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Party Proposals: Little House on the Prairie Party
| My oldest daughter has been a huge fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House on the Prairie book series since kindergarten. When she turned 7, it was only fitting to have a pioneer party for my little Half-Pint. |  |
Let’s start with her outfit. My sweet mother-in-law helped me make Audrey’s prairie bonnet from a pattern I found at the fabric store. She actually helped me make 9 bonnets so that all the guests at the party would have a bonnet to take home with them! I’m no seamstress, so this is NOT something I could have done on my own. The shirt and skirt were found at Gymboree and totally had a prairie look. And don’t forget the 2 braids or “plaits.”
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For invitations, I scanned a small illustration by Garth Williams in one of Audrey’s Little House books. I added a sweet border and printed them on cream card stock from Michaels. Click the invitation to download the editable file for your own party. |
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Party Proposal: Indian Birthday Party
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My youngest daughter was an American Indian last Halloween. So we already had the beginnings of a great birthday party theme. |
| Her costume came from a large authentic-looking Native American shirt I bought at an estate sale for $3. The shirt hung down to the ground on her like a dress, and I simply had to cut the sleeves down. I bought mocassins on ebay for $8. The headdress came from a yard sale for $1 that I found 2 weeks before the party. I love those racoon tails hanging down around her ears! |
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My husband constructed a teepee from things he had in his workshop: scrap wood, an old paint dropcloth, and rope. That’s it. Simple, but it made for the coolest centerpoint for the party. My husband has had these fake fireplace logs since he was a bachelor, and they made for a perfect American Indian cookfire. This other little squaw is my older daughter. |
| Here’s the retro-cool invitation. I used a free font that looked like wood logs. Then I individually burned the edges with a lighter. Aren’t they darling??? |  |
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Party Proposals: Serving Hor D’oeuvres Elegantly
I love staging a party. And I love staging an hor d’oeuvres table. Rather than serving lunch or dinner, schedule your party for a time that assumes lunch or dinner has already been eaten. Then you are free to choose an assortment of prepackaged frozen appetizers from Costco or Sam’s Club, easy grocery goodies like chips and dips or cheese and crackers, and simple favorite recipes like shortbread cookies and cheese krispies (see recipes below).
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Party Proposals – Rainbow Birthday Party (Joan Walsh Anglund)
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My inspiration for this birthday party was the amazing artwork of Joan Walsh Anglund. Her artwork is immediately identifiable – she always draws children without noses and mouths. You can find biographical information about this wonderful artist at http://members.shaw.ca/jwamail/. |
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I found these never-opened paper plates and napkins in an attic of a friend of my mother’s. I kept them for 8 years until I was inspired to use them for my younger daughter’s third birthday. I also had a few small books of JWA art and poetry that I had picked up over the years. Her illustrations of little children have always touched me and aroused that nostalgia within me for anything from my own childhood. |
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Party Proposals: Birthday Book Bash
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Ok, my daughter loves reading like you would not believe, so I had to find a way to take that love of books and create a birthday party to suit her perfectly. The main theme was books, supported by owls – wise old cartoon owls are always reading a book, right? If you preferred, you could do books with worms (bookworms, of course). |
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