This past weekend was the big birthday party! My son is now TWO! TWO!
I can't believe it! He's hugely into planes and trains and a little thing called "rocket"
off of the cartoon Little Einsteins. :)
I've got quite a few photos so I may break this up into two posts. Plus, I don't want to leave anything out for those that are looking for inspiration. Also, feel free to post questions in the comments section.
First, invitations. I had a post totally devoted to them with a few pictures.
But here's a shot of them just to tie everything together.
You'll notice the event had it's own logo. "Special K Air". You'll see this spread out through various details of the event. I used clip art found online and made the logo myself.
One word of warning about these invitations. Some of my guests, while they thought they were cute and unusual, didn't realize they were party invitations at first. *shrug*
The food table was to be an airport runway. I built one airplane out of a diaper box.
I used green broadcloth fabric as the "grass" and used airplane runways that are typically used by hobbyists (bought off ebay). Holes were poked through the green fabric to lay down white Christmas lights to create a lighted runway.
I made cupcakes for the guests and one of the large cupcakes using the famous large Wilton Cupcake Pan. Both the base and the swirls on top were made using the pastry bag and 1M tip.
Silverware was wrapped in napkins with paper napkin rings carrying the airplane logo theme.
Pretzels were hand dipped in dark and white chocolate with nonpareils. Individually wrapped in pretzel bags you can find at Michaels and included the logo on the outside.
I found this 40 INCH balloon on ebay! It was gorgeous and HUGE and my son loved it!
I had a separate table set up for children's activities. One of the activities included decorating their own foam glider. Foam gliders found at Oriental Trading.
Also, there was a photo op board. I got this idea from the blog
Muchkins and Mayhem. The kids loved it! And it was super easy to create.
One of the favors the children took home were these super cute wooden pieces with markers.
You find them at Michaels and they are $1.99 each. They come with a stand too. I made the labels that went on the top. In the next post, I'll talk about other items I gave out as well.
Finally, I made a large airplane for my son to sit in to eat his cake. This fit right over the booster seat and chair. Made from one XL UHaul box.
My sweet "Special K" eating his cupcake!
Up next, I want to spotlight a few ETSY sellers who provided amazing products for the party!
Such great talent and their products really added special creative touches!
fabulous...everything is FABULOUS!
Posted by: Mindy | December 08, 2008 at 04:41 PM
How cute! I have been anxiously awaiting this post! You are amazing and I love everything you did! What a lucky little guy you have! Thanks for mentioning my cupcake wrappers! I hope you all enjoyed them! I was so happy to be able to help you out with your party!! I bow down to you! :)
Posted by: Kim | December 08, 2008 at 06:08 PM
Seriously impressed! I'm not sure I could pull off a party like that in December. Good thing it's just DH and I that have Dec. birthdays, and not the kiddos! :-)
Posted by: Kendra @ My Insanity | December 11, 2008 at 06:48 AM
What a fab party! I love all the details, especially the photo op, and your invites were too clever. I'm going to have to share on my blog!
Posted by: Not Just a Mommy! | December 19, 2008 at 02:17 PM
This really was a fantastic party! I think my favs are still the invitations! Thanks for joining in my party, today!
Posted by: Kendra @ My Insanity | January 15, 2009 at 06:31 AM
What an awesome party! I love the lighted runway tablecloth! So so clever!
I Target today they had a bunch of Little Einstein toys on clearance 30-75% off!
Posted by: Brenda | January 15, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Great idea! Your little boy looks so happy!
Posted by: Karyn | January 15, 2009 at 03:19 PM
A lighted runway on the table! WOW! That is totally cool! LOVE the invites and sticker logo. So many fabulous details! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Donna | January 16, 2009 at 07:24 AM
This party is too cute! I will have to keep this idea in mind for my boys birthday!
Posted by: Whatever DeeDee Wants | February 06, 2009 at 11:31 AM
INCREDIBLE!!! Love it! I bet your little sweetie will remember this forever.
THANKS for the ideas!!!!!!!
Posted by: Katherine marie | February 16, 2009 at 09:52 AM
That is VERY cool!
I love the aeroplane cut out! I might have to adapt it for my daughters pirate party next month! I'm so excited!
Posted by: Bec | February 17, 2009 at 01:54 AM
I just found your blog, from OnePrettyThing. You have the same view that I do, "Every day is worth celebrating!". I love other people that feel the same way! My Mom was this way and it's just a part of who I am. I love your airplane party. Super cute stuff, and you did a great job!
Rebecca
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Posted by: Rebecca | February 17, 2009 at 09:03 PM
I love everything...Great idea about the runway..very cool..
What else did you give out as favors? I love the wooden kits from Michael's.What else did u give out as favors? I'm organizing my son's b'day party and don't want to give out the usual made in China plastic junk.Thanks.
Posted by: SV | March 01, 2009 at 09:37 AM
Very Cute Pary My soon to be 2 year old boy LOVES planes and I was wondering if you could send me the info on the invitations [email protected]
Thanks Melissa
Posted by: melissa | August 10, 2009 at 01:28 PM
Very cute party. My son will be 2 in september and we are also planning to do a airplane theme.
I was wondering if you could send me information the invitation or logo ( .psd file) to [email protected] ? Thanks a ton for sharing.
Posted by: Archu | August 21, 2009 at 02:54 AM
Hello! Your party turned out ADORABLE! My sons 2nd birthday is on Saturday and it is airplane themed.... I would LOVE to make the airplane that goes over the booster seat. Can you send me the information on how to make that? [email protected]
Thanks! :)
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