It dawned on me that if I started working on my to-do list for Miss Leyba’s second birthday party now, then I might actually get it all done!
We’re planning a very small party: just Miss Leyba and her three closest friends (and their parents too!), and possibly some grandparents.
The theme?
Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar
She is completely obsessed with The Hungry Caterpillar, and with the entire concept of caterpillars turning into butterflies. (We have SO many books, both from the bookstore and the library, on the subject. Life Cycles are a big hit right now.)
We have so many wonderful Very Hungry Caterpillar related items that we can pull into the party too: a handmade caterpillar puppet, puzzles of the caterpillar and the butterfly, the pop-up version of the book, as well as the French translation!
I am planning on serving up the menu in the book, with punched holes in all of the food as well!
Stay tuned as I post more pictures and share more of my ideas. I hope it will be a fun and memorable day and, wow, I have 2 months, 1 week and three days to get cracking.
Curious how the party turned out?
Read these posts:
– Birthday Party Preparations invitations and goody bags
– Party Decorations banners, coloring pages, and snacks
– Party Fun photos from the event!
i just saw this handmade decoration idea for a bday party today, if you’re interested in having even more to do ;-) http://www.stylelushblog.com/2009/11/diy-cute-occasion-banner.html
Alice — I am SO on top of homemade banners this year! That what the first photo is of; the triangles are designed, cut and ready to be strung!
that is *so* awesome. i want a happy caterpillar birthday party too!
Don’t forget about egg-carton caterpillars! Talk about a great way to “recycle” those cardboard egg containers. Anyone else make these in nursery school?
http://www.craftelf.com/Crafts/Putting%20a%20Face%20on%20Egg%20carton%20Caterpillar.JPG
Love this idea. Shayna actually has a stuffed hungry caterpillar. Its about 14″ long, and all along the sides are the foods from the book, apples, plums, cupcake, etc. There are pockets and you can stuff the food in the pockets and the caterpillar gets nice and fat! It doesn’t turn in to a butterfly, but it still might be a fun gift idea : ) (PS… we love that book here too!)