I found this digital invitation on Etsy, and had the seller customize it for me! We didn't mail anything, just used Paperless Post to send out these through email.
I wanted the focal point for the party to be a simple floral Minnie head. I hot glued some wreath rings together, added some flowers, and then hung it from the curtain rod.
I stumbled upon these peach bow balloons and I thought they added the perfect Minnie Mouse touch without being too much!
I made a very simple balloon runner for the table. There are several tutorials out there for balloon arches and I just followed those instructions but set it on the table instead! I ordered a couple packs of smaller sized balloons, made my husband and brother-in-law blow all of them up, and then simply tied them to a piece of yarn.
Marlowe had a special Minnie Mouse plate from Target! The rock candy was a fun touch for everyone's place setting and I taped a piece of polka-dot washi tape to each one with a water-color Minnie Mouse label!
The cake was a literal disaster, but let's just say I tried to save money by making it myself. This was the SECOND cake, after I turned my head for one second and let my husband try and frost the first one. That will NOT ever happen again...ha. My sister-in-law came to the rescue and baked this one quickly! We also took a red velvet cupcake recipe and made "pink-velvet" instead by adding less red food coloring.
I tried to go with the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme (the one all of us parents know SO well!) and made "Hot Diggity Dogs" for our dinner. Super simple and everyone likes hot dogs! I also made some "Minnie's Bow-tie Pasta Salad".
We had the dinner guests wear Minnie and Mickey ears, and take a pair home with them. We also set up a little photobooth inside with an Instax Mini Polaroid camera for guests to take a picture home with them and one for Marlowe to keep (I'll be adding them to her baby book!).
It was such a fun dinner and Marlowe loved seeing all the people who love her so much! I learned that a birthday party doesn't need to blow the budget, and that you can take ANY theme and make it your own.
Here's the links to all the things below!
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