The Party Planning

I wish Noah had a birthday every couple of months. I have the most fun planning his parties! I love all the little details and pulling things together. I got most of my ideas from the hours I spent looking at Etsy my favorite website where creative people create things to sell. I wish I had just a fraction of the craftiness these people do. It all started this summer when I found these buckets at Target... This was at the height of Noah's truck, bus, car obsession. So I knew he would love them. I based the colors and theme off of them. At the party I used them for food. I piled paper towels and napkins in the bottom of the bucket and then filled them with veggies, goldfish, yogurt bites, pretzels, etc... I made peanut butter, ham and cheese and chicken salad sandwiches and used transportation cookie cutters to make shapes. I decided to go with simplicity on the cake and asked for solid color stripes. The banner I asked a Kerri, a teacher friend of mine who has a circuit , to make it after seeing some on Etsy. It came out so adorable!! I used these train punch outs on the cups, they were the same I used to make the invitations with. I made the garland with circle punchouts. I used it and extra circle throughout thehouse. To entertain the kids I set up a car station and a train station with Noah's new birthday presents. I also put a Thomas video in to play continuously. I also put all of Noah's cars and ride ons on the patio out back. In his thank you bags I put wooden train whistles, frosted transportation suckers and car bubbles. I put extra circle cut outs in for decoration and sealed the bags with transportation stickers (I ordered off Etsy). I think it all came out looking great and the kids had fun I think! I wish I could go into the kids birthday planning business. It was a great distraction from the stress of school. It all went forth without a hitch although the stress was a little high the morning off as we finished cleaning while Noah tore it back apart behind us. Next year I will have to remember to send him somewhere during the preparation time :)