This creative medieval party was styled by Nicole from Kiddilicious for her son’s 6th birthday. Stone castle walls lined the room and a dining feast fit for a king was created. Guests were greeted with crowns and were ushered off to play medieval games. Pool noodles were used for jousting, while archery was a hit with both boys and girls. The feast included pear shaped cupcakes, blackbird pies, fruit platters, collected tax chocolate coins, pigs…
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Archive for Tag: Boys Parties
November 28, 2012
Circus Guest Dessert Feature
Every time I see the harlequin pattern, it makes us think of clowns and the circus. How about you? We love how this variation of the harlequin pattern on the cake in this party from Jayme of Jayme Marie Designs. She styled this party for her son’s third birthday. She was inspired to create a fun circus theme by the color in the bow ties she purchased for her sons to wear. The oversized balloons…
November 26, 2012
Perfectly Plaid Guest Dessert Feature
We hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We are starting the week off with this beautiful dessert table from Kirsten at A Little Polkadot in Australia that she styled for a little boy’s christening. We love the backdrop that Kirsten created using wallpaper and picture frames. The white frames and white vessels popped against the charcoal gray backdrop. Bountiful Hydrangea and custom covered plaid riser boxes were also great touches for this party. Sweet…
November 20, 2012
Brave Inspired Guest Dessert Feature
Disney’s Brave was a huge hit this year. This dessert table by DatNhan of Whisk Paper Scissors Studio was inspired by the movie. DatNhan called upon her friend Jill of The Uncommon Cake to create all of the sweets for the table. DatNhan created a natural and woodsy vibe by using wood platters, fake foliage, burlap and moss. Key elements from the movie like Merida’s love of archery were incorporated into the table by way…
November 16, 2012
Gingham And Bunting Guest Dessert Feature
Nicky from Sweet Details styled this sweet party for her son’s 2nd birthday. We love the composition of all the props on the table. Isn’t that oversized wagon holding the candy fab? Sweet treats on the dessert table included sugar cookies made by Cookie Beans, as well as candy apples, cupcakes and cake pops made by Nicky. Great job!…
November 14, 2012
Circus of Sweets Guest Dessert Table
The Big Apple Circus is in town which is always a fun thing to do with kids. Stephanie from Spaceships and Laser Beams sent us her version of a circus….A Circus of Sweets (sign us up!). Stephanie styled this party for an annual party she has with some of her mom friends. She used her monster collection since it is gender neutral and full of fun colors. Stephanie created the backdrop by using a bristol…
November 13, 2012
Skippyjons Jones Guest Dessert Feature
We love seeing our readers bring literature into their parties. This party was styled by Shannon from Parties & Potty Training for her two boys. Her older son loves reading the adventures of Skippyjon Jones so she used the book as her inspiration for a Mexican fiesta birthday. Guests built their own fajitas at a fajita bar and played piñata games. Sweet treats on the dessert table included cactus treats, jelly bean cookies, sombrero and…
November 09, 2012
Very Hungry Caterpillar Guest Dessert Feature
Do you all remember Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar? I must have read this book to my boys at least 500 times when they were little. For those not familiar, it is about a caterpillar who eats its way through food in all different shapes and colors until it eventually emerges into a brightly colored butterfly. We love how Helen from Kiss My Cakes brought the story to life with this dessert table for…
November 05, 2012
Whole Lotta Superhero Guest Dessert Feature
We have seen a lot of heroism over the past week. It never ceases to amaze us how this city comes together in times of need. We have a whole lotta superheros for you today. This party came to us from Sandra and Yasmine at 3′s A Party in Australia. Superhero parties are a great theme if you want to bring bold colors into your party. Sandra wrapped Styrofoam with comic books to create vessels.…
October 25, 2012
RetroTrain Guest Dessert Feature
We are going from cars to trains today. This morning, we featured this vintage car racing party and now we are back with a retro train feature from Gerri and Carole of Little Birdie Events in Australia. They styled this dessert table for Gerri’s son who just turned two.To create a backdrop, they used rosette fans in neutral colors that worked well against the brick backdrop. Sweet treets on the dessert table included caramel bomb…
October 25, 2012
Vintage Car Guest Dessert Feature
We’ve been featuring a lot of parties that are great for girls this week so we wanted to give you all some boy parties today. Stephanie from Spaceships and Laser Beams created this AMAZING dessert table to showcase her vintage race car collection. It is pure eye candy to look at the creative details she put together. Sweet treats on the dessert table included vanilla raspberry cupcakes, chocolate peanut butter cupcakes, double chocolate donuts (tires),…
October 23, 2012
“Round” Of Golf Guest Dessert Feature
