I did not get my Weigh In Wednesday done yesterday. I will catch back up next week. Stay tuned!
This past weekend we hosted Alec’s birthday party: Camp Alec. It was so much fun. He said to me, “Mommy, this is the best birthday party ever!” That right there was worth all the money and time spent on his party. If you missed it you can go back and take a look at the invitation I made as well as the party favors for his party.
The campers were welcomed with a big banner:
This banner was so easy to make. Our Costco has a new banner option. The kick is, you can’t order it online. You have to go into the store and order. Although, it’s not that bad because it only takes 18 minutes to print. That’s not even enough time to shop at Costco! I created the banner in Photoshop (60″x20″) and had it printed.
Next was camp. We set up the tents. We put the tents close together so the adults could be close by. We didn’t want anyone stealing those precious kiddos in the middle of the night!
Each tent had their own sign. These are 11×14 photos I made in Photoshop and printed at Costco. Who doesn’t love Costco?
I had so much fun creating the dessert and drink table:
On the bottom left, I placed burlap on the ground and laid all the party favors there. The table is covered in burlap and a bandana fabric runner. I am going to show you a closer look at the decor on the table.
My absolute favorite was the burlap and bandana scrap fabric garland and the burlap and ribbon topiaries.
I have never worked with burlap before. If you didn’t know, it’s all the rage right now. But, it is extremely messy to work with however, the end result far outweighs the mess!! I made 8″x1 1/2″ strips of red bandana, blue bandana and burlap fabric. I tied them in a knot onto jute twine. Burlap was tied in a single knot and the bandana fabric was a double knot.
I used 4″ styrofoam balls for the ribbon topiaries. I cut a small strip, made into a circle and pinned with a straight pin to the ball. For a little more flair I didn’t fold over the burlap. I pinned that straight to the ball. I spray painted the terra cotta pots blue and added a blue bandana to tie it all together.
These were so fun to make and it truly didn’t take me that long.
Lets take a closer look at the ice bucket and cupcakes we had:
I bought a red and blue bucket from Dollar Tree. They had metal handles. I tied on bandana fabric and burlap to tie them right into the camping theme. I had Publix make the cupcakes. Yes, I didn’t make them. I was getting over a stomach virus and thought this was much safer 
I thought Publix did an amazing job. I told them I wanted bandana red and blue and they nailed it! I had the cupcake toppers printed at Oriental Trading Company. If I had my own printer, I could’ve made these myself. But, this was a cheap alternative.
My birthday boy had an amazing time. I secured a bounce house and an outdoor movie screen rental. I bid on these at a school auction and it made it so much cheaper! We grilled out hamburgers, hotdogs, had chips, macaroni and cheese and a party size antipasto salad. I served punch in a huge beverage container as well as cokes.
I think my birthday boy not only had an amazing time but he really enjoyed that cupcake!
We had 4 boys stay the night and two Dads. The next morning I got up at 5:30 and made pancakes, sausage, breakfast casserole and biscuits. It was a long and fun party and he wants to do something like this again next year. This was the first birthday party I ever hosted at home for him. The other’s were at The Monkey’s Treehouse for his 2nd and 3rd birthday, Bounce U for his 4th and Chuck-e-Cheese for his 5th. It’s definitely a TON more work to host at home but so worth the final outcome.
So tell me, what birthday themes have you hosted at home?
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WOW! You did such a wonderful job!
I wish that I could plan parties likes you.
Kristin W recently posted..How I Got Sleek & Shiny Hair
Thanks Kristin! You are way too sweet
This is so fun! You did a great job coming up with this camping party!
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Thanks Marilyn
I had so much fun planning this party 
LOVE IT!!! What a great idea to use the burlap in the garland!! Totally fun idea for a party!
Thanks Christa! Hope you have a great long weekend
SO much fun, Debbie!! I never knew Costco did so much awesome printing!! What an awesome little boy bday party!
I’m pinning right away and featuring on FB!!
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What a fun party!!! Looks like so much fun! Your decoration are so cute! Thanks so much for sharing at Thursday’s Temptation.
Jill
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Thanks Jill! I hope you have a great weekend!!
What a fun birthday party. I love the theme and your ideas. Thanks for linking up at friday fun party!
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Thanks Hani! I hope you have a great weekend
It’s so HOT here!
Super cute party! Thanks for linking up
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So CUTE! I love the garland SO MUCH and the cupcake picture is PRICELESS!!!
XO, Aimee
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Debbie – That party is incredible! So adorable! I love the colors with the burlap and bandana touches! Thanks for sharing at the Pomp Party! Pinning to our Pomp Party board!
Thanks girl!!
It looks like a great party,wonderful job you did here,Thanks for sharing it with us at Creative Mondays
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Thanks for hosting as always
Looks like your son had a great time!! Congrats on having a success of a party!!
Thanks for linking up at Romance on a dime. I’m pinning this.
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Thanks so much Betsy! We had a blast
Looks like the party was a big hit!! We appreciate you linking up to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” We love seeing all of the great recipes and fun ideas! Hope to see you again next week! -The Sisters
It was a HUGE hit. Thanks so much for stopping by
What a lot of work you put into it!! Nice work!
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Thanks so much! It was a lot of work but a TON of fun
WHAT a cute idea!! I love it!
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Thanks so much! Love the name of your blog. It seems like I should always be cleaning my house
What a fun idea! And yeah, burlap is so messy…and it smells funny
But it’s soo soo cute!
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Yes! It does smell funny too. Thanks for stopping by
That looks a fun party you were brave having an all night one though
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How fun!!! What an incredibly clever theme! looks like everyone loved it ! thank you for linking up to Uncommon! featuring this tonight on our FB page!
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Thanks so much for the feature ladies! Y’all ROCK!