Circus Theme

Those that have been following me for some time know that I go all out every year for my son’s birthday party. His 1st birthday was a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme, his 2nd birthday was a Jake & the Neverland Pirates theme, and for his 3rd birthday last year I went all out with a Madagascar 3 Circus themed birthday party! This year’s party was over-the-top, full of DIY projects, fun, wild, colorful, and full of sugary, sweet delectable goodies = guaranteed success. Check out this awesome DIY birthday party, wild circus Madagascar style!

When thinking about my new son’s nursery, I wanted to incorporate some sort of canopy aspect over the crib… the obvious inspiration, a circus tent. I designed the whole room with a vintage circus theme.

We worked on a budget and DIY most of the elements, the room that we started with did not have lights besides a very small one right next to the entry door, so my husband and father-in-law worked on adding can lights, book shelves and closet. I was in charge of the smaller projects being my first ones the elephant lamp along with the “K” light. The most meaningful project has to be the bathroom door, I painted a section of North America and South America and added hearts to where Santiago, Chile  and California, USA are so we can show our little baby Peanut where Mom and Dad are from =]
The very last project I worked on for the room was the cardboard name sign on top of the crib, since we didn’t know the sex of our Baby, I waited until after delivery, I had already set a side a big box that I was planning on using, but that same week I had planned to start with the sign my Cousin send us the tall giraffe, so I used that box instead, which allowed me to make the sign a lot bigger than my initial plan.

The main idea was to have a party that was simple and colorful, without an obvious theme. Our little girl hadn’t been exposed to a lot of tv characters, so she did not have a favorite character to be the driving force and inspiration for the party. Instead, we chose to use animals and colors to compose a theme, since that’s what she was learning at the time. And also, because we live in an old house we love, there was nothing better than marrying a vintage theme with animals that she loved. So vintage circus it was! The color scheme was vintage inspired, as well as the patterns. I purchased the round poms poms at etsy and made the banner pom poms to accentuate the color scheme. Other than that, I worked on the same combination for the tags, cards, labels, invitation, etc. It was a fun project to work on and practice my illustrator and photoshop skills. The piñata was a gift and it completed the decor. The home brewed beer was also a wonderful gift and it made the party! Everyone had a great time, especially our girl.

photo credit: Tate Tullier

I wanted to do something bright and fun for my son and his fellow 2 year old friends and a Circus fit the bill.

We decided to try for a vintage Circus Nursery.  We started collecting items here and there when we found out we were pregnant. Our goal was to try and be as unique as possible!

We wanted a fun circus party for our son and his friends and family. We tried to stick to our color-scheme as much as possible (aqua, red and splashes of yellow), as we wanted a more summery blue than traditional circus blue. All circus favorites were present: cotton candy, popcorn, balloons and carnival games! 

This is the nursery that we created for our little guy. It is a mixture of old items from my daughter’s nursery and new. 

We had so much fun decorating the nursery for Bretton and are so happy with the result.  It took about 7 months to get it all done but it was well worth the wait.  There were a lot of DIY projects and those are really what makes the room even more special!

I wanted a classic theme for Luke’s first birthday… what’s more classic than the circus? I went with a color scheme of red and robin’s egg blue. It’s a trendy combo right now but I like how it turned out. 

My Daughter was turning 4 and I wanted to throw her a circus party that was girlie, beautiful and different.  So we called it “Autumn’s Extravaganza”So My business partner and I got busy:):)

I’ve decided to create a new bedroom for my girl and boy children.

Fun and vibrant nursery designed by my mom for our son. 

Striped nursery with a circus theme.  Circular bed in the corner with flag banner draped overhead. 

My mom and I created a carnival themed 1st birthday party for my son, Miles.  We had 10 carnival games for the children (and adults!) to play, a local children’s magic show called Shizzle Dizzle performed, balloon sculptures and temporary tattoos were made and put on, a photo booth for pictures, and a Bounce House.  All of our guests enjoyed carnival food (such as corn dogs) under our red and white striped carnival tent, as well as, pretzels, popcorn, cotton candy, and sno cones to snack on.  We had a “Sweets and Treats” table and our guests were encouraged to fill one of the carnival boxes full of candy before they left.  After playing the carnival games, the children were able to choose a prize from our prize table and also a carnival treat box. It was a beautiful day and our family and friends had a wonderful time celebrating our son’s 1st birthday together!

We created a circus inspired room for our son Oliver. We found the bedding in Potterybarn kids. You feel like you are walking into a blue and white tent at a circus when you enter the room. The primary colors such as reds, greens, blues, orange, and yellows make you want to smile. All of the animals from artwork to stuffed animals are all around the room inviting you to play.

Meryn’s loves to have fun outdoors, so what better way to celebrate her special day than with an outdoor circus-themed party! Balloon animals, face-painting, popcorn, hot dogs and cotton candy helped to pull the theme together. And, her ticket invitations and custom pinwheel decorations were enjoyed by both children and parents alike!

I couldn’t have asked for a better day. We hosted our own shower and had it at our house so our friends and family could see Olivia’s nursery. I have been crying with gratitude from my friends and family’s kindness. We had PF Changs catered and Sprinkles cupcakes. All the guests took pics with the instant camera and are going to put them in a scrapbook. We still haven’t opened all the gifts but I am super excited about 2 in particular because I LOVE Bjork and our daughter’s Godmother gave us a Bjork doll from Etsy!!! I was screaming when I opened it!! My other friend made special *Bjork-inspired wrapping paper* for our gifts. I LOVE my friends and family so much. Everyone wrote wishes for Olivia and I was full-on crying when we read them tonight. Some were sooo sweet and some were seriously funny. Jeff, our caricaturist was a HUGE hit, he made everyone look hilarious, I LOVE ours. I am so majorly happy how nice everything was. Everyone loved our nursery and kept telling us how lucky our daughter will be. I can’t stop grinning from ear to ear.