High School Musical Party

2008 was a busy spring for us and with 2 kids' birthdays only a month a part. I decided to combine one party in the middle. Only problem was I had a boy and girl to share the party. This was at the height of High School Musical Fever. Both of my kids at 5 and 7 loved singing the songs. There was a church that owned the old skating ring and they rented it out for private parties. I rented the rink which proved to be a perfect setting for a HSM bash. I bought sound tracks from the first 2 movies and the kids had a blast skating to the tunes. For Katlyn I made a wildcat cake. For Derek I focused on the basketball aspect of the movies and made him a coordinating basketball cake. We used mini popcorn boxes for treat sacks and I used dollar cheer megaphones with balloons as table centerpieces. We are friends with so many people who have kids that Katlyn and Derek are both friends with. This proved to be a huge success and was lots of fun for the whole family. It was funny finding out which parents were the skating divas back in the day...lol

Cheetah Girls Themed Party

Katlyn wanted a Cheetah girl party for her 6th birthday. A theme that had no plates, etc. I had to get creative on this one. I got a big piece of cheetah material for a table cloth and black plates with pink napkins. My first sewing attempt....I decided to make a simple purse with cheetah and pink material for each girl. The purses had a dollar tree feather boa and sunglasses. My sister-in-law Kelly and I offered our own version of Libby Lou Makeovers. The girls got to dance to some of the music videos from the movie. The girls had a fabulous time and it cost me a fraction of the money of going to Libby Lou or renting a place.

Nancy Drew Themed Party

Katlyn wanted a Nancy Drew Party for her 8th birthday. She had become involved in reading the series that school year and fell in love with the mystery diva. Obviously there is nothing out there for a Nancy Drew Party, how was I gonna pull this off? For her party I decided to take pictures of each girl as she arrived and printed thumbnail pics of each person. The girls got to make a detective badge with their picture and decorate a detective notebook. We had mystery clue scavenger hunt. Someone had stolen the birthday girl's present and they were sent on a mission to find it with each clue leading to the next. The girls had lots of fun with this. The eventually were sent down the trail through the woods to the grandparents house next door to retrieve the gift. We wanted to be prim and proper like Miss Nancy so we had a fruit bouquet, sherbet punch, and veggie tray for treats in addition to the cake. It didn't cost much to put it together just a little creativity and we had lots of fun.