this little monkey had a disney planes birthday party today for his fourth birthday (which is this coming tuesday) and loved every minute of it. i am fairly certain he would have killed for a cars one again, but seeing as he had that for his second birthday and then a cars cake again last year while i was away in america, he allowed it haha.
hanging with his little bestie kaiden as the party began
my friend jennifer made his cake (yet again... we've now had 9 birthday parties between the kids and i am yet to make one... and yes, i can cook haha!) and it was amazing. vanilla layers, with swiss meringue icing and little fondant clouds, topped with a die cast dusty crophopper. easy! it looked and tasted amazing!
party setup... we love planes and have watched it over and over, then a few months before josephs third birthday (and before i knew i was going overseas) i went into the local big w party store and discovered that they had all their planes party things on clearance! $2 and under per piece and there was even a "pin the tail" game in there! i snapped up one of everything and then when i bought a framed planes poster on one of the local buy sell swap pages a few months later, i turned up to collect it, only to be offered (for free!) a huge bag of plates, cups and napkins, all with the planes print! score! i was indeed thrilled and have had them all on standby waiting for this day. all i had to do was grab a few more things on ebay (all under $3) and we were set.
josephs toy planes helped out with the decorating, hanging from the light fitting above our dining room table
the abovementioned poster, which worked perfectly with our theme...
plus lemon water and lemonade with about 2 drops of blue food colouring, just to make it look more appealing to kids.
we played a few games, including pin the patch on dusty, this kid of mine had it in exactly the right spot, so i assumed he must have been able to see, only to move him slightly to check (he wasn't!) and then he refused to try again... oh well, i guess only we will ever know who the real winner was!
pass the parcel (had a yo yo in the middle and a page of plane stickers (i always buy the $2 pads fromt he local cheap stores and stick a page between each layer) and a lollipop or skydiving man at random) which was a big hit as always... i can't see it ever going out of fashion!
having a great old time
the feast!
mum was on duty and made us meatballs, sausage rolls and pikelets and i spent the day before making everything else. i can't deny it, i love doing all the party prep! i especially loved the little cups for the popcorn, with fighter planes all over them.
checking out his options :)
this was the best idea i've had for a party yet... after having their "lunch" all of the kids were given a piece of paper with a fold your own aeroplane template on it (which i just found on google, downloaded and printed off) which they folded with an adult, before we raced across the road to throw them from the top of the stairs. whoever managed to get theirs to fly the fastest won a prize!
the kids were so into it and cheered loudly as they threw them, it was great!
finally it was cake time and we all sang loudly away before he blew out his candles and got to work cutting it up. and i mean actually cut it up. i think i better watch my back cause my kid really likes knives!
happy birthday little one!
we had such a good time and feel so blessed to have been able to spend time with family and friends... it was a perfect day!
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by request ( i have a friend that's always interested to know what i put in the kids goodie bags) this years bags were dusty crophopper bags with:
a blue and white balloon
mini kit kat ( i really wanted aeros, sticking with the aeroplane theme, but apparently they don't do them in minis anymore!)
mini smarties box
lollipop
planes sticker sheet
planes blowout
planes tattoo
mini plane (pack of 6 from the local cheap store for $2) and
3 jet plane lollies (these are a nz lolly and come in a multipack from coles... i nearly lost it, the packet is five dollars and eighty cents! what the heck!! sometimes though, you just have to suck it up and pay for what you want... which i did this time.)
all very fun!
