Place settings – Sheep Party

24 Aug 2011 2 Comments

by eclecticlamb in Crafts, Food, Party Planning

My vision for the table was sheep in a pasture. The colors were white and green.

Place card – I used the directions from this and this. I ended up doing a combination of the two. I made these in advance so had to make 11. I started out cutting the Q-tips with scissors and quickly got a blister. Wire cutters made the job quick and pain free. Gluing worked best in stages. I had trouble getting my sheep to stand so I put them on grass and used a little tape. I wrote names on the grass. I like the way they turned out but I was glad when the project was done!

Centerpieces - I wanted to keep centerpieces simple and minimal. I bought Malczewski’s Easter Butter Lambs at Tops Supermarket around Easter and froze until the party.

Napkins and cups – I used my sheep stamp on the napkins and cups.

Lamb  fruit cup – My inspiration was from the “I am Special – Psalm 23:5″ page on Danielle’s Place of Crafts and Activities. I bought Wilton cups and created a version of my cartoon sheep.

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Favor Bags – Sheep Party

22 Aug 2011 1 Comment

by eclecticlamb in Crafts, Embroidery, Party Planning

I decided to embroider my typical sheep drawing on bags to hold the kids favors. Originally I had thought about sewing the bags but I found some at Michaels Craft Store (Creatology Canvas).  I invited 3 nieces and 7 nephews to the party so I had to embroider 10 bags in advance. I started in April for the August party. The bags were complete in July.  I embroidered names (using each child’s favorite color) after I received an RSVP.  I only had to stitch one name the day before the party.  These bags were a lot of work but I enjoyed stitching them. Early into the project I decided to stitch only one component with each sheep. My typical cartoon drawing often includes a butterfly, snail, and flowers.

Butterfly

Snail

Flowers

Favors for the bags. The kids also placed their completed ornaments and sheep name card in their bags.

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Menu – Sheep Party

21 Aug 2011 2 Comments

by eclecticlamb in Crafts, Food, Party Planning Tags:

Mini Bagels – I made plain, cinnamon sugar, a few poppy and salt. I found this recipe a few years ago. It is very popular with my guests. The kids at the party loved the mini bagels.

  • Lamb butter – bought Malczewski’s Easter Butter Lambs at Tops Supermarket around Easter and put in our freezer
  • Homemade Strawberry & Raspberry Jam
  • Wegmans Strawberry Cream Cheese

Sheep Shaped Orange Sweet Rolls – Originally I was going to make the sweet roll sheep from scratch.  I even did a test a few days before the party. But the night before I decided to just use Pillsbury’s Orange Sweet Rolls. We used two cans and made the sheep and had some extra sweet rolls. It was easy and the kids loved it. I scoured the internet for ideas on how to shape bread into sheep. I was influenced by this and this.

This photo is taken before the glaze and eyes. I find it difficult to get good photos during a party. But you get the idea.

Blueberries  (served in sheep cups)

Snail Fruit (I often draw a snail with my cartoon sheep so I wanted to include a snail in the menu) – As you can see from the photo I did a simple version of the snail I found on this site.

Orange and Pineapple Juice

Sheep Cupcakes – I knew that I wanted to make sheep cupcakes. Again I searched the internet to learn from others. A Google image search for “sheep cupcake” provided many ideas. This was my inspiration (scroll down to individual cupcakes on plate). I made a cookie to resemble my cartoon sheep. A mini flower cookie cutter worked great for the head. The recipe is for chocolate and vanilla Teddy Bears from the 11/19/96 Family Circle magazine that I cut out. I have made the teddy bears many times with kids. I could not find the recipe online.

The sheep cookies are too large and my piping skills are lacking but the kids did not complain and in general I am pleased.

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Sheep Party

21 Aug 2011 1 Comment

by eclecticlamb in Party Planning

I do not have children but I have 3 nieces and 8 nephews with a 9th nephew on his way. I thought it would be fun to celebrate my birthday and invite all of my nieces and nephews. Some adults thought that it was strange for me to have a children’s party for my birthday. But the kids loved it! And I had a great time planning and implementing the details for the party.

3 nieces and 5 nephews attended my party (ages 3 to 14). Actually a 6th nephew attended but could not participate much since he was 7 months old.

A sheep themed party was a natural choice since I am known for my cartoon sheep.

I spent a lot of time thinking about and researching invitations. Ultimately I created a simple invitation (see above) with a scan of my sheep drawing customized for the party. I decided to put more time into other items for the party (favor bags and place cards).

Below is my pre-party tentative schedule. (some items took more or less time but ultimately the party lasted a little over 2 hours).

8:30 Greet guests

Guess how many candies in a jar (prize)

8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 Craft – Christmas Ornament

Sheep Quiz (prize)

9:15 – 9:30 Sheep Scavenger Hunt (prize)

9:30 – 9:45 Birthday Bingo (prize)

9:45 – 10:00 Herd Sheep Game (balloons)

10:00 – 10:15 Cupcakes

Distribute favor bags

Prizes: I had 2 sheep key chains with light and sound, 2 sheep PEZ dispensers (one fuzzy, one plastic), a sheep shaped board book and individual packs of Pringles. I distributed prizes at the end of the party. Every child received a prize and / or a pack of Pringles.

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