Hannah turned seven on July 1st. This year, she wanted a party and so we complied. I can’t say that throwing kid birthday parties is my strong suit. Thankfully, I had two things working in my favor for this year’s celebration.
1. My child is an introvert at heart and asked if she could keep her guest list to four kids. Fine by me. She also wanted her three local grandparents included. So, between grandparents and parents we had a one-to-one ratio going, less the baby.
2. I happened upon a great post on Simple Bites that provided me with the perfect framework for Hannah’s big day.
Balloons speak Hannah’s love-language loud and clear. So, we procured seven balloons for a seven year-old.
Homemade birthday banner by Phil Stone. Every day is a great day to make a banner if you’re Hannah. We knew this had to be part of the festivities as well. It’s now hanging up in her room (most likely a permanent fixture).
Flowers from the Farmer’s Market and homemade aprons created by Nana (using dish towels from Cost Plus) for each guest.
Pizza kitchen prepped for the party guests
Fresh squeezed lemonade
Making Pizzas
Fruit Kabobs
Cupcake decorating station (they decorated two – one to eat and one to take home)
This was the part where the kids got to be brave tasters and brave smellers. We blindfolded them and let them explore their senses sniffing things like cinnamon, coffee and vinegar and tasting treats like avocado and honey and trying to guess what it was.
Decorated take-out boxes to carry their second cupcake home. Every guest decided that they’d share their generously ornamented second cake with their younger sibling. Pretty sweet.
What a fantastic party! It looks very well executed; I’m so glad to be of inspiration.
Happy Birthday, Hannah!
Thanks so much for your comment Aimee. I’m honored you stopped by!
Cari,
I am telling my fam that I want a birthday party just like Hannah’s! Seriously, though, it looks amazing and I will certainly “borrow” some of those ideas as well.