For my daughter Laina's 8th birthday, we threw a joint party with her best friend Hannon. We gave them a choice of different themes and they choose "vintage circus/ carnival". July is a great time of year to hold an outdoor circus party so we went with it! I made them matching outfits with ruffle tanks and bustle skirts modelled after Loves Me Not. We had the party at a farmhouse/ barn and the field was mowed so that their were winding paths leading up to all the different games stations. The kids got to run around to the different stations and win tickets to spend at the prize shop (which was for their goody bags). We asked that the party goers not bring the girls gifts since so many people were coming, and offered the option of bringing a donation to the SPCA. In the end the girls raised $356 to donate to the SPCA and they were thrilled with that! This is going to be ridiculously picture heavy so I'd better get down to it!
The Details!
*Printables from the TomKat Studio http://www.thetomkatstudio.com/
*Candy from The Sweet Factory http://www.sweetfactory.com/
*party supplies from Sweet Shop Lulu http://shopsweetlulu.com/
*party favors and games from Oriental Trading Company http://www.orientaltrading.com/
*svg files for my cricut from SVG Cuts www.svgcuts.com
*Photography by Addy K Photography www.addykphotography.com
The Prize Shop:
The "Popcorn" Cupcakes:
The Cake:
Cake Pops
The Concession:
Pathway to the games:
Didn't take pictures of these signs but the Photo Booth:
Jelly Bean Guess:
The Duck Pond:
Hopper Race:
Opening their cards:
Me cutting the cake:
The birthday girl and I:
My co-party planner Amy (whose husband MADE a lot of the props for us, and who provided the location for us, and well, Amy just did so much for this party... it was so nice to share the party planning duties for once!) and the other birthday girl Hannon and us!
What beautiful pictures and amazing memories for Laina!
ReplyDeleteAdorable party! Where did you get the circus themed water bottles?
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