where the wild things are party ...

first, i want to thank you all for your nice comments on the invitations, and party favors i posted.

the party went really well, and most importantly ezra and all his cousins had a blast!

this year, i served more simple food, and focused more on the games and entertainment, since ezra is starting to get to the age where fun is more important.

here are a few pictures from the party.

"welcome wild things"

crowns and wands for all the wild things

the wild guests {ezra + his cousins}

the food: green apples with caramel dip, green veggies with ranch dip, palm tree cupcakes, chips and dips, and "wild thing" water

the "max" cake

games: pin the wolf tail on max

crown walk : we put the gold crown numbers in a circle, when the music stopped we would call out a number, and the person on the number won a prize!

we also had a reading of the book at the beginning of the party. and, the small guests helped act out the book.

"thank you" mints for the older guests that said, "thanks for coming to the party ... wild thing." and, of course the party favor boxes for the kids

the birthday boy

of course, i can't believe this little guy is three?!

he absolutely loved the party, which made all the hard work worth it. it was a lot of fun to see him so excited for his birthday this year!

until next year...

oh, and before i forget.
here are some great wild things inspiration i found on the web, from...
kristin eldridge
party perfect
kitchen dough dough
caitlin creer interiors
metro baby
the beaz hive
my rumpus
hostess with the mostest

the party favors ...

wow!

i'm feeling good and on top of things for ezra's party this saturday.

we'll see if it all comes together on time.

i put together these party favor boxes for all of ezra's cousins for the where the wild things are party.

i basically went out and bought as many green packaged items as i could find.

my friend caitlin let me use the labels she made for her sons party last year. i tweeked them a bit and used them to label the bubbles and party poppers with, "a magic trick to tame the wild things."

i also made labels to attach to some glassine bags with candy in colors to match the theme. the label says, "wild treats to gnash your terrible teeth on."

i finished off the boxes with some green and white bakers twine, stickers with their names on it, and some darling where the wild things are pins i found on etsy, from the shop, pin back attack.

hopefully the kids will like it!

the invitations ...

i finally got all of the invitations done for the big where the wild things are party.

i ended up printing them on textured cardstock, and i was happy with how they turned out!

i decided to tie the brown kraft envelopes with garden twine, i thought it would be a perfect "wild things" touch!

i hand addressed them in a wild font, and got them all delivered!

i think i may have gotten carpel tunnel, but it was worth it all in the end.

i'll post more party details as i finish them up!

wild rumpus party invitations...

thanks for all of your nice compliments on my studio!

i'll be sure to answer all your questions about the wallpaper and floors in a post to come.

until then, i've been busy designing a wild rumpus birthday invitation for ezra's 3rd birthday next weekend. i decided to do a "where the wild things are" party, since it's one of his favorite books.

i kind of feel like i have to live up to his big circus party last year... ha ha..
well, not really. the truth is, i love to plan and throw a good party!

here's what i've been working on. i'm going to print it on watercolor paper or textured cardstock, i think.

FRONT:

BACK:

i'll post some more pictures when i have them printed and packaged up cute.

take care...