Bowling Birthday party: Best of the Web

The great thing about the bowling party is there is no mess to clean up. Bowling alley= leave the stress when you leave. But just because you are having a party the bowling alley doesn’t mean that you can’t add some original ideas and decorations to make it extra special! And if the bowling alley you choose is gross, then decorations can cover up the stains and make it like new :)


This cute inspiration board is a take on vintage bowling. This was planned for a guy's birthday party, not so much a kid, but I still think it has some great ideas for decorations and props! Just stop when you get to the big mug of beer. But maybe that is root beer :)

Now this party was planned for a child and has all the details a kid would love- treats, trophies, and cake!

Have you ever been to a bowling alley? If not, this is what one might look like*

 *I am making fun of myself right now.
Of course you know what a bowling alley looks like. Well, don't you? I am just saying I am not really sure why I included a photo of the pins other than it looks fun.

P is for party featured this adorable party and has lots more details, including where to buy some of these items, so be sure to check it out!

Another great reason to have a bowling party is because you can use really cute bowling wording. For instance, instead of an RSVP  you can put, "Hope you can spare the time!". And of course, you can incorporate having a "ball" in there somewhere.
"We are bowled over to invite you"

Here is an example of a bowling invitation I designed....

The next is an invitation with bowling details and harlequin background. These can be changed and personalized to match the party colors and details.

Now onto sweets...my favorite part....

Adorable Sugar Cookies from Bake at 350

 hello-naomi.blogspot.com via amyatlas



It would be really cute to do little bowling shirts for the kids....

When I searched I found  a ton of places you can buy matching bowling shirts online.  I am thinking of something retro kind of like this.....

However, Family Fun  has a free printable  you can use if you want to personalize a t-shirt!
 Here it is.

And how cute are the bowling cakes?!?



Bowling pins and bowling ball cake




http://crissyscrafts.blogspot.com/2011/02/bowling-birthday-party.html


All the girls received their personalized bowling t-shirt. Each girl had her initial on the front and a bowling ball with 3 rhinestone for the holes on the back of the t-shirts. The ball and the initial were made with black glitter felt.

They all looked so cute!

Each girl had her own Bowling nicknames. We choose an adjective that starts with the letter as their first name, than for the "middle name" a favorite animal or pet.

My daughter's bowling nickname was: Crazy Nibbles.

She had her favorite cake: Oreo ice cream cake

Award Winner Pins

We made silly award pins like Best Victory Dance, Most Strikes, Most Spares, Best Bowling Face, Most Competive Player(my husband won this one!) and best Warm Up. Once we arrived back home after bowling, each girl received her "award"!



http://catchmyparty.com/photos/party/1794






And one search on Amazon brings all the cool junk a bowler could want as a favor...





Thanks for "sparing" the time to read this post! I hope you have a "ball" at your bowling party!

har har har....

ROCK STAR BIRTHDAY PARTY

Does your child want to party like a rock star? Mine does, and I don’t think he even knows what that means. Which is good, I guess! :)

Here are great ideas for the Rock Star guy or girl to pull off a birthday party that a rockstar like Steven Tyler would appreciate!

This rock star party was actually planned as a Valentine party, but no matter what the occasion, it has some adorable ideas. This party is another example of one I had a hard time narrowing down the photos to feature because it had so many cute details. Including matching party theme tattoos! Check them out here. They include all the sources for the items so it’s a great resource for a Rockstar party.

What a cute idea- a matching sign made for the Backstage Entrance. You could take that idea and run with it- creative VIP backstage passes and press stickers, etc

The “Love Rocks’ makes a huge statement and could just as well say “Birthday boy or girl Rocks” or “Birthdays Rock” or “You rock”

These drinks are so stinking fun I am not sure what to do. I love the heart twisty straw, but love that they put a DONUT on top of the soda bottle. That is all kinds of fun waiting to be had. And they are such cute donuts, if I do say so myself. I also really like the bright colors- the pink and orange is a nice combo. (Since it is a Valentine party, did you notice the drinks are Orange Crush? Cuteness.) At your party, you could serve “Rockstar” energy drinks, but only if you were very brave, had a death wish, or hated the parents of your kid’s friends and wanted to punish them.  

On the other hand, you could make faux Rockstar cans and put them over juice and probably have more parent friends left and still have a cute idea.

The pink, red and heart theme have a great rockstar look and the theme is consistently carried out throughout the party.

