish!  Ahhh!  

Here's a sneaky peaky of what I've been working on.  There is still so much to do...

Light Sabers made from pool noodles.  Our little Padawans need their very own weapons if they are going to go up against The Dark Lord himself!

I was stressing over a "craft" for the kids to make so this is what I came up with.  I drew a quick picture of R2D2 and Yoda to use as a template.  I spent $5 on felt, then cut out all of the pieces.  The kids will glue them on a sparkly foam sheet and take them home.  

Tomorrow I'll be making 16 Jedi robes from pillow cases...wish me luck!