alice in wonderland party: the fun

The activities for Audrey's Alice in Wonderland party were so well planned with piles of amazing little details.  They included painting the roses red on individual rose bushes that the guests got to take home, a "pass the teapot" game, flamingo croquet complete with hedgehog balls and making jewelry with special sun-activated beads.  Cheshire Cat Tail push-up cakes were served with afternoon tea and colorful "eat me" cakes along with assorted Alice in Wonderland goods were given out as favors.  It was a curious and wonderful afternoon!

The first two posts about the party menu and decorations can be found here and here.

alice in wonderland party: the setting

This is the second post on the Alice in Wonderland party designed by my cousin Amy.  The first post about the menu can be found here.  For the party, Amy created a marvelous wonderland, including a fantastic painted landscape, bread-and-butterflies, momeraths, colorful paper lanterns, a garland made out of playing cards, white rose bushes painted red, and playing card soldiers.  One last very important note: don't step on the momeraths!

alice in wonderland party: the menu

My übercreative cousin Amy put together this brilliant Alice in Wonderland birthday party for her daughter Audrey over the summer.  I'll be sharing the fantastic wonderland that Amy dreamt up in three different posts.  Today's post is all about the whimsical menu: Mad Hatter tea sandwiches, Jabberwocky salt & pepper wings, caterpillar kabobs, mini "eat me" cakes, The Queen of Hearts raspberry tarts, Cheshire Cat tails, wushrooms (Audrey's favorite!), snacks served in flower cups and more toothsome edibles befitting a delightful tea party.

sailboat favors

I didn't get a chance to post these sailboat snack cups that I made last month for a church event and later, a play date.  They were inspired by this Paper Source nautical sailboat kit.  I tried to make sure that each step was photographed and visually represented, but feel free to leave a comment if there are any questions.  These cups can spruce up the nosh table at your next play date, or they can serve as favors and/or place cards at your next birthday party.  Just add a tiny flag at the top of the mast where you can write each child's name--I used the adhesive part of super sticky post-it notes to make it a snap.