On Monday, we'll be celebrating Mario's 5th birthday and Sam's 2nd birthday. One good thing about having two October babies is that we can do one big party. Although I do still bake each of them a cake on his actual birthday, and we sing Happy Birthday and the whole bit. It only happens once a year and I want it to be special. Mario still talks about his previous birthday parties with such happy memories.
This year's theme is the Circus! The photo at the top shows my kitchen table as I was getting everything ready to pack up in the car. {The party is in Ohio, at my mom and dad's house, so we could celebrate with family.} I am so pleased with the invitations I ordered from Ciao Bambino on etsy. She was so nice and accomodating and even offered to reprint them after she shipped them....because I realized that I had told her the wrong date! In the end, I decided just to add this little tag with each invitation instead.
Animal crackers are a must-have for a circus, don't you think? Such great graphics on these classic little boxes.
Cotton Candy
Circus Peanuts
And regular peanuts
I tried to find as many useful red & white striped things as I could.
Love these straws.
Some little cups for treats
These are actually Christmas napkins, but they'll work Ggggggreat! {Sorry, I couldn't resist.}
Some animals from the boys' playroom
I picked up some plain party hats...
...and added some pom poms and festooning to make them more fun.
Animal cupcake picks & striped treat bags
And candles for the boys
I had some vintage greeting cards that I scanned and copied to make a garland.
What does a duck have to do with the circus? Absolutely nothing! It's just what I had on hand....
A little game for the kids to play
And a pinata full of candy & treats of course! {if our teeth haven't rotted out of our mouths by the end of the party, it will be a miracle.}
All we need now is the pizza {from my Grandma's pizza shop} and cupcakes {which I will bake} and our family! Mario is so excited he can hardly stand it. Sam is clueless, but will have fun once the party starts, I'm sure. Everybody loves a circus!




