Jaden turned 5 way back in May, and in honor of that great event, we threw a friend party!
I told Luke that I would not go all Pinterest crazy with this party, since we had other things on our plate, too. (Luke was gone on a business trip the whole week leading up to the party, and I was in the throes of writing our Base Camp curriculum.) But when I started making little monsters, it was just SO FUN! It was hard to stop! 🙂
I spent part of that week up north at my parents’ house, so my little sis Alonna helped dream up the monsters’ faces on the treat bags and plushies…especially the eyebrows and mouths. They’re so cute, they make me squeal!
Then my awesome friend Amber drew the chalkboard sign for the front porch. She is totally hired for all of my kids’ future parties.
It takes a village, friends.
The photos will speak louder than my words, so I will stop talking and start uploading…
The “Make a funny monster face!” station
The boys with their funny monster faces
The “Draw a monster!” station
You guessed it – the “Decorate a monster cookie!” station, with sugar cookies, frosting, eyes, lips, etc.
D with his monster cookie
The “Adopt a Monster” station, with monster plushies that I created with felt
Alonna gets the credit for the awesome hair on this guy.
Party balloons!
Monstrous fruit!
Monster eyes (i.e. chocolate-covered marshmallows)
Monster cake!
The Birthday Boy!
Outdoor games made the day complete!
We are thankful for our 5-year-old boy, who makes us laugh often. He’s a delightful part of our family.
Can you tell?
Happy birthday, Lil’ Mario!
September 9, 2014 at 4:21 pm
Awesome! Where’s the monster eye balls?
September 9, 2014 at 4:30 pm
I didn’t get a good picture of the monster (ping pong) eyeballs, sadly! They did love that game, though!
September 10, 2014 at 11:59 am
You DIDN’T go Pinterest crazy? Lol, sooooo cute Lacey! It all turned out great. Bet those boys had a blast!
November 8, 2014 at 10:37 pm
That is simply the cutest themed birthday party! You did such an amazing job with all the cute little monster things!!!!! You’ll have to show me how to make monster plush things with felt! Adorable.
November 8, 2014 at 10:50 pm
Thanks, Linds! It was a really fun party to put together. And the felt plushies were pretty simple. I can show you sometime! 🙂
November 8, 2014 at 10:50 pm
How do you feel about being called Linds?