Updates on Gelo's 1st Birthday Party Preparations (as of July 26)

Date: September 25, 2011 Sunday 2:00pm - 6:00 pm

Venue: 4-1 Pit Stop Cafe (owned by my cousin)
Status: booked last May 2011

Theme: Disney Pixar's Cars

Guest list: 100 pax

Printed Matters
~Save the Date Card: DIY by me
Status: save the date card sent

~Invitation - 1st page invite (DIY by me) and ticket invite (lay-out by sis mistiqshannen)
Status: for printing

~Gift Buying Guide: DIY by me
Status: for printing

~ RSVP Card: DIY by me
Status: for printing

~Map of the Venue: haven't sketch the map of the venue yet

~Registration Sheets: lay-out by sis mistiqshannen
Status: for printing

~Name Tags: lay-out by sis Planet Baby
Status: printed

~Loot Bag Tags: DIY by me
Status: for printing

~Thank You Tags:DIY by me
Status: for printing

~Guest Book: no lay-out for this yet

~Pre-Party Activity Sheets: downloaded some blank coloring pages from the Internet
Status: for printing

~Tarps: no lay-out for this yet

Venue Dress-Up: c/o me
status: have already plans for the decors, most of the decors will be DIY, some balloon decors will be ordered from a supplier

Food: c/o me and my relatives (homemade food)
status: finalized the menu already, will be listing the grocery list

Cakes and Cupcakes: will have a blowing cake and a cupcake tower with 100 cuppies
Status: cake tasting is scheduled next week

Host: yours truly
status: will need to draft the party program

*i'm still having second thoughts of hiring a clown/magician coz there were games that are themed related and not common during parties so if the clowns will be the one to handle the games i still have to brief them with the guidelines of the games and since they're not familiar with some of the games it might not be successful that's why i will just host the games and party itself. it will also not be worth hiring clowns if i'll still be the one hosting the games.

Goodies
~Loot bag, Loot bag Contents, Prizes and Giveaways: Ebay, PartyCity, Mulitply, Toy Kingdom and Divi
Status: not yet complete

Dessert Buffet
~Chocolate Fountain: DIY
Status: borrowed Chocolate Fountain from a relative; will buy the chocolate fondue and dippers by 1st week of September

~Candy Station: DIY
Status: bought some jars, scoops, tongs and also treat bags to be use by guests

Party Activities
~Disney Cars-theme related games: c/o me
Status:have drafted the guideline for the games

~Pinata
Status: haven't bought pinata and pinata fillers

~Balloon Burst: Fotolicious Balloon Decors

~Pabitin
Status: bought the Pabitin; will buy goodies for the pabitin week after next week

~Arts and Crafts
Status: need to buy arts and crafts materials

~Tattoo Booth
Status: will buy temporary cars tattoo

~Face Painting
Status: haven't booked supplier

Photographer: my niece

{DIY} Candy and Dessert Labels

Latest purchase for Gelo's birthday party (06.13.2011)

I've bought some Cars stuff today as prizes for Gelo's 1st birthday party. Here's what I've purchased:

Cars Rubber Puzzle, Cars Squeeze Ball, Cars Board Game

Latest purchase for Gelo's birthday party (06.05.2011)

Cars 2 Telescope, Cars 2 Soundstick, Cars Blowouts, Cars Bubbles

Bought this stuff at SM Toy Kingdom. I'm glad that they are already selling Disney Cars 2 items. :)

{DIY} Loot Bag Tags

I've decided to made a loot bag tag for each kiddo's loot bag to make it more personalize and also to avoid confusion during the distribution of the loot bags since I've mentioned in my earlier post that loot bags and loot bags contents are gender and age specific.

Latest purchase for Gelo's birthday party (06.02.2011)

Here are the stuff that I bought today for Gelo's birthday on September. Every time we're out, I make sure that I buy something for Gelo's party - game prizes, loot bag contents, materials for the party diy's or containers for the dessert table.

cars magnetic board, glass jar, plates and bowls for the dessert table

To party or not to party?

I'm already having second thoughts if I should still continue to have a party for Gelo's 1st birthday. I thought that instead of spending the money for the food, decors and giveaways I would just use the money to buy him lots of presents! But I already started planning for the party 3 months ago, and I already bought stuff that would be use for the party... So I guess, there would be no backing out for the party. I have to continue with the preparations since I already planned it. I just have to make the party simpler to cut cost on some expenses and not to spend too many moolahs for the party.