Our 4th "birthday" as a company is coming up on August 1st. The week will be full of celebrations, as my dear chunky monkey turns ONE on the 4th! (I can't believe time has flown by so quickly!). With my daughter, it was easy to come up with the perfect party.... so easy, she ended up having 3 different ones in one day. (Yes, Birthdays are my absolute FAVORITE). I learned my lesson with her, as the over indulgence of cake for a one year old is a bit too much to bear.
But now I have a boy. And boy parties can be quite the challenge. I personally don't like the birthday in a box style of paper goods, as I am a planner... and I just "can't"... but for Baby Boy, I would LOVE the opportunity. See, his favorite thing right now is Jake and the Neverland Pirates, which is a brand new character on Disney - which oddly enough, they have not licensed ANY merchandise for!
So we turn to Etsy, a website I typically warn about catching "Etsy-itis" (where people do a little TOO much etsy in one event). This site was not around for my Daughter's birthday, thank goodness... we may have ended up with 5 parties!
I'm toying with Pirates.... or Monkeys (his nursery is covered with monkey murals)... but I love the high contrast of colors, and have a "look" in mind.... so who knows what we will end up with, I feel so far behind schedule - usually birthdays are planned 5 months in advance....(Again, I'm a planner... and don't expect you to do the same - but since I'm on the clock for my clients most of the time, I like to get the personal done in advance)
If you would like help with Your Birthday party dilemmas - we absolutely ADORE them! Sweet 16, Surprise Party, 40th birthdays.... parties for young and old. I'll give you my daughter as a reference - she's had some of the best parties in the history of a third grader! (Just kidding - we have other references as well!). Just imagine - you keep living your life, we do all the running around, and you get "THANKS MOM! That was AWESOME!" OR Big Big Points from your wife/girlfriend when you pull off the perfect party!