It has literally taken me all week to download and edit the crazy amount of photos I took at Little Man's birthday parties last weekend. I'm beginning to think I have a real photo problem. Photographers Anonymous, perhaps? Anyway, there were so many fun things I wanted to share about this party, so this post is a long time in coming!
We had SO much fun with this Mickey Mouse theme! Are you ready to {finally!} see the details??
Who hasn't had a Mickey Mouse birthday party?! This was my dilemma in planning this party. I wanted to steer clear of the commercial Mickey party gear and somehow reinvent this classic party. It took some work and planning, but I think I was more excited on party day than Little Man!
Isn't he the cutest little Mouseketeer you've ever seen?!
Little Man's favorite part were his Mickey gloves! I sewed them out of white felt and simply used a sharpie to draw on the lines. Little Man wore these for 3 days straight! He loved them!
Mickey Mouse invite with stitched pocket! You can see the full tutorial for our Mickey Mouse invitations here.
Our party was all about red, black, and white with polk-a-dots! We decorated our "un-mantle" with a quick pennant banner, some wooden letters, my mason jar apothecary jars, my wooden frames from Cut it Out, and of course Mickey!
This is my favorite part!
I created a Mickey Mouse backdrop for our food table using a vinyl tablecloth. I love the paper lanterns with the buntings and the Mickey shape! Can I tell you my secret to cheap party decor?? Wrapping paper! I love using wrapping paper as my go-to source for decor. There are 3 types of wrapping paper in this photo! I use it for everything!
Our party table!
Just like last year, I created a birthday subway art centered around the birthday theme. Did you know that there are real Disney fonts? This Walt Disney font and these Mickey Mouse fonts were the stars of this subway art!
On every.single.picture of Little Man in the house, we added little Mickey Mouse ears! I keep finding random pictures around the house with Mickey Mouse ears!
This sign was propped up outside our front door. I created this image in Photoshop and just modpodged the photo to a wooden plaque.
Remember this chicken wire frame? I displayed pictures of Little Man from the last year and used the buntings to tie in the colors of the party with polk-a-dot ribbons.
I asked all of our adult guests (at our family party) to write a note to Little Man on the Mickey-shaped notebook paper. I plan to slip this into his scrapbook! The notes they wrote are really sweet!
As much as I LOVE pretty parties, my favorite thing about throwing a party is planning (and playing!) the games! So we wanted this to be kid friendly! We had a ton of fun!
As the kids arrived, we decorated Mickey Mouse sugar cookies! I found a Mickey sprinkles kit at Wal-Mart and they matched perfectly. Things got a little messy, but we threw the cookies in ziplock baggies and put them in their favor bags to take home.
This Cake Walk was our icebreaker game! I had taped pictures of Mickey Mouse and friends in a circle on the floor. The kids walked around on them (listening to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse music of course!). When the music stopped, we drew a calling card and the winner received a sticker! This game turned from a Cake Walk to a "Do the hot dog dance!" The kids were so cute!
We went T.P. bowling!
When I asked Little Man about his favorite part of his party, he insisted that it was the treasure hunt for Pluto's Bones! I spray painted some dog bones red and black. We divided the kids into a red or black team, and we sent them on a simple treasure hunt to find all of Pluto's bones. They loved searching for bones, and they continued hunting for bones the rest of the day!
Pin the ears on Little Man!
Played just like Pin the Tail on the Donkey, I cut out the Mickey ears on my Cricut. We blindfolded each of the kids, and they tried to pin the ears on this 16x20 poster of Little Man!
We used the red and white candy from the mason jar apothecary jars to play Mickey Mouse Bingo!
Following the directions from At Second Street, I created this cute Mickey Mouse pinata from an old diaper box! So smart, right?!
The only problem was that I must have made this pinata a bit too strong! All of the kids had 2 turns hitting the pinata, and eventually we let them stomp, kick, and pull the candy out! They loved scrambling for the candy!
Inspired by the catchy Hot Dog Dance, we decided to have a hot dog party! We found this old-fashioned hot dog roller machine online at Wal-Mart, and it worked perfectly! I decorated the table with some items from Little Man's Mickey bathroom! (You might spot the Mickey toothbrush and soap holders on the table!)
We kept lunch pretty simple! We served hot dogs and few small treats. We popped some popcorn and I dipped some pretzel rods in chocolate. (We called these magic wands!)
