Pages

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Morgan's Rainbow Party!

Be prepared, there are a lot of photos! But I wanted to include the entire party in one post. So here goes.

You can't have a party without invitations. I blogged about them here.

I was completely inspired by the adorable rainbow t-shirt created by Little Bit Funky. I saved it before I even thought about a rainbow party! It's adorable and was so easy.



Here she is wearing it. A colored shirt would probably have been cuter, but she was supposed to wear a tutu, so I wanted it white. She wanted no part of the tutu.


I made the tags for the goody bags using stamps and the striped paper I found at Michaels. I originally wanted different colored goody bags, but when I found these red ones on Valentine's clearance for $.37 a package, I had to go with red.


The goody bags included chalk, pencils, bubbles (also V-day clearance, $.50 a pack), rainbow lollipops, straws & paint chip notepads.


The notepads were easy & FREE!

Now for the decor. There was the rainbow wreath, of course.

And the Fill A Bowl.

Awhile back, I had purchased these crochet face scrubbies on Etsy. I think I was going to put them in the kids stockings, and forgot. So I used them to decorate!

Tissue poms - gotta have em!





I found these pinwheels at the Dollar Tree.

I found this adorable card at Tiny Prints.

The confetti was found at Michaels on clearance.

Goodies! Of all kinds!

Chocolate coins.

Rainbow Twizzlers.

Pretzel MMs (in vintage Pyrex!).




Gummy worms & bears (more Pyrex!).

Candy dots.

Gumballs.

Colorful Goldfish (again with the Pyrex).

Chocolate covered marshmallow pops.


And chocolate covered Oreos.

To make serving ice cream faster & easier, I pre-scooped it into cupcake liners. I kept them in the freezer until it was time to serve.


LinkThe kids LOVED this, rainbow slush!

The cake!! That is the tutu she was supposed to wear. She looked SO cute! But as soon as I got it on her, she started trying to pull it off. So I gave up & put some rainbow shorts on her. I thought it looked great around the cake though.

I was going to make fondant balls to border the cake, but I figured gumballs were a heck of a lot faster. And easier!


This was to be expected, right?

We also had cupcakes. And I forgot a photo, but I filled my drink dispenser with Sprite, and added colorful plastic ice cubes, found at Dollar Tree.





There were no planned activities. All but one of the boys in attendance play football, so they played out in the field. Layla and the few little ones played around the house and everyone seemed happy. Now it's time to plan Layla's party which is next month. And a HUGE thank you to Catch My Party for featuring this party on their front page!


Linked to:
Show & Share Day at Just a Girl, Weekend Bloggy Reading at Serenity Now, I'm Crafty Party at So You Think You're Crafty, Weekend Wrap Up Party at Tatertots & Jello, Strut Your Stuff at Saturday Mornings, Sundae Scoop at I ♥ Naptime, Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table & Dreaming, Get Your Craft On at Todays Creative Blog, Too Cute Tuesday at Funky Polkadot Giraffe, Show & Tell at Blue Cricket Design, Idea Sharin Wednesday at Women Who Do It All, Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style, Talent Tuesday at Vintage Wanna Bee, Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts, Look What I Made at Creations by Kara, Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Chic Cottage, Hookin Up With HoH at House of Hepworths, Catch-As-Catch-Can at My Repurposed Life, Shindig Saturday at Kims Kandy Kreations, Link Party at Bird's Party Blog, 4th Annual Party Party at My Insanity, CSI Project Birthday Party Challenge

Visit thecsiproject.com

51 comments:

  1. This turned out wonderfully! Thanks for posting!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wendy, it was absolutely gorgeous!! Every detail was just perfect! Will you share how to make the rainbow slush? Looking at that photo makes me thirsty! LOL Incredible job. Now I have to convince Maren to have a rainbow party next year! :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. WOW you really outdid yourself, what a beautiful and fun party!! Lucky little girl!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Everything about this is beyond adorable!! What a lucky little girl you have!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Everything turned out so cute!! Definitely tell us how you made the slush - I'm totally going to make it when it gets warm outside and I don't have three feet of snow in my yard anymore :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. awesome. the slush is pretty cool and fantastic job on the cake. you put a lot of effort in to the party and did fantasticly
    Becki

    ReplyDelete
  7. Fantastic party ... there's nothing I love more than a good theme and you had so many great details. The tutu looked great around the cake and I loved the rainbow slush. Bet those kids had a great time!

