No, we didn’t move to a warm sunny place where we can host outdoor birthday parties in February. Yes, I am posting about Alex’s 2nd birthday 6 months late! For today’s Where to Wednesday, we’re traveling back to September to share all the fun details of Alex’s Storybook Birthday party.
Alex loves books. She’s a wild, active toddler, but as soon as she finds some good books, she’ll sit & enjoy them for hours (or at least a few minutes). When I was trying to think of what to do for her 2nd birthday, I knew we had to involve books.
The Invite:
A friend threw her sister an adorable Storybook themed baby shower, and after seeing her invites & pictures, we were on our way to a Storybook party of our own. Basically, I took some of Alex’s favorite books and thought of foods or games that went along with them.
The Favors:
We opted for books instead of goody bags & had book plates & book marks made thanking guests for coming to the party. The invites, book plates & book marks were found on Etsy.
The Food:
Activities:
The kids did a lot of playing on our swing set.
We also had a seahorse shaped pinata to go along with the book Mister Seahorse
We had a 
Our other activity was our reading corner. Once the party started, there were always kids in these chairs! They would run around the yard like wild animals & then stop for a little break & a good book.
Decor:
All of the party supplies shown are from SmashCake & Co. Their site is my favorite for party supplies because you can search easily by color & style. Around the time I was planning Alex’s birthday, SmashCake & Co started selling their Party Paper. I ordered a roll of pink polka dot & a roll of yellow chevron. I used them on the tables & loved how pretty they looked. I used what I had left, to wrap Alex’s birthday gifts. A few of the items shown include: plates, napkins, berry cartons, wooden spoons, chalkboard signs, cupcake paper & flags.
I made the fabric bunting & fabric garland. Both were very easy & now hang in the girls’ bedroom. Details on how to make both will be on the blog soon.
Last, we had a bunch of balloons, like the bunch that carried George away, in Curious George. The kids could take a balloon with them when they left. I hung the balloon with a framed picture of the part of the book where George floats up with the balloons. This is Alex’s favorite page, of her favorite book!
We had a lot of fun reading & celebrating with our little book lover!
We were not compensated for this post. We did receive some of the party supplies from Smashcake & Co for the purpose of review. We also received the invites & digital file for book plates & book marks for the purpose of review. As always, all opinions are my own.
This is the most creative party I have seen in a long time. Amazing job!
So So cute! That's the best theme & best activity to celebrate (reading!). Bookmarking this one 🙂
which etsy shop did the party favors come from?