We are working, working, working to organize an All Things Birthday series of posts to start early next month. The whole thing started while brainstorming and organizing a Birthday Present Shopping Guide, but the event is growing and will include the best of the best in all things related to children’s birthday parties – from planning to presents. We’ll have tips from party planning experts, reviews and, of course, giveaways.
One idea we’re very excited about is posts to share and show off children’s birthday parties. And that’s where you come in…
We want to feature YOUR birthday party. We love to see other people’s parties and know you all have some great ones to share. Here’s how you can get in on the fun:
- Collect several pictures from the children’s birthday party you want to feature
- Make a list of websites and resources you used to plan the party (inspiration, things you purchased, crafty projects, etc)
- Email your photos and websites to theshoppingmama@gmail.com
To get an idea of what we’re looking for, check out this post about my daughter’s pig-themed first birthday party. It’s so simple, will only take you a couple minutes to gather the info and you get to reminisce and look through party pictures.
What’s in it for you? At this point, just simple fun – oh, and you get to show off your cute kids, creativity and baking prowess. Want more? Oh, okay, here you go…
- If you submit your party, you get FIVE bonus entries in the All Things Birthday giveaways!
- If you’re a blogger or shop owner, you get a link back to your site.
- If we get a good response, we’ll organize a voting competition with a (super cool) prize for the favorite party.
We’re really excited about this and think it will be a lot of fun. We hope you’ll get on board and submit your child’s favorite party. Feel free to email or leave comments if you have any questions! Happy {All Things} Birthday!
Clarissa Neiding
July 10, 2010here….I did a blog post on it instead of emailing you! http://clarissaneiding.blogspot.com/2010/07/construction-party.html
Michelle Rees
July 10, 2010We just had a 1st birthday party in June for my son. You can see pictures on my blog (http://jamesandmichellerees.blogspot.com). It was monster themed and we had:
-Monster footprints up to the front door
-A sign on the door that said “Beware of Monsters”
-Blue monster punch
-Monster cupcakes
-Pin the eyeball on the monster game
-Monster decorations
-Eyeballs on the table for centerpieces
-Party bags with monster stickers and mazes and finger puppets inside
-a monster t-shirt on my son
It was really fun!
paola
July 16, 2010You can find tons of ideas at my blog http://designsbypaola.blogspot.com/. including my son’s pirate party!
Melissa Weiss
August 4, 2010My son’s farvorite birthday was his Pirate Party!
-Pirate cake
-dug in sandbox for burried treasure
-fished for sharks
-make pirate boats
-we pinned the sail on the boat.
Nancy
August 6, 2010Here’s my favorite birthday party idea: Backyard Olympics. Since it was about 20 years ago, I don’t have pictures or links. I think you’ll get the idea. The guests were about 6 to 8 years old. Our son’s birthday is in July and it was a year with the Summer Olympics so that was the theme. Everything was held in our small backyard, so the house didn’t get messy! We had about 8 different Olympic style events: sprints, relay races, ball tossing, a relay to run and pop a balloon, broad jump, hula hoooping, jumping rope, hopping, etc. You can base the events you choose on the sports equipment you already have. All the kids won a home-made “Olympic Medal”. As far as I remember, we had a simple home-made cake and punch to drink. The party was a super success. Hope yours is too!