I like the tablecloth here- it is music note fabric and a really cute addition to the bright table.

These favors are little boxes with a sticker with the same logo and guitar. Very cute.

Love these cookies. So super cool.

The rock stars in action. This looks so fun, so you know it was a blast in person. It would be fun to play Rockband or some other music game. Just not musical chairs. That game makes me so nervous!

And what is a Rock Star birthday party without ROCK candy!?!

I hope this gets your wheels turning!

Here are some ROCKSTAR birthday party invitations to match the occasion!

Finally, LOOK at this microphone cupcake. This has got to be one of the most original ideas I have ever seen. Love it.

 microphone birthday cake via Celebration Shoppe parenting.com

Source:
http://www.southernbellescharm.com/2011/01/love-rocks-rockin-valentines-party.html

Diva Birthday Party: Best of the Web

The Diva Birthday Party has lots of variations. It could be a princess party, a zebra party, a pink party, a spa party, a makeover party…and we haven’t even scratched the surface of ideas! Basically, a diva incorporates all kinds of theme, so there are many directions you can take and make your own. We will look at a couple of ideas in this post- there are so many cute ones that we can't feature them all!

Lets start the inspiration with the Diva/Princess party of them all.

They are calling it a princess party, but because of the animal print I think it fits with what more people would call a Diva party. But then again, what do I know? I am just a girl writing this post, so we will go with my ideas.

Wow-wow-wow! That is pretty much an all out party! So beautiful! It was hard to narrow down the photos because all the details are so amazing, so be sure to check out more here! The party giver has a site too, so visit the mom here.
I am guessing a lot of those details are out of the realm of folks like you and me, but that doesn't mean we have to settle for hum-drum diva party!
There are adorable snacks and divalicious snacks to be consumed...

Pin the tail on the diva, I mean, Zebra

Zebra Favors....

And Zebra Diva Cookies!

1,2, 3-5, 6

If you have seen enough animal print to make you vomit, well, then, I have done my job. Um, I guess? Maybe its just that I have seen enough animal print that I can see it when I close my eyes. Either that or the zebra print tattoo I have on the back of my eyelids.

And speaking of eyelids (What a segue!), here is a great inspiration board for a Diva Sleepover.

 Diva Sleepover

What idea can you use for your little Diva/Princess?

Princess Birthday Party: Best of the Web

Oh, the wonderful potential of a princess party! So many beautiful ideas to make your pretty little princess feel special on her big day. Some may shy away from a princess party because some looks have been done over and over, but there are still some very original and creative ideas to celebrate a little princess.

 For instance...take a look at this sweet green and pink princess party!

I love that this favor is a horse carriage made of pink chocolate!!

Wow. That is one seriously cool party. Find out details here!

Party details here

The princess party theme can be somewhat along the same lines is a Diva party. You can mix and match some of these ideas and use your favorites. (There are several ideas that cross over, so be sure and check out next week's diva theme! There is a animal print princess party you won't want to miss!)

But as you have seen so far, we all know PINK is a staple at a princess party, right? Sorta like in Steel Magnolias when Shelby’s colors are “blush and bashful”. Pink is a princess color- don’t stop until it looks like it got hosed down in Pepto Bismol.



Have you seen Steel Magnolias? If you are a girl, its a must see.


This beautiful cake is for a Neapolitan party, but it also would be perfect for a princess party. I want to call this cake dainty, even though its enormous, but its also so graceful and ladylike. Did I just call a piece of cake graceful and ladylike? Yes, yes, I think I did. It looks like a cake I would like to friends with.

These cookies are from the same party, but I think we would be more like acquaintances. They look nice enough- actually, they are beautiful-  but I have already pledged my friendship to the Dainty Ladylike Pink Cake.

Neapolitan Cake

Here are some adorable ideas for other Princess sweets at the Party for Her Highness!

princess sweets 1
princess sweets 2

And of course, every princess needs her castle!



pinkcakebox.com  (obviously)

And her crown!!

 Princess Pillow Birthday Cake



Sigh. Such pretty pink details appeal to the little girl in me. The one that dresses my cat up every night in a princess ball gown. Okay, not really. I am not even sure where that came from. I don't even have a cat!
Hopefully these princess party ideas will help your little princess have a magical birthday. How will you celebrate your little princess?

As for me, I think I am going to grab a box of pink tissue and rent Steel Magnolias.