We let the kids pick out a hot dog and put it on the rollers (with supervision, of course!). They loved watching their hot dogs cook!
I ordered these fun polkadot straws from Hey YoYo on etsy. The kids LOVED them! (And honestly, so did I!)
I made these yummy chocolate cupcakes from Sweet Treats and More, and they were SO tasty! And you can't go wrong with Oreos! They were a hit! (I first saw these here at the Cupcake Blog.)
I always try to set up a little area for a mini photo shoot to remember our guests!
We had one little one who just didn't want to wear the Mickey hat!
My sweet husband cut out all of the Mickey ears out of foam board and we just hot-glued them to party hats! Almost all of the kids loved wearing them!
The party planners.
Don't tell Mr. oopsey daisy I posted this one. Deal?
We sent home these brown paper bags with each child. I filled up the bags with some Mickey Mouse favors plus the cookies and pinata candy!
What a fun party! And this Little Man enjoyed every minute, so it was all worth it!
And guess what?! We also hosted a family dinner party! See how we did it here--we created an entire hot dog bar!
Have a great weekend!
Such cute ideas! Thanks so much for sharing!
This is a truly awesome party! You outdid yourself! Love all the crafty decor and everything really!!
Adorable party. I love all the little touches you did. those mouse ear hats are so cute.
You did such a great job Alison! I love your attention to detail and the use of wrapping paper is genius. It’s amazing how the party is clearly Mickey Mouse but without using all of the licensed Mickey Mouse gear. Kudos to you!
Wow! You really know how to throw a party!
Adorable!
That is seriously fabulous!! Great job mama!!
Awesome job, Alison! Everything looks fabulous, I love it all! Definitely inspiring.. pinned it!!
This is SO cute! I love how it turned out! You are such a fun mom!!
WOW! We are planning a minnie mouse party for our soon to be 4 year old!! I was looking for some game ideas! THANK YOU!
Oh my gosh Alison, SOOO cute! Makes me sad that my boys are too old for a Mickey Mouse party. Maybe I’ll have to throw Rachel a Minnie Mouse party in a few years.
Awesome party Alison! You put a lot of effort in and it looks like it turned out great!
Little man is super lucky.
Alison… this is absolutely adorable!! You did a fabulous job and it looks like it was enjoyed by all! The background for the food table is awesome! I know Little Man will remember this party for years to come! May be hard to top!
ADORABLE! Seriously. You are A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!! Love love love LOOOOOOVE it all.
I just love Mickey Mouse and the old classic mickey like you did. Happiness all the way!
Absolutely darling!
I’m a big fan of your blog and this party is adorable! I especially LOVE all your creative game ideas! I bet you’re already thinking about next year now…
I love these Ideas! My daughter is having a Minnie Mouse party in May! I think I may have to pin a few Ideas!
This is so ridiculously cute!!!
Do you have any of these goodies available to buy??? I’m doing a Mickey party for my little girl at the end of April and all of this is exactly what I wanna do! If you want to sell any of these goodies or anything, I’d totally buy them! I especially love the subway art and the Mickey backdrop!!!
So cute Alison
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Love the backdrop for the wall you made!!The special details mean so much.
My boy is 21 now!
Wow where did the time go…? I did a big bash like this for my son with decorating and props but it was a Big Bird & Cookie Monster theme… oh wayyyy back when…19 years ago…
Thanks for sharing and spurring on a flood of special memories of my boy this afternoon:))
Enjoy these precious years!!
xo
Kay Ellen
WOW!! This is incredible! I’d love to feature this party. If you are interested- email me please at [email protected]. Gorgeous party!!
So so cute!! Adorable details! I LOVE the hot dog roller…where did you get that?! LOL
That was so absolutely adorable. A perfect party. You put so much love and work into the party, your little one surely felt very special, indeed. Happy Birthday!
Alison, my friend, you have outdone yourself! This party is UH-mazing!!! I love those party hats with ears. Too stinkin’ cute!! You did such a fabulous job! I can only imagine how much fun the little man had.
You are such an awesome mom. What a great party. It looks like he was well celebrated!
Your didi a phenomenal job on the MM party!!! Love the simple (but Mickey all the way!) Oreo cupcakes~so cute! EVERYTHING looks so perfectly Mickey! Your little man is a doll!
