Safari Party – DIY Food & Decorations

Safari Party – DIY Food & Decorations

Safari Party – DIY Food & Decorations

My son turned 4 this January – I can hardly believe a year has past since his last birthday party ! Last year we did a Lego themed birthday party. This year he wanted to have a Safari Party (with Lego Ninja Turtles as the accent theme hah ) . With our friends at the Ann Arbor Creature Conservancy , we planned an interactive animal presentation for the kids & adults with food, cake & presents to boot . We had a blast ! Our animal guests were the three-banded armadillos, a sloth, the boa constrictor, a giant tortoise & a skunk . Anyone who lives in or around the Ann Arbor area, I would highly suggest hosting an event at the Creature Conservancy – they are a great non-profit that works with rescue animals and they help you host a great party.

 

For the food, I wanted the Safari party theme to be apparent so I enlisted my talented sister-in-law & went with all fruit and vegetables since Judah is a vegetarian anyway. Our guests gobbled up most of the food, but the left over fruit and veggies we left and donated to the animals to eat – and they were happy to have it, too.

 

Here are the pictures we have of the safari party food & event space, food table design, food ideas &  easy decorations I set up .

I love throwing fun, kid parties – little people have the best taste xo

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food table set up for safari party

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safari party food ideas – fruit lagoon

vegetarian kid party food ideas

vegetarian kid party food ideas


 

Snake sandwich – roasted red pepper, mushroom, pesto & mozzarella sandwich – What a hit! Everyone loved that one. The kids had an option of a almond butter and grape jelly sandwich on  gluten free bread that we used an elephant sandwich cutter to cut them out which was so helpful because you can get two elephants per sandwich.. brilliant!

snake sandwich , elephant sandwiches

snake sandwich and elephant sandwiches

 

 

snake sandwich, safari party food

snake sandwich – safari party food

Fun monkey head we made with a cantaloupe , oranges, sliced strawberry and blueberry eyes

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Monkey head made of cantaloupe and oranges – safari party decoration

Gorilla grape kabobs with ants on a log with animal crackers

gorilla grape kabobs

gorilla grape kabobs

The juice bar for the kids . I love those monkey cups !

safari party juice bar

safari party juice bar

 

All the kids LOVED the explorer safari hats they received as a party favor .

kids table for safari party , party favors

kids table for safari party and party favors

And of course, it’s so helpful to let them just color all over the table so cover it with a big roll of paper – they are having fun, giving mom & dad a breather & decorating – a win win win.

kids party activity

kids party activity


 

My cute sister in law and her adorable safari party outfit showing her food labels she made with animal stickers .

safari party outfit

safari party outfit

His Lego Ninja Turtle cake made by my cake girl and safari cupcakes with plastic animals on each

Lego Ninja Turtle Cake

Lego Ninja Turtle Cake

 

Lego Ninja Turtle Cake

Lego Ninja Turtle Cake

 

We had a great time. I hope this helps you throw your own fun safari party for a birthday party.

*Kelly*

Breakfast at Tiffanys Themed Bachelorette Party DIY

Breakfast at Tiffanys Themed Bachelorette Party DIY

Tiffanys Themed Bachelorette Party

Hello everyone! If you have been wondering why I have been pretty silent these past few weeks is because I have been in my studio preparing to throw my sister’s Breakfast at Tiffanys themed bachelorette party . I have been planning this party for 3 months which game me a good amount of time to devote to all the DIY touches . We had about 15 ladies that came and we all had so much fun! I can’t share all the details since it was a BACHELORETTE party, but it’s safe to say we all had a rowdy time 😉   We stayed at the Marriott  suite here in Ypsilanti and  had a car service drive us to The Wurst Bar for a very special Drag Queen Bingo that I arranged. Then we headed back to the suite for party games, dessert, drinks & more entertainment.  The Tiffany’s party theme was so much fun to add fun touches to.

 

Here are the pictures I can share:

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Breakfast at Tiffanys party DIY dessert table

 

I assembled each of those little Tiffany blue favor boxes, wrapped ribbon and tied them. Inside were rings from Wholesale Fashion Square  that everyone wore . A party favor that everyone can wear and enjoy after the party is really important . The 4 Tiffany blue champagne flutes filled with white Jordan Almonds.

white Jordan almonds

white Jordan almonds

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Tiffany blue party favors & dessert table

I ordered the Tiffany’s boxes and bought white stain ribbon and tied each of them after I placed the rings inside on their ring holder.

Tiffany blue favor boxes

Tiffany blue favor boxes

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Tiffanys dessert table cupcake display

I added edible luster powder & pearls to the cupcakes and desserts.  I also added those lovely diamonds to every table surface . The cupcake toppers I made with my handy circle cutters and printed some icons I made in Photoshop off the computer, glued them together with a blue toothpick in between them and viola!

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Tiffanys blue alcohol drink – made with Vodka and something blue hah

Tiffanys blue alcoholic drink mix – yummy! I added my turquoise necklace to the top to add more flair to the drink dispenser. The martini drink glasses really were a big hit. I added a little tiffany’s blue ribbon to them.

Here’s what I bought for the Tiffany’s Blue Bachelorette Party theme:


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I did a few watercolor paintings to hang up around the hotel suite – I gave this watercolor chandelier to my sister.

Watercolor chandelier painting to add to the theme – also, inexpensive party decor ! I made those hanging paper mobiles using a circle cutter and thread .

paper circle cutter

paper circle cutter

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Yumm !

Grab this awesome glass drink dispenser here – I have used this SO many times, I’m glad I finally got one.

glass drink dispenser

glass drink dispenser

Tiffany’s Blue Punch Recipe :

1 part Blue Hawaiian Punch

blue hawaiian punch

blue hawaiian punch

1 part lemonade

country time lemonade

country time lemonade

Malibu Rum to taste 😉

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paper flowers with jewels DIY party decorations

I made these flowers from drawing paper , skewers, tape and I hot glued druzy cabochons to the top. I added the lantern below as an accent, drawing in the color. Chinese lanterns here

tiffany blue Chinese lantern

tiffany blue Chinese lantern

Drag Queen Bingo for bachelorette party

Drag Queen Bingo for bachelorette party

 

Everyone loved the Drag Queen Bingo. Find the Bingo cards here

disposable bingo cards

disposable bingo cards

 

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bachelorette party gift favors idea – diy

And last but not least, I made these watercolor paintings for one of the bachelorette party games 😉