Owls & Monkeys, My Baby Turns One!

Of course I wanted a very special celebration for my baby turning one, so I came up with a Monkey & Owl theme that went like this:

Monkey See, Monkey Do
We want to Hoot to You
That Baby Maiyo is Turing One
and We're going Bananas
cuz we Want You to Join the Fun!

Hoot Yes or Hoot No, cuz Baby Maiyo Wants to Know!

We had so many wonderful friends, new and old, come and enjoy a very warm sunny day in Corralitos, it was absolutely wonderful. Great food, yummy desserts, lots of games, plenty of fun areas for the kids, it was probably the best kids b-day party ever!
 

Thanks so much to my wonderful friends Dr. Goldi & Ben, for hosting us at your beautiful home and arranging the Boardwalk Game Lady (Thanks Trish!) to entertain all 25 kids (and some parents) in fun times. As they say the 1st birthday party is more for the parents, well with Ben taking over the BBQ and Trish entertaining with games, Ana & I really did get to enjoy ourselves and we had a blast!

Recipes of the individual treats to come soon, for now here's some pictures taken by the talented Juanita Turner!

Pirate Birthday Party Theme

I was 'hired' (I use the term loosely cuz I didn't charge my friend) to put together a birthday party for a friend's 3 year old. He had decided on Pirate theme and I went to town. Here is the result:

I made:
-A Pirate Ship Centerpiece that held all the pirate cake pops
-24 Pirate Head Cake Pops + 1 Captain
-12 Skull & Bones + 12 Treasure Chest Cookies (as favors)

-24 Pirate Hat Cookies for everyone
-1 Gallon Lemonade labeled 'Liquid Gold'
-1 Gallon Ice Tea labeled 'Pirate Rum'
-PB&J Sandwiches cut in Pirate Boat & Skull/Bones shapes (I made the strawberry jam)
-Directional Road Signs with Skull & Bones Flags

What else was served/pirate theme:
-Fruit Plate labeled 'Parrot Food'
-Pirate Booty
-Water dispenser labeled 'Sea Sludge'
-Pirate B-day Banner
-Treasure Chest Pinata filled with candy and plastic gold coins
-Cheese & Sliced Meats plates
-Multigrain crackers
-Table cloths, plates, napkins, straws, cups & utensils all matching and/or pirate themed
-Coloring book station
-Bubbles station

The party was a huge success and all under a $250 budget! (not including my fee) And my friends throwing it didn't have to do a thing, I did all the work/prep/set-up. If you'd like me to plan your next event, send me an email:

unicorniscreations@yahoo.com