Declan's Dinosaur Roar 3rd Birthday Party!

Well it was Master Declan's 3rd Birthday a couple of weeks ago and this years party theme was Dinosaurs!

Declan's Dinosaur obsession started after he saw Justine Clarke's ' Dinosaur Roar'  on ABC.  It has since been played regularly in our household and was the basis for our Dinosaur party with our backdrop and props that hubby made, based around the film clip.  I had initially visioned a really cute baby Dino style for the party, but Declan wouldn't have a bar of that!  He wanted scary dinosaurs and T-Rex's all the way :)

One of the main highlights especially for Declan was the unreal Dinosaur statues that we hired.  After many times driving past the Museum of Natural History and jokingly saying to hubby ' I wonder if they would let me borrow their Dino statue for the party' , I nearly jumped out of my skin in excitement when we actually went there on the school holidays for a visit and I read that they hired them out! Yep Mum and Dad were pretty popular on party day, until we had to take them back! Declan wasn't impressed once he noticed and demanded to know "Where are MY dinosaurs gone! ?" hehe, blamed that one on Daddy!  :)

I made all the food & desserts myself this year (scary i know! regular readers will know how i feel about cooking, baking especially!), except the awesome cookies which I had made by Kate's Cookies.  Hubby made the backdrop and props as mentioned above and the rest was all bits and pieces from around the house.  Party supplies from Piece of Cake Parties of course :) and awesome party printables from Whimsical Printables.

The day was wonderful and enjoyed by all and we had such a blast putting this all together.  Hope you enjoy the pics!

The Invitations

Follow the footprints ...

Trex Cookies - the detail on these was amazing and they were so yum! 

Our Dinosaur Roar Dessert Table! Choc milks, cupcakes, mars bar slice, T Rex Cookies, Donuts, Chocolate Crackles, Chocolate Eggs, Dino Dirts (choc yogo), flakes & twirls, pods & chocolate rocks.

The Kids Table using Piece of Cake Parties awesome Dino Blast Tableware, brown paper straws & Paper Eskimo wooden cutlery.  

 Take Home Party Boxes

Dinosaur Masks & Dinosaur Grabbers out in the play area. 

The Birthday Boy being fed to the Raptor! 

Vendor Credits

Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations - Styling, Dino Blast tableware & banner, paper straws, mini milk bottles, leaves, dinosaur figurines, balloons, pterodactyl hanging decorations, baking cups, party box contents, dinosaur masks, dinosaur grabbers, dino footprints, backdrop, green trees on dessert table, table props.

Whimiscal Printables - Dinosaur Printables (a Big thank you to you Miranda, you know what for!! It was an absolute pleasure working with you !)

Lightbox Photography - Photograhy.  (Thanks Emily for capturing these memories!)

Museum of Natural History Guildford - Dinosaur Statue Hire (Thanks for being so helpful & trusting us with these!)

Kate's Cookies - T Rex Cookies.  (Thanks Kate, these were awesome!)

Pink Frosting - Red Tin Pails


If you want to see more of our party pics, be sure to have a look on our facebook page! :)

Kate xx

Farmyard Friends ~ Real Party Feature!

Today's Real Party Feature comes to us from Liz of Party Cakes - A Piece of Art for Every Occasion and is the cutest Farmyard party for her twin sons.

The table included a fabulous three tiered cake, frogs in ponds (choc frogs in jelly), tractor wheels (oreos), chook feed (pretzels, m&ms, pods), strawberry patch, apple orchard, choc cupcakes with farmyard friend toppers, carrot banana and walnut cupcakes with cream cheese icing- decorated as eggs with white choc egg shells and icing yolks (displayed in egg cartons), lollies and truffles.

A barnyard entrance and a sign directed guests to the party. The yard was decorated with hay bales, and an additional food table with lunch and drink station.


Is this just not one of the sweetest things you have seen, I love every little detail of this beautiful party and wow that cake!


