Parties that POP!

My friend Elaine’s son Anthony loves popcorn and when she told me that was the theme for his party I was excited to see what I could come up with.

I really like how the popcorn happy birthday “banner” I made came out. I was just thinking it could have double as the favor bags for the guests.

We set up a popcorn bar for Anthony and his friends. We had different flavors the kids could add to their popcorn as well as carmel corn and nacho cheese popcorn.

Don’t you just love the cake Elaine’s friend made.

The boys played football for most of the party, but I did have a popcorn game for them to play. We gave each player a minute on the clock and they had to try and suck up as many popcorn kernels as they could using a straw and place them in another bowl.

This was a simple and low budget party to put together, but most of all it was a big hit!

Nicole

Monster Bash/Mad Scientist Birthday Party

It was a busy weekend here at The Perfect Place. On Friday I hosted my annual witches’ social. I’ll blog more about it once I receive the photos from my photographer.

Saturday was a Monster Bash/Mad Scientist birthday party for a lucky 7 year old. The birthday boy and the guests all had a great time. The science experiments where a huge hit. The kids got to make their own slime, play with magic sand, and learned how to blow up balloons with vinegar and baking soda. In addition to the science experiments the kids played a game of pin the eye ball on the monster.

After we cleaned up the “lab” everyone enjoyed some monster munch, mummy dogs, marshmallow pops, and petri dish jello.

I was pleased that the kids liked the cauliflower “brains” and beet “heart”. I personally liked the furry monster table cloth with the googly eyes.

I have another Halloween party that I’m working on and I think the mad scientist lab will be the perfect activity to incorporate into the event.

Nicole