Easy & Cute Surprise Party Invitation

by Shannon on May 23rd, 2011 | 4 Comments » | In Crafts with Kids

I put things off until the last minute. I’m not alone, but it definitely bites me in the tush sometimes. Like when I need to print invitations to a surprise baby shower and have no printer. What to do?

The shower was for my daughter’s preschool teacher and I had the idea to take a picture of her and each of her classmates making the “Shhhhh!” sound with their pointing finger. (Huge kudos to Ms. Janie’s assistant for sneaking all the photos for me!)

I printed the photos at the local “print your own” kiosk and attached them to card stock with matching envelopes. After gluing the picture onto a card, I embellished the invitation with a “Shhh!” tag attached with DMC floss.

Finally, I hand wrote party details on the back.

Each parent received a personalized invitation to the shower and I heard from many of them how much a picture of their own child caught their attention and they knew immediately it was a surprise. The best part? No one slipped and Ms. Janie was truly surprised!

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A former higher education administrator and teacher, Shannon is a stay- at-home mom to a two-year-old boy and four-year-old girl. She is currently recovering from a year of "single parenthood" while her husband, an active-duty Air Force member, was deployed to the Middle East. She is a lover of food and all things crafty. During the last season of The Oprah Show, Ms. Winfrey selected her as a Martha Stewart "ultimate fan" and flew her to Chicago for the taping of Ms. Stewart's final appearance on the program.

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Comments (4)

  1. Dejah

    May 23, 2011

    That is a great idea, and how cute for the parent’s to get a picture of their own child!

  2. Emilie

    May 23, 2011

    You are a genius!

  3. Caley

    May 23, 2011

    How cute is that! I’ve never thought about putting their picture on it! Thanks for sharing!

  4. radhika

    May 24, 2011

    Adorable invite! I love the idea of handwriting every invite!

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