Party Time!

So, along with the occasional bougie recipes I'm going to be bloggin about my love of a good party. I think that it's important that you splurge on a few things but anything you can do yourself and add a little personal flare will set it off! So the first part of planning is determining a theme, I am a big one on themes especially for kids birthday parties. The theme I'm working on is Wizard of Oz for my 9 yr old daughter. So I made the invite list and the next step is to order invitations. Invitations are one of those things that I splurge a little on. The invitation sets the mood for the whole party, you want your guest to look forward to the party. Below is the template for the invitations that I ordered for my daughters party.

I like to give at least a month notice on the invites but that doesn't always happen. So now I have to come up with some ideas for the party. It's hard because she's at that age where she's to old for a lot of the kiddie games but not to old for a fun party! I know I'm going to do a candy bar (representing the lolli pop guild) but other than that nothing is for sure. Food is another thing that I splurge on. People want to eat and kids birthdays are their free weekends to be a kid again. I had a cotton candy machine at my sons bday and I had more adults in line than kids. Decorations I try not to spend alot of money on, I try to get basic colors and add my own personal things. I threw my son a Fair birthday party and here are a few pics.


The hay was a cheap trick, but it tied everything together.



You always need sweet treats!

I painted these, it took a little extra time but they were a hit!

Little touches will make any party, it may take extra time but it's  always worth it!!

                                      To Be Continued.......