Hey all you cool cats and kittens....did I really plan a birthday around the Tiger King? The answer is no but it may have swayed me that way. It is so funny what your children chose as their favorite thing. We bought Leo a bunch of lion things as a baby, I mean Leo the Lion, but he had absolutely no interest in them. Then our little Roe Roe enters the world and as much as I have tried for her to live in a world full of princesses, butterflies, and unicorns, she just loves lions, tigers, bears, dinosaurs, and bugs. She has a special love for Lions since about the age of 1. I would say she is actually OBSESSED with Lions to put it mildly. I had a different planned theme for her birthday but when covid hit and we had to have something a lot smaller I knew what the theme had to be. Carol Baskin from Tiger King.... then I texted my party planning girl Kate from Posh Party Bebe and she made my dream come true!
Team Loera wore all tiger shirts..... and she was over the moon that we all had them on. When we woke her up from nap she saw my shirt and said mommy tiger, then Jay came in and she squealed daddy tiger, then when she saw Leo that was the icing on the cake. "Leo tiger too"! Monroe wore a little dress from H&M that I got her back before this party was planned and it ended up being the perfect dress!
Now time for the details....
Now time for the details....
The Details
Invite-
I found this cute little invite on etsy. I just texted it out to our family, I love etsy can create such cute invites for such a great price. Here is the link to the etsy shop.
I found this cute little invite on etsy. I just texted it out to our family, I love etsy can create such cute invites for such a great price. Here is the link to the etsy shop.
Balloons-
I trust my balloons to the wonderful Kate from Posh Party Bebe. I had saw a lion balloon head online and asked if she could find one. I basically gave her freedom on the party I told her to make sure it had some pinks in it to make it look girly. I also said I was down for something a little unconventional so when she showed up and worked her magic I was blown away. The background turned out better than I could ever expected. She truly is a true artist.
I trust my balloons to the wonderful Kate from Posh Party Bebe. I had saw a lion balloon head online and asked if she could find one. I basically gave her freedom on the party I told her to make sure it had some pinks in it to make it look girly. I also said I was down for something a little unconventional so when she showed up and worked her magic I was blown away. The background turned out better than I could ever expected. She truly is a true artist.
The Cake-
I decided to make her cake. Because of covid I knew we couldn't have her blowing out candles and then serving cake. But I wanted her to have a cake on the table. I just made her a 3 layer boxed cake with some homemade buttercream frosting. I got the custom cake topper from Carly Allred Studios (another local company). I just got a plain acrylic name topper so I can use it for years to come. I then decorated the cake with some fresh flowers from my favorite local flower farm Columbia River Dahlias. The fresh flowers on the cake turned out so good I kind of winged it but I love how it came together.
I decided to make her cake. Because of covid I knew we couldn't have her blowing out candles and then serving cake. But I wanted her to have a cake on the table. I just made her a 3 layer boxed cake with some homemade buttercream frosting. I got the custom cake topper from Carly Allred Studios (another local company). I just got a plain acrylic name topper so I can use it for years to come. I then decorated the cake with some fresh flowers from my favorite local flower farm Columbia River Dahlias. The fresh flowers on the cake turned out so good I kind of winged it but I love how it came together.
The Cookies-
We got our Lion and Tiger cookies from TSP bakeshop in West Richland. They were the perfect covid treat as they all prewrapped and easy for the kids to grab. We also had some of our favorite mexican bakery cookies from Francisco's bakery in Kennewick.
We got our Lion and Tiger cookies from TSP bakeshop in West Richland. They were the perfect covid treat as they all prewrapped and easy for the kids to grab. We also had some of our favorite mexican bakery cookies from Francisco's bakery in Kennewick.
Party Favors-
Last year for Monroe's party I did books and the parents I think appreciated it. This year I did the same thing the kids all got a sticker activity book and there was also some bath toys for the littles to enjoy. I love doing a book over a bag of candy or other little things.
Last year for Monroe's party I did books and the parents I think appreciated it. This year I did the same thing the kids all got a sticker activity book and there was also some bath toys for the littles to enjoy. I love doing a book over a bag of candy or other little things.
Our Wild Cat!
It was the best little birthday, kids played on a tiger pool float, asked 1,000 when it was time to do the pinata and the parents ate Hubby's pizza and celebrated this little one. While I LOVE having big over the top parties this simple smaller one with just immediate family and 2 of our friends was really fun and special. I honestly loved it I was able to talk to everyone and relax. In other years when we would have all of our family and 7 other families I don't think I would sit down for a minute. This year I was able to actually sit down enjoy talking to people and take it all the moments of her little birthday. There is something about slowing down and having less people that makes you enjoy the moments more than the spectacle.
Cheers,
Jess
Jess