my son is crazy about dr. seuss.
he loves all of the characters, but
cat in the hat and grinch are his favorites.
in fact, cat and grinch are often at our house causing lots of mischief.
for his 4th birthday, i knew we had to celebrate his imaginary friends.
the invitation
i loved all the bright dr. seuss colors!
and if you only knew my crazy son,
you'd understand that this seuss quote was perfect for his invite.
when you untie the twine,
the card folds down to reveal all the party details:
the party
food table
for the backdrop, i had the invitation quote printed on foam core.
then i covered additional pieces of foam core with adorable seuss fabrics.
i designed a small banner with all his favorite book covers.
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i found so many cute dr. seuss food ideas on pinterest.
to see the original links for many of these ideas {and many more} please visit my
babybel cheese with thing 1 & 2 labels
sugar cookies frosted like green eggs
jelly bean truffula seeds
more decorations and drinks
everyone loved the truffula trees
made from $1 pool noodles and tissue pom pom balls.
(my sister made the cute thing 1 & 2 outfits for my girls)
his favorite spot was by all his friends.
my daughter's wonderful teacher leant me her seuss bulletin board guys
and i made "me and sally" silhouettes out of posterboard.
printable banner {part of my seuss printable collection}
drink cup labels - with a place to write names
loved this idea! how cute are they?!
but here's the truth.
the washi tape would not stay on the bottles for more than a few minutes,
especially in the heat.
but we just stuck all the straws in and they were still super cute.
right?
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cake
to make this cake, i use one 8 inch cake and 3 6 inch.
putting a cardboard support circle in the middle
and using dowel rods kept it "straight".
i used this technique for the frosting.
i tried to do it with one tip. but i'd advise getting two so you can alternate colors.
i had to do all the white and then all the red. it made it more messy and less perfect.
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activities
parties are more fun when the kids can just run around and play games so i made signs
to explain each game. of course each one was based on a seuss story.
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{how adorable are the mr. krinklebein bean bags that my sister made}
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we set up a photobooth area with lots of seuss props.
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(trampoline jumping)
and since grinch is his "favorite guy in the whole world"...
pin the heart on grinch.
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favor bags
i found these cute reusable bags in the dollar bins at target.
i thought they were perfect and love that they can be reused as snack bags after the party.
the lorax would be proud!
another favorite seuss quote...such a smart man!
sidenote: about 2 weeks after our party target set up a
whole section of seuss stuff in the dollar bins!
of course.
but i did find some cute stuff here.
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he loved his party!
i am so thankful for everyone who took pictures
including many of the pictures featured here by
the seuss printable party will be available in
soon!
one of the most popular party locations
(at least around here) is at the "gym".
you don't have to be on the gymnastics team to love this theme,
any little gymnast will love this party package!
{invite}
the printable package
is available in my etsy shop.
it includes:
welcome sign
{personalized with name & age}
banner
{gymnast} happy {age} birthday {gymnast}
cupcake toppers
these are sized to be punched out with a 2 inch circle punch
or bracket punch (see picture below)
for those who do not have a punch, i also offer the toppers already
formatted as a circle to just cut with scissors.
{personalized with first initial & age}
favor tags
{personalized with the birthday girl's name}
fill in the blank
thank you letter
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check out the finished products:
toppers cut with the bracket punch
toppers cut with circle punch
banner
{name can be added to the package}
please visit
to order or ask any questions.
{i'm always open to creating additional items to coordinate
with this party, so don't hesitate to ask!}
like every young boy,
my nephew loves super heros.
for his 6th birthday, my sister planned
an avengers party.
i designed all the printable party goods.
i thought captain america's shield made the perfect invite!
the party info was on the back
we added a star cutout (over the printed star) with a foam mounting square.
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food table
i designed each pennant of the banner to represent one of the avengers.
ironman, captain america, hawkeye, thor, hulk and spiderman
how awesome is this "hulk punch"?!
it's ginger ale, lime sherbet, and pineapple juice (and a little green food coloring).
my sister cut the hulk face out and taped it to her glass drink jar.
the kids LOVED it!
arc reactor cheese tray
she also served
captain america's shield cookies,
thor hammers (marshmallows stuck to the end of a pretzel)
and spiderman oreos (oreo with red string licorice "spider legs")
my sister MADE this cake!
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activities
each kids got to pick a mask
she made this giant target practice out of a tarp.
the kids tried to throw a captain america frisbee through the holes.
in the middle was a captain america target made out of tissue paper.
everyone went crazy when they broke through it!
this is my nutty kid.
he wouldn't participate in any of the games but stood behind this target taunting
"you can't hit me!"
fun photo booth with cardboard buildings to stand behind
my cute niece!
favor bags
favor tags
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printables available in
banner
"happy {age} birthday
favor tags
food labels
masks
so i have a friend who was looking for a custom party.
i love her because she asks her kids what
they want for their party and then makes it happen.
well her very creative son asked for a garbage truck party.
although this sounds funny,
it's not actually that surprising.
what 2 or 3 year old boy doesn't
LOVE garbage trucks?!
at first i was a little hesitant.
i mean, what could i design that didn't look...
well like garbage.
but still be garbage.
i think we got it.
mom and i were happy with the designs
and he was happy with the garbage truck.
the invite
party package
available in my
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banner
"happy {age} birthday"
with 2 images on either end
favor tags
food labels
8 custom labels or unlimited blank
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cupcake toppers
{or party circles to be used as stickers or drink tags)
water bottle labels
how adorable is this cake...
i mean cool and gross!
"dumpster diving"
how funny!
garbage favors
love how the bags look like trash bags and the cups like trash cans!
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