my baby girl is turning three!!
her birthday isn't until tomorrow, but we celebrated it this past saturday. the past few weeks, when i asked rowan what she wanted to do for her birthday, all she requested was to have an "elsa burtday". if you have a little girl (or boy, for that matter) you know the frozen obsession/phenomenon that is happening right now. rowan is no exception. so i wasn't surprised at all that she wanted a frozen birthday. the only problem with this, however, is that because everyone is obsessed with frozen, you can't find anything frozen, anywhere. i have been to the disney store many times. i have been to target, walmart, online (etc.) you just can't find it. i tried to convince rowan that she wanted a fairy party or something.. but when it came down to it, an "elsa burtday" is what she wanted.
so that's what i was gonna give her.
if you know me, or have followed me for awhile, you know that i like to throw parties, or any event, for that matter. especially when it comes to my kids. so of course i went overboard with this.
if you are a parent, or you know a parent, you hear "they grow up so fast" quite often. well, i figured that my kids are only going to let me throw parties for them for so long, so i'm taking advantage. and i love birthdays, they happen once a year. i want them to feel so special. and i think she did.
this was the first year we did a 'friend' party, and man.. it was stressful! but it was still so much fun.
*****as always, thanks to my sister brynne for taking pictures while i was running around with my
head cut off trying to finish last minute things. *****
the invitations
i wasn't really into everything that's out there for frozen parties. so i made almost everything myself. these invites i made on my computer. i cut out snowflakes on my moms cricut, and put a scoop of fake snow in each envelope. i used vellum envelopes so you could see the fun details.
the party
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activities
i made all the kids "do you wanna build a snowman" kits, and it was fun to watch them all build their snowmen, in every which way ;) and then gobble them up! and we also played "pin the nose on olaf"
the party favors
"thank you for chillin with us" - and stuffed with all sorts of blue & white treats
it was such a fun party to plan. i would only hope that when rowan gets older, that she could look back on pictures and be like, "hey, my mom threw me a cool party". that's the hope, right?
love you sweet girl, happy 3rd birthday!
love you to the moon.
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if you are a parent, or you know a parent, you hear "they grow up so fast" quite often. well, i figured that my kids are only going to let me throw parties for them for so long, so i'm taking advantage. and i love birthdays, they happen once a year. i want them to feel so special. and i think she did.
this was the first year we did a 'friend' party, and man.. it was stressful! but it was still so much fun.
*****as always, thanks to my sister brynne for taking pictures while i was running around with my
head cut off trying to finish last minute things. *****
the invitations
i wasn't really into everything that's out there for frozen parties. so i made almost everything myself. these invites i made on my computer. i cut out snowflakes on my moms cricut, and put a scoop of fake snow in each envelope. i used vellum envelopes so you could see the fun details.
the party
activities
i made all the kids "do you wanna build a snowman" kits, and it was fun to watch them all build their snowmen, in every which way ;) and then gobble them up! and we also played "pin the nose on olaf"
the party favors
"thank you for chillin with us" - and stuffed with all sorts of blue & white treats
it was such a fun party to plan. i would only hope that when rowan gets older, that she could look back on pictures and be like, "hey, my mom threw me a cool party". that's the hope, right?
love you sweet girl, happy 3rd birthday!
love you to the moon.
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party details for anyone interested:
-snowflake wall decor: i got the 3D ones at zurchers, and all the silver stars i cut out on my mom's cricut with sparkling silver paper. i probably cut out 30 different snowflakes.
- branches: i thought this look would go well with the frozen theme and still be really pretty! i just found branches cut from a tree and painted them white.
- snowflake birthday cake: courtesy of chubby hubby cupcakes.
- all the candy: i pretty much went to the grocery store and party store and bought all the white & blue candy that i could find.
- snowflake cupcake toppers: DanysGiftShop on Etsy.
- "frozen inspired" candy cups: GlitterDaisyShop on Etsy.
- snowflake sugar cookies: special requested, and made by kneaders bakery.
- cupcakes: blue frosting specially requested, made by sweet tooth fairy.
- snowflake sugar cookies: special requested, and made by kneaders bakery.
- cupcakes: blue frosting specially requested, made by sweet tooth fairy.
- "do you wanna build a snowman?" kit: i made the label on my computer. the kit includes a graham cracker, 3 marshmallows, 2 pretzel sticks, 1 candy corn, and a few mini chocolate chips for the eyes and buttons.
- "pin the nose on olaf"- i found olaf on pinterest (click HERE), and took it to the copy store and blew it up really big.
- thank you gift boxes: i bought them at zurchers. i added the blue accordion circle, and i also cut all the small snowflakes (again, on silver glitter paper on my moms cricut) and made the little tag that said "thanks for chillin with us." i filled all of them with blue & white treats.
