Prepare yourself for picture overload . . . Ellis' birthday party lent itself to many photos.
Let's just begin my saying that I had WAY too much fun planning this party. It's not every day that your kid asks for a party based on something you happen to be passionate about.
Table
Andy Warhol pop art using all of the guests' pictures
Colorful cupcakes
Rice Krispie paintbrushes
Colorful candy for the favor bags
Photo booth -- the boys helped me paint this backdrop using an old window shade we found in someone's garbage pile.
This picture is classic Ellis!
Mom & Dad with the birthday boy
Monet and Van Gogh marionettes (made by my high school art teacher, Mrs. Marx) were the celebrity hosts of the party.
Van Gogh and Monet entertained the kids for a bit (this is the part where we asked the lingering parents to shield their eyes - my puppeteering skills are a little rusty).
High fives from Vincent
Monet and Van Gogh chose teams, and we divided into two groups for the rest of the activities.
Painting along the fence
Hailey and Bryson with their masterpieces
Match the works of art (from Dover sticker books) to the artist. We tried to choose artists with distinct styles.
The kids were pretty good at it (and this was Ellis' favorite activity of the party)!
Pin the random object on the Picasso picture
Their masterpiece
Silly Picasso kids
Andy Warhol soup can stacking (I was pretty bummed when I barely missed these at our local Target store. Apparently they sold out within a few days).
Jake - Ellis' friend born a few days before him. Can't believe they're both 4!
There was a lot of this going on during the party. Madness, supervised by Ben!
Colored water was the hit of the party!
Ben served choose-any-color drinks. The kids thought it was AMAZING how the colors changed so magically.
Orange + Blue = Root Beer! (kind of)
Caroline and her purple water
My swirly cupcakes
Four years old!
Can you guess this boy's favorite color?
Messy treats painted their teeth!
Caroline, Amelia, Eliza
Bryson
Classic Ellis face as he opened his gifts
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLIS!!!
14 comments:
love love this!! So many cute ideas. and your pictures are beautiful Jenn.
Can I please please please be you when I grow up?
What a creative birthday party theme, Jenn! I absolutely love the idea of "pin-the-tail" on the Picasso painting!
What an amazing party! Looks like it was a blast!
Jenn you are too creative, it makes me sick in a jealous sort of way :)
Wow. Can you be my birthday consultant when Beck's rolls around again? Seriously, that was amazing. I laughed, I cried, it was better than Cats. I am in awe of your party-making skills.
My favorite part was put the random object on the picasso picture. Paul's favorite part was you and Ben walking around with "those guys" on you the whole time. I also like the cupcakes on the pallette.
Amazing. So fantastic. Happy Birthday Ellis! And I've meant to email you about UVA, but I don't have your email! Living in Charlottesville would be a dream- it is beautiful and charming. We've only been there twice, for a short time- but I would go ahead if it was an option for us (and if you do end up there- DC isn't too far away!).
Again, gorgeous party. Well done.
Just blown away by your abilities to put a party of all party's together like this. Happy Birthday Ellis--and you are one lucky little guy. Your parents are the the coolest on the block!
So cute! You are amazing! And your boys are adorbs!
That is the coolest party EVER! I love the idea and the execution. You are an amazing mom and an incredible party planner. Those boys are so lucky to have you and Ben for parents. Love it all!
Griff! Please come move to the Bay Area. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. I can't raise my kids without you.
So adorable! You have the best party ideas ever!
Beautiful! Magical! I feel a pinterest moment coming on...
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