Lauren's 3rd Birthday Party...

The birthday party went very well yesterday and I think everyone had a great time. The theme was Ni Hao Kai-lan and I had lots of fun making all the decorations. I used the printables section on the Nick Jr. website to make the lantern cut-outs for the banner and the cut-outs for the hanging lanterns...

The Martha Stewart tissue balls are super easy to make and really went well with the little lanterns...



I also made this bean bag toss game with patterns from the Nick Jr website. The bean bags are felt and assembled with fabric glue...


The game was a hit with the kids and they had fun tossing the bean bags and selecting a prize...



We borrowed the bounce house from my brother (it was a Costco purchase years ago). It's smaller than a regular one and the perfect size for toddlers. Lauren loved it...








I topped the cake with Kai-lan figures and fondant flowers...

Lauren was so funny while we were singing Happy Birthday. She just stood there with her hands behind her back while everyone sang. Here's a little video...



After everyone left we opened the gifts and she had a blast playing with everything...




Here's all the wonderful gifts she got. No duplicates and everything is great!


Here's a shot of the stuff from the goodie bags I put together. I made little Kai-lan coloring books and got some plastic tubes for crayon carriers. Also, I found Kai-lan beach balls, which I thought were pretty cute. I didn't want to use candy, so we added Goldfish and Yogobites.


I would say all in all, it was a big success. As soon as everyone left and the gifts were opened, Lauren and I collapsed in the chair for a much needed nap!