Parties

My son's birthday party was so much fun, everyone loved the decorations and the Mickey Mouse theme was a huge hit. One way we kept cost down for the party was to keep the food really simple. We had a "Hot Diggity Dog Bar", veggies, fruit, kettle corn, and chips. We were able to buy all the food and drinks at Costco, which was a big help with 60+ people to feed. Dessert however is a different story, my sister and I made a Mickey Mouse cake, Mickey Mouse cupcakes, and Mickey Mouse Oreo pops. The cake only served about 20 people, which is why we added the cupcakes. I also made a large majority of the decorations and used a lot of my son's Mickey Mouse toys to help fill the tables. Be sure to check out all the pictures of the party!

          

My sister and I used a special Mickey Mouse cake pan for the
base of the cake. We used crushed Oreos for the ears, nose, and sides.
Black melting chocolates for the eyes, M&M's for the rope on the hat,
and surprisingly Starburst for the face, tongue, and hat!

                      

We had two tables inside that I decorated with a red table cloth, Mickey Mouse confetti, my son's toys, books, cups, DVDs, and M&M's. We also had two tables outside that were decorated with a red table cloth and balloons. A great way to help with the costs of the decorations is to use things from around your house, which worked especially well since my son already had quiet a bit of Mickey Mouse paraphernalia. 

              

                 

One way to keep cost down is to choose a color theme along with the party theme. We choose red, yellow, and black to help fit in with Mickey Mouse. I was able to buy all the table cloths, napkins, utensils, and paper plates at the dollar store. If you choose primary or secondary colors it will be very easy for you to purchase most of your paper goods at the dollar store. 

I found the template for the food labels at this website: wonderfulchaoticlife.blogspot.com. I simply downloaded them and made up fun names for the different foods we were serving. 

Unfortunately we did not get a good picture of the Mickey Mouse head that the Oreo pops were placed in, I made them out of two small half spheres and one large half spheres. I painted the spheres black and held the "ears" on with toothpicks. 

This was such a fun project for me to make and it barely took any time or money. Just a piece of scrapbook paper, a frame from the dollar store, and picture printer paper. Everyone loved looking at the pictures and seeing how our son has grown. 

I saw a sign like this one online, I thought it was so adorable I decided to make my own. I downloaded free Mickey Mouse and Disney fonts online and bought the frame at the dollar store. Cheap, Easy, and Super Cute!

If you have any questions on how to make the decorations or where I found all the supplies, please don't hesitate to ask!

My son absolutely loves, loves, loves Mickey Mouse. So, it only seems fitting that for his first birthday in March, we throw a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse themed party! Below is a picture of the invitations I made for the party. Once I have more decorations made and the party has actually happened, I will post more pictures and helpful tips for throwing a 1st birthday party. It is going to be very fun and my husband and I are getting very excited!