On Saturday we held our daughter's 5th birthday party. The theme was H20 - just add water - mermaid party (from the TV show) so I created everything to match this theme. If you have been following my blog you would have already seen the invitations I created. (make sure you keep reading - there are free downloads at the end of this blog!!!) The cake... The mermaids are Emma, Cleo and Ricky from the TV show H2O just add water. Our whole family loves watching this show. Kids party table... blue mermaidade, lollypops, blue jelly beans, H2O (bottles of water), fresh fruit salad, corn relish dip with dixie drumsticks (these look like fish), mermaid milk chocolate. There was also pearly bite cookies (cookies which were supposed to look like a clam shell with a pearl inside) and yoghurt covered saltanas. blue mermaidade - lemonade with powdered blue powerade. I made matching cup wraps printed with each child's name. . Dinner for the kids... tempura battered chicken chips, crumbed fish pieces and a bake at home. Birthday cake for dessert along with the best ever sticky date pudding made by my sister in law. Table centrepiece... I had wanted to make a lollytoppot (a candy topiary) wth blue candy however I ran out of time so this was a quick fix. Eyecatching lollypops surrounded by blue jelly beans. I think these were the first to go. Mermaid milk chocolates... Furry Friends chocolates wrapped in foil then in my matching chocolate wraps which I also created. Take home lolly bags... I made the lolly bags to look a little like bon bons. Inside were lollies and beach themed items such as a thong note book with matching smelly highlighter and hibiscus hair clips. They were wrapped in cristinare paper which matched the invitation envelopes, tied at each end with raffia and finished off with matching personalised stickers which read "thank you for coming to my party. Anna XX" I had lots of decorations planned however the weather could not make up it's mind - should I storm, or should I be a perfect sunny day so I was not sure if I should set decorations up inside or out. So I didn't do either. Luckily it was a perfect day, perfect for swimming which is pretty much all the kids did all day. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. download and print on 120gsm paper 2. write names on each wrap 3. cut out cup wrap and attach double sided sticky tape (or use a glue roller) to the back. 4, wrap and stick to 280ml paper cup (I used cast away brand) INSTRUCTIONS: 1. download and print on 120gsm paper 2. cut out each water bottle wrap and attach double sided sticky tape (or use a glue roller) to the back (I actually used a sticker maker). 4. wrap and stick to 350ml water bottle. (do not freeze bottles as the ink on the stickers will run. It is OK in the fridge though) INSTRUCTIONS: 1. download and print on 120gsm paper 2. I removed the wrap from the furry friends chocolates and rewrapped in foil 3. cut out each chocolate wrap and wrap around chocolate 4, secure with double sided sticky tape Please enjoy the free downloads provided for personal use only. If you have any problems downloading these PDF files email me at www.wishbig.weebly.com and I can email them directly to you. I hope you enjoyed this blog as much as I did creating everything. Happy Birthday to Anna. She had a great day. Subscribe to WISH BIG Subscribe to WISH BIG to receive regular updates via email. Just click below on Fill out my form!, enter your email address and then press submit. We will never sell or share our subscriber list and you can unsubscribe at any time.
10 Comments
vicky
9/3/2010 10:12:02 am
Another awesome creation! I bet Anna will remember her 5th bday party for many yrs to come.
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Lenae
21/3/2012 12:49:21 am
What a great idea and love how you left downloads. My daughter is turning 9 and just loves h20-Just add water. She wants a mermaid tail for her birthday and a mermaid party so your ideas are just wonderful. I don't think I could make this cake, so I will be searching for someone who can make a cake with h20 theme for me. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas.
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mele
16/10/2012 09:22:23 pm
fantastic help and ideas and downloads.thanks so much
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Heather
9/11/2012 04:07:36 am
Great ideas! My daughter is turning 11 and yes still obsessed with mermaids. I wish I could download your cake! It's beautiful!
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emma
23/7/2013 08:59:54 am
so cute! my friend is obsessed with the show... so she will love this!
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Maggie Rivera
6/8/2014 12:35:04 am
Just found your site while searching for H2O invitations for my daughter's birthday party. Where can I find the link to the invitation you made?
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Kelly
25/5/2015 10:08:03 am
Thanks for the free download! Can you post a link to wear you found the personalized stickers of the H2O mermaids for the lolly bags? Also, where did you get the invites/envelopes made?
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