MUSIC THEMED FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY
I had a blast hosting family and friends for Quinnies first birthday party! It was by far the biggest group of people I’ve hosted and the most decor I’ve ever made. I DIY’d a bunch of items since I wanted a music themed party with pink, silver and orange. Every time I tried to find music party decor it was always in black and red so I had to make my own!
I kept the food super simple since I was spending the majority of my time prepping the house with decor. For food I didn’t want anything that had to stay hot or cold and I needed to accommodate both meat eaters and vegans. Because of this, I did a make your own sandwich bar with vegan and regular meat, cheese, and condiment options. I also had a relish tray, fruit, pre-made dips, and potato salad. For drinks I had sweet tea, OJ, Processco, Beer, water, and punch. For dessert I made two kinds of cupcakes - this box funfetti cake with vanilla icing, and this recipe for an AMAZING vegan chocolate cake.
I always want to have activities for everyone to do so we had a “decorate your own maraca station” with stickers, a temporary tattoo station with music themed tattoos, a bounce house in the front yard, and our playroom was open to use as well.
The goody bags were tailored to each child because some kids were older, some were toddlers, and we even had some infants. I collected packs of stuff here and there for MONTHS, always popped into the Dollar Tree every time they changed seasons, and bought stuff all over the internet. I had SO much fun making each bag for each child.
Let’s be honest, decor was my main focus! I spent months making the ceiling streamers, the backdrop, the highchair streamers, the custom cupcake face toppers, and shopping around collecting items that matched the theme.
To see how I made the fringe backdrop from plastic tablecloths, click here.
To see how I made the ceiling streamers, click here.
Everything I could find is linked here:
Stickers to decorate maracas from Dollar Tree, similar linked here
Temporary Tattoos (here, here, and here) I removed any that weren’t age/theme appropriate.
Party favor bags, similar linked her
Pastel Sprinkles, similar linked here
Smiley Face Confetti - Dollar Tree but similar linked here
DIY Fringe Backdrop
Ready for a super easy and super cheap DIY that will take FOREVER?! haha! This is definitely one of those show stopper pieces for a party, but you will spend many nights tying lots and lots of knots!
SUPPLIES:
$1 plastic table cloths. I got mine from the Dollar Tree and Walmart.
Cutting mat and rotary cutter with extra blades (you can use scissors, but wow it will take a lot longer)
Optional : something to hang the backdrop on until you’re ready to install it. I used an old backdrop stand, but I would assume you could work directly on the wall using Command Hooks.
DIRECTIONS
Decide how big you want your backdrop to be. I cut the poultry netting into large pieces and fastened them together with zip ties. I also zip-tied the poultry netting to an old backdrop stand.
Cut roughly 1-2” strips of plastic table cloths. No need to measure or unfold them. You can literally just use a rotary cutter and cut strips very quickly.
Unfold each individual strip until you have A LOT. I would recruit someone to help you.
Tie one strip at a time to the poultry netting by folding the strip in half and feeling the tail end through the loop. (example below)
Continue until you achieve the desired look you want.
Trim any pieces as necessary.
Use several 5lbs command hooks to install the backdrop to the wall.
TA-DA! Admire your work!
FAQ:
How big is your backdrop? Mine is roughly 8x8ft
How many tablecloths did you use? I didn’t count but I estimated that I used about 60.
How long did this take? Roughly 10 hours for one person.
Can I use scissors instead of a rotary cutter? Yes! It will just take a little longer.
