On the dot!

Given that we have four little boys between the two of us, we always love the opportunity plan a party for a little girl. Our adorable client Olivia was turning one and her parents wanted to do something extra special to mark this momentous occasion. Olivia loves watching bouncing balls and her mom, Wendy, loves to dress her up in polka dots.. so, nailing down a theme was pretty easy. Dots, of course! 

First, we first worked on a 'fingerprint' for the celebration. Some dots and dashes later, we created Olivia's first birthday's fingerprint.

Next came party essentials - we wrapped flatware in this adorable water color dot napkin and added the signature band. The pink and lime bands reflected the key colors of the event.

Water bottles bands were custom designed and together with a solid pink plate, they made a pretty set.

What's a party without a fun hat? We started with a solid pink hat, added the fingerprint and to give it a festive feel, we cut thin strips of  tissue paper and created a pom pom at the top. The kids looked SO adorable in them. 

Olivia's mom is simply in love with arts and crafts. So she really resonated with our idea of having the favor bag be filled with materials for a craft that her little guests could make (with a bit of guidance from their parents of course!). The thought behind this was that it was a fun & engaging activity that the kids could do with their parents, all the while remembering the great time they had at the party. Each kit included instructions for making an origami lucky star (for girls) or boat (for boys) and sets of darling color coordinated craft paper (think dots, stripes, plaids). For the littlest babes, we assembled a sweet pinwheel making kit complete with a with a locking pin.

Then the instructions and materials were rolled into a scroll and tied with a bow. The favor bags were a glorious mix of  layered crepe paper, ribbon, scalloped craft paper, fine art paper and circles with the 'fingerprint' and the guest's name. These were simple yet dressy and looked very fun!

Then Olivia's mom ran with the whole dot theme and put together these cute bites:

In keeping with the theme, some of the food fare included M & M flowers (a hershey's kiss melted on a pretzel topped with m&ms), caprese salad on a stick, and cut fruit in dotted cups. She also had other food there as well such as sandwiches, broccoli bites, and mini peanut butter cracker sandwiches.

Olivia's mom wanted to have a special keepsake to remember her first big celebration and loved the idea that her guests could join in on the fun. We went to work by creating a cupcake sketch and then the guests added 'sprinkles' using their fingerprints to decorate the cake. We cannot wait to see the fully decorated cupcake!

Overall, everyone had a terrific time and they had a great time honoring Olivia's special day. It really was spot on!