I have to say, that I LOVE to plan parties!
Thinking of a great theme and then running with it is so much fun. I love to plan my boys' birthday parties, and luckily they have been fine with all the themes that I have suggested for them {so far}. We have had a farm party, a dinosaur party, a cowboy party, a construction party, a cupcake party, and now a CAMP OUT party!
The invitations:
We had a family party the morning of Henry's birthday with a SUPER yummy cake,
a little bit of opening presents,
and a whole lot of playing with his cousins.
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Then that afternoon four of Henry's friends came over to have a real CAMP OUT birthday party!
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The boys found walking sticks and went on a hike {Jason supervised all the outside activites}.
Then they had a ton of fun on a scavenger hunt!
After the scavenger hunt, they used their walking sticks and a hankerchief to make a hobo bag. This was part of their party favor that they got to take home:)
Jason got out our old tent, and showed the boys how to put it up....and they played in the tent for a while.
Then it was time to sing Happy Birthday to Henry and eat some yummy Campfire Cupcakes. These were SUPER easy to make and they turned out really cute! I made cupcakes from a mix and then iced them with a can of frosting, making sure to mound the icing up on top. Then Jason broke the pretzel sticks to just the right size and I placed them on top of the cupcakes. The flame is a fruit roll up stuck to the top of the cupcake with a little bit of icing!
After cupcakes, Jason taught the boys how to build a campfire.
After cupcakes, Jason taught the boys how to build a campfire.Then they each found a roasting stick and got busy roasting hot dogs over the fire.
Dinner was a hot dog {that they each roasted}, pretzels sticks {I called them tent poles}, and trail mix.
Finally, it was time for S'MORES!
Dinner was a hot dog {that they each roasted}, pretzels sticks {I called them tent poles}, and trail mix.
Finally, it was time for S'MORES!
The boys had a great time roasting marshallows and making yummy s'mores!
The sun started to set, and the boys' parents started arriving to pick up their tired kiddos. Each kid got to take home a s'more as a party favor! YUM!
And that is how you have an awesome {and exhausting} Camp Out Birthday Party!
55 comments:
I love the party and it is always good to have the party outside (less to clean up) and then give hubby as many jobs as possible.
Looks like ya'll had a blast.
That looks so fun! You did a great job...I love the cupcakes :) They look yummy! And smores are my FAV!!! The scavenger hunt would have been my favorite activity!!
Kelli, Kelli, Kelli,
You are seriously so creative, and just imagine all the memories your boys are going to have of their birthdays! You are such a great mommy!
oh my goodness!!! this is fabulous! wow! the cupcakes are the cutest things ever. the invites are presh.. right along with the scavenger hunt. what a super cool mom you are to plan such a fun party. when my son get's older i'm so stealing all of your ideas. ; )
Wow, you did a great job! I bet the boys had a blast and I just may be stealing this idea from you!
Kelli, you outdid yourself!! What an awesome idea, and great DETAILS!! Good job, I am sure your son will always remember this :)!
You are right girl...that was awesome fun. Love the cupcakes and all the cool ideas you came up with. Smores are the best too. Love the real fire:) Would love to sit around one and just chat it up:)
I LOVE it. Wish my Wee Man's birthday was in a warmer month and not December. Maybe when he gets older I'll have to copy your ideas and have a half birthday party in July for him.
KELLI! How cute is that party. I love the cupcakes...so worth the time and effort and the scavenger hunt looks like it was a lot of fun. Of course the s'mores look yummy...I love them. Great job. I know who to call to plan my next party.
Fun! GREAT ideas!!
kelli,
i haven't stopped over in a bit to say "hi" so i'm popping ova now to see what's new in your part of blogashere... what a great party! love it all, cherish these moments forever it is over in a heartbeat!
shelley
ps the cake looks amazing!
That looks amazing! I love parties too :-)
What a great idea!! Even better that you didn't have to have them actually camp out and spend the night!!
Seriously, you are supermom! I've done some fun theme parties too, but I think yours exceed mine by far! My favorite was a carnival theme. I summoned my sister to do face painting. Put colored pencils in a glass of water & you've got the perfect face painting ingredients! We did fishing for prizes... I so remember this as a kid & A cake walk... it was a fun day!
LOVE it!!! We did Camp Cara last year for her birthday party and it was a blast - though no where NEAR as creative as yours! LOL
those smores are making my mouth water..
*drool*
anydrool...I love the party theme!! you are just so creative, I think my creative bone got given to you by mistake!
Looks like a busy but fun day! I love the campfire cupcakes, they are too cute.
