party themes

Native American Indian Birthday Party

August 31, 2009 By Kristie Barnett 8 Comments

My youngest daughter was an American Indian last Halloween. So we already had the beginnings of a great birthday party theme.

Her costume came from a large authentic-looking Native American shirt I bought at an estate sale for $3. The shirt hung down to the ground on her like a dress, and I simply had to cut the sleeves down. I bought mocassins on ebay for $8. The headdress came from a yard sale for $1 that I found 2 weeks before the party. I love those racoon tails hanging down around her ears!

DSC 8694 Native American Indian Birthday Party

[Read more...]

Birthday Book Bash

July 15, 2009 By Kristie Barnett 3 Comments

Ok, my daughter loves reading like you would not believe, so I had to find a way to take that love of books and create a birthday party to suit her perfectly. The main theme was books, supported by owls – wise old cartoon owls are always reading a book, right? If you preferred, you could do books with worms (bookworms, of course).

[Read more...]

Filed Under: Party Prescriptions Tagged With: birthday, birthday invitations, birthday party, birthday party ideas, birthday party theme, book birthday, book birthday party, book party, book theme party, bookworm birthday, bookworm party, boys birthday theme, children birthday, children party, dover publications, girls birthday theme, invitations, library birthday, library birthday invites, library birthday party, library party, library theme party, martha stewart crafts, owl birthday party, owl theme party, party ideas, party themes, reading party

Birds of a Feather Dinner Party

July 12, 2009 By Kristie Barnett 3 Comments

I am fortunate to be in a fantastic Cooking Club with 10 other ladies, and one of my favorite things to do is come up with a unique “theme” when it’s my turn to host. So in this case, I tried to come up with any and every way I could think of to incorporate one of my favorite decorating themes – all things avian. I called it “Birds of a Feather Flock Together.”

I went through my seasonal ornaments and pulled out doves, owls, bird’s nests, bird’s eggs. I chose a blue and white color palette, found recipes with bird-related names and ingredients, and had each guest draw a paper fortune with surprising results (everyone truly felt that the quotation they chose suited them perfectly!). The pink paper balls hanging from the ceiling are Martha Stewart from Michaels. I really love those and her tissue paper ones – more interesting than balloons and infinitely reusable! I have also included the menu, recipes, and bird quotations/fortunes at the end of the post.

Birds of a Feather recipes – Use these delicious recipes for your own bird-themed dinner party.

Bird Quotations - Print out these bird-related fortunes, cut them into strips, curl with scissor-blade, and place in small bowl for your guests to choose.