Bubble Birthday Party

This weekend we celebrated Happy Vee's 3rd Birthday with a Bubble Party.  He was thrilled!  Every day for the last couple of weeks he would ask about his "party with friends".  The birthday presents and the sweets were nice, but more importantly, he was excited to have a big playdate with his favorite friends and family. 

:: the invitation ::

{click here for more details}

:: the decorations ::

{a closer look at some of the details}

the banner was created with many, many shimmery paper circles and letters cut from my cricut.

i glued the circles to transluscent thread and hung the banner on the mantel with clear hooks

the "bubble art" were created with satin balloons mounted to bubble wrap

{the "bubble" mobile hung above the dessert table}

the "bubble mobile":  shimmery paper circles glued to transluscent thread and hung on an embroidery hoop

{the rest of the decorations were simple-- balloons and paper lanterns}

::  the desserts  ::

cream puff "cake"

mini ice cream sandwiches on a stick, dipped in sprinkles

mini drumsticks

homemade blueberry jello & yogurt pops

making a wish

::  the drink station  ::

  juice & milk for the kids

sparkling drinks, iced tea & beer for the adults

the round plastic bottles originally held martinelli's apple juice

::  activities  ::

a really cool bubble show-- educational and fun!

{after the show, there was bubble play in our backyard}

a potpourri of bubble wands-- the fly swatters were a hit and the plates made great big bubbles.


the bubble wrap "stomp" was pretty fun too.

:: Favors ::


bubble bath & a bottle of bubble solution

So my "baby" is officially 3-- unbelievable!

Hope your weekend was wonderful.

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Bubble Birthday Party ~ Invitations

One of my favorite parts of planning a party is creating the invitations. Not only do invitations set the theme, but they also give me an excuse to play with a few of my favorite things-- photoshop, paper and glue.

I find that if I'm not designing an invite on the computer, it's best to have a rough draft.  Some people are good at creating on the fly... Not me! I need to plan things out or I end up wasting a bunch of expensive paper.  So here's my rough draft:

And after a few tweaks, here's the final product:

i've made the invitations for all of our boys' birthday parties, some with results better than others, but i think these bubble-inspired invitations are my favorite of the bunch. 

Bubble Party Inspiration

balloon bubble wall decor via martha stewart ipad app; as seen on pizzazzerie ::  bubble candle via cutie patootie::  croquembouche via la fuji mama ::  popsicles as seen on pinterest ::  polka dot straws via sweet estelle ::  cupcake liners via cupcake social  ::  paper garland via martha stewart

This week I had some fun planning Happy Vee's Bubble Birthday Party.  I'm happy to report that, unless I completely go off the deep-end-- which is always a possibility when parties are concerned... but highly unlikely since the kiddos have been running me ragged with their summer activities and I can barely keep my peepers open past 9 PM... and even if i were awake during my peak creating hours, how can you complicate something like a bubble? do you like my stream of consciousness? ha ha!  ANYHOW-- it's the best theme EVER because it's Fun and Simple!

I've determined that you need only 3 ingredients for the Perfect Bubble Party: 

Circles? check.

Balloons? check. 

Bubbles? check. 

That's it. Well okay, some snacks and dessert would be nice, and perhaps a couple of activities for the kids... but my plan is to keep that as simple as possible too.  Sometimes, simplicity rocks!

Hope your week's wrapping-up nicely.  Happy Friday!

♫♫♪ Everything is Coming Up Bu-bbles ♫♫♪

It's hard to believe, but Happy Vee's 3rd birthday is next month.  I feel like it was just a couple of months ago that I was planning his Funny Lil' Man Party...Time is sure flying by quickly! 

He's still my funny lil' man, full of energy, smiles and a bit of mischief.  Some things have changed-- he's grown quite a bit and weighs the same as his 5 year old brother, he has many more words and now says stuff like "brother made me do it" and "I dunno, it happens sometimes" and, although I didn't think it possible, he has a LOT more energy.  

However, some things have not changed-- He's still mama's boy and will randomly call out "I love you mommy!" throughout the day (aww!);  He gives great, big hugs; He still doesn't know his colors... has me a little worried at times;  He absolutely ADORES his big brother and watches him like a hawk, impersonates him and basically is his little shadow; His favorite things are play doh, balloons and.... BUBBLES!

He actually surprised me when he asked for a bubble birthday party. I didn't think he'd have a strong preference and was thinking about a Mo Willem-inspired  Pigeon theme, you know... with hot dogs (he loves the pigeon books!), but after his request, there was really no question that Happy Vee would have a Bubble Birthday Party!

So the party planning has officially begun!  Here's where I'm at so far...

i've a feeling that many, many more circles are in my future....