A Monster Splash Bash!

Yesterday's post was girly, so today I thought I'd show the makings of my son's Monster Splash Bash to celebrate his second birthday! Here's a sneak peek..

The color scheme is avocado green with shots of fun, festive colors! Here's a look at the tablecloths.

Remember my IKEA favorites post? I've been using these for outdoor summer playdates the past two summers...they'll make another appearance at his party!
I'm turning these sturdy cardboard monsters into something quite original! You'll see soon!

For the past month I've been grabbing fifteen minutes here and there to create these monster straws! I bought monster stickers, stuck them on colorful index cards, cut around the monster shape and applied to the straws with a ribbon and some hot glue. I think the kiddies are going to like these!  

  

My son loves playing with water! I just had to incorporate "water" into his birthday party, hence I came up with the Monster Splash Bash theme! I am going to set up a water station and fill it with toys for the kiddies to play with, as well as inflate a small 6 x 9 pool so the little ones can splash around. All invited are wearing their swimsuits. Here's Daniel's swimsuit from MiniBoden!

I always do mylar balloons for parties. I buy the balloons the day before the party so that it's one less to-do item the day of the celebration. Mylar balloons stay inflated (for what seems to be forever) and the kiddies love taking them home! A little tidbit: I'm not a dollar store shopper, but when it comes to parties I buy all my mylar balloons from the dollar store...so cheap!

And the other details will be shown the end of July after his party...stay tuned! I'm having fun planning his special day and can't wait to share it with you all. Maybe you'll "borrow" some ideas!