Alivia is our princess.
She turned 3 yesterday and we held a party in her honor at our house on Sunday.
It was determined months ago that she was going to have a princess party, but we didn’t know which princess it would be. When it came time to pick out decorations and supplies, Alivia decided she wanted to have a “Tangled Party.” I thought it would be fun, but I had no idea what I was getting myself into!
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I’ve never been huge on theme parties. I could blame it on being a working mom and not having time, or even plain laziness. I don’t like them because they can become tacky. I also don’t have enough time {or money} to throw an elaborate party. So I find myself trying to do the same thing I do when it comes to decorating: Trying to achieve what I want while spending less money and praying it turns out tastefully unique.
I’m a researcher. When I’m looking for design or party ideas and am not feeling the most creative, I tend to go to Google to get the ideas flowing. There are some great websites (and blogs) that I looked at to help with this party.
This blog topped them all:
This blog topped them all:
A few ideas I borrowed:
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| Rapunzel’s hair – draped from the living room ceiling |
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| Banner inspired from the movie |
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| Close up: Construction paper on felt {MY twist on it} |
And, a few ideas of my own:
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| A balloon tree |
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| A cake table fit for a Princess |
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| When I went to order her cake last week, they said they were out of the Rapunzel kits and wouldn’t be ordering new until Monday.. too late for our party! I decided to make one myself. |
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| We moved the kids’ table to the living room for the party. |
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| The kids customized prince & princess door hangers |
To keep the kids busy:
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I will freely admit I’m not a Supermom. In fact, I have more than my fair share of insecurities about parenting. I don’t need to prove myself to anyone else, but making my kids happy {especially on their birthdays} is extremely important to me. I want them to know that I love them and will do my best for them.
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| One more shot of the birthday girl!! |
When the party was over and everyone had gone home, Logan asked me if he can have a theme party for his birthday this year. I should explain that this boy doesn’t show excitement over much of anything, but he really wants this. I told him I would absolutely love to do that for him.
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| Nice posture, Logan! |
{See what I mean about the excitement?}
He is turning the big 1-0 in December, so his party really has to be special!
We just have to decide on his theme.. and we have two whole months to prepare!
