My daughter is approaching her second birthday, and, of course, I believe she hit her terrible two saga a few months ago. However, every little girl deserves a party to celebrate the age where the final stages of teething come and go, hair ties are taken out faster than they are put in place, and whining and feet stomping are a trait mastered.
So, while I find things to distract her from wanting my attention, I am in the planning stages of her Crayola birthday party. We decided to go with crayons in a Crayola theme because coloring is one of her favorite things. I figured I would share some of the ideas gathered so far and what I am working on to make this a memorable party.
First, the goodie bags for the children who come to the party: They are solid color canvas bags (pink, blue and green). They each have a matching color writing tablet, pencil and necklace. Also, they have crayons, markers and glitter glue in the bags. I want to make sure all the kids are ready to make a mess for their parents.
Second, the tables: I am going to take scrap paper from my husband's work (large white pieces)to make table covers that the guests can color on. I am going to take crayons of all colors, melt them down and mold them into the number 2 for the crayons on the table. There will also be multicolored candies at the tables.
Next, the games: For the adults, they will have a paper to see who can come up with the names of Crayola crayon names from A to Z in the shortest time. Of course, their first hint is to cross off X and Z because there aren't any that begin with those letters..I know, I've done my research. The kids will have a coloring contest and they will have to guess how many candies are in a certain container.
Other activities: I have a shirt I purchased for the birthday girl that says, "Get Real, color outside the lines." With the shirt will be fabric markers for guests to doodle on to help make a keepsake. Also, I will have a table set up for finger painting. I may have a picture frame for adults to write a little something for the birthday girl as well.
The Decor: I am just going to run up to Hobby Lobby and pick a few colors out for plate, napkins etc. Balloons will be multicolored as well. It's easy to have lots of colors when its all about crayons.
The Rest: The invitations will feature a picture of Autumn with her Crayola penny bank and I plan to have a cute poem to invite the guests to come celebrate with us. I am working to see how much catering will cost for colorful wraps, and other food items. I am hoping to have the cake two tier with bright colors and maybe some crayon candies. All is still in the planning process, but I am excited for this birthday party for my crazy, soon-to-be, 2-year-old.
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