Tell me about your party!

[mrsmonogrammed]

It's almost June and we've already had a few J15 babes turn 1 so parties are about to be in full force! What's your bash going to be like?
Are you keeping it small or having giant blow out?
Menu?
Are you doing favors for kids?
What time are you hosting/what weekend?
and AW some pics if you've already had it!

[carolyngrace]

Oscars party is Sunday! I'll edit this post with photos afterwards.

We're having a "Very Hungry Caterpillar" theme, which has kind of generalized to rainbow theme with a few caterpillars and butterflies.

I'm unsure about size! Between 40-60 probably! I may be sending everyone home with a pack of hot dogs.

All the foods from the book, plus hot dogs for a main dish.

There will be plenty of adult drinks- beer, wine, spiked punch, and lawn games, so it should be a good time!

Please no rain though, our house is TINY.

[Deleted]

We're doing a BBQ on Sunday in our back yard. There are 19 adults and 13 kids RSVPed. We providing burgers and ribs and drinks. Everyone else is bringing a side dish. We requested no gifts because he wont know the difference and we dont want to be over run with stuff. I picked up bubbles for the kids and we'll also put out a wading pool for anyone who wants to hop in. No theme. Pretty low key. It's really an excuse to have people over as much as a birthday thing.

[Deleted]

Lots of parties on Sunday!

[dmoney]

DD is next Sunday the 4th!!

Are you keeping it small or having giant blow out? We want to keep it small but as of right now we have 40 people RSVP'd as yes, some that havent like DH's brother so we know we will probably have about 50 there
Menu? MIL offered to pay for food if we have Kosher Food so we are having it catered. Mac and Cheese, Baked Ziti, Garden Salad, Tuna Salad, Egg Salad. chips and I think some hummus
Are you doing favors for kids? No
What time are you hosting/what weekend? Party is from 1-3
and AW some pics if you've already had it! Pictures are getting taken on Saturday cant wait!

[billyhorrible]

We're doing a party at the house the afternoon of June 11, with a carousel theme. There will be about 50 people, which sounds big, but smaller than most of our other parties.

The menu is corn dogs, cheese sandwiches, fruit salad, mini Greek salads, animal crackers, cake, cotton candy, a milkshake bar, and then water and beer.

I'm making favors for the kids, stick horses.

[alayne926]

S's party isn't till the 25th, but we're doing a loose "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" theme since she loves that song. I think we're doing burgers and hotdogs, and then PB&J cut into stars for the kids. I'm doing sugar cookies in star shapes, and my cousin is doing the cake for us. We'll provide beer, soda, and lemondade. Probably put a sprinkler in the yard for the kids. I'm assuming we'll have between 50-60 stop by. Mainly DH's family since first birthdays are huge for them. I don't think I'm doing favors...too many kids, honestly...
Party will start around 3ish.

[blueskiessmiling]

This will be my first go at adding pictures, so tell me if I'm not doing it right! Also, PDQ any pics, as I will likely delete later.
DD's rainbow birthday party (for our rainbow baby) was this past Saturday (her actual birthday). The party started at 11:30, and I basically had to tell the stragglers to leave at 2:30 so DD could nap. We had about 35 guests. It rained, but we set up a small bouncy castle in the garage for the kids to play in, which worked out perfectly. Here's a tip! Take as many pics before the party as possible if your LO has a fear of strangers, as DD basically clung to me the entire party.
Menu: hamburgers, hot dogs, pasta salad, Mac n cheese, fruit tray, chops, pretzels. We had cake of course as well, plus I made Fruity Pebble rice krispy treats to keep with the theme.
Favors: our guests happened to be all girls, so I did rainbow hair clips and crayons. DD handed them out herself, it was super cute.
And now an attempt to AW: *poof*

[mbjune13]

B's party is on the 4th. I had lots of big decorations and theme planned and then it has all seemed to fall apart.
I made her a tutu and will be making cupcakes and a small cake for her. We are grilling hotdogs and hamburgers and making a few cold salads. For drinks we will have iced tea, juice and beer for adults.
I got bubble wands and a pack of crayons for the party favours.
There will be around 40 people and half of them are kids so I hope the weather is nice.

[tjanca22]

blueskiessmiling, that tutu is adorable and she did a great job on that cake

What's your bash going to be like? - sock monkey theme, but mostly just red and brown decorations

Are you keeping it small or having giant blow out? - there will be around 20-24 people, praying the weather is nice so everyone can be outside.

Menu? - Brats, hot dogs, pulled pork, potato salad, chips & dip, jello, watermelon, and obviously cake (banana flavored).

Are you doing favors for kids? - everyone will get a small bag with banana chips in it. I might go to the dollar store and add something small for just the kids.

What time are you hosting/what weekend? - party is on his birthday, the 5th, 12-4

[Widget123]

I love the rainbow theme blueskiessmiling! Especially the rainbow tutu!

