I love hosting parties. Scratch that, I love decorating and
creating all kinds of paper goodies. Is that the same? In any case, my son’s
first birthday was a lot of fun for me. I had the theme picked out when he was
six months old. I can’t take full credit for it. My brother had the idea to
have a birthday party for my nephew that was themed around Mason going to
college. I made invitations with Mason wearing a graduation cap laid over a
diploma. For gifts (while not required) guests brought money to contribute to
his college fund. My own son has plenty of toys and doesn’t know the difference
so I decided to copy this idea. Lucky for me, Monster’s University was released
this year. Tie the two together and everyone thinks I’m a genius.
For months I kept my eye on the dollar spots at all sorts of
stores. There where Monster’s University stuff everywhere to promote the movie
release. I scoured Pinterest for ideas. Most were related to the original
Monster’s Inc. movie because the University edition was still quite new. I wish
I could say I’m so creative that I thought of everything myself. Thanks to
Pinterest no one has completely original ideas. We all inspire each other.
I really held back. I didn’t want to get out of control with
decorating, especially since I have two older kids that have had very simple
parties in the past. I’m sure they will expect more extravagance if they see it
for their brother. I love how it turned out and everyone who came had a good
time.
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| Invitation |
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| Card box, Monster cupcakes, Cake |
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| Monster Photo Booth Props, Monster's Student ID Cards, Scream Canister Party Favors |
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| Monster Booth |
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| Monster Booth |
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| Smash Cake. We pulled out the doors and used a candle when it was time to sing. |
Job well done!
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