Bunny Themed Birthday Party

Bunnies are cute, cuddly, and oh-so-lovable, which makes them the perfect theme for a first birthday party. If you’re planning a celebration for your precious little one, why not hop on the bunny-themed birthday party train! I’m recapping my darling grand babies one-year-old birthday party in today’s post – this little girl is the absolute sweetest little thing. Because she has a spring birthday close to Easter, we were able to mix part of our Easter celebration decor in with her birthday bunny theme. I had so much fun doing this with my daughter-in-law and with the help of other family members, we pulled this darling Some Bunny Is One: A Bunny Themed Party off!

Bunny Themed BirthdayDecorations

For the kitchen island area where we served the food, we added this letter banner that my daughter-in-law made on her cricket. We attached it to the counter top with double stick tape. I wish I’d remembered to get a better photo of it once it was all set up!

My daughter-in-law made a balloon arch in pastel colors and we hung it on the staircase banister which created a nice back drop for photos and for the highchair.

Combining Easter and bunny-themed decorations is a great way to make your little one’s party feel special and memorable. I just love this bunny themed birthday party idea!

We hung up this adorable banner with a photo of each month of our little grand babies first year. My daughter-in-law is so good at making things on her cricket and documenting each month of her little ones first year. This can be done for any age of course but it’s extra sweet the first year!

The High Chair: Adorable Decor for the Birthday Child

Decorating the high chair can be a fun way to add decorations to the birthday party and makes for cute photos of the one year olds celebration.

We tied a faux greenery garland to the high chair with wire and then layered a carrot garland on top of that. This tied in so well with the carrot themed tablescape. I love how the highchair and the tablescape coordinate!

I also set a separate table just for the little kids on the floor which they loved. 

Bunny-Themed Dessert Table: Decorating Tips and Tricks

Create a Bunny Themed Dessert Table that will have your guests hopping with delight!

I put the bunny ear cake on a white cake stand and we also had a separate cake for the birthday girl complete with it’s own bunny ear cake topper. I also put the cookies on white platters and a two-tiered serving stand and I used a spring themed table runner to add some decor and color to the table. The table is from Ikea. Tap here for the link: legs and table top.

I had a local bakery in Utah make these sweet treats for the party called  The Chocolate Dessert Cafe. They do custom orders and all sorts of fun seasonal cakes and cookies. I even have a Christmas cake that they make each season named after me called the Holly Jolley Christmas cake!

Fun and Games: Bunny-Themed Entertainment for Kids

Now that the dessert table is set, it’s time to move on to the fun and games! If you’re looking to keep the little ones entertained, there are plenty of bunny-themed activities that are sure to be a hit. 

First up, an Easter egg hunt with a twist! Instead of hiding regular eggs, hide plastic eggs filled with little bunny toys or stickers and different easter candies and chocolates. Make sure to designate different age groups so everyone has a fair shot at finding the goodies. 

One of my favorite little things to do is to hide some golden Easter eggs. I put larger amounts of money in them or a gift card. This makes it extra fun for the kids when hunting for the eggs.

I set up a table for the Easter egg hunt activity. We had pastel colored treat bags for all the kids to put their Easter eggs in and and had easter bunny ears and carrot shaped bubbles for the kids as gifts.

For a quieter activity, set up a bunny-themed coloring station. Print out some bunny coloring pages or even draw your own, and provide plenty of crayons and colored pencils. Kids can take their masterpieces home as a party favor.

Finally, if you have a larger group of kids, consider setting up a bunny-themed relay race. Divide the kids into teams and have them hop like bunnies to a designated spot and back. The first team to finish wins a prize!

I hope you enjoyed seeing all the fun we had with this Bunny Themed Birthday Party I hosted. With these fun and engaging activities, your bunny-themed party will surely be a hopping success!

From the adorable decorations to the bunny-themed desserts and entertainment for the kids, your guests will be hopping with joy.

I hope you find some inspiration from these tips and tricks and plan your own bunny bash that is sure to be a hit.

Remember, the first birthday is a milestone worth celebrating, and what better way to do it than with some bunny special?

As a famous bunny once said, “Some bunny loves you!”

xoxo,

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How To Create a Festive Fall Paper Plate Tablescape

Have you ever wanted to set a pretty table using just paper plates? As much as I love using real dishes and setting a pretty table, there is a definitely a time and place for keeping it simple and using paper goods! Thats why I’m sharing how to create a festive fall paper plate tablescape and showing you how to create one that will have everyone talking!

A few weeks ago, I was invited to attend a retreat in the mountains of Utah and the ladies organizing it asked me if I would decorate the tables for the retreat. I said yes, and this is what I came up with. I knew the retreat was in a farmhouse style vacation rental and with it being fall, I wanted to do something that would be that farmhouse style with a fall-ish vibe.

Planning the Tablescape

When deciding what to create for a tablescape, I always try to find one thing that is the inspiration for the color palette and this one was no exception. I found these black and white checkered cardboard charger plates and designed everything else in the table decor around that.