We’re seeing lots of people incorporating geometric shapes into their dessert tables and parties. Suzanna at Mon Tresor combined color and shapes to create a hole in one for this golf party! The mint, yellow and black palette is gender neutral and we love it! I spoke a lot on the book tour about not only using color to inspire a table, but using shapes as well. You can see that the round shape was…
October 17, 2012
Art Party Guest Dessert Feature
This art party was sent to us by Dona Aranha and was styled for an artistic brother and sister duo who were turning 3 and 6 years old. Upon arrival, each guest received an apron, clay, and paint. White fondant cakes were the white canvases and the budding artists created their own cakes. Sweet treats on the dessert table included brigadeiros, colorful rainbow mousse, cookies, brownies and cupcakes. We love the mini versions of the…
October 10, 2012
Cowboy Hall of Fame Guest Dessert Feature
We are loving this cowboy themed party that was sent to us Alexis from Alexis Campbell Event Planning. Alexis styled this party for her son’s third birthday and brought in cowboy boots, bandanas and lots of hay! Sweet treats on the dessert table included vanilla cupcakes, caramel apples, s’mores pops, chocolate chip cookies and the adorable cowboy sugar cookies above. A “watering hole” drink bar included a rootbeer float station. Vanilla ice cream was scooped…
October 10, 2012
Roar Guest Dessert Feature
This party from Catherine at Sweet Empire was styled for a little boy’s birthday. The theme of the party was “Roar Harry Is Four” and in attendance was 25 little adventurers. Catherine styled 2 buffet tables for this event, one for the little guests and a cheese, wine & dessert table for the Big Dinosaurs. Sweet treats included panna cotta in apothecary jars, tiramisu, goat cheese & coconut cheesecakes, and chocolate mascarpone mousse. We love…
October 03, 2012
Growing UP Guest Dessert Feature
In May, we featured this party that was inspired by the movie UP. We are back today with another UP inspired party that had so many creative elements. This party was created for a little boy’s birthday party by Julia from Festa com Gosto in Brazil. Julia recently started a small styling business and this was her first event. We LOVE the balloon backdrop. So creative. Sweet treats on the dessert table included rainbow cupcakes,…
September 25, 2012
Wild Wild West Guest Dessert Feature
This Wild Wild West party was styled by Julie from In Good Company in Switzerland for her daughter’s 4th birthday. We are loving all the DIY elements to this party. To create a backdrop, Julie simply added removable Western stickers to her wall. Sweet treats on the dessert table reflected traditional All-American desserts including Texas pecan pie, pumpkin pie, apple pie, devil’s food cake, chocolate cupcakes and brownies. Square dance lessons and a corn toss…
September 24, 2012
Get Fired Up Guest Dessert Feature
Sound the alarm because we are about to set Sweet Designs on fire! Amanda from Red Wagon Events was asked by her client to create a vintage fire engine theme for her two children (a boy and girl) that were turning one and three. Amanda set up a dessert table and a thirsty firefighter drink station. Like the post we showed you this morning, the fabulous backdrop highlighted the table and really made the colors…
September 20, 2012
Amy Atlas Moment: Spiderman Party
This Amy Atlas Moment came to us from Madrid, Spain. Juliana from Special Parties designed this party for her son’s third birthday. The design was inspired by classic comic book drawings and was incorporated into vessel liners, garlands, cupcake toppers and popcorn cones. To give her table varying heights, Juliana wrapped boxes in comic book paper and put her sweets on top of it. Sweet treats on the dessert table included caramel corn, marshmallow pops,…
September 07, 2012
Around The Atlas: Hong Kong
This Around The Atlas comes all the way from Hong Kong. Sabita from Celebrations Hong Kong create this party for a little boy’s birthday. Playing on his love for wild animals and chocolate, Sabita decided on a jungle theme and used bright colors and lots of chocolate sweets to bring it all together. Sweet treats on the dessert table included cupcakes, sugar cookies, rice krispie treats and s’mores brownies all created by Sabita and her…
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Catch of the Day Guest Dessert Feature
July 25, 2012
We’re in summer mode at AAE and this beach party by Holly of Mimi’s Dollhouse is tempting us to hit the beach and surf. Holly and her husband nicknamed their daughter their little Gidget, so a 1960s beach theme seemed fitting for her special day. Holly designed all of the printables and styled the party with a bright, throwback surfer girl feel. { Read More }
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Mexican Margarita Guest Dessert Feature
August 24, 2011
After the scary tremors we felt in New York yesterday, this party is looking mighty fine. Linsey of Lux Events and Design sent us these great pictures from the “Keep Calm and Drink a Margarita” birthday party her family threw for her. The color palette for the event was a very tropical hot pink, lime green, and orange with a splash of yellow. { Read More }
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