A Farm 2nd Birthday Party

And on that farm, he had a cow... E-I-E-I-O! We are celebrating Lucy's 2nd birthday on the farm with all of our animal friends. Instead of a traditional dessert table full of small desserts, we decided to include the whole farm in one big cake.
Our goal was to make a cake that had all of the birthday girl's favorite animal friends, but keep it mostly, if not completely, edible. That is just what we did! The base of the cake is a full sheet cake. We made a barn and silo out of rice krispie treats and covered them in fondant. We used the extra rice krispie treats leftover to make mini bales of hay to place next to the barn and in the cow pasture.
All of the animals are cake pops. Our little guests loved getting a piece of cake and the option to choose which animal they wanted to go with it.

How cute is our farm themed photo booth? Hard to believe we made this whole setup for under $45 with a few easy to find materials. For the backdrop, we found these great barn doors and cow print balloons on Amazon. A family member brought a couple bales of hay to use for the seats. We used these free printable animal masks that we found on Life Over C's. Just attach them to wooden paint sticks and it makes a great party activity for kids and adults. The final touch to our farm photo booth was Lucy's name in lights. We are in love with Michael's line of Heidi Swapp Marquee Love Letters. It's a great way to personalize your party setup.

From the horses peeking out of the barn to the pigs playing in the mud, these little guys were the star of the party.

We think party favors should be cute and themed, but useful as well. We re-purposed our thank you tags from our "I Do" BBQ party printable set, to create these thank you tags for our seed starter kid party favors. Lucy and her friends were so excited to be a party of growing their own flowers and vegetables.  

Credits:
Cake, Party Favors, Printables, Styling and Photography - Morsels Party Planning
Lucy's Farmgirl Birthday Outfit - Sew Me Adorable

Linky Party, Session 38

Our Party Time Linky Party is officially open! This linky party is for all things related to parties, which includes party themes, party decorations, party activities and crafts, party recipes and so much more! This is a way for all of you party bloggers to show us what you have been up to. We love to see the creativity! It is as simple as adding your link below.

Not a blogger? That's ok! Read on to get inspired and try a few of these yourself :)

Linky party will close on Friday at 6pm EST. It is a weekly linky party so don't forget to come back next week and link up! Each week we will share the top 5 links from the previous week.

Hosted by:

Missy & Kristen of Sweetly Chic Events

Cheryl of Moms & Munchkins

Stephanie of Spaceships & Laserbeams

Michelle of Michelle’s Party Plan-It

Paula of Frog Prince Paperie

Nikki of Tikkido

Tonya of Soiree Event Design

Toni of Design Dazzle

Jill of Morsels Party Planning

Here are the top 5 links from last week's Linky Party. Swing by and check them out!

1.) The top clicked link from last week’s linky party was this Cookie Dough Stuffed Cookies N Cream Rice Krispie Treat from Bakers Party Shop.

 

2.) In second place, is this yummy Rice Krispie Treats Mini Donuts from Jacolyn Murphy.

  

3.) These cute Bunny jars from Hoopla Palooza took third place.

4.) This adorable Beatrix Potter inspired Spring Tea Party from Sweetly Chic Events took this week’s fourth spot.

5.) Rounding out the top 5, was this super cute Forest Friends Baby Shower from A Splash of Charm. So fun!

An InLinkz Link-up

Easter Cookie Decorating Party

Easter used to be a one day event when I was growing up. It was a special breakfast, Easter baskets and an indoor egg hunt with my parents and siblings. In the afternoon, we would go to my grandparents and have an outdoor egg hunt with our cousins. An over the top, delicious Easter dinner was always followed by yummy desserts.

My husband and I have taken on hosting Easter each year and we have started some of our own traditions. Where we live, there are Easter egg hunts and community events to participate in for the two weeks surrounding Easter Sunday. This year, we had a few of the girls' friends over for a cookie decorating party.

We used pastel colors to set the table. These adorable little personalized favor bags from Monogram Muse Gifts were the perfect favor for our little cookie decorators. Check them out for lots of personalized party favors and gift ideas.

All of our party supplies are from Hoopla Events. Their pink striped plates, plastic square milk bottles, candy favor tubes, paper straws and striped candy cups were all perfect to set our table with. Check out Hoopla Events for your party supply needs!

Each of the kids had their own decorating tools and a plate full of undecorated sugar cookies to play with. The table centerpiece included several desserts; donuts, sugar cookies, cupcakes and easter egg french macarons. 

Our easter egg painted mason jars from Always the Occasion filled with white flowers gave our table the perfect spring feel. 

 

What would a party be without dressing for the occasion? The girls were so excited to wear their matching Easter bunny shirts from Sweet Threads Clothing. They have the cutest clothing for birthdays and holidays. 

Credits:

Styling, Desserts and Photography - Morsels Party Planning

Plates, candy cups, favor tubes, paper straws and square milk bottles - Hoopla Events

Mason jars - Always the Occasion

Easter bunny shirts - Sweet Threads Clothing