Doc McStuffin Birthday party

I made a card for the Sprout channel. It was chosen and shown on air!

Here is the video! Interesting note-my cousin is married to Kelly's best friend. (this host!)  I sent her a personal note along with the card and I swear she shares a special look right at the camera just for us!

At two years old, Lily didn't quite understand that is HER card on TV but someday she will know how hard Mommy worked for her 2nd birthday!

My sister works at Children's Hospital and got us Patient bands. Everyone had their name on theirs.

My sister used her Cricut machine to make these ADORABLE Doctor bags for treats. She used a different pattern and just changed the colors and added a bandaid to make Doc McStuffins doctor bags!

I found some tin cans at the thrift store and painted them white. I added the red cross and bought some bandaids, tongue depressors and cotton balls.  Kids love bandaids!!

This video walks you through all the favors, decorations and more. I forgot to take a picture of the "Big Book of Boo Boos" I made for each kid. 

My sister, Debbie came through once again and made "Thermometer" chocolate pretzels. These went quickly and were a big hit!!

I came up with this idea all on my own. Chocolate shots!!  I went to our local grocery store and asked for some syringes (needle free, of course!)  They sold me all of these for $2.00   Next I squirted frosting inside.  This is a shot everyone can love!

My Mom has an overhead projector. I borrowed it and made a large Chilly so the kids could play "Pin the nose on Chilly."  They turned out to be a bit young and didn't quite get the hang of it but they sure did have fun trying. :)

Lily's "Doctor" cake

Lily had a lovely time. I enjoy now showing her the party because she doesn't really remember it. Someday, she can look back and see how much work her Mommy did for her birthday. You may wonder why I do so much?  All I can say is I LOVE planning parties!!

Lily's Little Mermaid Birthday Party!

Miss Lily. 3 years old

Miss Lily Belle Turns 3!

Lily Marie turned 3 and wanted a party fit for a Princess-Princess Ariel to be exact!!

So, Mommy hit up Pinterest.  No better way to start the creative juices flowing!!

The first  fun thing I found was an idea of "Oyster" cookies. I used Nilla Wafters, a yogurt raisin for the "pearl" and frosting to hold it all together. Easy to make but messy!  My tip-hold up the bottom wafer, squirt the frosting and then place the pearl and the top piece on and then place them in the dish for safe keeping. If you try and squirt the frosting (I used a Ziploc back with one corner cut off as a piping bag) while it sits in the tray, you have less control and it will tip over and make a big old mess.

Next up was to make cupcakes! I used a recipe from my favorite Children's Cookbook-

/www.amazon.com/Williams-Sonoma-Children Baking

I used the "Easy Chocolate Chip Muffins recipe page 86 for the cupcakes. They aren't technically "cupcakes" but they are SO yummy that noone cares!

Top off with some frosting and a Swedish Fish and Viola! Mermaid food!

Another fun treat that I made was Sand Dollar Cookies!  Here is where I got the recipe:

Sand Dollar Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

For Lily's cake I decided to make something similar to the cupcakes but on an individual and slightly bigger scale. This recipe is also from the Children Baking Cookbook. I used the Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake, Page 46.

 My husband did the frosting! He is better at it than I am!

Next to turn my attention to decorations!!

If found a HUGE Ariel wall mural from Amazon for $6.00!! (Though I noticed the price has gone up!) You can buy it from The Oriental Trading Company for $5.00 but you have to pay shipping and handling.

www.amazon.com/Ariel wall mural

Next I bought two colors of blue streamer and a table cover. I tasked my husband with setting up the decorations. I think he did a pretty awesome job!

These items plus the red tissue paper medallions (on clearance from Wal Mart for $0.19 each!) and the entire decoration budget was less than $13! 

Me and my big 3 year old!

One activity we had was to make necklaces with salt dough stars. The girls first painted them "Ariel colors" and then let them dry. Later we came back to string them and add their names.

Picking letters for our names!

While their starfish dried-each girl put on their very own Mermaid tail.  My WONDERFUL friend, Debra Johnson made these for the girls!  How fun! They crossed under the arms and then criss cross over and tied behind their head.  

The girls had a ball doing a "Mermaid Parade"  Around and around they went in their swishy tails!

Amid some amazing new toys, Lily got this handmade gift from my dear friend, Debra. At night, Lily tries to figure out how to hug all 5 pillows at once.  Ultimately, I think it will help her to learn how to spell her name more efficiently!

Each girl got an amazing Ariel balloon animal AND a balloon Princess Wand!