When he wants a Fireman Themed birthday party...

So my son is turning four and has requested a fireman themed birthday party. I love how when I looked for ideas I got suggestions like, "just ask the local station to come by your house with the truck", or "you can host a party at the fire station." I mean, maybe in a small town, but even then I am not sure how you could pull it off... firefighters are emergency responders after all! After a lot of calling, emailing, and a trip to a station nearby, I was able to secure a tour through the station since that is actually a service that is offered. Of course, then I couldn't do all my decorating, and that is just not something I can give up twice in one rounds of birthdays! So we asked all the guests to come back to our house for cake and and I was able to show off my creative side!

What I had the most fun with were the snacks! I made some fun tags through www.mystorieshaveahome.com and stuck them in the treats! Here are some of the ideas I found to be the most fun!We had firetruck wheels (oreos), frremen hoses (red vines), dalmatian spots (hershey drops), and petrified flames (cheetos). I added in some red hots and hot tamales for fun... I really should have made a "caution: hot!" sign to go along with them!

 

I always include a story book for my children that covers the last year of their life! My goal is to have it out for the party for guests to look through. I enjoy showing off my work and I think everyone likes to see how much the kids have changed over the year. I created a fireman themed book through www.mystorieshaveahome.com also. I took my son down to a firefighters museum and got some great shots of him dressed up and in a fire truck. Those pictures made for some fun pages in the book as well as a perfect shot for the invitation.
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And here is how the invitation turned out!

 

And finally, I made some fun tags for the water bottles and favor tags for some lollipops through www.mystorieshaveahome.com as well that were a hit!

I even made my son a cake this year myself! That does not happen too often but I am turning out to be not so terrible at getting it all together! I love that I was able to pull it all off!

Can't wait for next year and what theme he'll come up with!

Boy or Girl? Celebrate in Dr. Seuss style!

When my best friend found out she was pregnant I was insanely happy for her! Of course I right away claimed the spot to throw her baby shower. It's when I found out she didn't want to find out the sex of the baby that I was a little set back! In the end, I decided I could pull off a Dr. Seuss themed party which would be perfect for my friends personality while bringing some fun ideas for the baby shower.

I started with making my own invitations through  www.mystorieshaveahome.com and as the guests rsvp'd they kept telling me how much they loved them! I was very happy with how they came out!
 

I found some Dr. Seuss at a thrift store and used them to make some banners. Also I cut out circles and just laid them around on the tables. A Stuffed Horton and some circus peanuts made for a fun idea that the guests loved. I purchased some Dr. Suess stacking blocks that made a great way to add some height to the table.

The food was one of the most fun pieces! I decided on Green Eggs & Ham, Three Cheese Trees, Go Dogs, Hop on Pop Popcorn, and Pink Ink Yink Drink!

I had cupcakes made by http://jamiecakeslittlecakesoflove.wordpress.com/ and they were amazing! We had Dr. Suess hats and Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes. Again, all the guests were impressed!

I liked the idea of a little photo booth too so I picked up just a few things to make that fun! Before anyone left they took a picture with the mommmy-to-be!

This ended up being such a fun theme! And now that the party is over we are happy to announce that we are the proud new owners of one fish, two fish, red fish, and blue fish. And yes, those are the names we kept we them!