Friday, February 7, 2014

.hello kitty sweet shoppe themed party.



















OVERVIEW

Oh how time flies!  My little girl already turned 3 a couple of weeks ago.  She had always loved Hello Kitty.  So after her bear themed 1st birthday, and raindrops and puddles 2nd birthday, I finally gave her a Hello Kitty party for her 3rd birthday.  This, I didn't mind at all.  I love Hello Kitty myself.  Planning this party, I couldn't help reminiscing when I used to collect all these sanrio stuff back when I was in middle school.

 There are so many Hello Kitty party ideas online, and so planning this party wasn't hard at all.  Finding things to use for the party wasn't hard as well because it seems like everywhere I turn whenever I go shopping, I see something with Hello Kitty.  But, of course, I still wanted to DIY some things for the party to make it a little more special for my little girl.

 I made red and pink jacket (pochette) invitations for the party to give the guests an idea of the color theme.  I also glued a Hello Kitty card on the invitation jacket (pochette).  The main invitation card is designed by paper glitter from etsy, whose blog gave me a lot of ideas for a Hello Kitty sweet shoppe themed party as well.

DECOR, FOOD & FAVORS

The party was held at our home again this year.  We were so lucky to get such beautiful weather in January down here in South Texas.  The temperature was just perfect to have a Hello Kitty moon jump, cotton candy and popcorn machines, even tables and chairs set up in our courtyard.  We set up tables with pink linens and white garden chairs, and used Hello Kitty coloring paper rolls as table runners.  For centerpieces, we had hello kitty piggy banks set up with hydrangea flowers in small vases.  A children's table was also set up, where I put more Hello Kitty coloring paper rolls and some colored pens and crayons and stickers for the kids to enjoy.

 For the dessert table set-up, I decided to put up a ribbon backdrop, and placed a couple of vases with cherry blossom branches on the table.  The birthday cake was made by a wonderful cake vendor who also made our wedding cake more than 4 years ago.  She was just wonderful for making such a beautiful cake on such short notice.  I loved how she made the pink ombre color and the rosettes of the cake perfectly.  I placed a Hello Kitty topper and a cake flag.  Of course, a dessert table is never complete without the sweet desserts!  My sister-in-law helped me so much in making the cake pops.  We also had cupcakes, candies, mostachons, and other Filipino desserts.  The dessert labels were made to look like a silhouette of Hello Kitty's head.  For the framed signs, I made it to look like Hello Kitty peeking and saying "Hello."

The main food table consisted of a number of Filipino dishes, a few of which my mother-in-law and mom made themselves, and of course, the lechon :)  This year, I also decided to set up a small chocolate fountain, which was a hit.  Not only did the guests enjoyed the fruits, but they loved it even more dipped in chocolate.

I also made Hello Kitty ears with red bows for the girls to wear instead of party hats.  The guests took home Hello Kitty mini lunch boxes.  My wonderful husband made a little awning for the favors.  It came out perfectly.

ACTIVITIES

The guests got to take their pictures with a Photo Booth by instant memento, which also served as the guest book for the party.  We had a face painter and a balloon twister, which the kids really loved.  As every kids party I've been to, the moon jump was a hit.

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