Laney turned 4 last week and we had a great time celebrating, multiple times. I hosted a ladybug themed birthday party at our house for the family on Saturday. The decorations were simple, but I think the whole thing turned out very well. Red and black paper, red and black balloons, red and black crepe paper streamers, red and black plates and napkins, a few circular paper punches, prizes from Oriental Trading Co, and voila! Tres chic bug party :)
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| I actually made this, and it was DELICIOUS! A major coup for me since everyone knows that I don't bake very well... |
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| Made this garland with green felt and wooden ladybugs. It will hang in Laney's room after the party is over. |
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| My $3 centerpieces looked precious. Muchas gracias to the Dollar Tree and Oriental Trading Co. |
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Gift bags for the kids
Laney really loves pinatas, so we ordered her a ladybug one and filled it with candy and prizes. All of the kids had a great time hitting it, but none more so than Patrick who got to make the final blow!
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| I don't know what Liam was so mad about, but I bet it had something to do with candy... |
Then I brought out a jar of live ladybugs for the kids to release into the garden. I filled little cups with squirming red beetles and let the kids explore the fascinating world of bugs. They all agreed that was their favorite part of the party.
We served vanilla cake with butter cream frosting, topped with little ladybugs made out of sugar. Laney had me dye the cake batter blue.
Look, I finally make it into a few pictures! What a great birthday party.
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| Happy birthday Buggy! Can't believe you are already 4 :) |
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| Silly faces are our specialty! |
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