Toy Story 3 Birthday

Hello to all of my wonderful readers!! I'm sorry it's taken me over a month to share with you the details of Nathaniel's Toy Story 3 Birthday Party, but here it is!

As some of you read in my previous post, I started picking up a bunch of things for this party about 9 months before. I highly recommend that you give yourself at least that much time before an event to start shopping for a few reasons. Not only is it easier on your wallet (having to pay for everything at one shot always hurts more lol), you have more time to really look around for different things that will make your party stand out...and hopefully find them on clearance! Also, it's good to be set on a theme/idea so that you're not changing your mind a million times and having to start all over again. (Which happened to me for this party!) I tried to brainwash Nathaniel into having a sports party but he fell in love with the Toy Story movies and he's the boss of his birthday! :)

Of course the clouds design works well with this theme, but because Nathaniel also thinks he's Woody, I decided to use the plaid yellow and red pattern of Woody's shirt, starting with the inviations from Less Ordinary Designs.  I also dressed him up in a Woody t-shirt!

The birthday boy couldn't stop talking about his Toy Story party for weeks before it took place, and when he continued for about two weeks after the party, I knew I did a great job! He even said "Thank you mommy for my Toy Story party!" **Insert tears and melting heart here**

He really enjoyed everything, and rumor has it so did the kids! We played "Pin The Tail on Bullseye" which I dowloaded from Disney Family and "Toy Story Bean Bag Toss" purchased at Family Dollar). Most ideas are in my previous 3rd Birthday Inspiration post, but I will post all pictures and vendor links here as well.

I had a large number 3 cake made at Pasticceria Bruno in honor of his 3rd birthday and the movie Toy Story 3!  I set up Nathaniel's Toy Story toys on the cake table and created a backdrop which I think made the pictures come out so pretty! Next to the cake table were cupcakes, cookies, candy, popcorn and waterbottles with perfectly made labels from Wants and Wishes Designs.

I filled the paper favor bags with Toy Story stickers, pens, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, notepads, a sheriff's badge and a blowout!

I placed a table at the entrance with a framed invitation and picture of Nathaniel in his Woody costume from Halloween. As guests arrived, the children would pick a party hat and look for their personalized Toy Story Fun Book! (Also from Disney Family) On a shelf next to the entrance table were velvet Toy Story coloring posters and Toy Story lenticular puzzles for the kids to choose from! (I apologize for the blurry picture.)

I hung drawings made by "Andy" (printed off Disney Family) all around the room as well as a "Sunnyside Daycare" sign made by my sister! My mother, (who is such a hard worker and always tries to make anything I come up with...or adds the best input ever to make an idea work better) made the piñata and the centerpieces. For centerpieces, we filled vases with candy and had big cut outs of Woody and Buzz on sticks and tied balloons to them. We also had soldiers holding down some more balloons and scattered confetti stickers on the tables!!

One of the centerpieces can be seen behind my nephew....and he's wearing the party hats made by me! You can tell he was having a great time!!

I wanted to take pictures of the kids with props from characters from the movie and then I remembered seeing a Photobooth idea and I challenged myself to create one!  I had to bribe the boys to get in the photobooth, the girls -- not so much! What do you guys think?

I got one of my friends to dress up as Woody (bless him) and the kids were happy to be surprised by the Sheriff! I created certificates for the kids that made them an "Official Member of the Round-Up Gang!"

And now, the piñata!! The topper had combined quotes from the movie and read "You've got a friend in me...from infinity to beyond!"  I also gave out magnets with the same quote.  I don't have a great picture of it...but these are fun!!

Thanks to everyone who was a part of Nathaniel's 3rd birthday party and to Giovanni Garcia for his wonderful pictures once again! A very special thank you to my mother who was my right hand woman for this special event. I love you and appreciate you and all you do! ♥

Nathaniel, I can't believe how fast you are growing but it sure is amazing to watch. I didn't think it was possible, but I love you more and more every single day. I'm so happy that out of all the mommies in the world, and all of the babies in the world, we were picked for each other! I hope all of your wishes come true, not only for your birthdays, but always! I absolutely love every inch of you! You are the smartest, nicest, happiest little boy on the planet, and it makes me happy that you're my little boy! ♥

"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life." - Richard Bach

Happy 3rd Birthday baby!! Mommy loves you!!! ♥