Party Planning: Levi's Seuss-tastic 1st Birthday

I am proud to say that I planned Levi's birthday from top to bottom and it went off with out a hitch. I decided to do a Dr. Seuss theme because it was the theme of my baby shower and the theme of his room. Dr. Seuss reminds me off all the good, silly things of being a child while managing to get some lessons in there. Levi loves to be read too, although his attention does wonder away at times. My sister in law found a bunch of Dr. Seuss books at a garage sale and Levi loves them. Thus, his party theme was born!

I created a Facebook event and invited all our family and friends very early. I found an online website and created this little picture and I thought it was soooo cheesy that it was adorable!

In the event description, I had this little poem that I found while blog surfing. I don't remember where exactly though.

Twelve Months Have Passed, My How They've Flown.
You Won't Believe Your Eyes, How Much Levi Has Grown! 
So Join Us To Celebrate With Dr. Seuss, It'll Be Great!
December Is The Month, The 1st Is The Day;
From 2 Until 5 is When We Will Play!
You Will Have A Good Time, You Will Not Want To Miss,
A Cat In The Hat Party Like This!

I began shopping around early on, buying little things here and there. I've learned that when making a party look its best, its the little things that count. Around August, Target had a lot of back-to-school Dr. Seuss items in their dollar section. I bought invitations and some reusable bags, but I ended up not even using them!

I came across Really Good Stuff while blog surfing for ideas and I hit the JACKPOT! So much Dr. Seuss items and for low prices. All the decor below was bought there!

Also on Really Good Stuff, I came across these cute little hats. (We couldn't get Levi to keep his on.) This is my coworkers son, Junior, with the 5 foot tall Dr Seuss. 

Gerson painted these wooden letters. I think he did a really good job! (And on short notice, too!)

The Menu was BBQ Meatballs, (Green) Deviled Eggs, Ham Sandwiches, Hop-On-Popcorn Balls, and goldfish. And of course cake for dessert!

I got the recipes for the ham sandwiches and the popcorn balls from Annie's Eats. Both of the recipes were easy to follow and came out great! People are STILL asking me how I made the sandwiches!

 The recipe to the deviled eggs and meatballs I will post later on. I didn't even get to eat the meatballs, they went FAST! We put the colorful goldfish into an old fish bowl that my mom had. (This pic was taken before I was able to put the deviled eggs into the dish.)

I ordered these cookies and gave them out as souvenirs at the end of the night. I got them from Brandi over at Joyful Cookies. They came out FANTASTIC! She is an amazing cookie artist. 

Last but not least, THE CAKE! Which was done with love and care by one of my favorite Target coworkers, Micheala  She is beyond amazing and she knew what I wanted and delivered a gorgeous cake! 

For games and entertainment, I had my little cousin draw a Cat without his Hat for "Pin the Hat on the Cat." She didn't think it looked like him but she's crazy! It was almost EXACT! 

We blindfolded the kids and they pinned Hats (that by the way I also bought from Really Good Stuff) on to the poster board. It was a big hit! 

What would a party be without a pinata? Gerson found this pinata (the day of the party, btw) and it worked great! The colors were perfect! 

After the kids broke it open, it was time to go home. Both Levi and I were worn out! But we had a great time! Thank you to everyone that attended! Now time to start planning next year!