Well done Liz and thank you for sharing with us :)

Party Cakes - A Piece of Art for Every Occasion - Cake, desserts, styling

Kate xx

Paper Accordions & Doilies 1st Birthday ~ Real Party Feature!

Today's real party feature comes to us from Amber Salvia, a gorgeous pink and white 1st Birthday for her daughter Alexia.  The theme was Paper Accordions and Doilies, how unique!

Amber made all the decorations, cake and dessert herself and what a beautiful job she did.  I adore the 'Alexia' banner and the delicate details on the cake.  Also love the table setting, very pretty!

Well done Amber on such a gorgeous day! Thank you for sharing your memories with us.

Amber Salvia - Styling, centerpieces, backdrop, tulle pom poms, doily bunting, cake & desserts

Amber's Mum Shirley - Ruffle Tablecloth

Paper Fusion - Paper Pom Poms & Doilies

The Party Parlour - Striped Table Runners 

Occasion by Design - Party bags, straws, pink buckets

Kate xx

WANT TO WIN OVER $500.00 WORTH OF PARTY SUPPLIES ??

Would YOU like to win a PARTY PACK valued at over $500.00???


Well you simply must enter the Whats on 4 Kids Parties - Ultimate Birthday Party Prize Package Giveaway!


Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations are one of the sponsors amongst many other amazing party suppliers.   We are offering a $50.00 in store voucher amongst many other generous prizes such as Birthday Cake Kit, invitations, tableware, party bags, activity packs, pom poms & a copy of the new Donna Hay kids edition magazine. 


Entering is very easy - all you need to do is head over to the Whats on 4 Kids Parties website (here) and leave your best party planning tip and YOU may be selected as the winner!  Entries close end of July, so get in quick for your chance to win this amazing prize. 


Kate xx

Prizes from the following;

Whats on 4 Kids Parties

Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

Kids Party Bags

Activity Packs

Donna Hay

Fantasy Kids Parties

Pom Pom Princess

Cake 2 the Rescue

PIY Invites

Garden 1st Birthday ~ Real Party Feature!

I love receiving party submissions & get extra excited when its pictures from one of my own clients! Today's real party feature comes to us from a long standing customer of mine, Lucie Taylor and her parties are always super creative & fun!  Here is a super cute Garden party she did for her friends little boy.

Love all the little features and the super cute clothes name banner.

I LOVE the little rain cloud tags on the straws, a simple touch but so cute!

Adorable, yes ? Love the recycled paper cups. 

Gorgeous frog pond jellies.  

Thanks so much Lucie for sharing this gorgeous party, it was very sweet and perfect for a 1st Birthday!

Vendor Credits;

Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations - Striped straws

Tissuetopia - Tissue paper pom poms

Kate xx

My Little Kokeshi ~ Real Party Feature!

I am very excited to show you this beautiful birthday party styled by Toni from Fairydust Stylish Stationery.  A gorgeous My Little Kokeshi themed party held for her daughter Sophia's 8th Birthday. 

Such a beautiful colour scheme, the details in this party are amazing and the cake and desserts, just divine. 

And how is this for a sit down table? ~ Just stunning! Love the sweet lolly jar party favours. 

Thank you so much Toni for letting me share your gorgeous party!

To see more of Toni's work be sure to visit her at Fairydust Stylish Stationery for beautiful party printables, prints, cases & more! 

Vendor Credits

Styling, My Little Kokeshi Printables, Carry Cases - Fairydust Stylish Stationery

Printing & Supply of 'Sophia' Banner - Buggyboo

Cake - The Cupcake Lady

Couture Cupcakes & Cookies - Le Pink Petite

Lollipops & Plates - Occasion by Design

Cookie Pops - Linda Huddy

Cupcakes - Interior Motif

Baking Cups - Sweet Style

Macarons - Lil Miss Macaron

Straws - Leo & Bella

Kate xx