6.24.2011

my superhero

My youngest son's birthday is in July so many of his classmates cannot usually attend. This year was the last year they would all be together in preschool, so we decided to take advantage of a random half day to have his school buddies over BEFORE the school year ended for festivities at the end of the shortened day.
My rambuctious almost-five year old is obsessed with superheroes so that was the theme. We had a super-hero castle moonbounce, pizza, popsicles, ice cream, cake, a spiderman piƱata, a superhero tatoo station, pin the cape on the superhero, and I also provided real capes and arm bands for each little guest. I bought bathing-suit fabric in primary colors and gold (doesn't fray when you cut it, so no sewing required) and cut the capes for each child. With a little fabric paint and some stencils, I managed to write their names on the back of their capes. Again, I spent more time having fun at the celebration than taking pictures, so here are a few pics of the invite and my two littlest ones modeling their capes.









6.23.2011

party details


vanilla cupcakes and frosting made pink with beet juice!
 A few posts ago I showed the invite for my daughter's second bday family party. Below are some pics of little handmade details that were part of the celebration itself. Unfortunately, I did not manage to take pictures during the party and missed out on showing everything I would have liked. Next time!
chocolate cupcakes baked in cute cups from shopsweetlulu.com
three dimensional glittering cupcake topper detail front
a detail from the invite that inspired the cupcake toppers

cupcake topper detail back

be blushing

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