Party Inspiration CHALLENGE + GIVEAWAY
8.08.2011
Put your party hats on and get ready for an exciting challenge.... in celebration of CAKE's launch, these sponsors are giving away some fabulous goodies to pretty up a party:
My Little Jedi | printable cake toppers & chevron envelopes, iomoi pencils, alphabet cups
Shop Sweet Lulu | summer stripey straws, mini push pop containers
Steph Loves Ben | gold glitter garland
Playing Grown Up | chalkboard speech bubble + handmade felt eraser
Read on below for your chance to win them all!
THE CHALLENGE:
*** Come up with a unique party theme incorporating at least 4 of the items shown above. ***
*** Come up with a unique party theme incorporating at least 4 of the items shown above. ***
THE DETAILS:
1. Take a look at the items above and view them in greater detail at each sponsor's shop.
2. Submit your party theme as a comment to this post, or privately here {with the subject 'challenge entry'}.
3. Include your name and contact e-mail along with your theme, which 4 items you selected and as much detail as you care to include.
4. You can submit up to 4 ideas, but for each additional entry you must also do one of the following:
- share this challenge on FB {tagging Cake. and at least 1 sponsor}
- share this challenge on your blog
- become a follower of My Little Jedi's blog
5. All entries are due before Midnight PST on Saturday 8/13.
6. With the help of our sponsors, CAKE. will review all entries and decide upon a winner.
7. The winner will be announced on the blog by Monday 8/15.
Best of luck to all... we simply can't wait to see what you come up with.
A Welcome to The Neighborhood Theme ~ using 5 of the products shown.
1. Use the alphabet cups to spell out Welcome! on the entry table.
2. New family's name on the cupcake toppers.
3./4. Pencils and chevron envelopes at a "Phone Book" station. ~ Have each neighbor fill out an index card with name and contact info. Have them place the card in an envelope with their name on the outside. Gather envelopes together, puch hole in the top corner and place on a ring.
5. Chalkboard bubbles at a Photo Station. Have each Family take a group shot, writing their name in the bubble. Package pic up in a brag book making it easy to get to know your neighbors. = ).
Hope you like my idea. Readsalotmum@Yahoo.com.
All of these fun festive ideas scream an end of school party to me! I think kindergarten graduation! :) I would use the (1) cups with the letters & each student can have their initial for their cup. The (2) striped pencils can be given out to the students. I love that (3) chalkboard... and every kid loves writing on one. So there can be one on each table. And the table can draw/write their best designs to display to the class. The (4) push pops are perfect! I used to love those as a kid! A great dessert for the celebration! And lastly, I would use that (5) glitter garland to decorate. All kindergarteners love glitter! :)
Thanks for the fun giveaway!
Jessica
birdietobe@gmail.com
I'd love to throw a "so long to summer" party using the props.
1. I'd string and hang the cups as garland spelling out summery words like beach, sunshine, vacation, etc..
2. I'd set up the chalkboards as part of a photobooth where guests would write down, and recreate using fun props, their favorite summer memory.
3. I'd use the straws as handles for paper pinwheels I'd make and use as decor.
4. I'd use the cake banners to label the cupcakes, which would have iconically summer flavors and names like pink lemonade and ripe raspberry. 5. I'd hang multiples of the gold garland vertically as a backdrop for the dessert table.
Thanks! Hope you like my ideas!
Alexandra Thune, pearlyshine@yahoo.com
P.S.- I tried to post through the email link but it isn't working for some reason.
With my 40th birthday just months away, I incorporated all of the items to design a "Pushing 40" celebration.
To create the dessert table backdrop, I would cover the wall with chevron envelopes (1). A banner made by spelling out "PUSHING FORTY" with the alphabet cups (2) would be draped across the front of the table. On the birthday cake, I would hang mini chevron bunting across two summer paper straws (3). Tiny push up pop containers (4) filled with my favorite dessert, would be labeled with "Pushing 40" printable ribbons (5). For the photo booth, I would hang gold glitter garlands (6) vertically from the ceiling and use the chalkboard speech bubbles (7) as props. Iomoi pencils (8) could be used as handles for additional photo props, or given as party favors.
I'd do a 'Game Night Party' with friends!
Decorate the living room area/game room with the glitter banner (what says game shows like glitter?) & have floor pillows and chairs set out for a fun, comfy relaxed atmosphere. I'd have cupcakes for snacks & use the cupcake toppers creatively...listing a different group game on each topper. Chevron envelopes would be perfect name tags (large on front of shirts like a game show podium). Letter cups can be used to play a cup version of scrabble, chalkboard speech bubble & handmade felt erasor for a group Pictionary game & the pencils for keep score! Paper straws--to drink out of scrabble cups (a party isn't complete without colorful paper straws!) With a bit more thought & organization, it would make a fun, impromptu night in with friends with some sparkle.
steph - steph.girth@gmail.com
These would be perfect for the Michael Jackson party I'm planning for my daughter's birthday!
1. I'm planning on finding old records and covering the middle with the names of different MJ albums and then hanging this as a backdrop. The Gold Glitter Garland would be perfect to drape through to bring some color to the wall of black albums and everyone knows MJ loved some glitter!
2. The printable cupcake toppers would be great to put the names of his popular songs on and scatter them around the cake.
3. The chalkboard speech bubble we would use for the photo prop area and we could write different song lyrics on them!
4. The summer straws and push-up pops would fit right into my King of Pop theme! I plan on having glass bottles of Pepsi (from his infamous commercial!) and the fun straws would give it a nice little girl vibe. The push-up pops I could fill with cake and icing and label "King of Pop"
Thanks for the fun giveaway and what awesome props!
Natalie
aturtleslifeforme@gmail.com