Here is what Katie said about her party- “This party was to celebrate my daughter Lila’s 3rd birthday. Playing dress up and having tea parties are two of Lila’s favorite activities so it was pretty easy to come up with a Teddy Bear Tea Party and hire The Bear Bus, aka, “Build-A-Bear” on wheels that comes directly to your house! DECOR ELEMENTS: I wanted vintage and romantic, but since this was a 3 year old party, it needed to have some whimsy. I envisioned soft palettes of pink, blue, yellow and cream with lots of lace, ruffles, fabric, doilies, pearls, florals, and of course, incorporate teddy bear. I partnered with Lindi from Love The Day, who was able to take my vision and create the perfect ‘Frilly Tea Party’ collection. Menu– A simple tea party menu was created to include 3 different types of tea sandwiches, mini quiche, tea cakes and cookies, vanilla meringues, fresh strawberries and cream, and green salad. DIY and the little details: There was a lot of DIY for this party! Following tutorials found online, I created: 1) Ruffled backdrop using crepe streamers 2) Textured Fabric Backdrop mixing various textured and patterned fabric, dowel, and commands 3) Paper Doily Lantern using paper doilies and lanterns 4) Fabric Doily Globes using old fabric doilies, balloon, and fabric stiffener ACTIVITY: The Bear Bus came directly to our house and provided a very fitting activity for this party. For a full hour, each child got to pick out their own bear, stuff it with love, dress it up, and name it. The girls had so much fun using their creativity. All compared names and outfits and then proceeded inside for a teddy bear tea party with their new friends. PARTY FAVORS: The bears served as the party favors, but each child also got to take home a custom-designed cookie from JP Creatibles. VENDOR CREDITS & RESOURCES:
