Ultimate Kid Birthday Parties
Your Online Resource to Party Planning
Last Update: 4 February 2011
Ultimate Kid Birthday Parties
Your Online Resource to Party Planning
Last Update: 4 February 2011
First, I would like to thank Daniela for sharing her great ideas from her Ladybug party.
Let me tell you, there are some great ideas in this party that I know you could use in your future Ladybug Party.
All the information contained in this party submission mirrors all the party themes format.
Starting with the invitations and finishing at the thank you notes, you are going to find everything you need to throw that Ultimate Birthday Party!
Once again, thank you Daniela for these wonderful party ideas and I hope the readers will be able to utilize them in their future parties!
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My husband and I aren't wealthy people so I found some free printable ladybug invitations off the DLTK kids website. Then, to make them a little more personable I wrote this little poem in each one. Polka dots and little black spots, that's what ladybugs are made of, our sweet baby is becoming a little lady so come and have some fun because Daniela’s turning one!
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I did the traditional thing of using red and black balloons and streamers on the walls and ceiling. Then, I put red and black tablecloths on the tables. At a party store I found the cutest ladybug lights and stretched them across the buffet. Next, in the American Girl's Party book I found instructions to make these patriotic flags. Using construction paper, I made the background flag green and attached a red oval to it. Take a black marker to add the head and spots and we had ladybug flags! I attached the flags, I had 6 in all, to a red ribbon I had left over from Christmas and hung them up. At Factory Card Outlet I found the cutest large ladybug balloon. It even had a ladybug weight. Finally, I went and bought 3 large white poster boards at Wal-Mart. Using markers, I made 3 signs with ladybugs, butterflies, bees and caterpillars drawn on them. The first 2 signs said; Greetings all ladies and bugs, and Welcome to our buggy BBQ! These signs I hung on the front and back doors. In the party room I hung the sign, (my daughter's name) is cute as a bug!
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We found some cute ladybug plates, napkins, and cups at the grocery store and for food we served the traditional fare for hot dogs and hamburgers.
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For the cake, I baked a yellow cake in a round oven-proof bowel, from Pampered Chef. I decorated most of the cake with red frosting and an upside down circle at the top, the head, I used chocolate frosting. I used York peppermint patties for the spots and M&Ms for the eyes and smile. Then, I baked chocolate cupcakes and decorated them the same way, except using junior mints for the spots. I dyed some coconut green to look like grass and placed them all on a large serving tray to look like a mamma ladybug and her babies.
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Last, I found red favor bags, at Factory Card, and filled them with Ladybug necklaces, ladybug poppers and bug temporary tattoos. (All found at Oriental Trading.) It was a fun day and everyone is still talking about how well everything went.
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Since we had a large number of older kids attending the party I planned a few games. First, we had a guess jar. I filled a large jar with red and chocolate licorice and the one with the closest guess won the jar. Then, we played pin the spot on the ladybug. I used my markers and another poster board to make the large ladybug and black construction paper for the spots. Then, we had a ladybug piñata. On the Dltk kids website I found instructions for some cute ladybug beanbags. My husband built a stand with a hole in it and we used poster board again to make it look like the kids were sending the ladybugs home. Finally, we had a bug drop game using bug erasers I found from Oriental Trading and dropping them into a milk jar. For prizes, I gave out ladybug stickers, ladybug pez and the erasers themselves. Also, for the baby guests I found cute ladybug play balls at Factory card and we had a little ball pit set up for the babies to play in while the older kids were playing the games.
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