With any Big Top Circus lots of stripes were in order!
If you follow me on Instagram you saw Penelope getting a little pre-party cray-cray!
Here’s a peek at the table…also included was a super delicious Strawberry Lemonade made with freshly picked strawberries…mmm, so good!
We also offered an amazing Pulled Pork thanks to my awesome sister, Annie! Watermelon slices, coleslaw, macaroni, hotdogs served up in these fun insulated foil bags, chips, and cotton candy in treat cones (template found here).
I had another table set up with freshly popped popcorn…Yum! I think the popcorn boxes totally made this area a huge hit, the kiddos LOVED them!
I bought store-bought cupcakes (and a smash cake for the little dude) and put them in fun striped cupcake holders.
We were having lots of little ones come to the party so we had a piñata and a bounce house for entertainment as they are always a blast.
I decided to create some cute candy bags for the kids to put their candy in after the piñata was smashed. I used red striped favor bags and then stamped “Candy ‘Stache” on them…get it….mustache = stash!?!? Har Har!
Oliver just loved hitting the piñata with me! See how proud he looks! And that little round belly of his…gah, so cute!
Noah was the kid that ended up smashing all the candy out of the piñata. I can’t believe I actually got a picture of that!
The kids went wild….
It took him a while but Oliver finally got into the actual “smash” part of the cake smash!
I’m so sad that my baby is now ONE, I mean where oh where did this past year go!! Do y’all remember when he was born (click here to read about it)! That teeny little 6 lb 10 oz baby is now one, ONE!
I also need to say thank you to all our friends and family, especially my momma and my sister and her husband who timed their travels to Chicago just to be a part of Oliver’s party. We are so happy to have such loving people in our lives and to be a part of a his life and to be there for us as we navigate parenthood, cause dang it can be hard! We thank God everyday that He has given us such an amazing and awesome child to care for, he really is the best little boy we could ever ask for!
Thank you so much for stopping by today…I hope this post wasn’t picture overkill! I couldn’t help it, this party was just so much fun to plan and there are so many good memories as I look back at all the pictures!
XOXO,
Looks like a fun time! Those mustaches are hilarious!
It was so much fun! Thanks Vanessa…those mustaches were awesome!
Maggie, this post was far from overkill! We threw a carnival themed 1st birthday for our little guy too (two years ago…boohoohoo!), and I loved seeing all of your details. You got some great family shots!! And…happy birthday to Oliver!
Thank you so much sweetie!! How cool that you threw a circus party too, what a fun theme it is, right! There are so many ways to take it! I am surprised at how many nice family pictures we got…that never happens!!
oh my — love the stache pic of your family! what a beautiful, bright party — one of the best themes and set-ups I’ve ever seen : ). thanks for sharing – happy birthday to your son!
Hee Hee! Thanks, that one was thanks to our awesome neighbors for suggesting it, definitely one of my favorites of the day!
Awesome looking party! I did my first “themed” party earlier this year…”spa day” for my 9 year old and her friends. It was a lot of fun! How tedious was party planning before pinterest? Happy Birthday Mr. Oliver! Thanks for inspiring me, Maggie and making me wanna be a better momma, wife, friend… (PS-Um, did you tell the GB Packer dude to change his shirt? Seems a little offensive to wear such a shirt in Bear country? Totally just kidding 🙂 We live in Wisco, but we are Bears fans b/c of my husband (an Illinois native)). Thanks again for taking on mommyhood with the rest of us! Cheers.
Oh, how fun!! A spa party sounds awesome…can I get one of those for my next birthday!
LOL on the packers jersey! I actually grew up in Wisconsin so I am kinda partial to the Pack…although I root for the Bears since we live here and my husband is a Bears fan 🙂
Maggie, it looks amazing as always! I LOVE all the special touches you did!
Thank you so much Kristina! It was a really fun party to put together…I’m sad it will be my last First Birthday party to throw for one of my kids, sniff sniff!
Such a fun party! Can’t believe he’s one already!
Thanks Emily! I know!! How crazy is that! I keep thinking that there is no way he can be one already…wasn’t he just born!!??
Too much cuteness!!!
Awww! Thank you so much!!! It was a lot of fun to put on!
This party is adorable! So creative! I wondered if you could tell me where you got those cute cupcake toppers? I love them and have never seen anything like them. Thanks!
– Maggie D
Hi Maggie!
I bought them at Walmart!
Please tell me how you made the hot dogs and kept them warm! Planning our first big party and trying to figure out how to have good and have fun!
We boiled the hotdogs and placed them in the warming bags as soon as they were done! They stayed nice and hot the entire party!
Beautiful party. I’m doing my son’s 5th bday party as a carnival. where did you get those red stripped table cloths?
beautiful party! where did you get those red stripped table cloths?
They are from Ikea!