Spiderman Theme Party for Kids

Spiderman is a very popular theme for a boy's birthday party. I helped a friend organize her son's 4th birthday couple of weeks ago. The outcome was great, from the decor to the entertainment and the food. One thing I learned when organizing parties is to let go and to delegate a part of the preparation (to the people that you can rely on of course). Because putting together a birthday party can be overwhelming and time consuming. 

The colors used for the Spiderman theme party were red, blue, yellow and black. Every element of the party (the tablecloth, balloons, party favors, the napkins..) respected these colors. There are a lot of sites that sell Spiderman supplies, tags and masks. You can purshase them online or make them yourself if you feel like being creative. A simple way to decorate the table is to wrap a box with red, blue or yellow wrapping paper and to glue black squares to make it look like a building (since Spiderman swings from building to building in New York City). You can add Ka-POW – BAM – BoooM to the decor as well.  See  image below. 

Spiderman masks were given to each child, red (for boys) and pink (for girls). Spiderman along with Spiderwomen came to the rescue and kept the kids entertained with amusing games, music and piñata. 

Although healthy snacks were part of the menu, the sweet table stole the show. Dessert is everyone's favourite part of a party, from cake pops, sugar cookies, fruits and the theme cake. 

The party ended with the party favors to say a little thank you. Red for the girls and blue for the boys.                   

Looking forward to the next theme party:)  

Yours truly,

Olga Markiza

An Idea for Halloween

We all heard about the old lady that tried restoring a fading 19th century fresco of Jesus in the northern town of Borja, Spain. 

Botched restoration, before and after.

The end result was quite shocking! This damaged art fresco drew thousands of tourist to this little church, collecting about 2,000 euros in four days (with one-euro admission fee). On a positive note, the fresco was set to be repaired by professionals this time, thanks to a donation from the artist's granddaughter. 

Here's an idea, how about dress up as a botched fresco of Jesus for Halloween?

A costume on the left and the picture of the damaged fresco on the right.

Yours truly,

Olga Markiza 

Little Red Riding Hood theme party for kids

This past week was a busy one. I helped a friend organize her daughter's second birthday party. The theme she chose was her daughter's favorite Little Red Riding Hood. 

We incorporated a lot of greenery, wood and the colour red to the decor. Apples, red and white mushrooms and extracts from the story were used to decorate the room.

A big challenge when it comes to kids parties is to keep them entertained. Since we couldn't find a wolf piñata, we coloured a white cat piñata in black, which didn't make a difference for them :) We prepared Little Red Riding Hood headpiece for girls and animal masks for the boys. Musical chairs, pin the donkey, dancing games kept the children busy. 

The dessert table was everyone's favorite. We prepared cupcakes with little Red Riding Hood toppers, strawberry jam brownies, red Jell-O, berries, lollipop tree and of course the birthday cake.

Our little Red Riding Hood and her friends were happy which meant that we succeeded!

Yours truly,

Olga Markiza

Little Red Riding Hood in the making.

I'm currently helping a friend organize her daughter's second birthday party. The theme: Little Red Riding Hood.

Stay tuned for the end result... 

Yours truly,
Olga Markiza 

Burguer cupcakes!

A fun idea for your last BBQ of the season! 

Image from www.ohcupcakes.net

For more original cupcake ideas, visit: www.ohcupcakes.net 

Yours truly,

Olga Markiza