Okay...just when I thought I've seen enough, you go and post this!!! You must be THE mom of moms!!!!! I love everything!!!! And you have the perfect backyard!
Such a cute idea! I bet the boys had a blast!
Oh my goodness! That is the cutest birthday theme EVER! I love those little invitations you made! Sooo cute! Love it all!
XOXO
Jen
What a cute party!! Love the little campfire cupcakes. :) So glad to find another Glee fan. ;) Hope you might swing by the Dishing It! party tomorrow. :)
I have done two camping birthday parties for my boys. They all love it. Great job!
That is a GREAT party! You are so clever! I would love to try that sometime! You did an amazing job...the cupcakes are too cute! And to have two parties on one day...you are a true partier! haha! The kids will always remember these fun birthdays! Love it!
Wow, you are so good at planning these parties. I love all the little personal touches from the invitations, to the cupcakes to the party gifts. I love it all. Great job mom, I know planning boys birthday parties can be hard to plan.
Have a fabulous day!
You are the best mom EVER!! MiMi over at He & Me + 3 has a knack for hosting great parites as well! That camping party looks like so much fun! I love love love s'mores! Happy Birthday to your 6 yr old!
Oh how fun! Your amazing. I'm a boring mom lol so basic. Happy BIrthday to him!
These are such great ideas. I love those cupcakes. Too Cute!
Great ideas!!
Looks like everyone had a ball! Cute idea
Those cupcakes are too cute!!!
That is just too cute! You did a GREAT job!!
What a really cute theme! Jack's birthday is in a few months...I'll have to keep this party in mind!
Really cute, nice job. Looks like they had tons of fun.
Emily @ http://456eleven.com
I LOVE this birthday party...All of the details are great, but the cupcakes and the invites are super-fab! Now off to tatertots and jello to see what I missed.
Holly
Found you on the itssoverycheri blog hop! What a great idea! I have a son who would love to do that and he is 11! Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a great evening!
Thanks so much for joining the Celebration Party! What an adorable party! Love the hobo goodie bags - super cute! This theme is on my list to do one year soon. Love all your ideas and the invitations are super cute! You did a great job - looks like a fabulous party!
That is a great birthday theme! You did an amazing job!
This is fabulous! I have a 2 year old, but will have to keep this party in mind as I plan future birthdays... :)
We have a friday fun finds party that's still going- we'd love it if you'd link up.
Super cool theme! It's on my birthday pasrty list I just need to pick a year =) I love your ideas - so creative! Thanks so much for linking up to the Sunday Showcase. I greatly appreciate it! Hope you enjoy your week! ~ Stephanie Lynn
looks like a wonderful birthday the cupcakes are super cute
What fun! Looks like they all had a blast! Gotta love the S'mores too!
Thanks for joining in the fun at Cupcake Tuesday!
I hope you stop back again next wk! :-)
-Liz
I LOVE THIS!! Parties are my fave and camping is a close 2nd. I'm going to link to this next week! Fun!
Love this! I just threw a camping themed baby shower and it was a blast.
That's awesome! We just decided to have a campfire birthday party for our 7 year-old and I'd love to take some of your ideas. I will check back - your blog looks fabulous!
I just love this!! You did a great job. I love planning birthday parties too. Stopping by from CSI
what a great idea! now I'm in the mood for camping!
What a cute idea! I love it!
Adorable! I especially like the campfire cupcakes!
Found you on CSI!
Best,
Krysten
http://clickableparty.blogspot.com
This is a great theme for a party! The invitations are my favorite part, but I love all of your ideas!!
Someone pointed me to your blog and I love the party! I am doing the same thing for my soon to be 6 year old. We are just doing the hot dog dinner, cupcakes and s'mores. What a great idea and thanks for the help! There is no reason to reinvent the wheel. Thanks.
What fun! My son is turning 6 soon and he just loved looking at your pictures of Henry's party. I am going to try and make the invitations like you did, but I have a question.. is that your handwriting or a really cool font? I would need to print mine, my handwriting isn't very attractive. Thank you for sharing this party idea, it's wonderful! Esther
Hey Esther! The font I used came from here: http://kevinandamanda.com/fonts/fontsforpeas/ I'm sure exactly which one I used, but they have a ton of free fonts to download so you could just find one you liked!
Kelli, I wanted to thank you again for the link to the handwritten font used in the invitations. We had our awesome and exhausting campout party last night and the invitations were the topic of conversation by many moms. I love your blog, thank you for sharing all of your wonderful ideas. Esther
Kelli - do you have a template that you used for the invite? Details would be great!!! Thanks
Such a good idea! Though, you are brave with the overnight stay ;) glad to know it is something that can be survived.
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