Polka-Dot Party
For Elliana’s 2nd Birthday we had a polka-dot themed party. A theme party is a great way to stay organized and have a lot of fun.
The idea started small from a pair of polka-dot pants and then soon became a spectacular polka-dot extravaganza!
We found the pants at Carter’s first, then picked out some fabric at Joann’s for personalized birthday shirts.
Polka-dot pants with shirts made by Gammie Kerry.
A friend made me adorable tutus in bright colors I picked to compliment the polka-dot pants.
Tutus handmade by a crafty friend.
Next step was to pick out decorations. The plan was to keep things round, like polka-dots, and colorful.
We went to Party City, the store of all things party! We chose solid colored table cloths in pink, purple, blue, and green. We found polka dot napkins and plain yellow plates to make a nice contrast with the table clothes. I bought bright colored puff balls for a decoration project.
We found colorful bouncy balls, bubbles, party hats, and sidewalk chalk for treat bags. I made rice crispy treats with round and colorful Trix cereal with a recipe we found on Pinterest from Cravings of a Lunatic.
I made Elliana a special party hat by gluing the puff balls around the hat.
Polka-dot party hat with puff ball embellishments.
I made weighted centerpieces for the table using tin cans I had saved for crafting. I covered the cans with white contact paper and then hot glued the colored puff balls around the top of the rim. I stuck dowels in circles of Styrofoam and filled the cans with dirt so that they would weigh down the table cloth and hold up the polka-dot garlands.
Polka-dot garland by Brooklyn Owl.
Centerpiece made from tin cans covered in white contact paper and puff balls. The dowels are holding up the garland and are pressed into round styrofoam. The cans are filled with dirt to weigh down the tablecloth.
My friend, and creator of Brooklyn Owl, made an assortment of handmade polka dot goodies for the party: a polka-dot bow tie for my husband, polka-dot hair bows for myself and the girls, and polka-dot felt garlands for decor. She even sent me extra polka-dot circles that we hot glued to a t-shirt for me.
Polka-dot shirt made by hot gluing circles of felt onto the shirt.
Polka-dot bow tie and hair bow by Brooklyn Owl.
Polka-dot garland by Brooklyn Owl.
We had a “make your own snack” activity for the kids with circle shaped snacks. (Detailed post to come next week!).
Snack activity table.
My crafty mother-in-law was in charge of the cake and the cupcakes. Her cupcakes with candy sugar dots were a huge success with the kids.
Dessert and treat bag table.
Her amazing polka-dot cake with polka-dots inside wowed all the guests at our second party.
The best part about this theme party was the participation of family and friends. I invited people to wear polka-dots with us for fun. To my delight, many of the guest wore polka dots and even gave Elliana polka-dot themed presents in polka-dot decorated bags!! It was amazing!
I had a blast with the theme party and I encourage you to try a theme for your next birthday bash!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ELLIANA!
Well a very Happy Birthday to Elliana. This is just the cutest party. Glad you liked the Trix Krispies.
What a super fun party! Happy Birthday Elliana! Thanks for using my polka dot creations in such a fun and creative way.
annie