We just celebrated Tate’s fifth birthday with a fun and vibrant gardening party and I can’t wait to share all of the bright and colorful details!
A couple of weeks before the party, we mailed invitations to Tate’s friends. The party details were included on a thin strip of paper that guests pulled from a packet of seeds.
When party day arrived, we had great {albeit hot} weather and hosted the party outdoors. For kids’ parties, I love using child-sized tables. It’s a great way to make the party feel like it really fits in their world. For this gardening party, I used a long coffee table …
… and turned flower pots upside down to use as stools. The stools were just their size and looked so cute.
I decorated in shades of orange, yellow, and pink and tried to bring in a lot of color and texture. Instead of creating a centerpiece, I hot-glued bright flowers {mostly from the dollar store} onto a piece of burlap and ran it down the center of the table.
Colorful paper plates were layered on top of bright pink chargers shaped like flowers …
… and I used vinyl-monogrammed place markers stuck in moss-filled terracotta pots as place cards.
I used empty seed packets to hold napkins and spoons …
… and removed the center from fake flowers then slid them onto straws and served lemonade in mason jars topped with floral lids.
Each place setting included a party hat embellished with either a flower or green leaves, depending on whether it was for a girl or a boy.
The details were all simple but looked so colorful and festive when they were all placed together on the table.
During the party, the kids had a fun relay race and decorated pots …
… colored plant markers …
… and planted seeds in their pots full of dirt.
They watered away …
… and had a fun little favor to take home at the end of the party.
Before Tate opened gifts, the kids had their way with an owl-shaped pinata {perhaps not completely right for a gardening party but too adorable to resist} …
… and then they sat down for snacks, cake, and ice cream. Each child had a pot filled with chocolate “dirt” cake and a flower cookie on a lollipop stick …
… and we served lemonade from a watering can.
I used my rolling storage cart to hold snacks, water bottles, and other goodies …
… and decorated it with a seed packet garland.
The cart also held polka dot goody bags with flower lollipops attached with washi tape.
The goody bags contained seeds, another lollipop, flower-shaped soap {made with meltable goat’s milk soap and a flower mold} …
… and each child also went home with a metal garden tool personalized {in vinyl} with their name.
And the most important part of the party? This little cutie had a great time!
To see Tate’s past birthday parties, click on the links below.
Such beautiful and fun details. I love the colors and those flower pots as seats is just perfect.
This party is so much fun! The colors are so bright and beautiful!
OMG I LOVE everything about this party…from the invites to the “pot” chairs to the activities. You should be a party planner! 😀
So many cute ideas here I don’t know which one is my favorite. Love the colors and the activities. Cathy
Oh my gosh, this is the cutest thing ever! I love those colors and everything about this!
Totally love this garden theme party!! It really should be your job… party planning!
I love this idea and my youngest granddaughter would think it was the best party ever! She loves all things gardening, flowers, and of course parties! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful idea for a child’s party, combining a learning experience with fun, brilliant!