[Widget123]

--Party will be the afternoon of Sunday June 12, Mickey Mouse train theme
--Immediate family only, so about 20 people
--Going to cook some meat on the smoker (TBD), I'm sure we'll have lots of seasonal fruits and vegetables, and I want to do a hot dog bar plus chicken nuggets for the kids. MIL is in charge of the booze.
--I am not doing favors because family. When the kids are old enough to be inviting friends from school then we'll do favors.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Party on the 18th, 2-6pm.

Theme is Pink Lemonade
About 50 people after all is said and done, still collecting RSVP's though.
Menu is pulled BBQ chicken sandwiches, baked beans, cheesy potatoes, and a cold salad my mom is making. There will also be cookies and cake. Not $1200 cake though;)
We haven't planned any favors although j may pick up bubbles for the kids if I can find them cheap:)

[hannahl201477]

Mals party is June 11th at 11am. There will be around 40ish people there. The theme is "time flies/ airplane" but besides his invitation and cake everything else will just be decorated in the colors. We are having a pool party at my in laws. My FIL asked if he could cook Boston butts, I said yes BC he can cook some fantastic ones. Everything else will be simple.

[dmoney]

I am very jealous of everyone who is just having a backyard bash!! our house is too small to host, and my In laws cant be in that close of quarters together, add in the fact that my sister and brother in law have made their oldest 1005 terrified of dog's anything that is even suggested to be at our house, they suggest we lock the dog up for the day and I refuse to do that!

[mrsmonogrammed]

May 26, 2016 10:23:04 GMT -5 dmoney said:

I am very jealous of everyone who is just having a backyard bash!! our house is too small to host, and my In laws cant be in that close of quarters together, add in the fact that my sister and brother in law have made their oldest 1005 terrified of dog's anything that is even suggested to be at our house, they suggest we lock the dog up for the day and I refuse to do that!

We're sending our pup to doggy daycamp so she doesn't get accidentally get let out the gate or barks at everyone who tries hold DD. DNW to cause the dog extra stress!

[mrsdee1982]

C's party is on Saturday. Can't wait! It is pink and gold minnie mouse themed. We're having it at my parents house since it's bigger than our. There will be anywhere from 60-80 people. We'll have a bounce house in the yard along with a bubble machine for the kids. Lots of food. Will report back later with pics

On her actually birthday, Tuesday, we will be taking her to Disneyland.

[dmoney]

May 26, 2016 10:35:39 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

May 26, 2016 10:23:04 GMT -5 dmoney said:

they suggest we lock the dog up for the day and I refuse to do that!

yeah no. If anyone suggested we lock our dog up for the day I would laugh in their face.

If the dog was aggressive or gave reasons to be locked up, then ok.

If it's simply because you have fostered a fear of all dogs in your kids, then no.

Luckily we have all dog lovers in our family so not an issue.

Our dog is big, he is about 100 pounds, and he does jump when you first walk in the door.. That's as aggressive as he gets.   I actually feel bad for my nephew because she has fostered fear in him for EVERYTHING.  He cries when she goes to the bathroom, if she isnt home by a certain time of day he cries.  The funny thing is we grew up with dogs.  Yes they were cocker spanials so they were smaller than my dog, but they would go after you if you took their food.  


Our dog, Boh (my picture) the baby will go up to his food while he is eating and put her hand in the food bowl and he just looks at us and gives us a look that says, She shares her food with me, can I share with her?    

Its annoying that we cant host anything because my sister refuses to even introduce her other two kids to dogs. 

mrsmonogrammed  thats one thing, I can see doing that because it would make sense.  But i refuse to trap my dog in a bedroom for a few hours.  hes a people person, he wants to be around everyone and give everyone kisses.  

[belle0720]

What's your bash going to be like? Retro Mermaid Theme (Teal, Gold, Purple, some Pink/Coral) It's not until the 25th so I have an entire month to go decoration crazy.

Are you keeping it small or having giant blow out? Inviting 94 people, Expecting more like 50 since it's a busy weekend. I think it's a reasonable size.

Menu? I think we're going to order BBQ and then make our own sides. Pasta Salad, Green Salad, Fruits, Veggies, Chips. I ordered custom sugar cookies and a big cake--flavor undecided. Sangria, Wine, Beer, Maybe like a blue "sea water" lemonade.

Are you doing favors for kids? I'm thinking bubbles. They go well with the Mermaid theme and they're cheap!

What time are you hosting/what weekend? June 25th at 4PM. If you're near San Francisco for the weekend, feel free to come by LOL

[erbear]

Party is the 25th from 1-5

Loose theme was/is twinkle twinkle little star and our colors are bright pink, purple, turquoise and silver accents. The invites don't have the theme because my H didn't have time to make them as fancy as I would have liked.

We're serving fried chicken, grilling hot dogs, my mom is making baked beans and ramen salad, my sister is making potato or macaroni salad, and I'm making coleslaw. There will be cake and snacky-type foods (chips, pretzels) and cake. I might make #1 chocolate lollipops.

