Flintstone Party for my two year old.

The very first thing I buy for a party are party hats and I jazz them up with pom pom's, stickers, gems, bows just about anything I find fun. Plain party hats are a bore to me I need spice. Spice brings out all the hidden colors you fail to see. 

The next detail I made was the number 2 we always have one every year decorated with the theme of the Party. Then we place it on our wall with a picture

Then I choose location of the party. This year I choose A Natural Science Museum because of their impressive Prehistoric Dinosaur Exhibit they were featuring. For it would make a great backdrop for the caveman themed party as well as be a rewarding learning experience. 

After Choosing a location, date and time I can then make an invite for the party
I went to a good friend of mine http://www.poshnchicprints.com/
If she does not have it on her website find her thumbnails and she will make one. Which is what she did here. I love her and it even comes with envelopes.

I always get a t-shirt for his party or invite with the number he is turning and the theme of that party. So later when I have enough t-shirt I will make a quilt and give it to him as a momento. As for where I take a picture of him wearing it I try to get creative and do something that has to do with what he is wearing...So Bambam, Pebbles looks great with a dinosaur behind them. However he was not tall enough so I sat him on a ladder and covered with a blanket. I also always include his snoopy. 

After Invites are done I buy costumes or make costumes.

When your children are young they will just about wear anything silly and fun so I soo take advantage of that. If they are going to be silly we are all going to be silly. I don't hire strangers to dress up at my party I use people I love and admire. Saves money and is a much better picture because you love the people in the moment your sharing with them. You know them and will treasure the memory long after the party is over. Plus you have an extra halloween costume.

 Toys collected over the years. 

I knew the Mcdonalds toys would come in handy one day haha & some bought on ebay

I do not really do party favors I do prizes. Kids love winning something more than just receiving something

I count how many invites and kids are coming and I buy how many toys I need to give out. I have easy and hard games to come up with but all are fun regardless. Put the spot on the dino

 Your loudest rwar

/walk the dinosaur by the was not was dance
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYKupOsaJmk&feature=kp

 Costume Contest

/ Bowling because Fred loves bowling

 / Treasure hunt in a cave

 coloring book pages with http://bit.ly/CayonRocks

                                                                / and musical chairs

The fun part...THE CAKE

 You can save money by not doing fondant and making clay figures to put on top of the cake or around the cake. Tristan had a lot of fun making them with me as well. You can also keep them after the party as a memento in a shadow box or something. The other thing I did to save money was buy barbie dolls ..a bambam and pebbles and then resold them on ebay after I was finished with the party.

                         You will also see a cave on the cake that is a Mc Donalds toy I bought for a buck on ebay

A flintstone car and a volcano from his bedroom as decoration at that party.

The cake is a two tier cake orange with black triangles and his name on it. Grass to put around the house and a candle with the number two. It may look complicated but it was not. Very affordable too.

The Food!!

I had pebble berry punch which was Pink lemonade with blueberries

Dinosaur eggs..which were easter eggs from ebay and painted with t-shirt paint to flintstonefye them. Then a sticker to seal them that says happy birthday Tristan and the flintstone gang on them. Inside were M&Ms candy. Make sure no one has peanut allergies.

Carrot cupcakes with fruity pebble cereal as topping. Printed thumbnails cut in a circle on popsicle sticks

Ham and cheese and cheese and turkey and just cheese

cut with cookie cutters

Chicken salad sandwich for the adults.

                                                    http://bit.ly/tablelinens            
Table cover by Linckids on Etsy

Decor

 https://www.etsy.com/shop/ITZABOUTYOU
Personalized book for autographing best wishes. For children who can not write ..trace their hand :)

Most are leftovers from past parties and things lying around the home. So I always recommend before buying anything scavenge through what you have first.

 I always do thank you cards for I am so blessed for all my loved ones and friends for coming and supporting my son as he grows up. I cam up with Thank You for a roariffic birthday and other cute ways of saying thank you. I made a collage on my computer for each person specialized with their gift they gave Tristan and them having fun at the party. This year I gave out dino crayons from etsy http://bit.ly/maxwax
I could of made them myself but I liked contributing to max who has autism and when you buy crayons max wax from his mom it goes to helping children " Over 30% of the crayons we manufacture are given away to schools, faith communities, libraries, & happy children."  SO sometimes it is better not to save money and buy from local shops who are making a difference. 

The Very Hungry little Caterpillar First Birthday

This is actually a very fun theme for boy or girl baby showers or birthdays and such cute things one can find on etsy and target :)

 The very first thing I work on for birthday is a muse and that turns out to be party hats, One can find already made ones on etsy or one can make them theirselves. With some hot glue you can do it too. I think it makes one think outside of the box or something. When I work on a hat or draw my ideas for someone to create I start geting ideas for other thigns as well

 This might be to much for some people but I found it very unique and cool. Great for an invite :)

This is something I thought is great for any first birthday party is the growing caterpiller and watching your child grow through the months to where they are today. Guests LOVES this idea because some people were not there from the start or live to far to get to watch them grow.

 Now even if you do not shop at this store going to their website and giving them your time is just as special

http://www.potterybarnkids.com/design-studio/invitations/caterpillar_party.html  Pottery barn really loves to make a house a home and a party have light :) They have so many great ideas to do that it is just so much fun to just look at all their things they have to show. I find myself hours on their site and yes I do buy things from them here and there when I have extra to spend in that area and their outlets are just as nice. Their goods are all made with quality and non toxic chemicals so I have noticed and that being said even the used iteams I get at thrift shops and online auctions and outlets are just as good as new. If you buy new you will know it is almost child proof and will last a long time from wear &tear :)

Invites

 I loved these as party favors or as personal invites they had lots of CHARM :)

This is the one my friend went with. She made it all by herself. Cut out all the fun colorful circles

printed out the card changed wording. Super cute

 As for party favors she hand stitched the names of each guest and the caterpillar as well as these cute bibs.

 The Party was a mommy and baby party only :)

 There were Crafts

Find the Bugs

A Puppet Show which I think is amazing to have at a first birthday because the children are so excited and into it because it is different and moves and colorful and new. When reading books it helps to ahve puppets to catch there interest and focus. She even gave away little finger puppets to use with your Erick Carle book

 Costumes

 Coloring and so much more

I provided the clay butterfly and caterpillar and watermelon and wooden blocks

 Their take off the pottary barn site:)

 A party is not a party without ballons

 Food the restrant actually made alot of the food that was in the books she just gave them the cards to place and the cupcakes and cake

Beautiful Details

Baby got into the cake I coverd up the marks with strawberries :)

 more party favors JELLY BEANS

 Clothes :) Shoes matched her daughters

Dress was handmade

 Babies are like little Caterpillars and bloom into beautiful butterflies :) With all sorts of colors

Hat was also Handmade ;) of course

http://www.etsy.com/listing/106671802/hungry-caterpillar-themed-mini-top-hat?ref=sr_gallery_41&ga_search_query=hungry+caterpillar+hat&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=all

 By Kena Bows :)

Tristan wore a stiched shirt that had the hungry caterpillar on the word one with some cargo gear from  http://www.naartjiekids.com/

As for me I dressed up as a butterfly of course ;) and had a matching hat and caterpillar on a ballet leotard with rainbow tutu and had wings on but took them off as I was leaving ..I

wouldn't get stuck anywhere .




My favorite thing about the party was the bubbles they had blowing everywhere and the fact that it was in a historical landmark and an actual garden tea house