Wizard of Oz Birthday Party Magic

Hello blogging world. Nice to see you again. It’s been awhile. A long, long while.

I apologize, but life has been rather hectic lately.

Most days I can’t tell if I am coming or going, let alone have the time to sit down and write about it.  And when I do find the time to sit down, put my pregnant swollen feet up, and drag the laptop into my lap; I fall asleep with my fingers on the keyboard.  In between the chaos, I have spent every spare moment planning, brainstorming, and dreaming about my girls’ birthday party. I have been cutting, gluing, and stringing ribbon for the past 4-6 weeks. And I must say, each paper cut and burn sustained from the hot glue gun was utterly worth it.

And so, in an attempt to return from my blogging hiatus, I will start off slow, with light airy subject material, little words, and lots of pictures of some beautiful little people.

Behold, the magic of the Wizard of Oz….

My two little Dorothy’s.
Dresses courtesy of Nana. Pigtail braids courtesy of Auntie Meg. Authentic Toto from Kansas courtesy of Papa.

 Mama and her girls.

The amazing cupcakes my co-worker made for the party. The ruby red slippers actually sparkled!

The entrance into our party. The house followed the timeline of the movie. We begin in the foyer, decorated entirely in black and white.

 Watch out for the cyclone!

 

Glittery red and blue gingham decorations adorned the kitchen

The four main characters were made using a Cricut machine… my new obsession and my next must-have for party planning.

Green streamers, balloons, and table clothes transformed our living room into the Emerald City.

 Not quite the “Emerald City” balloon pillars I had envisioned, but that’s the beauty of 50+ balloons in the eyes of a four year old and a two year old… you see imperfection, they see magic.

 The hot air balloon sailing away, leaving the Emerald City…

Gift baskets for all of our little munchkin guests. I was ecstatic to score these red wooden baskets in the clearance section of Target’s dollar spot. I was even more ecstatic that my husband insisted on driving to another Target to purchase more baskets because they were just ‘so perfect.’

Each basket consisted of goodies that represented the essence of the Wizard of Oz:

Smarties for the Scarecrow (“My head I’d be scratchin’, while my thoughts were busy hatchin’…If I only had a brain.”

Candy hearts for the Tin Man (“I’d be friends with the sparrows and the boy who shoots the arrows…If I only had a heart.”)

Chocolate medals of Courage for the Lion (“If you were King, you wouldn’t be afraid of anything? Not nobody, not nohow!”)

Green straws and green sunglasses from the Emerald City.

and Skittles AKA “Over the Rainbow”