    ReplyDelete
  8. WOWZERS!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! I'm soooo in awe of you. What an amazing party. I wish I could pull off something like that! Congratulations!!!! I could stare at this post forever with my mouth wide open. Hurrah hurrah!!!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  9. visiting from Hip2Save. What an adorable party theme. Everything is adorable. My favorite has to be the rainbow shirt and the paint notebooks.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Wow, that was amazing! Great ideas!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Saw you at Serenity Now's linky party.



    HOLY MOLY. I want to come to this party! It is so fantastic. Everything from the rainbow cake, the invitations, the shirt, gahhhh. The wreath, the face scrubbies with clothespins. Paint chip notebooks!

    I am in awe of your party-throwing skills. :) TY for sharing all of this.

    ReplyDelete
  12. I LOVE this party idea! So bright and colorful :)

    Glad to have found you through Serenity Now's link party :)

    ~meri

    ReplyDelete
  13. What a wonderful day! Everything is just perfect and WOW look at that cake! Yum.

    Can I talk you into doing a quick tutorial on those paintchip notebooks to share on the Examiner? Such a fab and cute idea. :)

    ReplyDelete
  14. One of the cutest party ideas I've ever seen! And thank GOODNESS she refused to wear the tutu, because that thing looked MAGNIFICENT around the cake! What a happy mistake. :) And the gumball border was terrific ... fondant balls wouldn't have been worth the trouble! So cute, every bit of it.

    ReplyDelete
  15. This is such an awesome Rainbow party I don't even know where to start! The shirt is so cute, the chocolate covered oreos are genius, using the gumballs instead of fondant was an awesome idea, and that rainbow slush is so great!! You did an amazing job!

    ReplyDelete
  16. wow! totally cute!

    i especially loved that you put the tutu to good work around the cake! awesome!

    also. i have to know the secret of the slush!! this looks like a fun summer idea! please share!

    amazing.. i wish i could pull off a rainbow party for my boys! lol..!!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Fantastic - you thought of everything! What a fun theme to run with!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Oh my goodness, I just love it! Such a fun and original theme, I'm trying to think of a theme for my twins, eek!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Oh what a cute party!!! So many adorable details!!! Hey thanks for your comment on my blog! I say GO FOR IT with the pillows! If you already hate them anyway then you really have nothing to lose. I promise you'll be so happy you did it! :)

    ReplyDelete
  20. This is one of the cutest parties I've seen in a long, long time. You created a beautiful, festive party that was not just beautiful, but made with love by you. I am so impressed!

    Thanks so much for joining my Weekend Bloggy Reading party. :)

    ReplyDelete
  21. what an awesome party! you thought of everything! love, love, love the cake you made-looks so cool when you cut it. the tutu looks cute around it too-that's something one of my kids would do to me :)

    ReplyDelete
  22. Cute! I did a rainbow party for my daughter's first birthday last month and I had a few similar things! Funny! I hope you'll stop by and take a look.
    Angela
    http://bingecrafter.blogspot.com/search/label/birthday%20party

    ReplyDelete
  23. Oh my gosh, What a great party! I love all of the decorations and all the color.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Love this!! And I think I like the tutu better around the cake!! LOL

    Here from under the table!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Wow! That's one awesome party. I love how everything just works together so beautifully. Thanks so much for sharing.

    I hope you'll share it at our Shindig Saturday party:
    http://sweetcraftcakes.blogspot.com/2011/03/sweet-links-party-no-8.html

    ReplyDelete
  26. Um, you're never going to believe this, but today my 3 year old said to me that she wants a rainbow party for her birthday. I was jumping for joy when she said that, and I immediately thought of you and all the exciting things we can do. You've inspired me so much and I decided I'm going to do the party here at home, with the rainbow theme. I have a little while it's not until the end of April, but never to early to start planning! I'm doing my first "test" this Thurs. for our moms group breakfast with a rainbow trifle. I'll post pics....thanks for all your beautiful inspirations!!!! I'll keep you posted on what I am able to accomplish!

