This past Friday my handsome nephew turned one and on Saturday I helped my sister-in-law throw him a Sesame Street-themed birthday bash. We had so much fun with all of the details of the party that I decided to show you all the decorative elements today and the actual party tomorrow.
Let’s start with the invitations. Like most of the party decorations, we found some we liked on Pinterest and I designed them.
Using this pin as inspiration,
I painted some paper mache letters that spelled out ONE in primary colors
and tied a bunch of balloons to them for a festive welcome to the guests.
I also used some cardboard from a box in our garage to cut out and paint a personalized street sign.
My sister-in-law painted a wooden M and 1 and attached them to a board covered in polka dots for an adorable door sign.
So, when the guests walked up to the house, they saw this:
Cute, right? How awesome is my brother-in-law’s shirt?
I printed out a familiar Sesame Street saying and stuck it in a cute frame next to a tissue pouf.
I also made a ridiculously (and easy-cut circles and simply run through sewing machine) long felt circle garland that we cut into sections and strung around the house.
I made the signs on the mantle from styrofoam sheets and cardboard.
My sister-in-law made a banner with a picture from each of Maddox’s first 12 months.
Sommer bought rolls of polka dot wrapping paper that we used as runners for the coffee table and food table.
For favors, the kids got a bag with crayons, a bouncy ball and other goodies. I also designed stickers that we put on brightly colored paper boxes and filled with one of Elmo’s favorite things-goldfish. The cheesy cracker, that is.
And last, but certainly not least, the FOOD!
I made a ton of tissue poufs that we hung in a cluster over another awesome banner my sister-in-law whipped up.
My sister-in-law made the menu and I designed little cards and toppers with to go with each dish.
Obviously, the star of the party was the tower of cupcakes topped with Maddox’s ‘smash’ cake.
We were really happy with how everything came together.
I’ll be back tomorrow with pics of the birthday boy and all the other party festivities!
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Cute Party!!! Where did you get the multicolored wrapping paper and gift bags?
Hi April- I know this is probably way too late, but I was replying to some recent comments and saw that my original reply to yours never published. The wrapping paper is from Target, and I believe the gift bags were from Party City. Hope this helps and sorry for the delayed response!
Adorable party!!! I love EVERTHING! I have been saving diaper boxes to make a sesame street sign/lamp post like you made! What did you use for paint to paint on the cardboard and on the foam pieces that you used on the fireplace mantle? I am not much of a crafter, so I’m trying to make sure that I buy the right materials.
Also, I love the happy birthday banner. Where did you find the letters for that? I love the font! So fun! Thanks for all your help!
Thanks so much! I used cheap acrylic paint to paint on the cardboard. I painted on the back (plain brown) side of a TV box and first did a layer of white paint underneath to make the colors pop. I bought the foam sheets at Hobby Lobby and Walmart and also painted on them with cheap acrylic paint. My sister-in-law did the banner with her Cricut machine-I’m not sure what kit/font she used. Hope this helps!
Thanks so much for the quick response, Jessi! I ended up buying some acrylic paint, so I’m glad to hear that’s what you used!
One last question, where did you find the ONE letters? I looked at Michael’s and AC Moore today, but they didn’t have those nice thick ones. Thanks again for your help! You and SIL are very talented!
No problem, glad I could help. I found the letters at Hobby Lobby. They are paper mache and I think this is the exact kind I bought http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/paper-mache-letter-g-185751/
Good luck!
Hi everthing is beautiful, Im doing my son 2nd birthday a Sesame Street parade too, Im looking like crazy all around for the polka dots wrapping paper with no luck! :( Please help me and let me know where did you found them? THat will Help me a lot :D thanks
Hi Ana- I asked my sister-in-law and she said she got the wrapping paper at Target. Hope this helps!
The stickers used for the paper boxes, where did you find the stickers as well as the Elmo images and fonts that you used?
Hi Rose-
I designed the stickers in Adobe Illustrator and the fonts were Sketchblock http://www.dafont.com/sketch-block.font and Burbank (I have a paid version, I’m a graphic designer at my day job). The elmo images were either googled or drawn by hand. I just printed the circles on label paper then cut them out to create stickers. Hope this helps!
Hi Jesse,
I too am planning a Sesame street birthday party for my 2 year old and I love the polka dot bags and wrapping paper. I believe they also come in treat bags. You have indicated they are from Target in US but I’m in Australia and our equivalent Target does not stock them…do you know if Target would ship to Australia, or of any other means of getting them posted?
Hi Eleni- I’m so sorry that I’m just now responding. My comments plug-in was messed up and I just got notified of a bunch of ‘new’ ones. I’m really not sure whether Target will ship to Australia or not. So sorry! I hope you find something similar enough that will work for you!
Hi Jessi – I am looking for that exact wrapping paper but Target doesn’t sell them anymore. I I’ve even called their corp office to find them with No luck :( Please let me know if your sister in law has any extra rolls that she will sell or if your Target still has them maybe you could buy them and I could pay you?? I need this wrapping paper! It’s the main colors for my theme!!! Thank so much!!!
Hi Amy- I’m so sorry that I’m just now responding. My comments plug-in was messed up and I just got notified of a bunch of ‘new’ ones. My sister-in-law doesn’t have any more and I didn’t see any the last time I was at Target myself. So sorry! I hope you find something similar enough that will work for you!
Thanks for looking for me :)
Question: I still don’t understand how u made the sign. Do you need a big box? How did u make the sign stand up? I am not very crafty so do you mind explaining with more details. Thanks.
Hi! Your party is gorgeous!!
How did you make those tissue paper poufs?
Thanks!
Hi Amanda,
Sorry I’m just now responding to your comment. The tissue pom poms are actually pretty easy once you get the hang of them. Martha Stewart has a pretty good tutorial here: http://www.marthastewart.com/265163/pom-poms-and-luminarias-how-to
This design is steller! You definitely know how to
keep a reader entertained. Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to
start my own blog (well, almost…HaHa!) Excellent job.
I really loved what you had to say, and more than that,
how you presented it. Too cool!
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where can i find these polka dot bags i have been looking
Hi there, I wanted to know where you got or how you made the circles that you used on the food. That say 1st bday or maddox? Im wanting to create my own and I would appreciate the information. Thank you!
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