MOMMY PROJECT : Details of Henri's First Barnyard Birthday Bash

I was up at 6:30 am and immediately I thought, "Oh no! It's gloomy outside!". It wasn't raining yet but the clouds were rather gray as if telling me that I shouldn't expect the weather to get much better. Well, true enough the sun didn't come out and the rain even poured during the peak of your party (3:30-ish) but aside from the weather which completely sucked... your party was rocking AWESOME! :) I want to look at the bright side and be thankful that a lot of people (t almost 90% attendance from our guestlist!) made it and celebrated your special day with you! :) Here's a rundown of the whole event. Ofcourse I want a complete documentation of my first major "project" for you. As I always say, it's all the DETAILS...the little things (handmade decorations, well-thought of concepts, etc.) ...that make the party extra special :)

PROJECT : BARNYARD BIRTHDAY PARTY
DATE : August 8, 2010 , Sunday
VENUE : Coconut St. Valle Verde 4 Residence
TIME : 2:00 pm onwards
THEME : Farm/Barn Party

7:30 am - Empty Lanai except for the tents set-up in the garden area

10:30 am - Buffet area and the Tables and Chairs set-up for kids and adults are done 

Small straw hats for the kids instead of regular party hats (Ninang Addie and I bought these in Divi!)

11:00 am - The balloon columns and other loose balloons were already in place (thank you Party Perks!), that's the tarpaulin I had printed

 Tattoo Station and Coloring Station for the kids - I printed out a Farm Scene Coloring Page for the kids to color

Face/Body Painting Booth (the girl in pink is the artist)

Table Centerpiece for the adults : Straw Hats, Cowprint  Table Liner (Ninang Ads made it!) and Bucket with peanuts to serve as snack too! :) Brilliant idea, isn't it?

The photobooth that everyone was crazy about! (Thank you Fotolove!)

Prizes wrapped in paper (go green movement!)...and some chocolates! 

Cotton Candy, French Fries, Taho Food Cart

The Original UP fishballs (fishballs, chicken balls, kikiam, squidballs and fried quail egg) stand. Their sauce is super authentic~ Filipino street food at its finest

Sorbetes Cart - Another hit during the party was this ice cream cart! Melon, Cheese and Chocolate Flavor :)

The Jimini Pizza Cart - this was Lola Josie's gift to you! Thank you for this wonderful treat!

The Cow Pinata

Top Part of the Cake by Layers and Layers Bakeshop

Bottom Part of the Cake

Full view of the Cake

The Paper Loot Bags as Giveaways

Thank- Moo's 

So if you think it's as easy as ABC to plan a birthday party on your own...think again :) It involves a lot of brainstorming, creativity and time but in the end when you see all your guests especially the kids having a great time...it's worth all the sweat and stress! 

Note : I'll be posting the highlights of the actual party in my next blog entry. 

Planning Henri's 1st Birthday Party!

Tomorrow's the big day :) Mama and Dada are super excited at the same time very worried about the weather. According to the forecast, there's a big chance of rain fall tomorrow afternoon but hopefully that will just be for a little while. Lola Josie went and offered prayers to Sta. Clara for good weather (let's keep our fingers crossed!).

It's the night before the party and I just wanted to share how hectic it is to prepare for a party by yourself (without a party/events planner!). Since I'm very OC I really want to get my hands dirty on this special event...plus it saves a lot of money too! *wink*

This checklist can serve as a guide to all those mothers who decide to be their children's party planner.
Hopefully everything will turn out great tomorrow...rain or shine that is :)

HENRI'S FIRST BIRTHDAY BASH
Theme: Barnyard/Farm Animals
Venue : Valle Verde 4 Residence
Time : 2 pm onwards , merienda time


1. Caterer : Kiddie Food by Kusina ni Kambal (isn't the name so unique?). I found this contact through Lola Josie. Hopefully the kiddos will enjoy their merienda and the simple menu I picked.

2. Food Carts : Taho, Sorbetero, Authentic Fishballs from UP, Cotton Candy, Jimini Pizza (care of Lola Josie! Thanks in advance!)

3. Photobooth : Fotolove (this is Ninang Addie's gift to you) Tita Marina recommended them because the owners are her cousins!

4. Decors : Went all the way to Divisoria to buy materials for this. Again I don't want to spoil how it will look for the guests but I will post pictures of it after the party.

5. Tarpaulin : I had this printed at Metrowalk. It's fast and easy. They can help with the design and lay-out and print it in 30 minutes. Contact No. 638-4363 and email : metrotarp@hotmail.com.

6. Balloons : from Party Perks (San Juan Branch)

7. Cake - As of now, you will have 2 cakes because there was a complete mix-up. Tita Sunshine will do one cake and Layers and Layers will do another one. Long story why this happened. I have no energy left to tell it! What's important is that you will have something to blow!

8. Program and Games - I hired a party host to facilitate the games and the whole program. We already finalized the games to be played by the kids and adults!

9. Give-aways - We want to give away something useful that the children can put in their rooms or study desks. I wanted something related to writing and school (how nerdy!)

Animal Pen Holder with Clip so you can attach pictures/cards/etc. with funky pencil, eraser and crayons

Instead of Loot Bags, I decided to put the items in paper bags (environment friendly and very laid-back- cause you're suppose to be in a farm!) with thank-MOO notes!

10. Tents - Just to make sure we can use the garden, I rented 3 tents from Triplex Tents for tomorrow's event though I'm still hopeful the sun will be out!


We're all so excited for tomorrow! Woohoo! Love love birthday parties :)