Guess what? This party theme post is NOT brought to you by my friend Krista…I actually did it myself! Wait! Don’t leave! I think I did a pretty decent job. The three year old guest of honour loved it, so what else matters, really?
Decorations:
Anything butterfly will do. I hung two of the wind socks (shown below) outside to greet the guests, and had each child’s name written on a foam butterfly and stuck to the windows. These were later decorated by the kids as an activity.
Activities:
Face painting (butterflies, of course!) and butterfly tattoos
Butterfly colouring sheets (make it a colouring contest if you feel like it)
Pin the antennae on the butterfly
“Butterfly landing”: Make flowers out of large paper and spread them on the floor. Play the game like musical chairs: the kids flutter around when the music is on, and when it stops they have to land on a flower.
At our party, the kids decorated the butterfly with their name on it (using markers, stickers, glitter, etc.) and also did a foam butterfly craft (I bought a kit at Michael’s, and it came with everything but the glue, and enough to make 24 complete butterflies. The little pieces were self-adhesive, so only the clothespin had to be glued on.)
Food:
Gummy worms (caterpillars)
Sandwiches, pancakes, pizza, jello jigglers etc. shaped with a butterfly cookie cutter
Bowtie pasta
Honeybee crackers
(We had non-butterfly-shaped pizza, pasta, salads and biscuits. Not everything can go with the theme, especially when you’re feeding more adults than kids!)
Cake:
We enlisted our fabulous baker to make a cake in the shape of a butterfly. I wasn’t sure if it would be enough to serve everyone, so I ordered a dozen cupcakes to go along with it…which was smart on my part, as everything was eaten. (Ordering three pizzas too many wasn’t so smart…but you never know!)
Loot bags:
Here are some pics of what our party-goers fluttered away with (the wind socks were from Zellers, everything else from Dollarama):
Other ideas include butterfly stickers, clips, cookie cutters, and flower seeds.
This was a fun, girly, springtime party…and it was very easy to find supplies and decorations. Pulling this one off in November, however, might be a little more difficult.
Please feel free to add any other Butterfly Party ideas you’ve used or seen…or just comment to let me know what a fantastic party planner I am! (Hint: my three subscribers who were at the party are obliged to comment!)
Awww that party looked awesome. Good job on the planning! I haven't yet ventured into birthday party planning, but I have a feeling my turn is going to be coming soon. Great ideas! 🙂
Holla to the Canadian smarties. Boom! Everything looks awesome. Way to go!!
Excellent job on bringing the birthday theme into all categories (i.e. loot bag, cake etc.) I love a well-developed birthday theme and I love butterflies too! Sounds like it was a blast and you should be proud of yourself!
Krista S.
Some great ideas! I, too, did the butterfly net as loot bag when my youngest turned 2 (in the summer). My 6yr old now wants a butterfly party, but she's a December baby!! Ahhh! I asked at the dollar store if they had nets in the back to purchase, but no luck. Luckily, Halloween offers lots of butterfly wings, etc to use instead, so this time we're giving out wings and wands!
I love it! The wind socks for loot bag items awesome and I have seen those kits at Micheal's and wondered how they worked out, looks like they are very successful. Thank you for coming by and linking up your awesome party…butterflies are always a hit over here too!