Yesterday was my baby girl's birthday party. I just can't believe that she's three years old already. Seriously, wasn't she just born like a couple of months ago? And now she's running around talking and telling stories and drawing pictures... It doesn't seem possible! Back on the original topic though - party planning!
Lemme tell ya, I am a total introvert. The idea of having people in my house and my space completely messes with me. I don't go to parties, and throwing a party? *shudders* It was for my daughter, though, so I sucked it up and got to work.
This party was inspired because a representative from Balloon Time contacted me about doing a review for them, and gave me one of their helium tanks free of charge. You'll see me mention them a few times throughout this post, and in all fairness, it's because helium balloons made all the difference to throwing my little girl an awesome party. The legal phrasing, though: Although I received a complimentary sample, all opinions are my own and are not influenced by that fact. (Really, though, did you think I would be that much of a sellout where my thoughts could be bought with a free sample?)
Anyway, Balloon Time's website has some awesome DIY ideas for party crafts, so I decided to take one of their ideas and put my twist on it. Introducing, the DIY Graduation Balloon Superlatives. This would make such a cute idea for any birthday or graduation party, even Mother's and Father's Day could be made special with this.
For my spin on it, I decided to do more of a collage of adorable pictures for the party table, having several floating above and then some scattered along the table.
Here's the breakdown:
For the pictures, I used Canva to make a black and white photo collage and printed it out so I could cut the individual photos out. Using a hole punch, I put a hole at the top of each picture. I blew up some pink balloons, tied some string to them, and then tied the photos to the string.
Because I used card stock for the pictures, I had to tie two balloons to each photo to get them to float. Honestly, it was so much cuter that way!
After I finished the table (with my DIY party platters - tutorial coming soon!), I still had a ton of balloons left. Seriously, the Balloon Time tank ended up filling more than 30 helium balloons, so I started getting creative.
We made a Birthday photo backdrop so we could take some cute pictures of the kids - and it was super easy! Just take "Happy Birthday" streamers (bought them at the Dollar Tree) and hung them on a wall. Then add in a couple of bunches of balloons, and voila!
About Balloon Time:
Balloon Time is the first and best-selling portable helium kit in the world, manufactured by Worthington Industries. It’s not a party without balloons! They’ve been bringing color, lift, and fun to celebrations around the globe for more than 30 years with our DIY floating balloon kits. They proudly manufacture and distribute high-quality cylinders to stringent industry standards from our facilities in the United States and Europe so your family can have a safe, positive experience every time.
All-in-all, the party was a blast, and I didn't freak out having 20 people in my house like I thought I would. Kaya turned three in style, and I think I might have inadvertently found a new love in party planning!
Disclosure: In case you missed it earlier in the post, I received a complimentary sample for review. All opinions of the product are my own and were not influenced.
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