The first, and most important part of the party is the cake....of course! It just so happens that our local bakery offers a FREE "smash cake" for their 1st birthdays. Thanks to them I didn't have to pull out the pans and make one, yay! Check with your local bakery to see if they offer the same. (Note- I didn't blot out my sons name because it would have taken a long time to do...this will be the only post in which I will share his name). I asked them to add blue and white dots to the cake to coordinate with the colors.
I also had them make a "winter- themed" sheet cake for our party guests. My lovely friend made the gorgeous fondant igloo, penguins, and polar bear! Words cannot express how much I adored them!!
I purchased a copy of some penguins that I ADORED from Dimple Prints as well as some adorable signs. I cut out the penguins and taped them to clear plastic cups. Then I secured a red toothpick to each penguin and strung a red (Swedish) fish to the line to make it appear that the penguins were fishing. I filled the cups with blue Jell-O and served.
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We even made our own icicles for the guests. We had help from scrappinash on the table decor and confetti. The invites turned out AMAZING! (these are not ours but a proof of what they looked like)
She made the most amazing happy birthday banner for his special day as well!
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I got the idea of making Krispie Penguins from someone who regularly participates in our Fun Stuff Fridays, Hungry Happenings. I think they turned out amazing!
I made a TON of snowflakes and extra penguins for the walls and to complete the look I had a great collection of clips made to hang his monthly photos from. I think people REALLY enjoyed that part! It sure was fun to see him grow and change from month to month.
What an adorable party! Our youngest turned turned 1 also. We have a fun and informational Baby Time section you might enjoy with your littlest one. http://theeducatorsspinonit.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Time
ReplyDeleteHey Kim- Thanks for sharing! I checked out the link and you gave some great tips and ideas for creating great play areas!
DeleteWhat a great theme for a birthday party. Everything you had to eat or had on display was so cute. I am sure your family and guests had a ball including the birthday boy. I'm so happy to see you made my Penguin Rice Krispies Treat Pops - they look amazing. I'm going to share a picture in my Reader's Gallery along with a link to this post. If you want, you can grab a Featured On button from the gallery page. http://www.hungryhappenings.com/p/readers-gallery.html
ReplyDeleteThanks Beth! So happy I found your adorable pops! Our guests were SUPER impressed! Thanks so much for the feature too!
DeleteAww, you did a fantastic job on this adorable party! What a lucky 1yr old :)
ReplyDeleteHey feel free to link up this and other birthday parties on my Birthday Parties Linky anytime!
Here's the link: http://themommiesmademedoit.blogspot.com/p/birthday-parties-linky.html
Love the way your party turned out!! Jacob sure is a cutie! So happy I was able to create some winter items for you!
ReplyDeleteThis is too cute! Pinned this one :) Thanks for sharing at Taking A Timeout Thursday!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute birthday party! Would love for you to link up to the Tuesday To Do Party if you haven't already! http://blackberryvine.blogspot.com/2012/02/tuesday-to-do-party-50-and-49-list.html
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Jami
www.blackberryvine.blogspot.com
I love it! These are some great- some really simple ideas for the perfect party...now I just need some snow ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures! I wonder how you got the fish to stick on the string?
ReplyDeleteoh my just saw your message...but wanted you to know...I simply used a needle and thread
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