    ReplyDelete
  27. This is awesome. I love the tutu around the cake! Your rocked it for sure.

    ReplyDelete
  28. Really cute! I love the hanging scrubbies :)

    ReplyDelete
  29. Okay, you are amazing! I'm doing a rainbow party for my baby's first bday in two weeks, and I basically think I'll just copy you. :) You are amazing!

    Sumo:)

    PS - I made my rainbow wreath and it makes me so happy to see it on my front door!

    ReplyDelete
  30. So cute! (found you on the Someday Craft link!) I love all your details! Especially the slush and cake!
    May I have permission to feature this party in my Soiree Day next Tuesday?
    Thanks!
    Jennifer
    jwheel75@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  31. Great job!! I just love it!

    I featured it on my other blog devoted to celebrations and holidays.

    Here's the link:
    http://celebrationsandholidays.blogspot.com/2011/03/rainbow-birthday-party-by-ramblings.html

    ReplyDelete
  32. We are still looking for "EVERYTHING GREEN" for St. Partick's Day recipes for THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS linky party! I would love for you to link up your recipe.

    http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/2011/03/this-weeks-cravings-linky-party-20-go.html

    ReplyDelete
  33. WOWWWW! I love everything you did! So many delightful details that made everything PERFECT!!! I love the tutu under the cake, I've done that before with a pink one but I just ADORE that rainbow tutu! I'm posting about my daughters sweet shoppe party tomorrow! ...oh btw, I LOVE your cake banner!

    ReplyDelete
  34. SO SO SO CUTE!! I'd love for you to come link up to Wow Me Wednesday!

    http://polkadotsonparade.blogspot.com/2011/03/wow-me-wednesday.html

    ReplyDelete
  35. That is awesome! I love all the details you put into the party!

    ReplyDelete
  36. I've said it before and I'll say it again. You throw the most awesome parties and your kids are the luckiest! I love all the ideas. The tee is so cute, the cake was fabulous, love the memo books and all the decorations, and food. Those rainbow buttons/or dots were a favorite of mine as a kid. Your ideas were all so creative!

    ReplyDelete
  37. I've said it before and I'll say it again. You throw the most awesome parties and your kids are the luckiest! I love all the ideas. The tee is so cute, the cake was fabulous, love the memo books and all the decorations, and food. Those rainbow buttons/or dots were a favorite of mine as a kid. Your ideas were all so creative!

    ReplyDelete
  38. How creative....I love your party ideas!! I loved it so much...I showcased it on my blog about rainbows with a link back to you. Thanks for sharing!!

    ReplyDelete
  39. stinkin' cute! The little notebooks are a very clever idea!

    ReplyDelete
  40. Wow, what a fun party! You did an outstanding job on the details!

    ReplyDelete
  41. Hey Wendy,
    Did you make the rainbow tissue pom poms yourself? I am gearing up for my daughter's rainbow party and I just love those, I want them!!!! Please let me know if you get a chance. Thanks,
    Colleen

    ReplyDelete
  42. AMAZING creativity! What a fun party!

    ReplyDelete
  43. lovely shirt tag...
    water blow in my mouth to see these tasty products..
    great kids birthday party ideas that you have used here...

    ReplyDelete
  44. Hi, Could you please explain how you made the paint chip notebook??? I have no idea what that white button thing is! Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  45. I'm doing a rainbow themed birthday for my daughter in April. You've got my creative juices flowing here.

    ReplyDelete
  46. you are here with sweet dishes only. i always miss the other food at Kids Birthday Parties in Orlando. why are you not here with something spicy or barbecue?

    ReplyDelete
  47. I love the skirt around the cake. I made a dragon rainbow party favor. Here is the link.http://wp.me/p1n3qh-qm

    ReplyDelete
  48. Truly a lovely rainbow party and you did adorable work. Liked everything from tissue poms in décor to the luscious birthday cake. Planning to host a surprise birthday party at one of New York venues on my niece’s birthday and will use this idea. Thanks for sharing it.

    ReplyDelete

I love hearing from you!