Peter Pan Party

This was a "Peter Pan" themed party I threw for my daughters 4th birthday. I bought white poster board & drew the word "Neverland" & an arrow & then had it laminated & hung it on the fence.

When party guests arrived, they were greeted by Captain Hook (my husband) & Mrs. Smee (me). N was a little Peter Pan & C was Wendy. Each guest got a treasure box (for the boys) or a Tinkerbell fairy box (for the girls).

The treasure box had an eye patch, gold coins, a telescope & some Peter Pan themed stickers. 

The fairy box had little jewelry, Tinkerbell stickers & some face glitter.

 I got most of these items from http://www.birthdayexpress.com/

Food: Pirate's Booty, Fruit kabobs in sand (raw sugar)...etc. It was all named according to the theme.

 I had my husband go around & ring the doorbell & leave a box that had a note written on a map that was from Peter Pan that said, "Dear friends, I am off on another adventure & I need your help! I have left you clues to locate where I have hidden my most valuable treasures. Please find it before Captain Hook does! 

~Your friend,

Peter Pan " 

My daughter, C, is holding the map up in this picture.

I had more maps just like this one with clues hidden around the yard. Each one would have a clue to the next one & when they finally found the treasure box, it was full of jewels, gold coins..etc. 

I bought a Tinkerbell doll & had this bakery http://www.cakecastlebakery.com/index.html    make the cake & put her in it. Then C got to keep the doll as a gift (after she was cleaned of course:)

They did an amazing job! This was such a beautiful cake & it was delicious! I am not usually a fan of fondant, but theirs was SO good!

 Definately a great party!

Vintage Baby Shower

This is a baby shower I did for my cousin. It was a vintage / shabby chic / Martha Stewart inspired theme. We set the tables with pretty lace linens & used my tea cups & decorated the tables with wooden blocks that were decoupaged with vintage cards. I also added little bears here & there because their last name is "Barrett" & my cousins husband is a vet. To honor the grandfather who was a fireman, but had passed away, I placed little vintage fireman bears around. We placed the mom & dad's baby pictures on each table with a fun little fact about each one. Then we hung our Gpa's old vintage baby clothes & some vintage baby clothes I had found at an antique store & dyed with tea onto clothes pins.

When the guests arrived, they were given an option of buying a raffle ticket (with the proceeds going to the baby's college fund) for a gift basket of pampering goodies.
Then they could guess how many marbles were in a jar & win a prize if they were the closest.
Then they went over to the "Create the Baby Face" game that I had set up. I enlarged baby pictures of the mom & dad & laminated them, then cut the eyes, nose, mouth & chin out in strips. The guests could go & rearrange the faces to create a new face of what the baby might look like. This one had no prize, it was just for fun. It was funny to see all of the combinations people came up with.

Then we played Baby Pictionary with cards I created that had words on them related to baby. I think the funniest one was epidural. :)


I wanted to personalize the cake so instead of the traditional cake I had the bakery make it look like wooden blocks with letters, pictures & symbols that were meaningful to the mom & dad.

One of the dishes I made was "Blueberry Stuffed French Toast" which seemed to be a big hit. It was such a beautiful day & a beautiful party.

Blueberry Stuffed French Toast
Ingredients:
12 slices of French bread or sourdough bread thin sliced (6 slices cut up into cubes)
2 8 oz pkg of cream cheese
1 cup of blueberries
12 eggs
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 cups milk
1 Tbsp of cinnamon
dash of nutmeg For the sauce
1 cup of sugar
2 Tbsps of cornstarch
1 cup of water
1 cup of blueberries
1 Tbsp butter
Arrange the bread in a buttered 13" x 9" pan
cut the cream cheese into squares and place over bread
sprinkle the blueberries over the cheese
arrange the bread cubes over the top of the blueberries
In a large bowl mix the eggs, syrup, milk, cinnamon, and nutmeg whisk well
pour the mixture over the bread mixture
chill the mixture overnight
Bake the mixture at 350 degrees for about an hour or till it is puffed and golden brown
Sauce
In a small sauce pan mix the water, sugar, cornstarch over moderately high heat until it is thickened, then add the blueberries. Simmer for about ten minutes or till blueberries burst then pour over French toast.
Serves 6 - 8