This post feels like it should have come first, but I wanted to get the Thank you Cards in the mail, before I talked about some of the activities.
This is what people saw when they drove up.
I talked about the banner a little in THIS preview post. I am going to be selling all my carnival party supplies, so if you are in the market, let me know. The bounce house was probably the most fun for the kids. I have to point out how crazy it looks though. We have a narrow driveway that opens up right before the garage, so it was a really tight fit! The house on the right in the foreground is my neighbor. I live in a tightly packed neighborhood.
Just because it cracked me up, I took a picture from the master balcony. My house is on the right, neighbor is on the left.
Tip: My sister in law says you can mix some dish soap with acrylic paint to make it use-able for face paint.
The original plan was to have some carnival style games for the kids to earn tickets. Then they would take all their tickets and turn them in for a prize(party favor). I realized about 3 days before the party that I had way over-schedule the activities. Guests would have to be at my house ALL day long to do everything. We scrapped the games, but the kids still got to pick a prize on their way out.
Way, way back at the beginning of the post, I talked about Thank-You cards. I used pictures from the photo-booth in some photo cards I found at the Target Dollar Spot. I loved the card because of the red and white stripes. Plus they didn’t have any pre-printed writing so I could use them for portrait or landscape pictures. Not everyone did the photo booth, so I am working on getting creative for those people.
My Dad took a picture of my niece in each of the positions and photoshopped them together. I wish we had thought to do that for more people. I think it is pretty cute!
This was one of the most creative and FUN parties we have been to! Jessica didn’t stop talking about it for days. You are amazing! And the cakes.. YUMMMMM!!!! I LOVE FROSTING!!!!! ha ha
Are you really selling your stuff because I would love to buy it instead of piecing mine together every week with a 40% off coupon to Hobby Lobby! Let me know if it is still available- my carnival isn’t til May. Thanks!