In The Garden Party

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Thanks to everyone who replied to the previous thread, this is a bit of an update on A's 2nd birthday next month.

Invites - done by the gorgeous and talented BG - Welcome to Facebook

Cake - being done by the lady who did her 1st - is going to be a garden with bugs, butterflies etc through it.

Goody Bags - are a 'bug catcher' - Welcome to Facebook not quite finished but what do you think?
Am thinking for the boys will paint the handles and the top green and the girls pink.
I just have to add some lollies (choc frog, green & red frogs, snakes), a bug toy for the boys and thats it i think.
In them are:
Stickers, mini eraser, magnifying glass, bug toy (boys), 1 butterfly & 1 dragonfly hairclip (girls), balloon & lollies, jumping frog (boys)
Am thinking i might just get a bouncy ball or something small and partyish in there, like a noisemaker or something... thoughts????

Deco's - we don't have a lot of $$ at the moment so wont be themed plates or napkins etc, will get her butterfly balloon from last year re-used and am thinking a 2 balloon and a ladybug.
Will get plain table cloths from the cheap shop and use some of the leftover stickers.

I bought these bugs off e-bay you put them in water and they grow, i thought all the little kids will love playing with them in a bucket.

I am going to print out some bug & butterfly pictures and photo copy them for the kids to do some coloring, i bought some packets of pencils at safeway for 50c each - BARGAIN.

Food - pies, sausages rolls, little boys, fairy bread, fruit platter, mini muffins.
I was going to do cupcakes but don't really have the time or the $$ right now, i'm positive DP's mum etc will ask if they can make things so was thinking i might get them to do a choc ripple cake, maybe some sandwhiches or something?

I was thinking of making a jelly garden, i have smallish oven dish, i was going to do green jelly but put a small round bowl in the middle, once it's set take the bowl out and do blue jelly then get some little fake flowers and put them in with some frogs and snakes... WDYT???

Party is on 9th Oct.. not long now.. ahh my little girl is getting so big.

Would love to know what you think about the bug catchers.