For C's 2nd birthday I wanted to do a theme. My husband had shot down my "Pride and Prejudice" themed party early on, which in the end was probably a good thing because ever since C was introduced to the Backyardigans, she has had no time for the company of Lizzie and Mr. Darcy. *sigh* There go all my hopes for a toddler with a British accent and a Mr. Wickham pinata.
So, I settled on an owl theme, cause I figured that it would be pretty easy to put together and very adorable. With the enlisted help of my sister and some friends, I think we pulled off the theme very well!
Some of the ideas came from Pinterest. Some of them just happened as we were working.
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gift bags - the trick to these was to make sure they didn't look angry.
The guy on the right looks pretty ornery if you ask me! |
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| My sister designed and created each of the masks. |
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| puppets |
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We cut out 'feathers' and created wings for the kids to wear on their arms.
This was pretty time consuming. I wasn't thrilled with the outcome because
they didn't stay on the kids arms very well. |
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owls for random decorations- these were a lot of fun to make. As you can tell,
we got more creative with the eyes as we went along. |
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| the big pupils are cute |
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| look deep into my eyes! |
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I strung them together, along with the extra feathers, to make
hanging decorations. |
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| napkin wraps |
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| Photo wall - Owl 'month' stickers |
Pinterest was my go to place for food ideas.
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| Owl deviled eggs - they walk the fine line of cute and creepy |
THE BIRTHDAY CAKE!!!
I knew I wanted to do something fun for the cake so
the cupcakes and my friend Emily decorated them. The final product
looks pretty close to the picture!
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| Birthday cake! |
Along with the cake, I wanted to make individual owl cupcakes.
I am delighted with how adorable they turned out!
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| owl cupcakes |
It was a lot of work, but it was fun to watch it all pull together.
Stay tuned to see how C enjoyed her Owl themed party!
