Tuesday, March 20, 2012

How to Throw a Hello Kitty Party








Saturday was Mallory's Hello Kitty Birthday Party!



I had so much fun planning this one because she was VERY involved with the process and is VERY opinionated (like another princess we know).

The first thing we did was set up a meeting with our cake designer.  What?  Your family doesn't have their own cake designer?  Well....I'm sorry, but you need to get one.

We explained to Gemma from Bella Stella Bakery what we wanted and how many people would be attending.  At the last minute we changed the cake to chocolate because Gemma made a cake for Keith's office and he fell in love with it. 


The letters are poured chocolate people.  Not fondant!  And Hello Kitty is edible. It was the most delicious chocolate cake I've ever eaten.  YUM!  


I had the party at my brother in law Robert's house because we live in an apartment and there were only going to be 6 children so renting the clubhouse wasn't necessary.   What I failed to factor in....was how anal Uncle Robert is about his perfect little house and even thought I took every precaution, it was stressful.

For the kids eating/crafting needs I bought plastic lap desks at Michael's and decorated them with the kids names.  To protect the floor, I bought a shower curtain liner at The Dollar Store.  It worked out GREAT! 



One nice thing about the lap desks is that they have deep pockets on the side and the goodie bags fit nicely.  They contained a pencil, little hello kitty bubbles, a hello kitty camera, ring pops, bracelets and hello kitty nail polish (for the girls) and a small ball (for the boys).  Many of the items came from Party City.  Their selection of trinkets and candy for goodie bags is fantastic! Everyone was excited to learn that they could take their desk home with them.

I had planned to play pin the bow on Hello Kitty.  I drew a huge Hello Kitty head on a white poster board and then cut out 6 red bows and put the kids names on them.  We didn't play this game because at the last minute Uncle Robert obtained a bounce house and that was all the kids wanted to do with their extra time. 

Instead, as the kids were leaving we played Guess How Old Connie Is for a prize.  The child that won (bless her heart) guessed the nearest to my REAL age.  She guessed 72.

The bounce house was a HUGE hit.  I didn't know you could actually buy a bounce house for your own enjoyment and will be doing so when I finally move into a house.  They take 15 minutes to set up. 


Mallory received very thoughtful and amazing gifts!  She is thrilled with the GIRL Legos, and a book of stories for five year olds.  We're so blessed to have made great friends this year and look forward to more birthday's with them.



Our next party: LEGO Harry Potter Theme!  I'm so excited!

28 comments:

  1. What a great Hello Kitty party. My 2 1/2 year old is Hello Kitty obsessed and I'm thinking this might be the route for her birthday. Such a great idea for the party favors, and inexpensive too!

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  2. Bud's birthday is next month. We are going to a local miniature golf place that also has bumper cars and paddle boats, and most importantly, a big party room where they do everything, even the cake. I'm a little ashamed to be outsourcing, but I'm also so relieved. I didn't even do the invites myself.

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  3. So that's how you get through a kid's birthday party - with WINE! :o)

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  4. Bwahaha - 72!

    I love the little lap desk idea that they get to take home - how fun!

    Looks like everyone had a fabulous time!

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  5. Wow! What a great party!!! It looks like everyone had a blast too! Way to go, Connie!

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  6. A birthday party with booze for the adults - you covered all your bases and everyone looks thrilled. The cake is super cute!!

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  7. Sounds awesome! I know you put a lot of hard work into it!!

    ~Becca

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  8. Emma LOVES Helly Kitty. I can see that being her next birthday theme. Of COURSE I have my own baker. Me.

    Except I did pay my moms friend who does cake competitions to do Emma's 1st birthday cake and smash cake. It was money well spent. It was the cutest candy cane cake ever.

    I'm glad Mallory had such an amazing birthday. I was stalking photos on fb!

    Thanks for linking up, Sweet Cheeks!! xoxo

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  9. That looks and sounds SO. FUN.
    You changed the color of your blog!

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  10. Looks like a fabulous party. Can't believe she is 5!!!

    Harry Potter party will be amazing. Better serve Butterbeer (or you know....beer). ;)

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  11. Hello Kitty is so much fun! And the lap desks were a great idea, very clever.

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  12. I have a cake lady and she seems to be okay with me calling her that.. I bet cake designer would be better to say-- the cake was adorable (did you see the lego cake I pinned on pinterest- OMG!!) Love the idea of the desks!! you really do look good for being in your 70's. heh...
    Bounce houses rock! We borrowed a friends last year and had a water slide-- those are great too! :)

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  13. This makes me want to get a inflatable bouncy thing for our backyard at my sons party...

    How cute! I love Hello Kitty and I LOVE that cake..I need to get my own cake decorator!

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  14. That looks like so much fun!!! I LOVE the Lap Desks. I may have to hunt those down at Michael's. My girls would love them!

    And now all I can think about is chocolate cake. Ohhh how I love chocolate cake.

    You did an awesome job, Connie!

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  15. I really love your lap desk idea, and even more so because they got to keep them.

    And the bounce house is a birthday party dream come true!

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  16. I would so much rather poured chocolate over fondant! Very cute party and theme! I would love to buy a bounce house... sounds like the perfect way for the adults to enjoy the party while the kids get themselves nice and tired!

    Happy Birthday Mallory!

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  17. That cake looks spectacular, as does the rest of the party. Maybe you could start a party planning business, huh? Did Mallory have a blast? Did she sign off on the color change for the blog wallpaper?

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  18. adorable!! everything looked so so fun!

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  19. How fun!! I am nearly 38 years old and Hello Kitty still makes me giddy!!-- Seriously!!

    And I am thrilled that my 5 yo has started to take notice of that furry feline. :)

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  20. Wow! That looks like an amazingly fun party! You are one creative mom!

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  21. What a great party, I have already called my friend to share the lap desk idea, too cute!

    What? Some people don't have their own baker? That's crazy talk!

    Thanks for linking up with us friend!

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  22. My step daughter would have loved that party. She loves Hello Kitty. Super cute!

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  23. The birthday girl looks like she was in HEAVEN! What a great party, love those lap desks!!! Uncle Robert must have been a hero with the bounce house...so fun!

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  24. Looks like the party was a success. Love that cake and love that it isn't fondant! And yes bounce houses are so much fun

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  25. FUN!! Oh my gosh a harry potter themed party? Tell me you're going to dress up! Can I come? ;-) I swear I'm considering a Harry Potter themed 30th birthday, if I can get my friends to cooperate.

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  26. Digging into the archives :) My kids STILL use those lap desks almost daily! You are way too creative my friend!

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