Please Help Me Decide!
As I have mentioned, my sweet little Bean will turn one in a couple of weeks. While I am not looking forward to her turning a year old already, I am looking forward to having a special celebration for her birthday. I love throwing a party! But, now I have a bit of a dilemma: I can’t decided what to do! I NEED YOUR HELP!
After having two little boys and doing party themes like football, bowling, motorcycles, Star Wars, and the like, I am ready to do something pink and frilly. All year long I have dreamed of throwing a magical princess party for Bean.
Great, you say, so what’s the problem?
Now that it’s time to send out the invitations to the magical party that has been planned out in my head all these months, I think I may have changed my mind. I’m a woman and I’m entitled to change my mind, right?
See, I love fall of the year. I love everything about it. I have longed to do a fall party for my kids but never have. I have saved numerous magazine articles about throwing a fall-themed party. Now that’s what I’m thinking about doing for Bean’s birthday. But I’m afraid I will regret it.
So, I will outline what plans I have hatched inside my little noggin for each party and I want YOU to tell me which you think is a better idea! There is no right or wrong answer, I only wish to get your opinion. Can you help a mommy out? Great!
Here goes: (By the way, the party will be small with only a few close friends & family invited so there won’t be a ton of kids in attendance)
Princess Party:
Invitations: Printed on pretty paper, they would read something like this:
Hear ye, Hear ye….
Princess {Bean} is turning one year old.
The royal family requests your attendance at
a special celebration given in her honor at
The {Family} Castle
{Our Address}
{Date, Time, Etc}
Cake: I would do a tiara shaped cake, using this Wilton pan.
Food: Here’s where I’m stumped.
-I would likely just do homemade chicken salad sandwiches for the grown-ups and do chicken nuggets or something for the kids. Ideas???
-Fruit and veggie trays.
-Pretzel rods dipped in white chocolate and rolled in colored sugar crystals for wands/scepters
Activities:
-The kids would decorate a crown to wear as their party hat.
Decorations:
-Pink & purple streamers and balloons.
-Tiaras?
Treats for the Kids:
-Treat bags with candy/prizes. Can’t really think of anything special to put in them.
Pumpkin Party:
Invitations:
-Paper with a pumpkin or fall background, or even orange paper cut in the shape of a pumpkin. It would say something like this:
After a year of reaching milestones
and having lots of fun,
Our little pumpkin is turning one!
Please join us to celebrate {Bean’s} first birthday
at {our house}
{date, time, etc}
Cake: Shaped like a pumpkin, perhaps a separate spice cake for the parents?
Food: (I have so many recipes but they are mostly halloween stuff, I’ll have to change it up some)
-Special cheeseball in the shape of a pumpkin w/ a broccoli stem handle and crackers
-Still undecided about the main dish. Maybe pumpkin soup for the grown ups and something more kid-friendly for the kids? Again, your ideas are appreciated!
-Veggies & fruit
-Mini Moonpies decorated with orange icing and sprinkles
-Apple Cider
Activities:
-Pumpkin painting
Decorations:
-Leaves & pumpkins
-Orange balloons & streamers
Treats for the kids:
-Jelly beans in “harvest colors” in a baggie, nestled in a corn husk to look like indian corn
-Caramel apples
There you have it! Those are all of the ideas I have brainstormed for the two party ideas. Now, can you please help me decide? Invitations must be purchased tomorrow so they can go in the mail by Monday.
Please take a moment to comment and let me know what you think!
Thanks so much, dear readers, for your help!
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Can I nominate you for Mother of the Year? Seriously. My kids get a slumber party, with no invitations. If they’re lucky. Typically, it’s dinner out with some friends, presents and we call it done.
But I like the pumpkin one… but don’t listen to me, I’m not big into princess stuff…
My daughter is turning two in December. I hate girly stuff. We did an “Under the Sea” theme last year.
But I am so going to hire you as my party planner this year. Tee hee hee.
Both ideas sound fabulous! But believe it or not, I vote for the Princess Party. I’m dying for that cake pan and I really like the make your own crown idea!
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What a wonderful party you are planning! Tiaras would be a great choice, and you can also use them as table decorations.
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This post is really a must bookmarked for me! Thank you so much.
I have always love cakes, do you have some recipe to bake a birthday cake? If so, can you provide more information on this? I am subscribed to your rss to check if you are going to post something on this.
You are really smart person!