
She has also been insistent on the theme: Minions! Specifically, the "girl minion". Who I believe is actually a male minion named Stuart who once put on a dress and pigtails... but whatever. She/he is adorable. I searched high and low, however, and party supplies just do not feature this cute little minion. So we will be combining birthday celebration minions with whatever I can make to feature girl Stuart. Here's what I have so far!
I made the invitation with some very basic design efforts and an image search for "Stuart minion"...
We ordered party supplies featuring birthday Minions...
These are table cloths, but I may use them as decor. Or I may cut and paste one to create a pin-the-goggles-on-the-Minion game (idea for the game came from several Pinterest pinners). It will help save my printer ink because I need a large Minion image.
With matching cups, of course.
I also love these two Pinterest pins, and hope to do these as well.
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popcorn treats to take home (click to see the pin) |
For the masks, I want to glue on orange yarn pigtails (or maybe just some construction paper)... |
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printable Minion masks (click to see the pin) |
She will also be wearing her new Minion t-shirt for girls. I ordered it from Sears.com. Alas, no Stuart girl minion, but at least it is pink and girly.
I still have to tackle the cake. It is the most crucial part of the themed birthday party, I think! We really want it to feature the Stuart girl minion, but there are no ready-made designs with "her" at Publix. It must be Publix cake - simply the yummiest. I designed a cake image using the same image from the invitations, and I am crossing my fingers that Publix will make an edible photo cake with it. The image wasn't protected and I will do my best to convince them that it is OK to use. Besides... we will eat the evidence! (If Publix fails me, I found someone on Etsy who will make any custom cake image. I am just terrified to apply it myself before the party. I'm not so handy with cake decorating!)
I think it will be an extra fun day!
We are looking forward to it... even if we do end up with 22 kids here. (Yikes!)