I am DYING over this party!!! I am doing one for my 1 year old in June, and this puts mine to shame.
I would LOVE, LOVE to purchase that subway art. PLEASE!!! Would you be willing to sell me a file? Thanks!!!
Leslie
What a fun party! We have our Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday Link Party going on now and would love for you to share this! http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2012/02/kitchen-fun-and-crafty-friday-link_23.html
WOW Alison! Slam dunk! Home run! That party is incredible! You did a phenomenal job.
Whew! You really did a great job. You missed your calling as a party planner. You have ideas that so many others wish they had. Thanks for the post, I just wish I had little ones and I would use these ideas.
WOW!!! There are so many amazing details in this party. I’m going to use some of them as inspiration for a baby shower were throwing with a Mickey theme. You are very talented indeed! I found this through the link party at Tatertots & Jello!! ~ Megan (your newest follower)
Alison, I saw your party featured on Kara’s Party Ideas. Congrats!! It’s a SUPER cute party!
so very cute!!! my daughter loves minnie mouse, but I’m toying between that, LaLaLoopsey and a cupcake themed party…hmmm, great ideas!
Such a cute party! Always love seeing your creative ideas.
I featured your TP Bowling Game on my blog, feel free to come check it out:
http://www.artsyfartsymama.com/2012/02/pinteresting-features-n-shtuff-23.html
Getting ready for my sons Mickey Mouse party and I cant believe I didnt stumble on your blog earlier…. OMG I love love love your ideas. This party is sooooo cute! Thanks for sharing gives me inspiration for finishing up the details of my little mans party.
Alison you did a great job! Grant was talking about how much fun he had for days after the party
Yay! I’m so glad… we had SO much fun!
Amazing! I love the photo shoot! Too cute!
I think you should credit your inspiration as a courtesy for your fellow crafters and party mamas… Or you are the kind that goes on to pinterest and catch my party, copy ideas and credited as your own? It’s the polite thing to do
Hi Angie. I always try to be polite to my fellow bloggers, and I definitely tried to credit every blog or shop whose ideas or products I implemented.
This party is amazing! You should totally submit it to Kara’s Party Ideas!! You did such a great job with all the detail and bringing in so many things from the show “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.” You are every kids dream mom!!
I love the photo booth and especially those adorable Mickey gloves!
Stopping over from Positively Splendid’s Saturday Seven Party!
I love this! SEW much! You are so talented and have given me a ton of great ideas for my three-year-old’s party – he loves Mickey so much! Love your blog – it’s so fun! Feel free to visit me over at LoveItSewMuch.blogspot.com.
What a lucky little guy to have a Mom who is willing to spend so much time, energy and creativeness on his party! Bet he’s looking forward to the next birthday already!! We are getting ready to make a 2 day trip to disneyworld with a 3 1/2 year old and an autistic child. I think your bingo game would be wonderful to play in the car. Do you have a download available? thanks. Again, Kudos for a job well done.
Thanks Holly! Unfortunately, I am not the owner of the Mickey graphics, so I can’t provide a download for the Micky Bingo game. We sure had fun with it though! Have fun at Disney World!!
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I love his shirt! Where did u find it at? Were having a Mickey mouse clubhouse theme party for My son. Your so creative and the party looked great!!
Hi Richelle! I actually made his shirt!
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This is the cutest Mickey Mouse Birthday I have ever seen! My son, Trey, loves Mickey Mouse and we will certainly be using a lot of your ideas for his big birthday coming up in September! Thank you so much!!- Laura Ferguson
Just wondering where you got the polka dot table covers, I have searched everywhere for them ??
Hi Tara! I used polka dot wrapping paper instead of table covers. I used wrapping paper for just about everything!
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Awesome that is what I thought, just wanted to make sure, I had never thought about that, but it is an awesome idea, I have had so much trouble finding polka dot table cloths. Just one quick question, how did you make the big mickey mouse behind the food table, if you have answered it in a previous post I apologize I must have overlooked it
Where did you get the font for the words “Little Man” in your subway art. Trying to get ready for our own Mickey Mouse 2nd birthday party this weekend!
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Thank you so much for sharing all your amazing ideas. I am so in love with everything! Would you please share where you got the black and white polka dot paper fans/pinwheels for the Mickey mouse shape you hung on the wall? I feel like I’ve looked everywhere and haven’t been able to find them. Thank you so much for your help!