Invites just got mailed out and we have about 50 people invited, kids and adults. So far I've received one yes rsvp through rsvpify.

No favors, just food.

[purple]

We're having a picnic on June 18th (her birthday is the 15th). No decorations because it's going to be in the big local park, near the playground so older kids can play if they want to.

We will provide food, but we haven't thought much about what yet. I'll make some sandwiches, probably egg, tuna and cheese, and we'll have loads of salads, crisps, olives, and we'll buy in things like sausage rolls. I'd like to make a lot of mini quiches in different flavours but I'll decide nearer the time. We'll have masses of summer fruit since L loves fruit, and H will make a birthday cake, although I don't think he realises yet how big this is going to be! We'll probably just provide soft drinks.

We're still in the process of inviting people so still need to hear back from a lot of people, but I imagine there will be in the region of fifty or sixty.

We've been to a few parties so far and they've all had party bags, but not very well thought through ones. I'd rather give good quality bubbles and a balloon than a bag of tat.

[purple]

@blueskiessmiling, what gorgeous photos! I love the rainbow tutu. Your daughter is ridiculously cute :-)

[tiffbot]

What's your bash going to be like?

Awesome, doi

Are you keeping it small or having giant blow out?

It will be around 16-20 people, mostly family.

Menu?

Probably burgers and sausage on the BBQ. We did just buy part of a cow from a friend so our freezer will be restocked today so I may do pulled beef or something instead. Salads, buns, cake.

Are you doing favors for kids?

At the moment, the couple friends I invited with kids can't make it, and we are the only ones of our siblings with kids. So mine could be the only ones there this time, weird! I just bought some fun coloured lollipops.

What time are you hosting/what weekend?

June 4 (her real birthday!) in our backyard starting around 3 or whenever people want to show up.

and AW some pics if you've already had it!

Oh I will AW all the pics when I can haha.

[musicfrk2002]

What's your bash going to be like?
Cookie monster theme! So lots of blues and browns
Are you keeping it small or having giant blow out?
We made a Facebook event instead of mailing invitations, and hardly anyone has responded yet. I think there were about 50 invited, but that doesn't include spouses/children/SOs or people who aren't on facebook such as grandparents. I'm going to guess we will have 40 to 50 people.
Menu?
Cake. Not really sure what else yet. We are probably going to do mostly snack type foods, so fruit and veggie trays, chips. Any ideas for cheap food? Maybe we will have hot dogs. I've clearly thought about this beyond cake. Oh, and we will have cookies. You can't have a cookie monster party without cookies, amiright?
For beverages, we will have bottled water, various pop, and blue punch.
Are you doing favors for kids? Nothing that's specifically favors, but we will have bubbles, maybe some coloring books or something.
What time are you hosting/what weekend? June 11th from 2 to 5 pm. Anyone want to come? Lol

[billyhorrible]

May 27, 2016 10:49:41 GMT -5 musicfrk2002 said:

enu?
Cake. Not really sure what else yet. We are probably going to do mostly snack type foods, so fruit and veggie trays, chips. Any ideas for cheap food? Maybe we will have hot dogs. I've clearly thought about this beyond cake. Oh, and we will have cookies. You can't have a cookie monster party without cookies, amiright?

For cheap food I'd grab a sandwich tray from Costco or your local supermarket/deli.

Pizza also is always a hit.

[Deleted]

musicfrk2002 pizza!!

do all your friends check Facebook regularly? I went through a phase where I only checked once a month so if you want quicker responses I would email people directly or text

[musicfrk2002]

I figure this weekend I will start reaching out to those that haven't responded.

And how the hell did I not think of pizza?

[wegrowsheep]

Ok, here's the highlights:
Double party for DS1 (turning 5) and T. Served BBQ meatballs, hot artichoke and spinach dip, and dutch oven bread for dipping. Made smores with big kids over a campfire. Drank beer, rootbeer, juice. Cake + ice cream + cupcakes + chocolate rocks + gummy sharks.

Thor had a grand time with his cake. He flung it everywhere, joyfully, after plowing it with his tractor spoon. It was on the wall a few feet above his head. He spent at least 20 minutes eating/flinging before he got tired of it.


SIL made T's cake, and these cupcakes (Thor's Hammer). My mom had the volcano cake made by a friend, since she wasn't able to come.

Our neighbor and landlord brought 3 of their tractors and a dumptruck for the kids to climb on/in. That was DS1's fave part.


There were 16 guests, more than half were kids!

[Deleted]

wegrowsheep looks like the kids had a blast! That photo of T with green cake face is priceless.

[stinybean]

I can finally participate!

We're doing a small party at my MIL's. It'll be at max 20 people including us. We're probably going to get heroes and my sister is making a cake.

I decided on a puppy theme. My sister is going to make Poky puppy cake. I ordered dog shaped soap for favors. I might get a couple of dog things for the 4 other kids coming. It's just family, so I know they're not expecting anything.

Oh and we're planned for June 11.