The party store I went to was limited on some of the fall themed paper plates and other items so I had to get really creative. I wanted to have the plates stack just like I normally do with real dishes in my other tablescapes. I found the combination of yellow and black and then bought the dinner, salad, and dessert paper plates to match.

I then added in matching plastic utensils, black drinking cups, and then double layered black and yellow napkins together and stuck those in the cups with a black and white paper straw.

I then bought matching yellow and black M&M candies and filled up the little white and yellow paper ice cream cups with the candies and placed them on top of the plates. Everyone loved this and that they each had a little treat to snack on!

The Centerpieces

For the centerpieces, I used a yellow and white colored fabric table runner. I bought these at Homegoods and they were the only thing I used on the table that was not paper or plastic. I had purchased some black and white checkered paper table runners and decided to use these other fabric ones instead. I just liked the way it looked more but, paper/disposable table runners are not hard to come by so you can do it either way.

On top of the table runner I placed a faux-greenery garland and fluffed it up a bit to make it fuller. Always fluff your faux greenery and flowers. I then took a plastic black cauldron (halloween decor)and filled it with faux marigold flowers and faux yellow sun flowers. I had to make two identical tablescapes and this was easy to replicate.

Last, I added in some of the same yellow marigold and yellow sunflowers into the garland and then finished it off by adding in yellow, black, and white velvet pumpkins.

This was so much fun to create and everyone loved it! Some of the items that are disposable are things that can be used again if cared for after the party. I saved the chargers and all the faux flowers to be used again, and if you have seen any of my other fall tablescapes, you can see how often I’ve reused the velvet pumpkins.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I created these farmhouse-fall themed tablescapes. It was so much fun to decorate the tables and to see how creative I could get with using paper plates!

Enjoy!

SIMPLE FALL TABLESCAPE

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I wanted to gather the women in my life who have inspired or uplifted me and what better way to do that then hosting a Mother’s Day luncheon.

For the decorations, I went with a pastel color palette and set three different tables and a separate dessert table.

The Pink and White Table

For the Pink Table, I used fresh eucalyptus and pink spray roses to create the garland and centerpiece. I layered the garland on top of a white table runner. I typically use this table outdoors in the summer but it works great for the indoors too.

For the Pink Place-setting, I used pink and white dishes, a pink napkin, silver flatware, and glass goblets.

The Robins Egg Blue Table

For the Robbins Egg Blue Table, I used a burlap table runner and created a garland with faux greenery and flowers. This was a variation of my spring and easter tablescape. Click here to see the Easter version.

The place-setting consisted of a solid robins egg blue charger, a polka dot dinner plate, and a solid teal plate. I used wood napkin rings that tied into the rustic table and hyacinth placemat.

The Lavender and Green Table

The day before the luncheon my mom and I went out exploring and looking for lilac bushes. We found some in an abandoned lot and snipped some branches off for the lavender and green table. They smelled amazing!

The beautiful purple lilacs my mom and I found driving around the back roads of Utah.

To create the Lavender and Green Table I used a hyacinth solid placemat, a white charger, green dinner plate, and a lavender salad plate. The ruffled napkin matched the green plates perfectly.

I used some of the lilacs to create a small centerpiece and laid one of the green ruffled napkins in the middle to break up the stark white of the tablecloth.

The Menu

I planned the menu around how many people were coming. I like to make my own food for my parties but you can certainly cater it. Because I had about thirty people coming, I decided to make my Homemade Lasagna which is easy to make and serves a large amount of people. I made the sauce the night before so all I had to do was assemble the lasagna and bake it.

For the salad, I made Simple Tomato Cucumber Salad.

I love this recipe because it’s so light and so easy to make. It’s a perfect complement to the rich lasagna. I also served some rustic french bread . I didn’t make my own this time but my Braided French Bread recipe is to die for!

The Dessert Table

For dessert, I asked my sweet friend Ashely Klaja, also known as Living BeaUtahfully to make the dessert for the gathering. She made the most beautiful cakes and cupcakes. My favorite is her churro cupcakes!

Ashely is one the most talented cake baker/decorators I’ve ever seen. Her cakes are works of art and they all taste amazing too!

For the desert table I used my pastel colored cake stands and a pink vase with some faux flowers for some added decoration. I also added some small bud vases with fresh flowers and added the flowers and eucalyptus to the top of the pink ombre cake. This is a great example of how you can mix fresh and faux flowers in your table decor.

This was an amazing day and it felt so wonderful to be surrounded by so many women that uplift and inspire me. I also loved that my mom, daughter, and daughter-in-law (who was pregnant with our first grand baby Quinn) were able to be there. Mothers are what make the world go around. I’m so glad I could gather these amazing women together and share a a beautiful lunch with them.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Wishing all of the amazing mothers out there a happy Mothers Day!

xoxo.

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