Tori's Birthday Party (forgot to post)

I forgot to update on Tori's party.  It went smooth for the most part.  We did have one girl show up that wasn't on my list of guests.  She was invited, but no one told me she was coming.  Worked out ok though because one of the girls that was invited didn't show up.  So all was well.  Everyone had a great time.  Here are some various pictures of the birthday.  Just the "supplies", not the actual kids.  I was going to share some of those, but I didn't ask permission to post photos of someone else's child.  Not a risk I want to take.

This was our version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.  We chose Dudley instead (my husband misspelled his name haha).  I printed out curly pig tails for each of the kids to use.  They had fun with it.  Image of Dudley provided by my husband.  He's so awesome.

These are hairbows I made and attached to bobby pins.  I used Platypus tape.  I think it's a cheaper/generic version of Duct Tape.  The bows were cute, but not a good idea.  I recommend sticking with Duct Tape for this project.  The Platypus Tape didn't stick well, and I ended up having to redo them all.

Here's a few of the Harry Potter necklaces I put together.  Once that was done, I created little bags to seal them in.  The bags are actually snack bag sized ziplock bags cut down to size.  Then I found some decorative paper, stapled it on, and put my stamp on it.

And these are the candy bags.  Again, snack bags cut to size (the necklace bags were actually left over from this project, and they were the perfect size, so no waste!).  I used peppermint patties as the candy.  Then cut out (imperfect) circles and stuck it to each side.  And on the top I added an image from Harry Potter (no image on the back side, just the red circle).  Kids thought these were cool also.

And this is the birthday banner I printed out.  The font is actually Harry Potter themed.  I didn't think it was anything awesome, but Tori loved it.  She now has it taped to her closet walls.  And yes, I was tacky and used duct tape to stick it to the wall.

I was not impressed with the cake.  We ordered it from Walmart Bakery.  It was the only HP themed cake they had.  Personally, I would have preferred a darker shade of green.  Not much darker, but the "field" is just too bright.

Here are the goody bags (again made by me--used brown lunch bags and decorated), the water bottles (which I have already posted about) and the bubbles (again decorated to fit the theme).

And this is the sign I taped to the front door, outside.  Some of the kids hadn't been to our house before.  So I figured adding some sort of sign would help them know they reached their destination.  Tori now has this taped to her bedroom door.

Overall, the party was a success.  Now I'm moving on, and preparing for the next party.  Josie's birthday is March 11th.  Thankfully hers will be easier.  She's turning 6 and wants a princess/Pinkalicous theme.  I've already got a couple ideas for it.  And a good portion of the things I'll want/need can be picked up from the dollar store (erm dollar tree).

Signed,

Super Mom