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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Quinn's Animal Birthday Party: A Source Guide


I'm so happy that you like Quinn's party! I wish I could have had you all over rather than my real-life friends who drank my beer and mocked me for making balloon animals. Ahh, Prudent Baby is such a nice place to spend my day.

Do you want to know where I got the goods? Here's the scoop:

Bake it Pretty let me pick out some of their gorgeous goodies including:
The Giant Polka-Dot Balloon in Goldenrod
The Pink and Orange Round Balloons
Orange Polka Dot Paper Straws
Small White Sugar Eyes and Circus Animal Chocolate Mold

AND Bake it Pretty is offering 10% off for our lovely readers with the code: PRUDENTPARTY


Then I headed to Amazon and found:

Balloons, a pump and a book on balloon twisting. 
At $150 an hour for a professional, I thought it would be worth it to try my hand at a little clownery. Full disclosure: I think I'm hooked. I want to make more. It was super fun. Even at 2 in the morning the night before the party.


These animal masks were the hit of the party. And at under $7 for 12, a no-brainer. A must buy.

The giraffe?A Christmas gift from my husband a few years ago. I think we are going to leave him on the mantle wearing his hat. Love it. And you might remember that tablecloth from The Thrifter's Revenge.

DIY's to come on the Cake, Quinn's little Tank Tunic, the games, and the Easy Party Table Runner. Did I miss anything? Any other questions? Leave a comment and you could win the pattern of your choosing from oliver + s.

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posted by Jacinda @ 1:00 AM 

16 Comments:

Blogger cdfraley85 said...

Can't wait for the cake tute. We have egg allergies in the house, so I will be making birthday cakes from now on.

May 5, 2011 at 4:47 AM  
Blogger jillian sara said...

are you flippin' kidding me!?!?!? You MADE that cake??? Sign me up! I wanna know how! pfft!

May 5, 2011 at 5:19 AM  
Blogger Erica said...

Such a sweet party! I'd love to hear sometime about the games or activities you played since my daughter is also turning two soon and I should really start planning her party.

May 5, 2011 at 7:09 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I really wanted to do a safari theme for munchkin's birthday, but didn't do it this year... I'm definitely planning on doing it next year, and this has some great ideas. Thank you!

May 5, 2011 at 8:58 AM  
Blogger Alexa said...

What a great party. I can't wait for the cake tutorial. It is adorable!

May 5, 2011 at 9:31 AM  
Blogger momtomissx3 said...

Looking forward to seeing the cake tutorial. Thinking of an animal theme for my 4 yo to-be in Sept.

May 5, 2011 at 10:12 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

what an adorable cake! love it!

May 5, 2011 at 12:39 PM  
Blogger Vanessa/NessieNoodle said...

the candy peanuts around the cake are pure genius!

May 5, 2011 at 1:01 PM  
Blogger Bailey said...

The polka dot straws up the cool factor a few notches!

May 5, 2011 at 1:45 PM  
Blogger Rising Designs said...

You constantly amaze me! You made the balloon animals? Your friends are just jealous!!!

May 5, 2011 at 1:59 PM  
Blogger Kristy said...

OOOhhhh, I just love the giraffe! Good job hubby!

May 5, 2011 at 7:15 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Cute party ideas! I love the orange. And the little hat on the giraffe.

May 6, 2011 at 5:53 AM  
Blogger Littlemissmom said...

My little girls first birthday is on the 15! This gave me so many great ideas!

May 6, 2011 at 11:40 AM  
Blogger Kerrie said...

Where did the banner come from on the cake? I love it! The theme is great (and I am heading out to buy the masks now - it is a great deal!)

May 7, 2011 at 10:49 PM  
Blogger Kristie Fields said...

I love the giraffe and the cake! I have not conquered the birthday cake yet, so a tutorial would be very helpful.

May 8, 2011 at 3:41 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Love love LOVE the balloon animals! Thank you for the info on where you got the supplies, I ordered them and used them recently at my friend's baby shower for her monkey themed nursery. A blog post will be up on Saturday about them! :)

July 21, 2011 at 12:07 PM  

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