Planning a birthday party is a special event in everyone's life that happens yearly, especially for your children. Finding a party theme that fits their personality, style and your budget is important. Most importantly, finding the right theme. Have you ever looked for inspiration in the books that you read to your children? Do they have a favorite? One book that comes to mind is "Oh, the Places You'll Go!".
This party is absolutely adorable and is a childhood favorite for many. Take influences from the book for your party decorations, food and maybe even a few activities.
Of course, start by creating party invitations that represent the Dr. Seuss style that the books are well-known for. It holds the time, location and the details of the party. Draw inspiration from the books, especially "Oh The Places You'll Go". It's all about the swirls and colors for this book.
It's all about whimsy with this party, so incorporate that style with your party decorations. Make balloon bouquets in pink, turquoise, yellow, pink and green. Place balloons throughout your venue. You can even make cute little hot air balloons for a whimsy feeling. Just find a basket, which you can then fill with some of your party food or party favors, and tie the balloons to resemble a hot air balloon.
Find vintage suitcases, which again you can use to display party food or favors in. Use maps in your party decor as well. Hang them up on the walls, use them as your wrapping paper or use them as a table-cloth for the party. They can be fun and colorful or have a vintage appeal. Use globes and signs that point in all sorts of directions. The party decorations should definitely tell the whimsical story of this book.
For your food, make it all about the birthday girl or boy. You can go with finger foods or color coordinate the food to match the party. Make cookies with swirls, colored & flavored popcorn, candy bar, cotton candy cupcakes and an adorable birthday cake. The birthday cake should definitely be the center of attention. Talk with your local bakery and they can come up with a show stopping cake for your party.
This party is absolutely adorable for all ages and great for graduation parties too. Just have fun with it and make sure to make it bring whimsical.
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