as i mentioned in this previous post

my son loves the new show "bubble guppies"

so for his second birthday party,

i used that as my inspiration.

pretty much it turned into a BUBBLE party!

unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate

and it was cool and misty.

the kids didn't seem to mind,

but my camera did so the pictures aren't great.

the colors scheme was orange, teal, light blue and navy

{and some lime green thrown it there too.}

the invitation

 {the invitation was rolled up inside the bubble container}

the cake

{tip: i use this glass cake stand for most parties,

but i attach a ribbon the coordinates with each party.}

 welcome sign

 food:  everything was a circle shape
fruit bubbles, donut bubbles, chocolate banana bubbles,

cheesy biscuit bubbles, pizza bubbles, "pop"corn

 food labels

 bubble garland

i made this by cutting circles (2 inch with cricut)
out of different colors of vellum.

next i strung the "bubbles" using a needle and fish line.

to help them hang,
i added a small bead to the end.

 jello cups with bubble guppies cupcake toppers

i had to have these straws!

i bought them from polka dot market

i added the name flags to help kids keep track of their cups.

1 1/2 quarts of water

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1 cup liquid dish soap

 i guess these wands worked way better than the normal plastic ones.

they are just pipe cleaners

i saw this great idea on pinterest.

just make sure the kids know it's bubbles, not water!!!

 i took all the bubble paintings and "framed" them

with paper frames that i cut on the cricut.

then used them as a backdrop for pictures of each kid.

 {my original idea was to use large ornaments and have the tag

inside with some small prizes.

but the craft store did not have enough big ones,

so i ended up doing all different sizes.

the smaller ones had the tag attached with the ribbon.}

{bubble mishap}

the shirt is from my personalized tshirt

i have ordered a few shirts from her and she was very accommodating-

i just designed these cat in the hat invitations.

i am so proud of how they turned out!

i LOVE the colors.

i did them for a friend, so we agreed that i would design and

print the invite and she would do all the work

cutting the hats and putting them together.

 i sent her a template for this hat.
there is a slit cut for the invite to slide out.
on the back there is a strip of paper holding
the invite in place.

surprise!
 we saw another invite online that had pics
of the birthday boy with a "cat in the hat" hat
and loved the idea.
she also wanted to include pictures from liam's 1st year.
isn't he the cutest?!
the envelopes were too perfect to pass up!
you can order them at envelopemall.com.
i love the way the address labels look against the blue!
i also created the sticker that was on the front of the hat
to coordinate with the return address portion
of the label.

for more cat in the hat party ideas visit me on pinterest!